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Post by stone on Feb 26, 2020 8:50:19 GMT -5
I have tried this MacArthur pipe a few times and it has always resulted in a dump of 90% of what I put in it. And it can hold a LOT of tobacco, it's 9" long 3 3/4" tall.
Is there a method to smoking this thing or is it doomed to be a novelty?
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Post by Spartacus on Feb 26, 2020 9:33:33 GMT -5
I have a very tall bowl briar with a small diameter opening. It sings with Virginia's.
I don't pack it real tight. After about my second tamp I will stir the ashes on top and dump them out. I continue to do this throughout the smoke.
Good luck.
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Post by addamsruspipe on Feb 26, 2020 9:34:45 GMT -5
I smoke mine 1-2 times a month. I usually pack it with a loose Virginia or burley blend. I tamp it down just a bit and light it up. 😀
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 26, 2020 10:02:19 GMT -5
I have tried this MacArthur pipe a few times and it has always resulted in a dump of 90% of what I put in it. And it can hold a LOT of tobacco, it's 9" long 3 3/4" tall.
Is there a method to smoking this thing or is it doomed to be a novelty?
I smoked mine regularly with no problems. I don't have any suggestions. I just packed it normally. I was smoking a standard blend, 1Q or the equivalent. I wouldn't get too fancy. |
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Post by oldcajun123 on Feb 26, 2020 11:00:10 GMT -5
 The burn mark on the stem halfway up bumfuzzles me, it’s that hot up to there? Restriction somewhere? Smokes hot?
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 26, 2020 11:33:39 GMT -5
You might need one of those BBQ lighters to be able to get the flame far enough down the bowl.
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Post by stone on Feb 26, 2020 11:38:26 GMT -5
The burn mark on the stem halfway up bumfuzzles me, it’s that hot up to there? Restriction somewhere? Smokes hot? I believe that the burn mark was on it when I bought it from MM. I think it was aesthetics? |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 26, 2020 12:22:02 GMT -5
The burn mark on the stem halfway up bumfuzzles me, it’s that hot up to there? Restriction somewhere? Smokes hot? It's just a decoration. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 26, 2020 14:57:31 GMT -5
I just smoked a bowl of BB Alamo in my MacArthur and it went just fine. I just wouldn't try any troublesome blends.
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Post by simnettpratt on Feb 26, 2020 14:59:56 GMT -5
Mine's easier to smoke with matches - I can stick the burning end down into the bowl, with a lighter I'm trying to suck the flame down from the top.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 26, 2020 15:10:38 GMT -5
You know that MacArthur used this pipe as a prop, a gimmick. It was part of his carefully developed image. He would light up in he was going to be on camera. No pictures, no pipe. I doubt that he ever smoked a whole bowl and I understand that he only filled it half full. The General is a better pipe all around.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Feb 26, 2020 16:06:04 GMT -5
I agree, I have the General, I like it.
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 26, 2020 17:28:34 GMT -5
For a big pipe the general is perfect.
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The burn mark on the stem halfway up bumfuzzles me, it’s that hot up to there? Restriction somewhere? Smokes hot? 
