Lunting Season

jfreedy

I’m now officially a lunter. Just received my International Lunting Society documentation. I’ve been doing this for 30 years but never knew it had a name! How many of you are also “official” lunters and where do you typically go lunting?

motie2

Present!

thewanderingdude

I'm an official lunting member that lunts trails all over the Sierra Nevada range. I also hold the very unofficial "highest lunt" award for my trek up Mt. Whitney lol

jfreedy

I mostly lunt in our neighborhood. This time of year the leaf color is amazing! There's a retreat center about an hour outside of OKC that I visit several times a year. It has great walking trails through a post oak forest. I almost always walk the trails with a lit pipe. I also fly fish with my pipe, and there is typically lots of walking around when fishing in mountain streams. So... I guess that would count.

Charles

I became a member early this past spring.  Congrats!

Woodsman

I'm a member but Lunting is put on hiatus for a while.

Londy3

@jfreedy I had no freakin idea there was such a formal Society. How did you even hear about that? So, funny. 

Londy3

So let me ask this group. What kind of pipe is best to use for this excircise? Since clenching is key while walking....I'm thinking small bowl due to light weight?  What about stem bites?

thewanderingdude

Londy3 I really like the MM Devil Anse for lunting. Its light weight, takes up very little space, and I can smoke it repeatedly without worry of rotation or rest. Great for multi day or extended lunts!

Londy3

@thewanderingdude, so is that MM made if hardwood then? How does the stem handle clenching?

thewanderingdude

Londy3 It's a cob. The stem is a regular old amber bit and holds up well to clenching, and if you wear it out, it's cheap to replace. Another great thing about having a cob is I can carry a couple different blends with me and not worry too much about ghosting the pipe.
Here is a link to the Anse: https://www.aristocob.com/ACORN-Lil-Devil-Anse-Missouri-Meerschaum-Corn-Cob-Pipe-P5647562.aspx

thebadgerpiper

Fellow Lunter and member of the Lunting Society here. I don't get to lunt often, but I enjoy lunting about my neighborhood. Usually, I'll take a cob with me and smoke a nice smelling blend like a Lakeland.

Londy3

I just think the word lunting is so stupid. Where did it come from anyhow?

daveinlax

I just think the word lunting is so stupid. Where did it come from anyhow?

It's a hipster thing best done by posers with a well oiled beard, year round stocking cap, flannel shirt, skinny jeans, ironic glasses best accompanied by a emo girl if they swing that way. After a Lunt they should enjoy some community in a deep discussion about their tattoos over obscure IPA's in a dive bar.

 I smoke my pipes in the house and use my daily walks to clean out my lungs.

Londy3

Ok, clear as mud. I guess I was right then.

Like Bill Clinton I don't inhale. 

motie2

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/lunting

Londy3

Thank you @motie2. 

thebadgerpiper

If using the word lunting makes me a hipster in people's eyes, then I shall be the king of the pipe hipsters . I wear my flannel and beard balm/oil proudly.

As a writer, I love words, especially old and archaic words. I enjoy reading about them, learning about their history and how they came about. For example, one of the podcasts I listen to is the History of English Podcast, which chronicles the history of the English language, from pre-Greek times, to (currently) the influence French had on our language today. Before I knew about lunting, I read an article listing 13 forgotten words that have fallen out of use in society. Lunting was on that list, and I've used it ever since.

If you like using the word (as I do), then use it. If not, don't. It's as simple as that.

imawrench

Fellow Lunting Society member here as well.  I usually use my Dagner Cob as it is short and fits under my iconic Fedora and is a good clencher.  As far as the rest of my iconic getup, I'm calling Dibbs on the oiled beard, Ray Bans, flannel and Carhartts, and yes they are cuffed at the bottom, so were my Dad's and Grandad's.  Been dressing like this before the hipsters were born  And oh yea, love the IPAs!

Woodsman

@Londy3
MM Stems tend to wear quickly with clenching, I order 2 spares every time I buy one,cost a buck. they only cost a buck. 

Woodsman

Note to self, reread before posting.

pipeman83

Society member here!right now I just lunt around my apartment complex.

piperdave

@jfreedy Thats cool, I have been following the Lunting society on Instagram but haven't joined. I really enjoy the pictures posted by the members. Looking forward to seeing some of yours.

JLTRow

I'm not a member yet but I did enjoy my first Lunt last night. We just moved into a small downtown area and I have been enjoying being able to walk places like the drug store and the library. So last night after I got the kids to bed I loaded up a pipe and instead of sitting on the dark patio to freeze my butt off I took off around the block and then thru town. My most enjoyable smoke so far! I've only been smoking for a little while so it's not groundbreaking but I surely did enjoy it! Thanks for the idea fellow lunters!

Londy3

So what is the best luntpipe? (Thought I would make up my own word)  since clenching is involved, I'm thinking smaller bowl, shorter or bent stem, and also inexpensive I would believe because well, your on a lunt. Don't wanna drop expensive one, so I reckon a cob would be the best bet I can't think of anything else. ...lunters?

jfreedy

I like medium to smaller corncobs or smaller, lighter briars, like my old Kaywoodie straights. Basically, anything that’s light and hangs comfortably. I just ordered 2 corncob nose warmers for that very purpose. 

dbh1950

Just happen to be wearing my ILS t-shirt as I read over the different posts on TPL. Will be doing a little Lunting later today, perhaps this might get thwarted due to Thanksgiving preparation. By the way, Happy Thanksgiving to all the Piper's and lunters along with those that keep TPL up and running.

jfreedy

I'm taking my favorite lunting pipe with me to Texas for Thanksgiving. I'm also giving my 18 year old nephew an estate Kaywoodie bent briar for his first "real" pipe. He's a freshman at Oklahoma State and smokes cigars with his fraternity brothers. He thinks it'll be cool to whip out a pipe the next time they all smoke together.

Here's my modified MM cob for lunting.

jfreedy

New lunting pipe. MM Marcus. 

Bonanzadriver

Welcome to the club.

KA9FFJ

Does it count if I walk around the house doing yard work, strolling down the sidewalk to talk to a neighbor, etc., while smoking one of my pipes, or do I have to go on hikes and the like?