Recent content by OldWorldMonkey

As an historian I recommend Alexander the Great and the Logistics of the Macedonian Army which focuses less on glory and more on what truly mattered in the case of Alexander.

Gentlemen and ladies, What pipes do you carry during your outdoor pursuits? Your normal reliable rotation? A cheap cob, Woodie, or Grabow? None at all? Or do you smoke different tobaccos in the wild as opposed to normally? As for me, I don't yet own enough pipes to have a choice in the matter...

Skip, Please keep me appraised at the differences between the flake and the other. It sounds intriguing.

Saluations, Unless my syntax was incorrect, there are not already posts on this topic. I am curious about the expansion of the 'usergroups' section of the board beyond the current three groups; one of which being moderators, and another a group seemingly without purpose. Should there be more...

Forgive my ignorance, but is 1Q specific to this "Lane" brand, or is it a common name for a company's tobacco blends? I know that Iwan Ries, my local tobacconist in Chicago, has a 1Q blend of their own...

Gentlemen and ladies, As a new piper I am attempting rotations through various blends rather than leapfrogging about as a means to better understanding tobacco flavors and mentally catalogue my experiences. As of now I am sampling vanilla aromatics as well as the occasional English blend...

I have heard mixed reviews on these and other Middle Earth blends, many bordering on lackluster. But Just For Him has caught my attention if for nothing else than naming their blends after those fictionally produced in the South Farthing (i.e. Old Toby & Longbottom Leaf). Unfortunately, many...

Welcome from another fresh member. As a young piper, my story resembles yours and makes me wonder if we among the fledgling generation are often encouraged to brandish briar as a result of influential, annuated individuals in our early existence. There seem to be more than a few, as well, who...

I have perused various Middle Earth-themed pipes and tobaccos including blends by Just For Him and pipes by Macqueen, but I have been reluctant to try any before I have a better understanding of the staple tastes and styles of tobaccos and pipes. Thank you

Many posts seem to lament low tobacco prices from decades ago without a nod to our friend, inflation (depreciation of money). In the rush to blame taxes and consumers (or the lack of consumers) we cannot be so hasty as to forget the differences between real and nominal dollars. Tobacco did cost...

Thank you, all, for your generous replies.

Greetings, I am a young man from the American southeast in transition to Chicago. I currently teach history and tutor basic Japanese in the foothills of Georgia, but will move to the Windy City at the end of this term. I purchased a "tester pipe" (corncob) at Iwan Ries only yesterday after...