RockyMountainBriar I am still trying to figure my way around this site and I think I sent you message? But if it did not reach you, I am heading back over to pick one up for my brother and do not mind grabbing you one. They where $62.00 original but I can get them for $20.00! I do not mind shipping it to you. They had 3 left when I picked mine up so If they are still there just let me know by 10:00 am tomorrow (Monday) and I will pick one up for you. I love fly fishing and bird and small game hunting. I can not afford to dear hunt anymore and with my spine and hip issues I would have to have someone to help in a major way. I do miss it so I am thankful I had the years to do it! ⚓️
Just finished a book by Michael Palin called "Eribus" its an account of the lost Franklin expedition to find the Northwest Passage. I was trying to do the math "not my specialty" for all the Tobacco that was stowed for the voyage. The Eribus was stocked with 6 tons of tobacco. Depending on whether or not her sister ship the Terror also had 6 more tons for her crew, that would mean that each crew member received 50 to 100 lbs. Of tobacco to last from 1 to 3 years. Sufficient?
Quick math.. 50 US pounds equals 22680 grams. I have seen that slow smoking competitions use 3 grams of tobacco (correct me if I am wrong all you pipers that have actually been lucky enough to compete). So that comes out to 7560 bowlfuls and at three years (the max) it is 2520 grams per year… = about 7 bowls per day each. Probably just enough for those those hardcore pipers if they took it easy🙂
Nice job @RockyMountainBriar but you may not be aware that, during the time of the expedition in 1845 the British were using the imperial system of measure.
At that time there were 2 types of Tons in use, short tons equivalent to 1999 lbs and long tons equivalent to 2204 lbs. Hopefully it was the long ton
Having participated in slow smoke contests at the Chicago pipe shows, 3 grams of tobacco (standard ribbon cut mix of burley and virginia) would only fill a somewhat more diminutive sized pipe.
I would guess that 5 grams would be a more likely amount but as I think about it I don't really know what would have constituted a normal sized bowl back in the day.
Some credit needs to be given here as to the priorities of the intrepid members of this expedition, 6 tons of tobacco in 1845; was no small amount I wonder how it was stored, barrels would seem most likely but who knows.
As an aside I came across an interesting fact that is related to the Franklin expedition.
n 1852 Edward Belcher
was given command of the government Arctic expedition in search of
Franklin. It was unsuccessful; Belcher's inability to render himself
popular with his subordinates was peculiarly unfortunate in an Arctic
voyage and he was not wholly suited to command vessels among ice. Four
of the five ships (HMS Resolute, Pioneer, Assistance and Intrepid) were abandoned in pack ice, for which Belcher was court-martialed but acquitted.
One of those ships, HMS Resolute, was later recovered
intact by an American whaler and returned to the United Kingdom. Timbers
from the ship were later used to manufacture three desks, one of which,
the Resolute desk, was presented by Queen Victoria to the US President, Rutherford B. Hayes;
@mapletop I did/do know about the different units of imperial/US/short/long tons, that is why I specifically used 50 pounds US. It is just an estimate. I do not know how many crew were on board either...so it was estimated using @Zouave's numbers.
@RockyMountainBriar and @mapletop 129 men split between two ships. The Eribus carried 3 tons of tobacco. What I'm not sure of is if the Terror also had an additional 3 tons for her crew? Or was it shared between the two crews?
What’s surprising me while reading about pipe smokers in the 40s is how little has changed. Collectors have always collected way too many pipes. There are contemplations on slowing down and enjoying a great smoke. Discussions on new pipe designs, artisan pipe makers, tobacco blends, how different tobaccos are grown and cured, etc. It’s like reading our forums or any other current pipe discussion. So cool.
That said, I really want to read all the Hobbit books again. I’ve only read LOTR once but have listened to the BBC audio several times and own the movies. I’ll probably start with The Hobbit in the next week or so.
I can’t even remember the last time I read a book start to finish. I started to read “Under The Black Flag” a few years ago, it’s not a thick book, I might have made it through two-three chapters…I don’t recall?
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If I read, it sounds like a book that I would enjoy.
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Thank you for the offer, it is much appreciated, but I really would never read it.
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= about 7 bowls per day each. Probably just enough for those those hardcore pipers if they took it easy🙂
One of those ships, HMS Resolute, was later recovered intact by an American whaler and returned to the United Kingdom. Timbers from the ship were later used to manufacture three desks, one of which, the Resolute desk, was presented by Queen Victoria to the US President, Rutherford B. Hayes;
it has often been chosen by presidents for use in the Oval Office in the White House.
I did/do know about the different units of imperial/US/short/long tons, that is why I specifically used 50 pounds US. It is just an estimate. I do not know how many crew were on board either...so it was estimated using @Zouave's numbers.
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I've lost count how many times I've read them. I need to get a life...😐
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