Recent content by Skip48

I have smoked a far amount of C&D Va & VaPer tobaccos and that happened to be one. I had a heck of a time with it and several others at first, but settled on Opening Night as my favorite from them in this kind. I do know Red Carpet was the strongest one I tried and just couldn't take it. I did...

Very nice bunch of pipes! Skip

Would also love to hear what you think as I have some coming so makes no difference in if I buy it or not as I have already. I have been waiting too as I have taken to several plug tobaccos. Just wish they would sell this in a pound block like the Cannon Plug and the Kendal Plug. I got both not...

Have not got any of the ones I want to try yet, but I did try the 7 Seas and don't care for it much. I like the Vanilla Loose Cut and the Cream Flake Mac Baren makes a lot better, but will try the other 2 also when I get a chance. Wife mentioned that it smelled like burning shoes, LOL? Guess...

I have a little of the 7 Seas one of the shops sent me as a sample and it's nice. Most of my looking and trying is in Flake and more specific, Va & VaPer with some searching Orientals lately and just have the Vanilla for mixed company mostly. I took some when I went to Tampa to visit my son and...

I have never tried the Lane BCA or the McClelland but will give them a try also. I do know that I really like the Mac Baren and only had two bowls of the Flake and it's very nice. Clean like lost of Flake and not overly wet, just right the tin I have is. I can hardly tell the difference in the...

OldWorldMonkey I don't know what difference there is in my loose cut since I am unsure of it's age and what age does to it if anything since it's an aromatic and age I am told doesn't really help aromatic tobacco, but I am not one that knows this part. What I can tell you is both have a very...

SO far only one bowl of the Flake and they are really close, but it's been a couple weeks since I smoked the other, but will tomorrow to compare for you. I like both and am thinking the Flake may just be more of the same, just one is cut and the other is Flake and maybe the Flake is a bit more...

Just got some Mac Baren's Vanilla Cream Flake and can't wait to give it a try, but have not tried it yet, but I also got some Mac Baren's Vanilla Cream that was a few years old and it was very nice, well still is. All the women love the smell too. Skip

Blackhorses with my firs try of Firedance my thought were just this...boy with a little time I bet then stuff is very good. Not that is was not good right new out of the tin as I thought it was. I am hoping the tins I have put back tell the full story this year or next. I still have the open tin...

Have not watched the video yet, but will. I have several pipes that were 2nd that I bought at the Tinder Box way back and a few of them were made by Charatan. The smoke nice and didn't cost much at all and other than a few tiny spots where they had to fill, they are excellent. Skip

To keep smoke out of the house at least a little and not choke the wife I usually smoke when the weather it not cooperating at the kitchen vent -a-hood which is a very good one that vents through the roof. If the weather is good I like going out on the back deck to look at the lake. So my norm...

One of these days I need to chat with you guys from SA. I was there in 1983, but it was so different then. I just have given thought to going back and taking my wife, but just don't know. I was in Durban and wished we had time to go to Cape Town as the pictures form there are awesome! I even...

I live so far in the sticks that I don't even know another pipe smoker here. I would imagine there has to be a few, but I don't know them. Not sure I would share w pipe unless like you it's a very good friend. I am 40 miles for a Walmart, 70 miles to a town over 30k Pop. It's God's Country for...

I like the Bob's enough that I added 2 pounds this week to the half pound I had. Like most all I have tried and can't wait for my factory sealed one pound block of Samuel Gawith's Kendal Plug from the year 2000! Whoever knows Samuel Gawith knows their famous Kendal Plug. Like FVF, Kendal...