May have hit saturation for a while

When I started on this site as a new DE shaver, I tried a lot of stuff, and bought a lot of stuff, and in the year and a half since I have pretty much been just working through all that! I have like 7 shaving creams a few soaps 100 blades, and a nice Merkur razor (though I AM thinking about a Stainless one for my birthday in July) But I have not had to buy anything for a while (OH I have 2 scuttles, a shavette and a whipped dog, straight starter kit I don't use also)


So NOW in addition to my cigar stash, I have:
4 Pipes (2 petersons (303, and 264), a basket briar, and a lattice carved Meer)
Like 8 different kinds of tobacco (though not fell in LOVE with any yet)
An Old Boy briar lighter, and a Xikar pipeline lighter
A Lame Berger lamp for any odor control
A rosewood Pipe tool
A couple pipe stands (though no rack yet hmmmmmm)
and a new leather pouch for traveling with said stash

I think I have some work ahead of me before I need to buy anything more.

I just have never been a big "collector" (never see myself with 30 pipes, just like I never really needed more than 1 razor)

OH well, I have some smoking to do gents

Only 8 types of 'baccy??? You need to place an order, or go by a B&M, and get that much of different 'baccies that you haven't tried yet.

And 2 of your pipes are Peterson? You ought to try a Savinelli, and maybe look for some already restored estate pipes. I really like my Lane first era Charatan, and then there is always a Dunhill to try.

Oh, and you need to get away from that Merkur and find you some old vintage Gillettes, Schicks, or Gems.

You can always thank me later.

Never seen myself with 30 pipes either and 8 years later I am getting concerned with my cabinet only having capacity for 36 pipes.

You have made great buying decisions that will last you a very long time. Keep dabbing in tobacco and before too long you'll have pounds of it and 98% of it will be "every day smokes" and that 2% love will be hoarded, stashed, and smokes on rare occasions - why you wonder, because it'll be that hard to find blend that you'll only be able to get when lucky 2-4 times a year in 8 oz max buys only.


Stupid rare blends

I love the enabling in this community!

8 kinds of tobacco? I hope you find what you like soon. If I looked in my cellar and saw 8 kinds, I'd probably just throw up my hands and grab some Carter Hall. I find all I need is CH, my standard tobacco; a straight VA for a slow ponderous smoke, 5100 red cake; Squadron Leader or another English for when the mood hits me; and something fancy like G.L. Pease Cairo. 4 choices are more than enough for me!

Now, you do seem under equipped in the pipe department. I strongly suggest you purchase a few MM cobs of different sizes. If you want to be adventurous, a cherrywood might be a nice acquisition. I have a Ropp I'm quite fond of. You also need some traveling pipe tools. A few pipe nails or Czech tools are perfect for on the go use.

Senshi said:

I love the enabling in this community!

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It is heartwarming, isn't it.

Yes that CH does seem to be a standard fav around here, and I have yet to try it. I will plan on acquiring some.

I was also considering a Cob come summertime. But a $5 is a pretty easy buy. clearly I do have keep trying some tobaccos until I find at least one that is special to me. ok disregard my original post ��..

ciderguy said:

8 kinds of tobacco? I hope you find what you like soon. If I looked in my cellar and saw 8 kinds, I'd probably just throw up my hands and grab some Carter Hall. I find all I need is CH, my standard tobacco; a straight VA for a slow ponderous smoke, 5100 red cake; Squadron Leader or another English for when the mood hits me; and something fancy like G.L. Pease Cairo. 4 choices are more than enough for me!

Now, you do seem under equipped in the pipe department. I strongly suggest you purchase a few MM cobs of different sizes. If you want to be adventurous, a cherrywood might be a nice acquisition. I have a Ropp I'm quite fond of. You also need some traveling pipe tools. A few pipe nails or Czech tools are perfect for on the go use.

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Yeah, with only 8 blends it's no wonder that you haven't fallen in love with any yet.

Go get a case of half pint mason jars, then let us know what you've filled them up with.

I have 8 filled... I will keep at it. THank you all from talking me off the sabbatical ledge

I need to get more organized and methodical about my tobacco search. Just picking the ones with pretty labels is not getting me where I want to be

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Go get a case of half pint mason jars, then let us know what you've filled them up with.

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Micheal Halliday said:

THank you all from talking me off the sabbatical ledge

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No problem...we're more than happy to help.

I just took a quick inventory of what I have right now:

Prince Albert
Carter Hall
Captain Black White Pouch
5 Brothers
Granger
1792
Frog Morton
Hal O' the Wynd
C&D Bayou Morning
Pembroke
Tambolaka
G.L. Pease Telegraph Hill
Escudo
Squadron Leader
C&D Bow-Legged Bear
Nightcap
Royal Yacht
Mac Baren Mature Virginia
Mac Baren Acadian Perique
G&H Dark Flake
C&D Pirate Kake
Peterson's Irish Oak
Peterson's Irish Flake
G&H Dark Flake Scented (yuck)

I just finished off some Full Virginia Flake, G.L. Pease Jackknife, and 965 awhile back.

I think I need to pick up another flat of jars.

Senshi said:

I love the enabling in this community!

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You know, I came here years ago to learn wet shaving - now I have a pipe and cigar collection, I burr grind and french press coffee (yumm!), and now I have started using and buying fountain pens... B&B is a dangerous place for my willpower and my wallet!

Ok this may appeal to some here... my plan tonight is to make a spreadsheet of my tobaccos and their components to determine what I have and if for example, they ALL have Latakia, then my next try should not. as I said , I need to start getting organized about this. by picking the pretty labels, I think I have too many rum aromatics...I do love carribean scenes ....lol


Should be a rip roaring Friday night. ��. well there are basketball games too

HMMM not sure what I accomplished or what this tells me. Need to study it to see what I might need to try next.

That is a great idea! Looks good, easy to read! We need a thread for everyone to post a list of their stash in a format like that and their quick comment/opinion on it! Just think of all we could learn from it!

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HMMM not sure what I accomplished or what this tells me. Need to study it to see what I might need to try next.

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Michael, out of those that you have tried, which ones do you like the most/least etc. Would you buy any of them again?

SO I keep returning to Dunhill EMP. Maybe a tad "hash" but seems to be my go to tobacco

Then you might try some Chelsea Morning.

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/3531/g-l-pease-chelsea-morning

I'm not a big fan of latakia, but I can handle a bit, like Squadron Leader and maybe some Nightcap sometimes. I hate the Frog Morton Original. I may have to try the Chelsea Morning on my next order.

Smoking a small bowl of Irish Oak in my Savinelli Minuto right now.