Rolling pipe tobacco like a cigarette

[Sancho Fuente]

Hi all, I recently took advantage of the deal that Scott M posted (http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16871). I am more curious than anything on how these taste. I do not want to buy a pipe right now because I have no place to smoke it, and I don't have the time to smoke it. I was wondering if pipe tobacco could be rolled like a cig or a . . . well you know.

I go to a tech school, so I would feel better walking outside and lighting a 'cig' instead of packing a bowl. I was wondering if this affects the flavor of the tobacco in anyway. I would still smoke it for the taste and not inhale in case you were wondering. It should burn quicker also right? (has to fit into 15 min. breaks) Sorry if I sound like a big newb, but I was just wondering. Thanks

[Eichen]

I tried this once to some limited success. I don't roll my own so I made some real ugly, lumpy cigarettes. I used a Dunhill Standard Mild mix mostly b/c it didn't taste like anything to me in a pipe. I figured I might be able to taste something if it were in a different form. Well, yes, it sort of worked. I can't remember how much time it took to smoke. I don't think it was too much more than an average cigarette. The rolling paper definitely made its presence known (I could taste it pretty well). If you RYO pipe tobacco, you may want to choose some stronger stuff to cover the taste/smell of the paper. Also you may want to consider finding a shag cut tobacco since that will be easiest to roll into a cigarette and it's pretty much the same cut as cig. tobac anyway. Avoid chunky and wild cuts. Even ribbon cut is difficult. Good luck.

BTW-- if you smoke pipe tobac in a pipe, you should be able to get away with smoking for, say, 10-15 minutes, letting it go out and re-lighting later. That's one of the benies of pipe smoking. Unless you're smoking a cigar leaf blend you should be able to get away with this, unlike with a cigar. Besides, once you're out there with the pipe, everyone'll be asking you for answers on the next test!

[Warhorse545]

I have tried it a few times and it works kind of ok. Your going to have to let the pipe tobacco dry out a little. fresh pipe tobacco is a tad to moist to burn real well.

I too jumped on the Scott M posting and waiting for it to arrive. I had a pipe at one time around here, though no idea where the heck it is at.

Might have to get one of those cheap corn cob pipes the local corner store has

Stacey

[Sancho Fuente]

I can just let the pipe go out and it won't stink or have any bad taste. Just curious, where do you store it after you let it go out?

[IHT]

Originally Posted by Sancho Fuente

I can just let the pipe go out and it won't stink or have any bad taste. Just curious, where do you store it after you let it go out?

leave it in the pipe. won't stink or have bad taste.
knock out all the "burnt" tobacco by poking it with a pencil or something, then tilt the pipe upside down (the tobacco shouldn't fall out if you've tamped it down/packed it well), and you should be left with unsmoked tobacco in the bowl.

[Eichen]

I tend to believe that pipe tobac is pretty forgiving stuff when it comes to moisture -- that's to say, I like it dry (much drier than the drug store tobacco) but not dusty. There's a whole technique to pipe smoking called DGT or delayed gratification technique. It's done mostly with Virginia tobacco. I haven't done it on purpose. You light, smoke a while, do that thing that IHT mentions above and let it sit a few hours to a day. Start over and apparently it really brings out the depth of flavor in the tobac. Worth a try. Now all you need is a tweed jacket and some leather elbow patches to complete the ensemble. j/k.

[Lumpold]

Aren't Black and Mild's just pipe tobacco in cigarette paper?

[IHT]

Originally Posted by Lumpold

Aren't Black and Mild's just pipe tobacco in cigarette paper?

not good pipe tobacco, if they are.

[Lumpold]

Having just dug out the 4 remaining Black'n'Milds I have from an old 'drug store' trade with Grimmy, these things indeed claim to made from Middleton Pipe tobacco.

[WillyGT]

Originally Posted by IHT

leave it in the pipe. won't stink or have bad taste.
knock out all the "burnt" tobacco by poking it with a pencil or something, then tilt the pipe upside down (the tobacco shouldn't fall out if you've tamped it down/packed it well), and you should be left with unsmoked tobacco in the bowl.

If I live it in the pipe, how long can I leave it there until i relight again? Just cause a few times i couldnt finish the bowl and threw away the remaining tobacco.

and another quickie, If i just finished a bowl is it safe to light another one or does it have to rest for a while ( hours, day ?)

Thanks

Carlos Sanchez

[IHT]

Originally Posted by WillyGT

If I live it in the pipe, how long can I leave it there until i relight again? Just cause a few times i couldnt finish the bowl and threw away the remaining tobacco.
IHT - i just smoked the other half of a bowl i lit initally yesterday. so, it stayed there an additional 24+ hours. it was fine.

and another quickie, If i just finished a bowl is it safe to light another one or does it have to rest for a while ( hours, day ?)
IHT - reportedly, smoking back to back bowls can cause your pipe to get too hot and crack (especially meerschaums). also, i've read (doesn't make it correct) that it's best to smoke a pipe only once every 4 days. but i'm not sure if that's a big deal or not and i don't know why/where i've read it.

Thanks

Carlos Sanchez

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[Jeff]

Originally Posted by IHT

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Thanks Yoda. I was wondering the same thing.

[IHT]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Thanks Yoda. I was wondering the same thing.

jeff, you never replied to my last PM about the Vanilla Cream. did you order a tin, or do you need to sample some?

[Jeff]

Originally Posted by IHT

jeff, you never replied to my last PM about the Vanilla Cream. did you order a tin, or do you need to sample some?

Sorry about that. I havn't ordered a tin yet and would love to sample a bit before I buy. Is it the Macbarens?

[IHT]

Originally Posted by Jeff

Sorry about that. I havn't ordered a tin yet and would love to sample a bit before I buy. Is it the Macbarens?

yep. i'll send you a small sample.