CONTEST: Your design ideas win !!

memento_mori
memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Open to everyone. Here’s your chance to competitively design something I will use forever.

I’m offering a forum cigar 15 pack for the most design elements I use of yours to finalize a design build pipe and tobacco pouch, roll, container or whatever, as long as it’s portable and contains all the necessities. The main body must be made out of leather, suede or a combination of both. Doesn’t matter if you smoke a pipe or not. It’s all about the design features.

Im purposely, not providing too many parameters. I’d like this as organic and spontaneous as possible, with as many participants as possible. Go wild. I will be commissioning this design build project to a professional leather crafter buddy of mine. Details matter.

I’d like to keep this open until the end of the month. Seriously, I appreciate your helpful feedback to design this.

I will attach some photos of a cigar roll I had commissioned a few years ago as inspiration.

Good luck and let the ideas flow.

Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

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  • Itsfine
    Itsfine Posts: 20,735 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That makes it worse ↑

    I am the Troll Jesus. Follow me, my children, or clutch your pearls tightly.

    @ScotchnSmoke still sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones. 
  • ShawnOL
    ShawnOL Posts: 13,782 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Don't know about leather but I could send you one of these.

    Trapped in the People's Communist Republic of Massachusetts.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ShawnOL said:
    Don't know about leather but I could send you one of these.

    Have plenty 😜

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @First_Warrior said:
    I'm just bit old fashioned

    Not opposed to the fray element 😉

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • Wylaff
    Wylaff Posts: 5,487 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I use an old camera case for mine. I keep the pipe and a bag of tobacco where the camera would go, and all the tools/lighters in the film roll holders. It zips closed and has a belt loop on it, which I usually use with a carabiner to connect it to my camping pack (as the only time I take it away from home is camping)

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  • Guitarded
    Guitarded Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Magnets…..bring the cool factor up!

    Friends don't let good friends smoke cheap cigars.
  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice….magnets instead of clasps, buttons or snaps???

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looking for the cool factor while being functional. Sure I could do the easy route and buy something online but I’d rather do custom and put food on my buddy’s table.

    Please post as many pics that represent your ideas. 🤙🏼

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • Itsfine
    Itsfine Posts: 20,735 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2024

    Magnets can easily fail. Snaps fail way less often. Ties won't fail (if you can tie).

    I am the Troll Jesus. Follow me, my children, or clutch your pearls tightly.

    @ScotchnSmoke still sux lots of large wéiners. And tons of small ones. 
  • First_Warrior
    First_Warrior Posts: 3,671 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What leather are you looking to use? Smoked brain tan or chrome tan buffalo, mule deer, elk, moose, would add something that domestic animal hide like cow, horse, or goat lacks.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @VegasFrank said:
    Magnets can easily fail. Snaps fail way less often. Ties won't fail (if you can tie).

    I have snaps on my cigar roll. The snaps also have individual designs on them. They work great to keep the cigar tubes secure.

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @First_Warrior said:
    What leather are you looking to use? Smoked brain tan or chrome tan buffalo, mule deer, elk, moose, would add something that domestic animal hide like cow, horse, or goat lacks.

    This is interesting. I had not thought passed regular domestic animal hide. You got any sample pics?

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @silvermouse said:
    A couple of deerskin pouches from my Wampanoag friends

    I like those pouches. Perhaps a tobacco pouch that disconnects from the main body??

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like the texture of that horse hide.

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think I was too ambiguous for this contest. First time, so forgive the suckiness. Let me try to clarify and simplify.
    1. Looking for an overall design, done by you, for a pipers set up.
    2. Looking for as many different features you can come up with for your particular overall design. Pics definitely help.
    3. From your designs I will pick the features I like and will incorporate in my final design.
    4. The person that I choose the most design elements from wins.

    I’m open to suggestions for making this more fun and interesting. LMK

    Thanks

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • MrShrek
    MrShrek Posts: 2,701 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2024

    Ok so here is a quick lunch break sketch. With the bedroll look in mind, you would have a leather cylinder that would be bound shut with one or two straps with clasps. The opening would be down the length of the cylinder to clamshell open into two halves. As you will see at the bottom is a tobacco tin that will determine the diameter and combined with the chosen pipe you would get the necessary length. Half of the tin would be exposed when opened as to make it easy to remove and would fit into the mirrored half to store. On the tin side you would have the pipe with a strap to help secure it or you could even do an envelope to tuck in the bowl of the pipe to secure it as well.
    The void in the mirrored half would allow for the width of the pipe much like the tobacco tin. With what space is left in the void of the mirrored half you could have envelopes stitched in for a lighter or matches and various tools. Hope this helps on your new design my friend.

    Post edited by MrShrek on
  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrShrek Glen!!! Yessir this the kind of input I was hoping to get from people. Thank you for your input and insight.

    Everyone else please take note!! You guys don’t want to give e freebie to Glen, do you 😜😜

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • First_Warrior
    First_Warrior Posts: 3,671 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like Glen's sketch. If the body is made out of latigo leather it could be dyed and embossed like the cigar roll that you have. Anyway both could be stuffed in to your saddlebags without damage.

  • TRayB
    TRayB Posts: 3,844 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:
    I think I was too ambiguous for this contest. First time, so forgive the suckiness. Let me try to clarify and simplify.
    1. Looking for an overall design, done by you, for a pipers set up.
    2. Looking for as many different features you can come up with for your particular overall design. Pics definitely help.
    3. From your designs I will pick the features I like and will incorporate in my final design.
    4. The person that I choose the most design elements from wins.

    **** I’m open to suggestions for making this more fun and interesting****. LMK

    Thanks

    For my part, although I am not offering a design, and not being a pipe-smoker, I would need to know what equipment and accoutrements are essential to a complete design.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @TRayB said:

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:
    I think I was too ambiguous for this contest. First time, so forgive the suckiness. Let me try to clarify and simplify.
    1. Looking for an overall design, done by you, for a pipers set up.
    2. Looking for as many different features you can come up with for your particular overall design. Pics definitely help.
    3. From your designs I will pick the features I like and will incorporate in my final design.
    4. The person that I choose the most design elements from wins.

    **** I’m open to suggestions for making this more fun and interesting****. LMK

    Thanks

    For my part, although I am not offering a design, and not being a pipe-smoker, I would need to know what equipment and accoutrements are essential to a complete design.




    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 10,122 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would be thinking something down the lines of an Antique Surgical Kit but I think TRay summed it up for the direction I would take. Also WW1 and WW2 field medical pouches are equally as awesome.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Compiling participant elements I intend to use. Will post later. Closing this one out 6/1. I appreciate your input. Thank you.

    PS. I promise I will K.I.S.S. in future contests AND forum thread appropriate 🤓

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • memento_mori
    memento_mori Posts: 5,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Looooooooong overdue. I appreciate all the input y’all gave me. The overall design will be mostly, from @MrShrek, along with a couple others design suggestions. So long story short is @MrShrek winner winner 🤙🏼. Sending winnings this week. Also, once the project has been completed I will post pics. Thanks again for all the design tips.

    Regarding a cigar, the pipe and the open road, go forward without hurry, learn the essence of things through frequent experiences, taking advantage of every occasion.

  • MrShrek
    MrShrek Posts: 2,701 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks brother!

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