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11-21-2008, 03:30 PM
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Do you believe me that I am smoking tobacco now?  http://www.simplycigars.co.uk/condor...0g-p-1264.html
What is this pipe tobacco like? I saw some in the local newsagents and iId rather get some proper pipe tobacco to use in it.
I can't wait to try it out 
EDIT: also, is there anything I might find around the house that i can use as a tamp as I don't have a pipe tool yet.
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11-21-2008, 03:35 PM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Bass Junkie  Do you believe me that I am smoking tobacco now? | Yes, I believe you.
What's the deal with your keyboard? Is it from Fisher-Price?
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11-21-2008, 03:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | It's a video editing keyboard http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?W...source=froogle
any advice on that tobacco or are you here for the keyboard?
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11-21-2008, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass Junkie any advice on that tobacco or are you here for the keyboard? | Moral support too. You asked if we believe that you smoke tobacco. I believe you.
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11-21-2008, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 Moral support too. You asked if we believe that you smoke tobacco. I believe you.
-Mike | Always good to have moral support!
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11-21-2008, 04:02 PM
| | Banned | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada | | | Nice pipe, I have a similar one that it used for tobacco sometimes. Feels classy, smoking tobacco from a pipe doesn't it? |
11-21-2008, 04:19 PM
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Originally Posted by flakeh Feels classy, smoking tobacco from a pipe doesn't it? | I don't find anything classy about a 16-year-old smoking a pipe. To me, it sounds like you're trying too hard. |
11-21-2008, 04:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | I've not had a smoke from it yet, and about whether smoking a pipe is cool or not; Its not how old you are, its how you smoke it.
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11-21-2008, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass Junkie I've not had a smoke from it yet, and about whether smoking a pipe is cool or not; Its not how old you are, its how you smoke it. | You have your opinion. I have mine.  |
11-21-2008, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by EricF You have your opinion. I have mine. | Exactly like beer
Now anyway, back to what the thread is about, can anyone give me some info on that tobacco?
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11-21-2008, 05:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: wolcott ct. | | I have no idea on that tobacco. If you want to know more about pipes try here.. http://forum.pipes.org/~discus/cgi-b...cus/discus.cgi
hate to be a kill joy, butb IMO, a pipe on a 16 year old looks silly
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11-21-2008, 05:07 PM
|  | Funkify your Life | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Bucket, RI. | | It reminds me of an uncle I have. The smell of it is still familiar to me, although I haven't seen him in years.
Come to think of it. I really can't remember that last time I've seen someone smoking from a pipe. Are they getting popular again?
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11-21-2008, 05:07 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Covina (LA), SoCal | | | IMO, a 16 year old with a cigarette (or fag as you call them in the UK) would look cooler than a 16 year old smoking a pipe, unless said pipe was used for smoking an herb of some sort.
I'm assuming in the UK that 16 is a legal age for smoking tobacco?
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11-21-2008, 05:18 PM
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Originally Posted by von buck | does it really matter what it looks like? Quote:
Originally Posted by Chunk-O-Funk It reminds me of an uncle I have. The smell of it is still familiar to me, although I haven't seen him in years.
Come to think of it. I really can't remember that last time I've seen someone smoking from a pipe. Are they getting popular again?
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Originally Posted by MatticusMania IMO, a 16 year old with a cigarette (or fag as you call them in the UK) would look cooler than a 16 year old smoking a pipe, unless said pipe was used for smoking an herb of some sort.
I'm assuming in the UK that 16 is a legal age for smoking tobacco? | legal to smoke but not to buy, which is a bit silly.
Look, can we keep it off the "16 yr old boy with a pipe? sounds a bit weird to me" and more on what the actual thread is about? Also, I'm not smoking it to be cool or anything like that, I'm smoking a pipe because I want to smoke a pipe.
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11-21-2008, 05:23 PM
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Either way you just shouldnt do it, it'll kill you! lol
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11-21-2008, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass Junkie Look, can we keep it off the "16 yr old boy with a pipe? sounds a bit weird to me" and more on what the actual thread is about? |
Once you start a thread on the intrawebz, you lose all control of it. Trying to direct this thread will be harder than herding cats.
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11-21-2008, 05:29 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | |  i have tried herding cats many a time and its hard, but you get there in the end!
I have just read up about condor tobacco and apparently it is a very satisfying smoke but you need a dedicated pipe and the taste stays in the pipe for a long time so I am going to have another look at what other pipe tobaccos they have in the newsagents near me they do loose tobacco but i would want to try a branded one first before buying anything to specific.
What about what i could use as a tamp?
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11-21-2008, 05:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Bass Junkie What about what i could use as a tamp? | 16 penny nail.
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11-21-2008, 05:48 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall, UK. | | | Great, thanks for that.
I'm going to build it up, just smoking a half-full pipe for the few few smokes.
What's your favourite way of lighting a pipe? I mean do you prefer matches, butane lighters, petrol lighters etc.
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11-21-2008, 06:10 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada | | | Condor is referred to as an 'English Aromatic'. It is high in nicotine and strongly flavoured. The 'topping' used to add aromatic essence to the tobacco will haunt a pipe, so as you mentioned, it would be a good idea to either buy a pipe specifically for it, or purchase a cheap corn cob to try it out. I don't know if you have any experience with tobacco, but I would not be inclined to recommend Condor as a starting point. Rather, you may want to look for a lighter Virginia-based tobacco, that is 'untopped' (flavoured) or lightly topped. I would suggest Virginia Number 1 by Macbarens, or Sail Green in the pouch. Pack your pipe in thirds, starting with a loose pack and graduating to a firm pack by the time the bowl is filled. After the second stack of packing, draw through the unlit pipe and test how easily air fills your mouth. Too firm a draw will cause the tobacco to burn hot and can lead to pipe burnout (plus, it will taste awful). Too loose a pack will be difficult to keep lit. Matches impart less flavour to tobacco on light up than a lighter, but the choice is yours.
Lastly, I suggest you check out 'Smokers Forums' (based in the UK for the last word on all things tobacco pipes. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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