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Pipe Smoking Resolutions for 2018
These are easy pipe smoking resolutions to make and keep. Mainly because the are part of my pipe smoking routine anyway.
1. Smoke at last one bowl a day.
2. Instead of opening a recently purchased of received tin or pouch of pipe tobacco, open & smoke a blend already in the cellar
3. Run a pipe cleaner though the pipe after smoking. Clean each pipe once a month
4. Don't believe every review I read.
5. Make at least one small purchase a month (a tin of tobacco) from my local pipe shop. (Yes it's more expensive than online but it helps keep them in business and they have a nice smoking lounge.)
6. Don't blow smoke in anyone's face unless they ask for it.
7. Don't get into arguments with anti-smokers about pipe smoking. They tend to ignore the same scientific reports and facts that they use daily.
8. Try a new blend once a month and then jar it for storage.
9. Don't impulse buy a new pipe. Wait, save money and then buy a more expensive pipe.
10. Believe in diversity. Smoke aromatics, Balkans, Burleys, Cavendish, English, Orientals, Scottish, & Virginias (including VaBurs and VaPers)
1. Smoke at last one bowl a day.
2. Instead of opening a recently purchased of received tin or pouch of pipe tobacco, open & smoke a blend already in the cellar
3. Run a pipe cleaner though the pipe after smoking. Clean each pipe once a month
4. Don't believe every review I read.
5. Make at least one small purchase a month (a tin of tobacco) from my local pipe shop. (Yes it's more expensive than online but it helps keep them in business and they have a nice smoking lounge.)
6. Don't blow smoke in anyone's face unless they ask for it.
7. Don't get into arguments with anti-smokers about pipe smoking. They tend to ignore the same scientific reports and facts that they use daily.
8. Try a new blend once a month and then jar it for storage.
9. Don't impulse buy a new pipe. Wait, save money and then buy a more expensive pipe.
10. Believe in diversity. Smoke aromatics, Balkans, Burleys, Cavendish, English, Orientals, Scottish, & Virginias (including VaBurs and VaPers)
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http://pappyjoesblog.com/2018-pipe-smoking-resolutions/
Great resolutions, even if I'll only be able to fulfill a few......
cleaner dip in vodka. I smoke about 3 bolds a day. Clean my pipe at the end of the day.
@DavidR002 Dave I found an old discussion we had on the subject and I'll post a link to it here. It not only covers the salt and alcohol treatment but also touches on the coffee treatment as well.
https://forum.thispipelife.com/discussion/548/the-salt-method-of-exorcism#latest
My pipe goals for 2018 is to really dedicate to learn how to taste and explore different tobaccos and blends. I’ll admit I was getting sucked into just wanting to buy pipes instead of smoking them and enjoying them. So for 2018, I’m dedicating to exploring more tobaccos and really looking for some gold.
Cheers to my TPL family, 2018 is yours for the taking!
1) Buy more pipe tobacco and less pipes.- This is a tough one, because I love picking up new pipes. However, my pipe racks are pretty full, so this year I want to shift my focus to building up a nice cellar.
2) Focus on buying favorite blends for cellaring over trying new blends.- Normally when I make a tobacco purchase, I usually throw in a few tins of blends I'd like to try. While I do plan on trying a few new blends this year, I want to store up blends I'm loving now, so if they're ever discontinued, I'm not completely heartbroken over it.
3) Buy a calabash pipe. - I know I said I want to shift away from buying pipes to tobacco, the calabash is a classic shape I'd like to add to my collection. Every time I see a piper on IG with their calabash, the pipe calls out to me like a siren. While it's not the most practical pipe, I'd love to try one out for myself.
4) Working on smoking more of my neglected blends.- My open tin section in my cellar is a bit out of hand, and there's a few blends I don't smoke on a constant basis. I'd like to focus on clearing through some of those tins to declutter my space.
@PappyJoe, your resolution of smoking diverse blends is on my list as well. I have found myself in the rut of cycling through the same blends. I have been neglecting almost everything other than Virginia/Virginia Perique blends.
I'm gonna try to get outside an enjoy a bowl, but the sciatica makes everything a burden.
2: More Latakia! Ten Russians doesn't thrill me any more.
3: Actually make a pipe on a lathe. Every one I have made so far has been freehand with hand tools.
4: Find an aromatic I actually enjoy. My wife might enjoy the smell of lat-bombs, but most people do not.