okie
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Post by okie on Sept 10, 2020 18:11:13 GMT -5
Been smoking a pipe for about 18 years now. For the last five, I have refused to smoke anything but a gourd calabash. I wanted something more portable and durable, and Falcon was the closest thing in design to a calabash without being huge.
Well it's amazing. Totally exceeded all of my expectations. Maybe not quite as good as my gourd (and why would anyone expect it to be), but man it's close. Might not be able to power through virginias like my gourd, but it has done incredible so far with EMP.
I think it's actually beating my gourd in the area of keeping the bottom of the bowl dry, allowing it to be smoked to the bottom without getting that beat up quality to the smoke. It's also incredibly easy to keep lit, just like a calabash is. Once you get it established, you don't have to babysit it, which is great if you're doing things or trying to carry on a conversation.
So yea, if you haven't tried one you're missing out!
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 10, 2020 19:10:53 GMT -5
Tried one and shipped it off to New Mexico. I have several Dr Grabow Vikings though. I too have a gourd calabash and a couple of reverse calabashes. You should try a Lorenze Double Filter pipe from Austria. You don't need the filters. It works like a combination Falcon/Viking and a reverse calabash.
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Post by Ronv69 on Sept 10, 2020 19:11:29 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from Linden Texas! 😁🤠
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Post by sperrytops on Sept 10, 2020 20:05:23 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern California.
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Post by addamsruspipe on Sept 10, 2020 20:14:00 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch. New Mexico, Land of Confusion. 😀
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Post by puffy on Sept 10, 2020 21:22:42 GMT -5
Welcome Aboard
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Post by mrlunting on Sept 10, 2020 23:45:23 GMT -5
Welcome from ontario canada.
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Post by Legend Lover on Sept 11, 2020 4:50:40 GMT -5
Welcome from Ireland... I have to resurrect my falcon. I wish they looked a little prettier. However, the international stems do look a lot better.
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Post by mgtarheel on Sept 11, 2020 9:24:52 GMT -5
Welcome from "The Tarheel State"
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Post by just ol ed on Sept 11, 2020 14:51:14 GMT -5
adding greets/welcome from 50miles East of Buffalo, NY. Dedicated lata-bomb lover for past 15 yrs. If it happens you can beat 12/29/40...looks like I done lost my "seniority"!
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY pipe/cigar since '62
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Post by Yohanan on Sept 11, 2020 16:11:34 GMT -5
Hello okie, and Welcome to the Forum!!!!
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Post by kxg on Sept 11, 2020 16:51:50 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from The high plains. I have a Falcon with 3 bowls, one of which is a Meerschaum. Now that is a nice smoking experience.
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Post by Gandalf on Sept 11, 2020 19:15:03 GMT -5
Welcome to the patch from Central Illinois.
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