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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 22, 2018 12:00:55 GMT -5
What's the one thing that you know now that you wish you knew when you first began?
For me, it is that the tobacco needs to be lit...like properly lit by charring the top properly and making it uniform with the tamper and then getting a good cherry with the true light.
When I started, I put the flame to the tobacco, some smoke came out and I thought that was me done...cue a plethora of relights. When I realised that I needed to give it more energy than that (makes sense) I have had much fewer relights - it transformed my pipe-smoking experience (for me anyway).
What is it for you?
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 22, 2018 12:03:03 GMT -5
...dottle is OK...
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2018 12:05:14 GMT -5
I was not lighting "hard" enough. Codgers on the forums always stress not to puff too hard, and I over-corrected.
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Post by mwps70 on Mar 22, 2018 12:23:08 GMT -5
I wish I would have known how important a cellar was and that I would come to love Virginias which are the best blends to cellar.
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Post by antb on Mar 23, 2018 1:40:17 GMT -5
SLOW down.....
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 23, 2018 2:20:42 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money...
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 23, 2018 2:42:04 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Ha!! Don't we all already we'd known that. But there are worse things on which to spend your money. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 23, 2018 2:51:58 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Ha!! Don't we all already we'd known that. But there are worse things on which to spend your money. ...SO true... |
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 23, 2018 2:59:52 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Ha!! Don't we all already WISH we'd known that. But there are worse things on which to spend your money. I just noticed my autocorrect mistake. Apologies for the lack of proof-reading...was blurry-eyed after waking up. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 23, 2018 3:20:33 GMT -5
Smoke slow until you get your feet. You will eventually get to the point where you subconsciously adjust your cadence to any particular blend- But not if tongue bite makes you hate pipesmoking before you're good at it. haha
If you love a tobacco and know you are going to want it in the future- buy a few tins. In the blink of an eye, your favourites can disappear. Just remember, baccy will never be cheaper than it is today and even if your palate changes, you will have no problem getting your investment back.
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Post by isett2860 on Mar 23, 2018 9:07:12 GMT -5
As many have mentioned here and in podcasts etc.
Give a blend some time and attention. Don’t make a decision after just a bowl or two.
Smoke the whole tin, use different pipe sizes and shapes.
And only have a few blends going at once.
I was like a dog in a fire hydrant factory and was going all over the place!
Hence why in 18 months I have 61 open tins, all in mason jars.
I now am focusing on just 1 english, 1 Virginia , 1 vaper. 1 balkan etc. at a time until it is gone.
I will not open anything new, until I have thinned the herd.
This has been a great learning experience. I now am finding that by giving a brand/blend/type a chance.
That I do and I dont like some of them that I ran past in such a hurry to open the next tin.
The other thing I wish I wouldnt have done, was get caught up in the hype without knowing anything about my own tastes.
A buzz would start about XYZ blend and how great it was and I would purchase 2 tins of it.
“Everyone says it’s the best” only to find out I didn’t care for that type, or my palette wasn’t ready for it yet.
So I’m cellaring tins I don’t care for, but if I had taken the time I would have known this and could have spent the money on others that I do enjoy and can no longer get.
Sadly in this day of change, you may be taking a chance that a blend could disappear if you don’t stock up now.
But I try and look at it as being part of the adventure.
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Post by isett2860 on Mar 23, 2018 9:18:01 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Oh yeah. My wife asked me if there is a support group for my habit? I told her their is. It’s called the Briar Patch😜 |
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 23, 2018 9:46:10 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Oh yeah. My wife asked me if there is a support group for my habit? I told her their is. It’s called the Briar Patch😜 This place supports your habit alright. As for being a support group... |
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 23, 2018 10:05:33 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Double Ditto! |
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 23, 2018 11:33:59 GMT -5
Another one came to mind...
Not to expect the smoke to taste the way the tobacco smells... Or even like the smoke itself smells.
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Post by slowroll on Mar 23, 2018 11:50:31 GMT -5
...that I would end up spending so much money... Double Ditto! However, it's still a lot cheaper than good cigars at 2 or 3 a day. |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 23, 2018 12:04:08 GMT -5
However, it's still a lot cheaper than good cigars at 2 or 3 a day. ...which is one of the reasons I don't smoke cigars... |
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Post by gav on Mar 23, 2018 12:41:08 GMT -5
don't wait to buy when something is selling out.
don't buy just because something is selling out.
