Less moist tobacco is not always a bad thing. I prefer mine a tad on the dryer side than most.
Also, when it comes to jars, it’s good to flip them over every so often during long term storage. Gravity eventually plays a part and the moisture will seep to the bottom making what’s on top be much dryer.
If you decide to get some jars, opt for the wide mouth.
@Rdp77 said: On those opened ones with the plastic lids that @Amos_Umwhat is talking about…I’ll burp them once a month or so. They seem slowly but continually build up pressure and it can make the lids skew.
I'm glad you posted that observation. I've wondered to myself just what was loosening them, and I'm looking at the Star of the East tin right now and the top is askew. And I know, for sure, that I snapped it down all the way around and double checked it.
There are only two options left to me. Jar it up, or smoke it up. Whatever shall I do?
FWIW….anything I open gets jarred. All extras stay in original unopened packaging. I made the mistake of starting with 4 oz jars…way too small. 8 oz is as small as I go. Get plenty, more than you need, of jars in case you go on a buying spree.
@Amos_Umwhat said: Bump for @CheapSmoke Take a look through this thread. I've modified some of my positions since I started this, but nothing major. Others have contributed as well. Might help with perspective.
@Amos_Umwhat said: Bump for @CheapSmoke
Take a look through this thread. I've modified some of my positions since I started this, but nothing major. Others have contributed as well. Might help with perspective.
< < Appreciated. I will look..
Cigar coffins are often the perfect length to store pipe cleaners in. Also pipe nails, spare pipe lighters, my Perfect Draw cigar tool, and a short charging cable to plug my phone into my laptop. I even drew a ring gauge on the side of one of them. I may have to use wood glue on them soon.
I'm looking for tips for prepping and smoking twists. Whenever I slice them up, it's like smoking whole leaf. Even though I thought I dried this enough in the sun, it's still requiring a lot of relights. How do you prep your twists?
I use my chaveta and chop it up. An ulu would work well too.
Nice, I'll have to break out my ulu next time.
I use a rounded cleaver and then I use my newly founded method of flake packing. I think most of you may remember my previous battles with flake and coin trying to maintain a consistent burn.
Well….i have employed a, new to me, method for flake, coin and twist plug.
Depending on the depth of the bowl, I cut, twist or break the flake to match bowl depth and then place the flake grain vertically through out the bowl. Haven’t had a burn issue since.
I used to use an ulu to cut quite thin coins, grab a bunch.and stuff them in a cob, but I am a heathen in most things.
Just jam it in there and use a torch lighter.😁
I am happy to hear you have found the way of the Flake, Jeff, that's pretty much how I roll. With flakes it's important to leave a bit of room in the bowl because the tobacco swells up when you light and smoke it and can choke the bowl if it is too tight a fit.
@Yakster said: I am happy to hear you have found the way of the Flake, Jeff, that's pretty much how I roll. With flakes it's important to leave a bit of room in the bowl because the tobacco swells up when you light and smoke it and can choke the bowl if it is too tight a fit.
@Yakster absolutely my experience. I think, well I’m sure, all the previous methods I’ve employed did not account for the expansion and was simply too tight. However, not being the brightest star in the sky, my new method, for me, does not allow me to over pack and leave enough room for expansion. It’s a whole New World for me… Flake is amazing and I enjoy it very much… Especially now that I have figured out how to smoke it LMFAO.
I’ve also found that the shape of the bowl seems to affect flake more than other cuts.
Just as you can't judge a cigar after 1 stick, you gotta have at least 2, maybe 3 bowls to form an accurate opinion of a pipe blend.
@ShawnOL said: Just as you can't judge a cigar after 1 stick, you gotta have at least 2, maybe 3 bowls to form an accurate opinion of a pipe blend.
Sometimes less and sometimes more 😎
I caught my wife sticking her cigar nubs into a corncob and finishing them off... She's obviously way smarter than I am...
I just ordered my first pipe and a few tins to go with it. Nice to see this discussion and all the tips pop up.
@OmgFrigginMike said: I just ordered my first pipe and a few tins to go with it. Nice to see this discussion and all the tips pop up.
Post a pic of your pipe and tins when they arrive. We're all together on this ride.
@ShawnOL said: @OmgFrigginMike said: I just ordered my first pipe and a few tins to go with it. Nice to see this discussion and all the tips pop up. Post a pic of your pipe and tins when they arrive. We're all together on this ride.
@ShawnOL said:
Will do. The pipe should arrive tomorrow I think but the tins are a few weeks out....stupid Utah.
Pm me your address. I'll send you some stuff to try.
@ShawnOL said: Pm me your address. I'll send you some stuff to try.
PM'd. I appreciate it man thats awesome! I'll send you a couple sticks in return after they arrive.
No need. Give me a few days. Probably won't ship until monday.
Pipe showed up today but the tins will be a week or two
@OmgFrigginMike In my limited learning, I would say that as long as the cob stays dry, all good.
@Hawks do the pipe itself can withstand being stored in heat and/or cold(carport) when not in use but what about the tobacco? Does it need to be stored in a more stable environment like the cigars?
I probably could have just googled this but maybe it’ll help the next guy.
@OmgFrigginMike said:@Hawks do the pipe itself can withstand being stored in heat and/or cold(carport) when not in use but what about the tobacco? Does it need to be stored in a more stable environment like the cigars? I probably could have just googled this but maybe it’ll help the next guy.
@OmgFrigginMike said:@Hawks do the pipe itself can withstand being stored in heat and/or cold(carport) when not in use but what about the tobacco? Does it need to be stored in a more stable environment like the cigars?
A good mason jar has never let me down. Edit: I've been keeping my go-to cob in the garage where I smoke all summer.
@Hawks said: @OmgFrigginMike said:@Hawks do the pipe itself can withstand being stored in heat and/or cold(carport) when not in use but what about the tobacco? Does it need to be stored in a more stable environment like the cigars? I probably could have just googled this but maybe it’ll help the next guy. A good mason jar has never let me down. Edit: I've been keeping my go-to cob in the garage where I smoke all summer.
@Hawks said:
But is it fine to keep the mason jar out in the car port with the pipe or should I bring that in the house where it stays more stable?
