Newb question, how long.

Originally Posted by Hydrated

I'm way too wimpy to smoke 1792 again. I admit that I'm sceered!

To quote Roberto Duran... "No mas!"

I'm a newbie, and the only tin I own is the 1792, just bought it a few days ago. I have smoked one bowl but is was a 50/50 mixture 1792 and 2010 a bulk McClelland blend, a straight VA flake.... It was good, but I didnt get the physchedelic trip Hydrated did when he tried the 1792.

I'm looking foprward to trying the 1792 straight, Hydrated, I read your review, and was a little nervous about smoking it straight, but hey If Moo can smoke it straight, Im thinking alls good

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Dgar

...If Moo can smoke it straight, Im thinking alls good

I don't happen to like high-nicotine intake. I love coffee but don't actually drink a lot of it. Same with pipes tobak - I like the stuff but I don;t smoke five bowls/day, either.

I have read a lot of comments about the nicotine kick-butted'ness of the 1792. I found it VERY punchy in the flavor department but not dizzy-making or barf-inducing in strength. Now, it is strong-ish but, I think, the nicotine content (whatever it is) PLUS the very full bodied flavor PLUS the propensity of this flake to make A LOT of smoke conspire to make 1792 more than the sum of its parts.

That said, I wouldn't start with my biggest pipe, on an empty stomach, first thing in the morning. Start with a modest amount and smoke it meditatively, not steam locomotively. Is my advice. (Also, Hydrated is old and very fragile and he has delicate sensibilities.)