You in your kilt with your favorite pipe.

[Macthenife]

Hello kiltedpresbyterian,

Welcome to the forum. Nice photo! First kilt and first time wearing it? Thanks for sharing it with the group. All the best to you and I hope to see you around often with many future photo's and tails about kilt wearing experiences to come.

Slainte!
Shawn

[funlvnman]

I like cigars. But most of my cigars take about 1.5 hours to smoke. Great when I'm on an extended walk with the dogs or just sitting about.

Quite often, all I want to do is go out on the patio for about 20 minutes and relax a bit. So I've toyed with the idea of getting a pipe. That way one or two bowls of tobacco will do the trick( I'm assuming that's about how long a bowl of tobacco will last )

I'm soliciting suggestions for types of pipes and tobacco.

Thanks in advance
Rich

[Macthenife]

I like cigars. But most of my cigars take about 1.5 hours to smoke. Great when I'm on an extended walk with the dogs or just sitting about.

Quite often, all I want to do is go out on the patio for about 20 minutes and relax a bit. So I've toyed with the idea of getting a pipe. That way one or two bowls of tobacco will do the trick( I'm assuming that's about how long a bowl of tobacco will last )

I'm soliciting suggestions for types of pipes and tobacco.

Thanks in advance
Rich

Hello Rich,

I'm a fan of cigars as well but like you said you have to have some time set aside to be able to smoke it all. Relighting just isn't an option so if you don't have much time you have to smoke a robusto. The other thing that turned me onto pipes is once you purchase a good pipe, the tobacco is fairly inexpensive compared to that of a hand rolled cigar and I have had many more people come up to me complimenting me on the smell of my pipe than they have the smell of my cigar.

I smoke my pipe daily on my commute home from work. The drive takes about 30 minutes and I can smoke about 2 bowls during that time. It works pretty well.

As far as tobacco is concerned, I will give you a few of my favorites. If you are looking for a aromatic tobacco, one that has a good flavor and aroma as well try Sunset Breeze made by Peterson tobacco. This one will get a lot of compliments from those around you.

Personally I'm not much into flavored tobaccos so If you are looking for a tobacco that smokes more like a cigar, try an English blend. One of my favorites is Frog Morton Across the Pond by McClelland tobacco. This is made with a blend of Virginias and Latakia tobacco. It is a good smoke.

Both of these are pretty common and should be easy to find at a local smoke shop. When looking for a pipe just make sure you are buying a pipe made of Briar. Some pipe makers I suggest are Savinelli or Peterson. Both are good pipes that will last you many years and they are reasonably priced.

I hope this information helps Rich. Best of luck in your quest for a pipe and tobacco. I look forward to seeing the photo of you kilted enjoying your new pipe.

Slainte!
Shawn

[funlvnman]

Hello Rich,

I'm a fan of cigars as well but like you said you have to have some time set aside to be able to smoke it all. Relighting just isn't an option so if you don't have much time you have to smoke a robusto. The other thing that turned me onto pipes is once you purchase a good pipe, the tobacco is fairly inexpensive compared to that of a hand rolled cigar and I have had many more people come up to me complimenting me on the smell of my pipe than they have the smell of my cigar.

I smoke my pipe daily on my commute home from work. The drive takes about 30 minutes and I can smoke about 2 bowls during that time. It works pretty well.

As far as tobacco is concerned, I will give you a few of my favorites. If you are looking for a aromatic tobacco, one that has a good flavor and aroma as well try Sunset Breeze made by Peterson tobacco. This one will get a lot of compliments from those around you.

Personally I'm not much into flavored tobaccos so If you are looking for a tobacco that smokes more like a cigar, try an English blend. One of my favorites is Frog Morton Across the Pond by McClelland tobacco. This is made with a blend of Virginias and Latakia tobacco. It is a good smoke.

Both of these are pretty common and should be easy to find at a local smoke shop. When looking for a pipe just make sure you are buying a pipe made of Briar. Some pipe makers I suggest are Savinelli or Peterson. Both are good pipes that will last you many years and they are reasonably priced.

I hope this information helps Rich. Best of luck in your quest for a pipe and tobacco. I look forward to seeing the photo of you kilted enjoying your new pipe.

Slainte!
Shawn

Hi Shawn,
Thanks for the advice. I have some questions now.
My Father-In-Law smoked a pipe. He put orange peel in his tobacco bin to help keep it fresh. Any truth to that?
He also used a simple corncob style pipe for daily use, but on the weekend he had to use his "Sherlock Holmes" pipe. Shallow bowl versus deep bowl is the only difference I could detect. Any thoughts on that?
How do you pack a pipe bowl? Do you pack it down tight, loose? Is it a personal preference? I suspect packing it down tight would make it smoke more like a cigar.
One last thing, how much does a decent pipe cost? I don't want a Geo and don't see the need for a Ferrari !

Lots to learn I guess.

Thanks again, good smoking

Slainte to you as well
Rich

[Macthenife]

Hello Rich,

I will be happy to try to try to help you with your questions. I will send you a PM to reply to the questions you have here. I just don't want to loose site of what this thread is actually about. It is for a chance to show off a photo of you and your favorite pipe while kilted. Please as soon as you get a chance to do so share a photo with the forum. This thread is for those who love kilts and love to enjoy a good pipe as well. Thanks for sharing here on the forum with us Rich and we look forward to seeing your photo's soon! All the best.

Slainte!
Shawn

[shawhighlander]

Robert, you look S' math sin! Like a famous poet or perhaps the famous story teller that everyone wants to hear ;)

[Arlen]

I'll try to get a picture tomorrow since I have finally basted my Tweed Kilt that I'd like to pose in.
I did, however, want to post about a new tobacco I just tried.
Shawn has suggested a nice Tobacconist to me that's just a little to far for me to cycle, so I went to the local Tobacco Connection to see if they had anything worth buying.
The closest they had to the blend I was looking for was called 'Proper English' though they had no idea who made it. (I looked it up and found it was Peter Stokkebye.)

It is HEAVEN!!! It comes very close to the Dunhill 965 which I have tried and loved before but is a lot cheaper. The flavour is strong and it has a lovely aromatic sort of quality but is by no means overwhelming. I'd happily recommend it to anyone.


Shawn, if you haven't tried it I'll share some with you when I see you next.

[Macthenife]

Hello all,

I just wanted to announce that a new group has been started called KOOPS, Kilted Order Of Pipe Smokers. I thought this would be a good place for those of like mind to gather and share information about pipe smoking and be able to ask questions as well that other group members might be able to help with based on their experiences.

Slainte!
Shawn

[McMurdo]

Here is the link to the new social group:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/group.php?groupid=82

[Deil the Yin]

Finall got a piccy of me with Pipe AND kilt... From a recent trip to the Okeefenokee for my daughter's birthday. Enjoy! I know I did...



Tartan is Weathered MacGregor, Briar is Christmas Pipe- Italy 1992, Tobacco is a Savannah blend I picked up while there on my honeymoon (I really wish I could differentiate from the blend which type of tobacco's were used...).

Cheers,
Wesley