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  1. kitobi

    awful life event

    apologies for the side ways pic, I am not sure how to edit that. last night was one of the worst nights of my life, and as I type this as a man I don't mid saying I have tears rolling down my face, the beautiful dog above is called Suki. my wife and I were told we may never have kids, so in...
  2. kitobi

    new career

    as some may know I currently work in the NHS and have done for the last 18 years 9 months the job I do now for social services isn't the same job or even recognisable as the job I once had, so I felt it was time for a new venture to strike out and do something totally different all of my life...
  3. kitobi

    diy tobacco plug

    hi all well as I'm a tinkerer I though id have a play at making my own plug tobacco, the idea was I'm adding flavour but that flavour never really distributes evenly and consistently so I looked for a way to fix that. I can along a device called a pollen press used by other smokers who smoke...
  4. kitobi

    recommendations please

    Hi all well I have been reading an awful lot and ordered so many samplers its just unreal, I'm still looking for that special "holy grail", in a tobacco blend that is to be my aromatic go to. currently I have taken some bland vanilla tobacco and added my own toppings of specialist flavour oils...
  5. kitobi

    GQ tobaccos chocolate and vanilla ( aro latakia)

    had 3 bowls of this blend so far. I know my palette is not as sophisticated or trained as many of you gentleman, but ill try to give my initial impressions. I have never knowingly tried latakia before so this was a learning curve for me. the tobacco itself is predominantly dark with golden...
  6. kitobi

    knife acquired disorder

    hey all I haven't owned a penknife or any kind of knife since leaving the army, so I have been looking about for a half decent EDC knife that would be multi purpose but not so flimsy that it would be near useless like some multi tools can be. I have just had a knife delivered that astounded me...
  7. kitobi

    pipe pouch/wrap

    hi guys, back from holidays at the wonderful island of Kos in Greece, a truly magical place on earth with wonderful people. i have a small amount of finance from converting cash back (approx £50 ish), so was interested in either buying a pipe pouch or i could consider making one if needs be...
  8. kitobi

    european travel

    hey all, hope this is the correct forum for this question about tobacco I'm travelling to Greece tomorrow evening, not our first destination choice but the hotel we booked in the canaries is still a building site, so on Saturday/Sunday we had to quickly rebook, and now were heading to Greek...
  9. kitobi

    one giant leap

    hey guys n gals well not been doing this for more than a few years, certainly not more than 2 to be sure. and always a 100% aro smoker. guess I kinda miss the times I spend in north Africa and surrounding areas, loved the shisha pipes and even brought a few home after my duties were completed...
  10. kitobi

    greetings from the UK

    Hi all names andy, 45 father of 4 ex military and now working in health services in the UK long time cigar smoker, but total noob when it comes to pipes, so much to learn that I never knew existed!! been trying various blends for the last 2-3 months and still unsure what I like and don't...
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