Category: Video Blog

As good as it smokes, this will also always be my “Iraq pipe.” That ended up being my last deployment. I never had the chance to treat myself to a better pipe at the end of a deployment because I never got to go back before I retired. If I had to thin the herd down to my favorite dozen, that pipe would remain in my collection and I’d say goodbye to pipes I’d spent much more on.

Back in the day, I’m sure most people didn’t have to go far to buy pipes and pipe tobacco. More and more, for most of us, if we want to take advantage of any kind of selection we need to go online.

I am often asked to suggest online retailers. I’ve dealt with quite a few and had a lot of good experiences. There are plenty of reliable business people out there keeping our hobby alive.

Rather that go down a list and possibly forget someone, I think it better to offer a few guidelines I employ when buying online. If you have never purchased from a particular business before, here is what I suggest:

I like my pipe tobacco a little on the dry side, but there are those times the balance tips and a little dry becomes too dry. In this video I demonstrate what works well for me when bringing a little life back to tobacco in its way to becoming dust.

Cellaring Pipe Tobacco – Why and how to age or store tobacco
Cellaring pipe tobacco for the purposes of storage, aging, and insurance against blends going out of production, inflation in prices, and legislative restrictions on tobacco purchases is an important part of the hobby for me.
In this video I briefly discuss this aspect of enjoying [...]

There is a great community of pipe smokers on YouTube. For a few months now, I have had a lot of fun with videos there – both making them and watching other peoples. Like you’ll see on this one, these aren’t big production projects – just a nice, informal way to share the hobby.

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