Recent content by Jim Lowe

Iwan Ries just sent me notification that these three tobaccos are back in stock and available. Happy hunting.

As Blackhorse pointed out, I'm car camping, and in this case from a small two seater convertible with a trunk rack. So, while room isn't limitless, there should be enough for three or four small wire-bale glass jars. I really like your suggestion for mylar ziplock bags, though, and hadn't...

This would be a no-brainer if I had had a daily smoke - still working out the kinks on that. Thought it might be SL, but maybe not. Kinda burns my throat, but I do think we're coming to terms. These sound good! Sound advice, good sir. You just saved me a tent. Thank you. Thank you one and...

Greetings all! I’m leaving on a month long road/camping trip in the beginning of May, and I could use some advice about what might be a good tobacco for this particular escapade. To help narrow down the field, I’ve got a few requirements: It must be available in bulk; no aromatics; easy on...

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. I am in the market for a good burley, and I will try Puff Daddy's and others suggestions. I do have a bit of a 14-oz. container of PA left, but I use that for blending only. By itself, I found it had a funny alkali aftertaste, and even beyond that, it...

Hello everyone and greetings from the San Francisco Bay area. I'm very pleased to have found this little group. I've learned quite a bit from the reading the excellent discussions, and it's come time to introduce myself. Please call me Jim. I'm still quite new to pipe tobacco, having...