Puffer Mark
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I am currently enjoying a spot of vacation leave, and not going away, have some time on my hands to just bum around, smoke my pipes and generally while away the time by starting threads of questionable value like this.
I have been spending some of my time listening to podcasts of a BBC Radio 4 series called Desert Island Discs. For those unfamiliar with the format, it involves an interview with a celebrity, interspersed with some of their favourite pieces of music. At the conclusion they are presented with the prospect of being cast away on a desert island. They are given a copy of the Bible, the collected works of Shakespeare, and are allowed to select on additional book, their favourite piece of music and one additional luxury item.
Considering this prospect for myself, my selection of a luxury item would almost certainly be a pipe and an unlimited supply of tobaccos of my choice. I think the format would allow me this.
Question is, of course, which pipe, as I don’t think my whole rack would be allowed. Now when posed with the question of a favourite pipe, I know many will say: “The one I’m smoking at the time” or “My latest acquisition” etc. But I thought it would be interesting to see which pipe all you brothers would select for such a scenario, and why.
I have many pipes that I love for different reasons, certainly not least of which, my artisan pipe crafted by my friend, Charl Goussard (a lovely pipe and fine smoker), and some others. But when I consider this particular prospect, I would have to say that my choice would be my Stanwell 172 “Viking”. It was the first pipe for which I shelled out over $100 (Have I mentioned that I’m a tight-fisted bastard?).
It simply spoke to me, possibly because of the “Viking” moniker, as I am one quarter Norwegian, by my maternal grandfather. I just love the way the shape hints at the prow of a Viking boat. With a nice medium sized bowl, it smokes pretty much anything down to the clichéd ‘fine white ash’ and stays cool in the hand due to the thick walls.
But for this scenario, it is the general chunkiness, the blast and the steel band, that I believe would make it stand up to the daily rigors of island life (falling onto the rocks etc.) Also the acrylic stem, although not so comfy on the teeth, would alleviate oxidation problems, sure to be experienced with vulcanite/ebonite and exposure to sun, sand and sea.
So here she is, my desert island choice. I would love to see some pics of your choices, and reasons for selection. Might be fun. Post away!
I have been spending some of my time listening to podcasts of a BBC Radio 4 series called Desert Island Discs. For those unfamiliar with the format, it involves an interview with a celebrity, interspersed with some of their favourite pieces of music. At the conclusion they are presented with the prospect of being cast away on a desert island. They are given a copy of the Bible, the collected works of Shakespeare, and are allowed to select on additional book, their favourite piece of music and one additional luxury item.
Considering this prospect for myself, my selection of a luxury item would almost certainly be a pipe and an unlimited supply of tobaccos of my choice. I think the format would allow me this.
Question is, of course, which pipe, as I don’t think my whole rack would be allowed. Now when posed with the question of a favourite pipe, I know many will say: “The one I’m smoking at the time” or “My latest acquisition” etc. But I thought it would be interesting to see which pipe all you brothers would select for such a scenario, and why.
I have many pipes that I love for different reasons, certainly not least of which, my artisan pipe crafted by my friend, Charl Goussard (a lovely pipe and fine smoker), and some others. But when I consider this particular prospect, I would have to say that my choice would be my Stanwell 172 “Viking”. It was the first pipe for which I shelled out over $100 (Have I mentioned that I’m a tight-fisted bastard?).
It simply spoke to me, possibly because of the “Viking” moniker, as I am one quarter Norwegian, by my maternal grandfather. I just love the way the shape hints at the prow of a Viking boat. With a nice medium sized bowl, it smokes pretty much anything down to the clichéd ‘fine white ash’ and stays cool in the hand due to the thick walls.
But for this scenario, it is the general chunkiness, the blast and the steel band, that I believe would make it stand up to the daily rigors of island life (falling onto the rocks etc.) Also the acrylic stem, although not so comfy on the teeth, would alleviate oxidation problems, sure to be experienced with vulcanite/ebonite and exposure to sun, sand and sea.
So here she is, my desert island choice. I would love to see some pics of your choices, and reasons for selection. Might be fun. Post away!