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regor
Age : 63
Joined : 17 Dec 2007
Posts : 506
Location : Huachuca City, Arizona
 |  Subject: Re: My generic, "Hello, I'm the new guy" post...  Thu Apr 24, 2008 2:17 pm | |
| Welcome!! Try this place for all your supplies. I have nothing to do with this place but I do buy from them. Their shipping is a bit pricey but good and dependable 98% of the time. Look at the tobacco very carefully so you can learn about it
http://www.pipesandcigars.com/ Good luck!!! |
|  | | josh
Age : 26
Joined : 19 Apr 2008
Posts : 7
Location : North Branch, MN
| | Subject: Re: My generic, "Hello, I'm the new guy" post... Wed Apr 30, 2008 12:45 pm | |
| Ok. I bought a pipe today. I was roaming around the "tobacco" shops. I looked at glass, but it doesn't really seem like what I want or need. So I asked about other pipes. Of course there are no cool or valuable wooden pipes like what you fine people smoke, but I found something that will suit my needs I think atleast to start with. I bought a bag of Captain Black for $5 and my pipe for $12. I'm guessing the Captain Black will last atleast a few weeks. I'm already looking into other tobacco too. Anyways. I'm excited, and have already enjoyed a few bowls. 
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| | | | Justpipes
The Duke
Age : 49
Joined : 17 Dec 2007
Posts : 2479
Location : American by birth, Southern by the grace of God!
| | Subject: Re: My generic, "Hello, I'm the new guy" post... Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:13 pm | |
| | josh wrote: | Ok. I bought a pipe today. I was roaming around the "tobacco" shops. I looked at glass, but it doesn't really seem like what I want or need. So I asked about other pipes. Of course there are no cool or valuable wooden pipes like what you fine people smoke, but I found something that will suit my needs I think atleast to start with. I bought a bag of Captain Black for $5 and my pipe for $12. I'm guessing the Captain Black will last atleast a few weeks. I'm already looking into other tobacco too. Anyways. I'm excited, and have already enjoyed a few bowls.
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There must only be head shops where you are Josh. Are you in a university town?
I would try the internet as regor suggested. If you are on a limited budget or don't want to invest too heavily in the beginning, this is a great website for the common man, so to speak. They have a great selection of affordable new briar pipes as well as a large assortment of "OTC" tobaccos that will be good to start out with. http://www.wvsmokeshop.com
There shipping is very reasonable also.
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| | | | Danish_Pipe_Guy
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Age : 32
Joined : 15 Dec 2007
Posts : 863
Location : Fenway Paaak: Boston,Massachusetts
| | Subject: Re: My generic, "Hello, I'm the new guy" post... Thu May 01, 2008 1:03 pm | |
| Welcome Josh! I'm sorry that I can't be of more help anwering your question.Hopelly our resident tobacco blender GLP will be able to assist........
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| | | | josh
Age : 26
Joined : 19 Apr 2008
Posts : 7
Location : North Branch, MN
| | Subject: Re: My generic, "Hello, I'm the new guy" post... Thu May 01, 2008 3:34 pm | |
| | Justpipes wrote: |
There must only be head shops where you are Josh. Are you in a university town?
I would try the internet as regor suggested. If you are on a limited budget or don't want to invest too heavily in the beginning, this is a great website for the common man, so to speak. They have a great selection of affordable new briar pipes as well as a large assortment of "OTC" tobaccos that will be good to start out with. http://www.wvsmokeshop.com
There shipping is very reasonable also. |
University town?  I wouldn't be caught dead in a university town... The universities can take their curriculums, their student body, their yuppy bars, happy hours, coffee shops, tasseled hats and professors of teaching instead of experiencing the real world when I can easily read a book and obtain knowledge...
I'm sure there's someplace more suited in the Twin Cities. I understand exactly the place I walked into, and that it was a "pipe smoking" shop instead of a "pipe smoking" shop... I know there's briar pipes out there, and I'm sure I will purchase one before too long. I just thought it would be fun to have one of these kid's toys and try out. It's probably a total piece of s**t that I bought, but I have nothing to compare it to. I've had fun in the last 48 hours anyways. You should have seen the look on my Nephew's face followed by the ear to ear grin when I showed him the pipe I bought! Then I showed him the pouch of Captain Black and he scowled.....
Anyways. I've learned a few things. I can certainly see the difference in tamping the tobacco too tightly or too loosely. I also experienced what I think was tounge bite. At one point, I think I was getting it too hot and actually couldn't hold it. So I set it down for a few minutes and tried to puff slower. Honestly, I'm already having a blast! I'm excited to get a better pipe to take to the cabin this summer and into the woods in the fall. I don't know what my girlfriend is going to think of all this, but she's a moderate cigarette smoker, so atleast I can share that time with her now. The way I see it, a pipe has got a lot more character then a cigarette, but I don't expect her to suck on one any time soon...
One other thing I thought of : I grew up burning wood in the Winter. The furnace was seldom used. We had an old, heavy, 1890's cast iron stove. I don't mean 1890's style,,, I mean 1890's!!!! I think the insurance company even told my Dad to take it out of the house one time, but we never did. The house never burnt down,,, but we always tried! Anyways. I was thinking it would be really neat to have some sort of pipe that was designed to look like an old wood stove. I'm sure there's probably something like that out there. Metal or even wood. Perhapps a nicely carved one. Our old wood stove has been retired to the shack up at deer camp now. My idea is to keep a woodstove style pipe up at camp. We'll see... That darn budget still needs a pipe savings account... |
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