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Post by bigwoolie on Jan 27, 2020 13:27:11 GMT -5
Anyone else use their pipe deliberately for purposes other than just enjoying a particular tobacco blend? For instance, I originally started smoking 30 years ago because the mosquitoes and no-see-ums were so bad where I was out in the bush of Alaska that there would be literal clouds of the rascals around your heads driving you crazy, especially if you were cleaning a caribou kill. In desperation, I discovered that clouds of cigar smoke, and eventually pipe smoke, kept them at bay. So I've been known to fire up a smoke, even when I didn't want a smoke, because I needed the smoke. That goes for Montana handwarmer as well. Outside for the day, got work to do, or miles in the saddle, hands are cold, I take a break, and light up a pipe. It's very comforting to think about holding a small, wooden bowl of fire cupped in your hand on a frosty morning.  |
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 27, 2020 13:36:02 GMT -5
Anyone else use their pipe deliberately for purposes other than just enjoying a particular tobacco blend? For instance, I originally started smoking 30 years ago because the mosquitoes and no-see-ums were so bad where I was out in the bush of Alaska that there would be literal clouds of the rascals around your heads driving you crazy, especially if you were cleaning a caribou kill. In desperation, I discovered that clouds of cigar smoke, and eventually pipe smoke, kept them at bay. So I've been known to fire up a smoke, even when I didn't want a smoke, because I needed the smoke. That goes for Montana handwarmer as well. Outside for the day, got work to do, or miles in the saddle, hands are cold, I take a break, and light up a pipe. It's very comforting to think about holding a small, wooden bowl of fire cupped in your hand on a frosty morning. I can't say I've lit a bowl for another reason other than to smoke the pipe, but I do take advantage of the warmth of the bowl if I'm smoking on a cold day. With the price of tobacco over here, there are cheaper alternatives for warming hands. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Jan 27, 2020 13:36:27 GMT -5
 It’s been known in Cajun land Hot Sweet Potates are good hand warmers, and delicious after they get cold, then watch your asshole shoot sparks as they rumble in your belly, fire going in, fire going out!! 
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Post by briarbuck on Jan 28, 2020 10:53:14 GMT -5
Why did I think about putting your hands in your pockets and farting as the Montana Hand warmer? I always smoke outside, so I certainly have used a pipe to keep my hands warm. Maybe somebody could design a pipe shaped like a glove that you could put your hand in and stay toasty. It did get me thinking about how people used to carry fire over long distances in a horn over long distances for warmth.  |
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Post by pappyjoe on Jan 28, 2020 13:23:58 GMT -5
Not so much with smoking a pipe, but i have been known to light up a cigar while fishing in the Louisiana marsh during gnat and midge season. Sometimes it even works.
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Post by longtom on Jan 29, 2020 12:30:19 GMT -5
Insect control for sure. The skeeters will stay away a little bit. But I can tell you from recent firsthand experience that our Florida noseeums are not bothered by pipe smoke in the least. I was eaten alive on a camping trip a week and a half ago.
Nice as a hand warmer too but we haven't had a frosty morning here since 2010. (Another reason why the noseeums are so thick)
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Post by pappyjoe on Jan 30, 2020 9:18:58 GMT -5
Insect control for sure. The skeeters will stay away a little bit. But I can tell you from recent firsthand experience that our Florida noseeums are not bothered by pipe smoke in the least. I was eaten alive on a camping trip a week and a half ago. Nice as a hand warmer too but we haven't had a frosty morning here since 2010. (Another reason why the noseeums are so thick) Speaking of camping trips.... That comment takes me back to my youth in the late 50s to mid-70s. We lived in mostly rural areas where there was plenty of cattle grazing in neighbor's back yards and kids liked to pitch a tent in the yard for sleep overs during the summer. One old guy we knew was a real cowboy (he worked on a cattle ranch and rode his horse to work the cattle) and he taught us how to break-up DRIED cow patties, pack them into a empty tin can and light them for use as bug repellent. Come to think of it, he was a pipe smoker, too. |
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It’s been known in Cajun land Hot Sweet Potates are good hand warmers, and delicious after they get cold, then watch your asshole shoot sparks as they rumble in your belly, fire going in, fire going out!! 
