Pipe Smokers?

**Thunderbolt** · 3rd January 09, 08:14 AM

Wow, this thread just keeps on going....Great!

I'm now looking for a chruchwarden pipe. I've heard that they are much cooler smoking than a standard pipe due to the length of the stem. Not as common as a standard pipe or as convenient, but worth a shot.

Happy smoking!

T.

**Nick** · 3rd January 09, 08:33 AM

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

Wow, this thread just keeps on going....Great!

I'm now looking for a chruchwarden pipe. I've heard that they are much cooler smoking than a standard pipe due to the length of the stem. Not as common as a stadard pipe or as convenient, but worth a shot.

Happy smoking!

T.

I have a Stanwell Hans Christian Andersen churchwarden with two stems, one long and one short. I very much recommend it, it smokes well in both lengths.

**shawhighlander** · 3rd January 09, 10:19 AM

Here is a pic of Turpin and Me at Fado Irish Pub in Atlanta.
I am enjoying a bit of my Grampa's Cavendish blend called 'Yorkshire'. (Only found at 'The Briary' Smoke Shop in Birmingham, AL)
The pipe is an inexpensive 'Churchwarden'. The long stem provides a cool smoke. The pipe is so efficient, I can smoke the entire bowl with one lite. (of course, I have been smoking over the past 12 years, may have learned a trick or two about packing the bowl =)

Slainte!

**Arlen** · 3rd January 09, 11:03 PM

Now I'm thinking of getting a Churchwarden!!

Just today I was saying I needed to make a pipe rack and Diane said if I did I'd need to get more pipes!

**oxter** · 8th January 09, 11:23 PM

Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

Wow, this thread just keeps on going....Great!

I'm now looking for a chruchwarden pipe. I've heard that they are much cooler smoking than a standard pipe due to the length of the stem. Not as common as a standard pipe or as convenient, but worth a shot.

Happy smoking!

T.

Peterson makes a few different Churchwarden pipes, all fairly economically priced.
Nick's suggestion of the Stanwell sounds interesting as well; might have to check it out myself.

I'm currently smoking out of a Peterson Barrel. I'm working through a few different tobaks right now. I bought a few new ones over the recent break which I haven't tried yet, but one of my favorites thus far is Dunhill's "early morning."
Most tobacconists I've visited show a rather uninspiring selection comprised mostly of aromatics. As nice as they smell and all, they're generally much too sweet for my taste.

Somehow I'm not terribly surprised to find such a large number of pipe smokers amongst kilties....

**Pleater** · 10th January 09, 02:09 PM

I dreamed I was trying to smoke a churchwarden pipe last night - that is the name for the ones with a long stem, I think.

The tobacco was like chopped straw and it would not light, which was quite annoying as nothing else was happening at the time.

Not only does X marks fill my waking moments but now it infiltrates my sleep!!

It was a really pretty pipe though - with the colours and lines of a chestnut just out of the spikey cover on the bowl and an elegantly curved stem about 10 inches long with an ivory mouthpiece. I was quite looking forward to smoking it except I could not dream up any flamable tobacco.

Anne the Nonsmoker-when-awake

**Derek Conley** · 10th January 09, 07:44 PM

Originally Posted by shawhighlander

Here is a pic of Turpin and Me at Fado Irish Pub in Atlanta.
I am enjoying a bit of my Grampa's Cavendish blend called 'Yorkshire'. (Only found at 'The Briary' Smoke Shop in Birmingham, AL)
The pipe is an inexpensive 'Churchwarden'. The long stem provides a cool smoke. The pipe is so efficient, I can smoke the entire bowl with one lite. (of course, I have been smoking over the past 12 years, may have learned a trick or two about packing the bowl =)
Slainte!

What an incredible looking pub, and a great pic! I'll have to go there during my next trip to Atlanta...

**Standard** · 10th January 09, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by shawhighlander

Here is a pic of Turpin and Me at Fado Irish Pub in Atlanta.
I am enjoying a bit of my Grampa's Cavendish blend called 'Yorkshire'. (Only found at 'The Briary' Smoke Shop in Birmingham, AL)
The pipe is an inexpensive 'Churchwarden'. The long stem provides a cool smoke. The pipe is so efficient, I can smoke the entire bowl with one lite. (of course, I have been smoking over the past 12 years, may have learned a trick or two about packing the bowl =)
Slainte!

Cool looking pub, wish we had something similar around these parts. Where did you aquire your pipe? My grandfather used to smoke a pipe, as did my father for a short while. I'm not sure what happened to any of grandpa's old pipes though.

**Leprechaun 91** · 10th January 09, 09:41 PM

I started smoking pipes back in my theatre days. I had a part where I needed to smoke a pipe. I immediately fell in love with all aspects of the pipe. There is something so much more. . . sensual about the whole process of packing, tamping, charing, and lighting. Like taking tea is more relaxing than drinking coffee.

I have about a dozen pipes in rotation. I love my Wiley pipes as well as GBD and Peterson. I prefer Natural tobaccos and navy blends. Mac Baren Navy Flake is a favorite and Dunhill Christmas blend.

The Ladies live a man in a Kilt. Ladies love the smell of a pipe. What better combination?

**12stones** · 13th January 09, 06:32 AM

I've been smoking a pipe (in between my cigars) for about 3 years now and have just upped my collection to 6 pipes. The latest acquisition is a Mastro Beraldi pipe that is just beautiful. I'm still breaking it in. Others in my collection are a Tsuge, Nording, Peterson, Stanwell, and Karl Erik.

I've got more tobacco than I'll probably ever smoke, but somehow just ordered two more tins. And, I find that I've been reaching for my pipes more and more lately.