Recent content by ralphmcculley

How is that blend Jim? I was looking into getting some. I looked up his tobacco a couple years ago as I am a Cronkite fan. I love the image of him with his Peterson Lumberman P-lip standing in front of his desk.

I guess the one I use is when you are going to do something we say "we are fixin' to this or that."

It's a shame that I can't enjoy MacBaren blends. The only one that I can smoke without blister making tongue bite is London Burley Blend. I want to try Golden Extra because from the reviews it sounds right up my alley, but I'm scared that it will rip my mouth up. I really liked Dark Twist, the...

I'm finishing up a bowl of Wessex Burley slice in my Duncan Dental billiard whole drinking Chock Full of Nuts coffee.

I absolutely love Watch City Deluxe Crumb Cut. When I want something other than Pegasus or Winchester I reach for Deluxe Crumb Cut. It has the perfect amount of Latakia for me which is a whisper. Do you like Boswell's Premium Burley Jim?

I'm finishing up a bowl of Heine's Blend in a Rossi Rubino 8626 with a Savinelli 6mm charcoal filter. This tobacco is aging beautifully, even in its original tub. It's a perfect "watching T.V." tobacco. Just light it and small puffs, it turns into a smoldering stone in the pipe. My son is...

I myself did that. I tried pipe smoking briefly in the mid 1990s. There was no internet and not a lot of information about it back then. It was mostly something that was passed down or self taught. It did not go well. Severe tongue bite and it didn't taste good at all. Of course the only...

I think LL-7 is an underrated tobacco. I was a big fan of Captain Black Copper and when Lane Limited stopped making that and the grape I was too late with stocking up on it. I have a case of assorted CB tobaccos in the 12oz tubs. So I was a little disappointed I didn't get any Copper tubs and a...

Yes Sir. I too can not enjoy a pipe without the softy bit. One of the reasons I don't like the Peterson P-Lip. The only pipe that feels weird with a softy bit is my old Dr. Grabow Omega. That strange button on the stem is uncomfortable in my mouth. It's a shame because I really like the pipe...

Most of my pipes are estates so I think that's why I like vulcanite. But, I use softy bits too, lol. Every single one of my pipes, even my cobs have a softy bit. I buy the "Softy Bit" brand now because they are cheaper by the dozen.

I love Condor. It really stinks we can't get it in the states unless we pay a huge price from Spain or Ireland. A friend of mine is from England and her mom comes every other Christmas to Pennsylvania. I'm always bugging her to bring me a few pouches every time she comes. Next time I'm going to...

You could always get a nice Vulcanite stem for that.

Jim, what do you clean your acrylic stems with? I mostly have vulcanite and ebanite stems, but I do have a few plastic ones that are on new Savinelli's. I use Clean and Cure, but I believe that has alcohol too.

I was in a bad car accident in 2011. My spine was injured and I ended up with permanent nerve damage. There are times when I feel like there is a blow torch on my legs and a knife ripping in the back of my right thigh. I was on opioid pain meds for a long time. I told my doctor I wanted off of...

I got the same pipe! I'm goi g to fire it up with some good old fashioned Prince Albert for the first dozen or so of smokes.