Pipe FAQ/101/Getting Started

[nozero]

Originally Posted by Scott M

Breath Smoking.

From the G.L. Pease website.

Who here uses this method?

Also, what is a "drinkless pipe"?

TIA,
Michael

[nozero]

Originally Posted by nozero

Who here uses this method?

Also, what is a "drinkless pipe"?

TIA,
Michael

Disregard the drinkless pipe question. I found it has to do with a metal piece that is used to screw the two pipe sections together, though I don't understand how this qualifies it as "drinkless".

[dennis569]

I'm going to be sorry for asking this, but is there an auction site
for pipe tobacco?
I already spend way too much on CBID for cigars, so what
the hell.

[Mr.Lordi]

When it comes to reusing jars for different tobacco, is there a way to remove the smell of say a cherry flavored tobacco from the rubber rim, or will that be there always? and if I add a new tobacco to the new jar (which has no smell anymore cause I rinsed with water) will the rubber seal impart cherry flavor to my new tobacco in the jar?

[Old_Salt]

Originally Posted by Mr.Lordi

When it comes to reusing jars for different tobacco, is there a way to remove the smell of say a cherry flavored tobacco from the rubber rim, or will that be there always? and if I add a new tobacco to the new jar (which has no smell anymore cause I rinsed with water) will the rubber seal impart cherry flavor to my new tobacco in the jar?

If in doubt, replacement seals are fairly cheap.

if you have standard mason jars, a dozen flat lids are just a couple of bucks at walmart.

If you have the wire { bail top jars} here's a link for rubber seals.
http://www.goodmans.net/get_item_lu-...ment-set-o.htm

[Mr.Lordi]

Originally Posted by Old_Salt

If in doubt, replacement seals are fairly cheap.

if you have standard mason jars, a dozen flat lids are just a couple of bucks at walmart.

If you have the wire { bail top jars} here's a link for rubber seals.
http://www.goodmans.net/get_item_lu-...ment-set-o.htm

thanks for the tip.

Also have another question for anyone to answer. I read that when it comes to storing tobacco in the jars one should sterilize the jars by washing them in a hot rinse cycle or some other way to sterilize them.

Lets say a certain someone, who shall remain nameless (Me) got over zealous to put his tobacco into the jars and skipped the sterilize step. on a scale of 1-10 how important is that step and did I just ruin my tobacco?

Not the tobacco has been in the jars for a week, maybe more at this point.

[Bridges]

Originally Posted by Mr.Lordi

When it comes to reusing jars for different tobacco, is there a way to remove the smell of say a cherry flavored tobacco from the rubber rim, or will that be there always? and if I add a new tobacco to the new jar (which has no smell anymore cause I rinsed with water) will the rubber seal impart cherry flavor to my new tobacco in the jar?

I'd try rubbing alcohol or something to that effect.

[Bridges]

Originally Posted by Mr.Lordi

thanks for the tip.

Also have another question for anyone to answer. I read that when it comes to storing tobacco in the jars one should sterilize the jars by washing them in a hot rinse cycle or some other way to sterilize them.

Lets say a certain someone, who shall remain nameless (Me) got over zealous to put his tobacco into the jars and skipped the sterilize step. on a scale of 1-10 how important is that step and did I just ruin my tobacco?

Not the tobacco has been in the jars for a week, maybe more at this point.

I'd say that it's probably not that big a deal but then again I've never tried it. You could try boiling the jars with the tobacco still in it like canning. That way you could kill the bacteria and keep your tobacco. I'd make sure the seals were tight though. I could be way off on this, but I think it might work. I'd get a couple more opinions though. IMO

[parris001]

Originally Posted by dennis569

I'm going to be sorry for asking this, but is there an auction site
for pipe tobacco?
I already spend way too much on CBID for cigars, so what
the hell.

eBay has some vintage stuff if you want some really nice aged stuff. Cornell & Diehl sells online and makes some nice smoke......... look around, it's out there!

[z3ro]

I have never picked up a pipe, and i dont plan to (not my style), but i read this.

Super informative, and i could picture in my head how to do it.

Great review!

[jaycarla]

Great thread for sure.

I am now armed with much more info as I head out on the prowl.

