You Know You're a Hardcore Pipe Smoker When...

mfresa

you are willing to stand in the rain with an umbrella in one hand and a pipe/tamper/lighter in the other.

Winton

My first response was, "That's just dumb!" 

My next thought was, "You went out to smoke yesterday in 30 degree weather while being sick for a month!"

AnantaAndroscoggin

When you realize one day that when stuffing-lighting-tamping-final lighting your pipe you go entirely blind and deaf to the rest of the world. As evident by the person/people standing there glaring at you impatiently.

RockyMountainBriar

When you are willing to fish in the rain with a pipe (upside-down), tamper, lighter and NO umbrella
OR
When it is -10F with light snow standing around a firepit with friends smoking pipes and/or cigars, drinking ice cold beers or whiskey on the rocks.

ghostsofpompeii

When it's too cold to smoke your pipe in the garage and end up sitting on the toilet with the exhaust fan on just so you can smoke your pipe inside the house.

KA9FFJ

@ghostsofpompeii Now that's funny... I don't care who you are... 😆

Londy3

@ghostsofpompeii hilarious...I get the feeling you've done this before 😉

mapletop

when you exhibiting at a trade show on the lake front in Chicago (McCormick Place) in January and you get the teamsters to tarp your machine crate so you can smoke your pipe.

pipeman83

When your clothes, carpet, and chair has burn holes in them.

buflosab

When you’re walking in the rain with umbrella, pipe, tobacco, and a cup of coffee. It’s not some sort of a fetish with me, sometimes I like to feel uncomfortable and not always feel so comfortable, if that makes any sense.

Zouave

When everytime a friend travels, you look up smoke shops in what ever town they are headed to and strong arm them into picking you up tobacco from said shop.

Danfriedman

@buflosab if you use an umbrella,  you clearly have not made it to Hardcore pipe smoker. Are you using a covered thermal coffee cup you loose points as well. There is still hope for a full recovery. 

KA9FFJ

When the success of ANY vacation is determined by how many bowls you smoked, and how many B&Ms you were able to find...

thebadgerpiper

When you plan vacations around pipe shops you want to visit. 

Kmhartle

When drooling over centerfolds has escalated to this......

RockyMountainBriar

@Kmhartle
Oh yea....pipe and tobacco “porn”😬

motie2

Interesting.

That is exactly how I have thought of the P&C catalogue.

RockyMountainBriar

In in this day and age, actual porn may be more acceptable in general than pipe and tobacco porn🤔.   Although, personally I have seen Santa pictures without his pipe, but not without his clothes😳  I’m sure they exist, but I REALLY DON’T need to see them😖  I have seen some “naked” tobacco pipes I like though.  Notice, I added the qualifier “tobacco” in that last sentence, I want to make sure my comments are not misconstrued.

Danfriedman

P&C catalogs are soft porn. It is the sites like Al Pascia, Haddocks and even Smokingpipes that should come with a warning. Hot Stuff! Looking is free, but remember who you will be holding tonight. The photo spreads they have could never be seen in nature or on my budget. 

bbrown626

@ghostsofpompeii

Here is a thought - I installed a bathroom exhaust fan in my office/man cave.  I can smoke all days while working

motie2

We’ve discussed the use of a portable window dual exhaust and fan. I got one oneBay for under $20

buflosab

@Danfriedman, man I thought I was making things as difficult as I possibly could, I’ll keep trying.

PappyJoe

When it's 94f and the humidity is 83% and you still sit outside to smoke your pipe. 

ghostsofpompeii

When you're willing to smoke outside in the evening knowing the yard is full of mosquitoes carrying the Zeka virus.

PappyJoe

Just sat outside for a couple of bowls while watching a John Wayne movie. It was 90f but the humidity was only 40% so it was actually nice with the slight breeze blowing.

mfresa

You guys are definitely hard core

opipeman

Pipe smokers are generally a tough lot!

PappyJoe

As long as the humidity is under 50% and there is a breeze blowing and shade to sit under, it's not bad. 

AnantaAndroscoggin

Near as I can remember, every time we pulled into GTMO, whether for REFTRA or just to refuel, it was always about 95°F and around 95% humidity. You could find shade, but breezes weren't always available. At least the PX and other shops were pretty-well stocked with all kinds of things, since there is no such thing as off-base shopping in Cuba. I know I bought pipe tobacco in pouches there, but don't recall them having any tins back circa 1974-82

ich4759

When you have two pipes loaded and ready.  Smoke the first and then fire up the second!  Just keep the smoke coming.

KA9FFJ

@ich4759 I rarely post it, but when I smoke a meer, I usually smoke back to back bowls with the same pipe... Briars...no, meers...yes...