Hey! Pappy! Why does my pipe gurgle sometimes? Gurgling can be caused by: Moist tobacco Smoking too fast Pipe construction. At some point, every pipe smoker has heard their pipe gurgle. I know I have and what I’ve learned is there are a number of reason for this to happen. It happens when smoking tobacco that is too moist. …
Welcome back! Coffee pot is on the counter and I just opened a 3-year old tin of tobacco. Hi Pappy. I’m new to pipe smoking and I keep hearing about needing to build cake in my pipe. How do I do that and how much cake do I need? Good questions but let’s start with the easy one first. Cake …
I’m one of those pipe smokers who loves shopping for “estate” pipes. The wife and I enjoy walking around so called antique/collectible shops, malls, flea markets and street fairs. I like being able to pick up the various pipes I find and try to identify the maker and age. I have probably 25 rescued pipes I’ve bought from these shops. …
Welcome to Pappy’s Porch! You’re a pipe smoker? Pour yourself a drink or a cup of coffee, pull up a chair and light your pipe. Sure, go ahead and ask me some pipe questions. I’ll answer them the best I can but remember, these are my answers and opinions. Other pipe smokers may have different answers and opinions. Hey, Pappy! …
Here are some easy tips to make pipe smoker more socially acceptable. Disclaimer: The following is Satire. The definition of satire is “the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.” Dress as a gentleman when in public. Don’t look like a ruffian. Wear a suit, semi-dress clothes or something dressy, casual …
I write this with knowledge beforehand that I may hereby insult or ridicule some new “friends” I recently made. Therefore I plead for forgiveness of those kind souls who obviously have a firmer grasp on what is truly important in life than I. It is not my intent to remain firmly on the wrong side of the tracks and ignorant …