[buzkirk]

Great read, very, very informative !

I'm still a relative noob to this hobby, only 4 months or so, I had bought 3 new pipes and just bought 7 estate pipes to have a decent rotation.

The info will come in handy cleaning up the estate pipes and breaking in and maintaining the new ones.

Also I noticed, since I started smoking a pipe I haven't craved a cigar at all, smoked like 2 in the last 4 months ( have about 160 nice gars) CC & NC.

Is this a common reaction ?, preffering the pipe over cigars ?

Thanks
Tom

[letsgomountaineers]

I'm sorry for starting a new thread, PipesandGOP told me i should ask these here.

1) I got a new meerschaum, smoked everyday for about two weeks now, and it's the same pearly color i bought as when i bought it. When will I notice some change? I was hoping to notice a little change by now. I love how cool it smokes, and enjoy smoking it more than my briar, but I was excited about the color thing too.

2) For the life of me, I can't snork. I end up hacking up a lung everytime i try.I read through the flavor thread but no dice. Advice?

3) I know I should have more pipes, but the store near me is so expensive. Keep in mind I'm a college student (three guesses where). Also, I've liked this meerschaum so much, I would like another. Where could I find one in my price range? What about estate meerschaum? would the absorbed flavors make it unusable?

4) On that note, I'm alos interseted in carving my own pipe. I've found some block meerschaum kits and some reformed meerschaum kits. How hard is it to do? Block or reformed?

5) Frequently as I'm lighting the pipe, i end up with tobacco in my mouth, which I don't find very pleasant. Should I buy a screens or something?

6) How often can I actually smoke a pipe? The guy at my cigar store said every third or fourth day at most, is he just trying to sell me more pipes?

he answered some of them, but I welcome all opinions.

[afilter]

As a relative noob I will try my hand at a few of these.

1) give it time. I have a meer that I have been working on for about four months and it is starting to color nicely. Try some different blends as well.

3) Ebay estate pipes. I bought two unsmoked meers for under $40 each they both retail at over $150. Also check out Meerschaum.com they average about $60 for new pipes. The nice thing about meers is they do not ghost (absorb baccy flavor) so they are ideal for trying different blends and can be smoked multiple times in a day.

5) Just make sure your baccy is not too moist and use a tamper. Relighting a couple times is common until you get a good fire. Once you get down the art of filling your pipe and tamping this problem should go away if using quality baccy. this thread has some great info on that and is well worth the time in reading. That is what I did when first starting out.

6) general logic with a briar is to let it dry at least a day between smokes. The reason is the brair can get wet and you risk cracking it from the heat if smoking too frequently with the same pipe. This is why some have multiple pipes for their favorite baccy blends so they can rotate pipes. This is also an advantage of a meer as you do not need to rest it.

Welcome to the slippery slope and enjoy your pipes.

HTH,

Aaron

Originally Posted by letsgomountaineers

I'm sorry for starting a new thread, PipesandGOP told me i should ask these here.

1) I got a new meerschaum, smoked everyday for about two weeks now, and it's the same pearly color i bought as when i bought it. When will I notice some change? I was hoping to notice a little change by now. I love how cool it smokes, and enjoy smoking it more than my briar, but I was excited about the color thing too.

2) For the life of me, I can't snork. I end up hacking up a lung everytime i try.I read through the flavor thread but no dice. Advice?

3) I know I should have more pipes, but the store near me is so expensive. Keep in mind I'm a college student (three guesses where). Also, I've liked this meerschaum so much, I would like another. Where could I find one in my price range? What about estate meerschaum? would the absorbed flavors make it unusable?

4) On that note, I'm alos interseted in carving my own pipe. I've found some block meerschaum kits and some reformed meerschaum kits. How hard is it to do? Block or reformed?

5) Frequently as I'm lighting the pipe, i end up with tobacco in my mouth, which I don't find very pleasant. Should I buy a screens or something?

6) How often can I actually smoke a pipe? The guy at my cigar store said every third or fourth day at most, is he just trying to sell me more pipes?

he answered some of them, but I welcome all opinions.

[doublebassmusician]

Should I have a pipe for each type of tobacco? I've heard over people only smoking english blends in certain pipes, aromatics in certain pipes etc