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 23, 2018 12:42:08 GMT -5
don't wait to buy when something is selling out. don't buy just because something is selling out. ...words to live by... |
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Post by haebar on Mar 23, 2018 12:56:25 GMT -5
One thing that I wish I knew when I started out was that many tobaccos, particularly OTC pouches, come moist in the package and benefit by a little drying before smoking. I don't know how many times that I burned my tongue smoking too moist tobaccos right out of the pouch or tin. I figured that was the way they were meant to be consumed.
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Post by pappyjoe on Mar 23, 2018 13:08:12 GMT -5
I wish I would have known to buy better pipes and to save and protect them.
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Post by cigrmaster on Mar 23, 2018 13:35:20 GMT -5
I wish I had known I had an allergy to red virginia tobacco earlier in my pipe smoking career. I would have saved my tongue from being scorched on too many occasions.
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 23, 2018 14:26:32 GMT -5
don't wait to buy when something is selling out. don't buy just because something is selling out. Quite the proverb! |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Mar 23, 2018 14:28:16 GMT -5
One thing that I wish I knew when I started out was that many tobaccos, particularly OTC pouches, come moist in the package and benefit by a little drying before smoking. I don't know how many times that I burned my tongue smoking too moist tobaccos right out of the pouch or tin. I figured that was the way they were meant to be consumed. You're so right. I have tobacco that I thought was over-dried and ruined and it turned out to smoke better than it did fresh. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Mar 23, 2018 14:40:42 GMT -5
One thing that I wish I knew when I started out was that many tobaccos, particularly OTC pouches, come moist in the package and benefit by a little drying before smoking. I don't know how many times that I burned my tongue smoking too moist tobaccos right out of the pouch or tin. I figured that was the way they were meant to be consumed. Funny you say that - I was on a quest to find the tobacco that an elderly neighbour smoked when I was a child...I'm pretty sure it's Condor Blended (then it was called Condor Mild). That stuff is practically soggy. And when my first ever tobacco was an OTC pouch of St. Bruno...I ended up drying that in the oven (bad mistake). |
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Post by isett2860 on Mar 23, 2018 14:58:08 GMT -5
However, it's still a lot cheaper than good cigars at 2 or 3 a day. ...which is one of the reasons I don't smoke cigars... Ditto |
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Post by GRUMPY on Mar 23, 2018 15:00:48 GMT -5
 I don't remember as that was almost 50 years ago. 
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Post by Scott W on Mar 23, 2018 16:10:27 GMT -5
As many have mentioned here and in podcasts etc. Give a blend some time and attention. Don’t make a decision after just a bowl or two. Smoke the whole tin, use different pipe sizes and shapes. And only have a few blends going at once. I was like a dog in a fire hydrant factory and was going all over the place! Hence why in 18 months I have 61 open tins, all in mason jars. I now am focusing on just 1 english, 1 Virginia , 1 vaper. 1 balkan etc. at a time until it is gone. I will not open anything new, until I have thinned the herd. This has been a great learning experience. I now am finding that by giving a brand/blend/type a chance. That I do and I dont like some of them that I ran past in such a hurry to open the next tin. The other thing I wish I wouldnt have done, was get caught up in the hype without knowing anything about my own tastes. A buzz would start about XYZ blend and how great it was and I would purchase 2 tins of it. “Everyone says it’s the best” only to find out I didn’t care for that type, or my palette wasn’t ready for it yet. So I’m cellaring tins I don’t care for, but if I had taken the time I would have known this and could have spent the money on others that I do enjoy and can no longer get. Sadly in this day of change, you may be taking a chance that a blend could disappear if you don’t stock up now. But I try and look at it as being part of the adventure. I agree with this right here |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2018 16:30:24 GMT -5
That you don't need to try a blend you dislike multiple times to figure out that you really don't like it. Sometimes once or twice is plenty.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2018 18:27:12 GMT -5
This goes back to the sixties, when I started on my pipe journey, and it was this: that a pipe blend does NOT have to burn off your tongue, that there was good tobacco instead of cheap tobacco concealed by a flamethrower topping. That is the earliest lesson for beginners long before the internet, but the most important one. It made the difference between continuing the pipe hobby or fleeing in disgust and horror.
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