As stated, I feel that “This Pipe Life” is pretty good when it comes to Q&A and responding to specific pipe and tobacco issues. Most times someone will respond with very interesting information. Some of the responses in the other areas within the forum are pretty good as well. Hopefully you will get the answer(s) you are seeking. Enjoy your day and your P&T. :-)
@Montecristo Ahh, just looked at J.D. Allred pipes…they are stinking weed pipes, now I know why I have never seen any. Weed is way, way, way out of my wheelhouse. To me, it smells like you might as well lick a skunk’s butt. Since Montana (not me) voted to legalize weed, there are skunks everywhere. Skunk smell is not pleasant.
They are weed pipes because many have (1) "carburetors" in them which are holes in the sides to clear the pipe without drawing anymore smoke from the bowl--this allows you to draw deeply without wasting pot, (2) inserts you can pack with pot, and (3) he even states they are a "unique alternative to glass" and for the "contemporary smoker"...and he even has a pot leaf in his logo.
Don't know that I remember hearing of J.D. Allred before but I checked his website and can tell he has no interest in selling his briar tobacco pipes to me. His prices are way to high.
I just checked out the allred site. Those are definitely pot pipes. That being said, beautiful craftsmanship. Dare I say, his designs are overly ambitious for a pot smoker...I'm impressed 😂
Lastly, there isn't a pot smoker in the world that is going to pony up a grand on a pipe that they...or one of his Cheech and Chong buddies are just going to end up dropping after the first few good hits anyway.
@Montecristo What they said…I had to ask a coworker with weed experience what the heck the carburetor hole was for a couple of years ago. I know @vtgrad2003 would have the answers also…thank you @vtgrad2003.
@vtgrad2003 Would you happen to know if the carburetors in pipes like Kaywoodie and Yello-Bole would function the same as the side carb holes in weed pipes….my guess is no, but I’m not sure why. I don’t exactly understand how the side carb in a weed pipe is used🤔. I’m not planning on smoking any weed, but I like to have a head full of information that I probably can’t use….don’t ask me why.
Okay, so imagine you are smoking pot Carbs have two functions depending on what you are smoking out of but both essentially keep the pot smoke from getting stale:
For a bong:
You take a drag (you don't puff smoking pot, you drag or toke) and fill the chamber of the bong with smoke You take your mouth off the bong and breath out, open the carb and put your mouth back on the bong and quickly drag the smoke deeply into your lungs without affecting the bowl any (i.e., you aren't cooking anymore pot so you aren't wasting pot) When you've seen people choking their ass off, that's what they just did...i.e., its a massive amount of smoke instantly going into your lungs and you get a hell of a rush off of it, but you are also not leaving any smoke in the chamber--stale pot smoke is very very nasty
For a pipe:
You drag on it continuously until you feel almost like you've had enough You open the carb (or lift the insert out like in the Allred pipes) and clear the stem of smoke before you choke, again, without cooking anymore pot so you are saving pot In this sense, you are keeping the smoke fresh by not letting it sit in the stem for the next toke--stale pot smoke isn't pleasant at all
Make sense? You should go buy yourself a bong and give it a try!
Any one try or have any information on Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation's Night Slices? It sounds really good. The only review on Tobacco Reviews is the famous JimInks. You can buy it in bulk which I like. Been thinking about giving it a try but trying to hold off until I smoke up some blends I don't love.
I have this plug of tobacco and I need some thoughts, by someone with actual experience. There is a very dry thin white powder that has formed on the outside, and to a lesser extent in between the layers of tobacco leaves. It rubs off as a dry white powder. The tobacco, at this point, is sitting at 43% moisture content, but is not what I would call moist at all, the layers are “leathery”. There is another plug of a different type of tobacco that has been jarred with it that does not have any of the white powder on it at all, well maybe some small specks. Sooo……opinion? Mold or Plume? Oh, the jar has an awesome sweet raisin/plum/fig aroma, no weird “funk” at all.
The other plug in the same jar, also at moisture content of 43%, no white powder, or maybe just tiny specks?
Not a clue. Could it possibly have anything with sugar content? Again, don't know, just asking... @PappyJoe is probably correct, just thought I'd throw that in for consideration...
The operative difference between plume and mold appears to be that plume a fine white powder that is easily brushed or blown away. Mold, on the other hand, usually has some color, and is more adherent to the tobacco. Mold frequently stains tobacco. Plume doesn’t.
@Montecristo I read that exact excerpt in an article while researching this question. It does rub off, and I would say that it does not really “stain”, but it still leaves the powdery residue in the “valleys” of the tobacco leaf.
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Thanks for taking the time to respond!
Nope, me either.
Again, thanks for taking the time to respond.
Ahh, just looked at J.D. Allred pipes…they are stinking weed pipes, now I know why I have never seen any. Weed is way, way, way out of my wheelhouse. To me, it smells like you might as well lick a skunk’s butt. Since Montana (not me) voted to legalize weed, there are skunks everywhere. Skunk smell is not pleasant.
What led you to believe they are “weed pipes?” The appear to be fancy, decorative briar pipes. What obtains?
What they said…I had to ask a coworker with weed experience what the heck the carburetor hole was for a couple of years ago. I know @vtgrad2003 would have the answers also…thank you @vtgrad2003.
@vtgrad2003
Would you happen to know if the carburetors in pipes like Kaywoodie and Yello-Bole would function the same as the side carb holes in weed pipes….my guess is no, but I’m not sure why. I don’t exactly understand how the side carb in a weed pipe is used🤔. I’m not planning on smoking any weed, but I like to have a head full of information that I probably can’t use….don’t ask me why.
Dude, if I was a rich pot smoker, I'd buy one!
Okay, so imagine you are smoking pot
Carbs have two functions depending on what you are smoking out of but both essentially keep the pot smoke from getting stale:
For a bong:
You take a drag (you don't puff smoking pot, you drag or toke) and fill the chamber of the bong with smoke
You take your mouth off the bong and breath out, open the carb and put your mouth back on the bong and quickly drag the smoke deeply into your lungs without affecting the bowl any (i.e., you aren't cooking anymore pot so you aren't wasting pot)
When you've seen people choking their ass off, that's what they just did...i.e., its a massive amount of smoke instantly going into your lungs and you get a hell of a rush off of it, but you are also not leaving any smoke in the chamber--stale pot smoke is very very nasty
For a pipe:
You drag on it continuously until you feel almost like you've had enough
You open the carb (or lift the insert out like in the Allred pipes) and clear the stem of smoke before you choke, again, without cooking anymore pot so you are saving pot
In this sense, you are keeping the smoke fresh by not letting it sit in the stem for the next toke--stale pot smoke isn't pleasant at all
Make sense? You should go buy yourself a bong and give it a try!
Thanks for the lesson, I see the purpose now👍🏻
MJ….Ahh…nope…..not gonna do it.
Never tried it... yet...
I haven’t even seen that tobacco….yet.
https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipe-tobacco/erik-stokkebye/night-slice/product_id/548458
https://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/13153/erik-stokkebye-night-slice
That looks like a tobacco I might enjoy👍🏻
Sooo……opinion?
Mold or Plume?
Oh, the jar has an awesome sweet raisin/plum/fig aroma, no weird “funk” at all.
I would guess it’s just plume which isn’t a bad thing.
Could it possibly have anything with sugar content?
Again, don't know, just asking...
@PappyJoe is probably correct, just thought I'd throw that in for consideration...
I read that exact excerpt in an article while researching this question. It does rub off, and I would say that it does not really “stain”, but it still leaves the powdery residue in the “valleys” of the tobacco leaf.