Link update:
Frank Method
Interesting - that is nearly identical to how my father showed me to pack a pipe years ago, which is how his father showed him.
Thinking of trying pipes again, started years ago, but didn't continue due to cigs.. Now that I've been off the cigs for a year & a half, I've been doing some research on some non-aromatics that have me salivating...
Great post!!! I spent an hour reading through some of those links!! The tobacco aging faq was great!! I'm off to Walmart or Walgreen's to buy some cheap pipes!!!
And once more with feeling.....
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJP0JaNRw6Q&feature=related"]YouTube- Frank Method 1 of 3[/ame]
However, I like this method better:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJLF_RBD58&feature=related"]YouTube- pipe packing demo[/ame]
Last edited by tenuki; 12-10-2009 at 07:37 PM.
update, k?
(click here) for very nicely detailed instructions on packing a pipe a la "Frank." the first vid in the previous post is the first in a series of three videos that can be found on YouTube.
YouTube Video
Am I too old for this guy to adopt me?
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FYI In 2012 the Dunhill My Mixture #965 and Early Morning Pipe are alive and well with wide distribution. The "mild" does appear to be discontinued but there is a "mellow". vtpipes.com has Wilke's Nut Brown Burley.Originally Posted by Asher
I don't know about the links, but some of the blends in the original post are not longer available. In particular, it appears that all of the Dunhill blends have been discontinued, as has Wilke's Nut Brown Burley.
Thanks for a great thread. Since I watched the YouTube videos on the Frank method of packing the bowl I finally can smoke a whole bowl to the bottom without any relights. One charring light charring light then get 'er going and she stays going the whole way. Just brilliant, thanks.
Last edited by KH63; 09-01-2012 at 05:35 AM.
As long as you have a pipe in your hand people will believe everything you say..... Ohh.... I should of never learned this. Haha!
thanks for the refresher and the other links. i think one missing but is a really good place for info is http://pipesmagazine.com/ they have wonderful articles and even a podcast all about pipes.
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