Cigar Smoker Poking in

[perogee]

Have you been in to Epicure? (used to be Cavendish and Moores) They carry a few, though really kind of over priced.
There are usually a bunch on ebay, you just have to be willing to sift through the sci-fi themed to find the good ones.

[JaKaacH]

There is also the option of a Meer Lined brair.
http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-Dr-GRABO...item2a040b2dd2

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rare-Kaywoodie-M...item27ae6c3886

[colimo]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

Crap I can't use a torch???

How about good wooden matches will that work.......I don't have a soft flame anywhere in this house.

using a torch to light a pipe is not usually a good idea...as it burns too hot and can burn the bowl of a pipe....

one reason i like my evertorch....has both torch for cigars and soft flame for my pipe and cigars

What do you guys think of this one?
LINk

[perogee]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

What do you guys think of this one?
LINk

While I will be the first to admit my experience is far from vast, I have never seen a "new" meer with colour before. It looks cool, but I would wonder about it being new, or what it is that they have done to it to make it look like that.

[BigFrank]

This is what I believe new Meer pipes to look like. I would be sketchy about that one SilverFox.

http://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/ne...oduct_id=51672

Looks like maybe I should pick up a few cobs (sigghhh)

I am like a kid in a candy store.

Someone help a poor brother out. I am getting a few cobs but now what.

What tobaccos to try.

I am a strictly Cuban Cigar smoker.

I like subtle nuances in my cigars.............creamy, sweet (not cloying but sweetness to it) coffee and leather notes. Not a big spice fan.

4noggins looks like a good place to start..........what if anything is a can't miss for a newb with my taste profile?

[BigFrank]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

Looks like maybe I should pick up a few cobs (sigghhh)
I am like a kid in a candy store.
Someone help a poor brother out. I am getting a few cobs but now what.
What tobaccos to try.
I am a strictly Cuban Cigar smoker.
I like subtle nuances in my cigars.............creamy, sweet (not cloying but sweetness to it) coffee and leather notes. Not a big spice fan.
4noggins looks like a good place to start..........what if anything is a can't miss for a newb with my taste profile?

I would just break down a buy a few cobs. In the beginning I had a few store bought cob pipes, a pipe a brother gifted me and I used some nails I had laying around for a tamping tool.
Then get on with the Newbie Pipe Tobacco thread. Brothers there will hook you up just fine. http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9168
Get a good variety of tobacco samples to try, and work from there. In time things will work out. Only advice I can give is to take things slow. Pipe smoking is something that should be taken slowly IMMO. Think of it like when you first got into cigars. If you were like me you wanted to try everything and buy everything. Then you end up with a large stash of cigars you find out you really do not care for. Then spend endless time, smoking them or giving them away ahaha ...I know how you feel. There are so many blends of tobaccos, so many pipes, so little time. Try all different types of tobaccos. I prefer stronger cigars and cubans but when it comes to pipes I enjoy Virginia blends which tend to be sweet tobaccos. There are some pipe tobacco blends that have cigar clippings in them. I have only tried a few of these and was not all that impressed. Hence the corncob suggestion. Having these "throw away" pipes allow you to destroy them while learning how to smoke and trying different tobaccos. In time, you will get better pipes both in cost and smoking quality ( although some guys still prefer cobs ) but in time you will assign certain pipes to certain types of tobaccos. or even specific blends themselves.

Originally Posted by BigFrank

I would just break down a buy a few cobs. In the beginning I had a few store bought cob pipes, a pipe a brother gifted me and I used some nails I had laying around for a tamping tool.
Then get on with the Newbie Pipe Tobacco thread. Brothers there will hook you up just fine. http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=9168
Get a good variety of tobacco samples to try, and work from there. In time things will work out. Only advice I can give is to take things slow. Pipe smoking is something that should be taken slowly IMMO. Think of it like when you first got into cigars. If you were like me you wanted to try everything and buy everything. Then you end up with a large stash of cigars you find out you really do not care for. Then spend endless time, smoking them or giving them away ahaha ...I know how you feel. There are so many blends of tobaccos, so many pipes, so little time. Try all different types of tobaccos. I prefer stronger cigars and cubans but when it comes to pipes I enjoy Virginia blends which tend to be sweet tobaccos. There are some pipe tobacco blends that have cigar clippings in them. I have only tried a few of these and was not all that impressed. Hence the corncob suggestion. Having these "throw away" pipes allow you to destroy them while learning how to smoke and trying different tobaccos. In time, you will get better pipes both in cost and smoking quality ( although some guys still prefer cobs ) but in time you will assign certain pipes to certain types of tobaccos. or even specific blends themselves.

I did

I broke down

5 cobs on route

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by SilverFox

I did

I broke down

5 cobs on route

36 posts... Jeepers. It'll take til Easter to come up with some tobacco to go with them.

[JaKaacH]

Here is a great review site.
http://tobaccoreviews.com/browse_all.cfm

[loki]

no they shouldn't stink up anything shawn, just make sure you giv it a good cleaning out with cleaners. it'll have a little smell for a while but it'll go away after no too long

[Kreth]

I'd like to say that this thread has been a fascinating and informative read. However, one slope is bad enough. Therefore, I am placing all of you on ignore. That is all.


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Just finshed a bowl of Davidoff Scottish blend that Fox sent in my starter kit. Ummmmmm good!! Now trying a bowl of squadron Leader from Samuel Gawith. Very nice, not as strong as I expected based on how it smells in the tin. Damn this is fun!

[JaKaacH]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

Just finshed a bowl of Davidoff Scottish blend that Fox sent in my starter kit. Ummmmmm good!! Now trying a bowl of squadron Leader from Samuel Gawith. Very nice, not as strong as I expected based on how it smells in the tin. Damn this is fun!

Good choice Al. The Davidoff Scottish mixture is one of my favorites.

With the threat of new, higher taxes for pipe baccy I think I need to order a few tins.