Banned to the man fort are my pipes in danger.?

[labsix]

So here is a hypothetical, sort of.. Lets say a friend of mine has gotten into pipes.. and started to build his pipe collection a bit.. The wife says no way are these stupid pipes staying in this house, keep them out in the garage with the rest of your junk.. So he has to keep his small collection out in his little domain of the home.. and thats fine with him except that it gets hot out in the garage and he does not know if the heat.. well over 100 sometimes, will end up hurting his pipes.. and if there is a way he should keep them out there that will be better for them.. say something other than in a pipe rack up on a shelf above his work bench next to a little sign that says whipped..

Any thoughts would be helpful..

Thanks

[Hermit]

Oh man! That is so wrong!!

[jadorm]

does she park her car in your man cave? buy a flag and start claiming territory.

[Arizona]

Gentlemen we need to perform an immediate intervention here! Who is this poor soul labsix? We've got to save him quickly or he'll be lost. This Satanic Wench is obviously an evil that cannot be underestimated so we must proceed carefully...

[Phlegmatic]

I´d start throwing out her stuff and see at what point she follows it...

Honestly, is this respectful of her? ....No! If she can´t respect and accept this person, Maybe they need to talk it over.

[bige610]

my pipe colletion is banashed to the garage as well. i dont mind. i like spending time in my man cave. half of it is work out equipment and the other half is homebrew equipment and a living room like setup

[dogsplayinpoker]

I appreciate not wanting smoke in the house(new baby around here and all) but I would not allow the banishment of articles so important to me. Unless you're not paying anything. Then you are screwed.
This person(you) doesn't have a closet? A shelf? A dresser drawer for the love of Pete!?
I have spent WAYYYYYY too much money on pipes and such to have them fry out in the garage.

[Mister Moo]

Whose name is on the goll-danged mailbox? This whole "self-righteous wives who hate their houses being stunk up and whoop up on (my friends) pipes" thing has got to come to a screeching halt. There is more at risk here than pipes.

What's the point? Even if the pipes are in the shed, your friends clothes and breath will still stink of burned pipe tobacco when he reenters his abode. Better tell him to change his clothes out there, too. And to bleach his tongue before coming back in the house. WTF. Wives. If Mrs. Moo ever finds out this is a public forum I'll be living in the garage.

Tell your friend to start roasting coffee at home and french pressing good brew for her every morning. After a while he will be able to bend her will to suit his own devices.

[maboman]

I think it's time for your "friend" to grow a pair.

Sorry to be blunt.

Maboman

[bige610]

is it really that bad to keep the pipes in the garage. I have my garage set up like a living room and have a cabinet that holds all my pipes. My wife didnt kick me out in the garage i set it up for myself. I can move them inside if that is important i just really like it outside becuase i get to have evertying in one spot. I think the question is what can happen if the pipes are outside in the garage.

[Rolando]

I am not sure 100 degree temp could hurt the pipe but you can forget about any long term storage of tobacco. I am not sure how fast the heat will affect it but I would probably only keep a few weeks worth at a time.

I am not sure I would even want to smoke a pipe in your friend's situation. What would be the fun in it?

The thing is it is not her house it is their house. I smoke my pipe in the house because unlike a cigar it doesn't produce enough smoke to bother my wife. I can smoke a cigar in my den if I am careful but more often than not I take it outside.

It sounds like they have problems that run deeper than just smoking a pipe. If it was just the pipe I would say he should just live with it but it is doubtful that is the case. I think pipe smoking is the least of his problems.

[Senator]

I don't smoke in the house...not because I'm not allowed to but because I also don't want the house smelling of pipe. I like smoking outside or in the garage...I'm in my element then. If I could build a dedicated ventillated smoking room inside then that would be great..but no money for that. I keep my pipes in the house (basement) where the smell does not carry over into the other rooms and offend those that have not chosen this activity for themselves.

Perhaps you (or your "friend") need a closed cabinet that can store your pipes. Perhaps an open box of baking soda left in the cabinet will be enough to deodorize any smells.

I wouldn't worry about the pipes being affected by warm weather. Up here in Canada, I have to worry about the cold weather...and smoking a cold pipe creates a lot of moisture!!

[dartplayer1]

Well to try to answer your question he (you) could put an AC unit out the side wall of the garage or even one of the units that have both heat and AC.

Then when she see's the cost of that she just might say well the pipes can stay.

[Emjaysmash]

Id honestly ask for a seldomly used closet or drawer. Hell, buy a cheap set of drawers and keep them in the back room, away from her if you think the garage wont work out.

[Sawyer]

Most of my pipes stay in my garage all the time even thought they don't have to. That is just where I smoke them so it seems easiest to leave them there. I live in Atlanta so I am sure my garage gets over 100°F in the Summer. I haven't had any adverse effects from leaving them there. The only thing I think heat could even affect would be the stems and they have to get pretty hot to melt. Much hotter than my garage gets I am sure. I have heard of stems melting in hot cars, but car dashboards get a lot hotter than a garage. And the bowl is meant to have fire in it so what is 100°F going to do to it?