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Well, my friends... it’s been too long. Life has done what it is wont to do and thrown me into the ether for a few years. Kept thinking how much I needed to pop back in and say hi. So good to see a lot of familiar names around the forum. Hope the years have found you all well, and I look forward...

Well, I was recently PM'ed by our dear friend Fatman who asked two pointed questions: 1) Have you still not tried Penzance? 2) What's your address? (he apparently misplaced it after his last bomb deployment.) Now, I know by now that if I indulge him I am likely to be the unworthy recipient of...

Okay, hoping this is the right place to post this (feel free to move if I'm incorrect, mods). Some time ago, I posted about a Peterson system pipe that gurgles like crazy once it's been smoking for a while. Since then, I've smoked it a few more times, and sought some advice around the pipe...

Well I haven't been making the rounds nearly as much as I would have liked lately. I'm sure some of you have been saddened/thrilled in equal measure. Kidding aside, my wife and I are welcoming our second child in almost exactly a month now. It will be our second boy and while I still have no...

I'm just putting some feelers out there as I know there are more than a few members from my neck of the proverbial woods. I keep reading of the exploits of others' pipe clubs and the green eyed monster has taken me over. After constant searching, I have learned to my dismay that here is no such...

That's all I could think when I received a nice gift from a notorious Fatman. Hearing that I had missed out on a recent influx of Margate at one of our favorite online tobacconists, I was told to provide my address to this gentleman in the name of "good tobacco karma." Let it be known that this...

So, I just picked up a previously enjoyed stubby Randy Wiley pot. So recently that it hasn't yet arrived. The acrylic stem on this fellow is showing just how much its previous owner enjoyed clenching it. It appears that the tooth marks and chatter are relatively minor, so I'm wondering what...

So Oddly enough (pardon the pun), Oddyssey by the venerable Mr. Pease was one of the first tobaccos I intended to try who. I started smoking a pipe. Now a couple years later and a rapidly growing cellar later, I still haven't pulled the trigger on this particular blend. Of course as I ready for...

Thought this was the best subforum for this particular conversation. I always like to have a drink with my pipe and they've ranged from the usual black coffee to apple juice and all points in between. That said, I often enjoy a small nip of a choice spirit and remark at how they compliment or...

So please allow this post the typical disclaimers. Anecdotal only, YMMV, I'm no expert, etc. So yesterday I had a strange compulsion to look into the "air pocket" packing method. I normally use the three stage method, the gravity fill, and the occasional half-drunk caveman stuff. Quite frankly...

Hi All, I've been hunting around for something to do the trick and came up short. As such, I whipped up this one quickly to suit my purposes. I figured others might benefit from it, so I thought I'd share. I know it will work in excel 2007 or newer, haven't tested it in older versions. If you...

I watched the notorious Frank method videos that have been referenced here several times. Now I had seen others referencing this method, but they are consistent on their use of the torch or "burner" lighter. Now I have always had this sinking suspicion/self realization that for me a torch...

Hi All, I'm new to the forum, and couldn't resist diving right in with a question. The first real briar I purchased is an estate Savinelli nonpareil, of which (on an aesthetic level) I'm quite fond. It is my go to VaPer pipe, and it hasn't let me down in that regard. The only downside to it is...

Much like another poster, I have been visiting the forums for quite some time under cloak of anonymity and benefiting greatly from everyone's contributions. I finally decided to step into the breach and join the conversation. I'm fairly new to pipe smoking (approx. 1 year) having been...