Pipe Smoking Accessories

[@pax-domini]

I’m smoking Captain Black in a corn cob pipe, using a Bic lighter and Czech tool. I guess I’m cheap, but it still provides me the relaxation and joy one derives from smoking a pipe.

[@richdorak1547]

Agree ! Same here except my tamper is a piece of hardware leftover from assembling something . Ha !!!!!

[@jefferykubitz4510]

That's the point. Relax and smoke. One of my tampers is an old square nail from my grandfather's old barn that was destroyed by a tornado. Captain Black and a corn cobe pipe does it for me too.

[@pnwfarmdog4090]

Haha I have cheap pipes from Amazon and a tool I bought years ago and use a zippo. So I understand what you mean! It’s relaxing and that’s important.

[@benarnold7241]

Captain black is my go to daily smoke. Tasty, inexpensive and available everywhere.

[@richdorak1547]

@benarnold7241 The Royal ( blue ) is my favorite CB so far .

[@taylorkessen8772]

Clays are my favorite. I started pipe smoking because of civil war reenacting. I have an original clay bowl that my buddy dug up and it still smokes as well as the day it was made.

[@ronnieadams6330]

I'm glad that you went back to doing videos on pipes and tobaccos topics like when you first started The Pipe Cottage channel. Very enjoyable to watch while puffin a pipe. Well done!😊

[@PerkinsPipes]

Pausing to make a comment at the 3:33 mark. You mention cool stuff to play with. YES! I am in my mid-50s and am still a boy at heart who likes to fiddle around and play with things. I like to flick my lighter open and closed, strike it just for the heck of it, twirl my tampers around, take my pipe out of my mouth after a nice draw and just look at it. You are spot on.

[@ashspades5307]

The first pipe I bought has a wind guard with a hinge and it clicks when you lose it and yeah I’ve been loving flipping it back and forth and clicking it.

[@dp2pl8]

I couldn't warrant a $150+ lighter, but i could get a Zippo with the Z Pipe lighter insert! It has been working very well so far!

[@joeh9699]

I agree with this video. I am one who wholeheartedly enjoys quality craftsmanship and I do not mind paying for it. To each his own I agree , but for me I enjoy taking care of my pipes and accessories I have collected, they continually bring joy and satisfaction, pride of ownership and fun. Thanks for the video Alan!

[@Happy_beard]

Allen, that is the most wonderful chair, lamp, and book shelves.

[@TheNorthGAPiper]

I get so much excitement out of getting to go outside and just enjoy a bowl. Have a blessed day!

[@HEisWorthy-4C]

Quality is important & life is too short to settle for second best. Love your commitment to making home beautiful, welcoming & safe. ❤

[@jat2319]

A very 'Guite' esque feeling setup for this one Alan. Thanks!

[@JailHousePreacher]

Just got Old Home place Saturday. First smoke was delightful.

[@markwallace1251]

I want to thank you very much for welcoming me into your study today Allen, what a pleasure.

[@brandonfugate5357]

Just got a bag of old home place, getting ready to light it up for the first time right now!

[@jayman5384]

I just started pipe smoking so i haven’t really invested in a better pipe or accessories yet. Right now i use a corn cob pipe and Scottys Bass Pond tobacco. My tamper is a section of wood dowel leftover from a project. However, i have carved leaves and barley type plants into the Handel to make it interesting. I hope to start carving pipes soon. It’s a great hobby to have.

[@NomnomJawsnomnom]

I like how you refer to pipe smoking as a gentlemanly art, because you are spot on. I personally enjoy the ritual of smoking my pipe, especially when pairing it with coffee in the midmorning.

[@mattstiglic]

Caffeine and nicotine, a match made in heaven

[@lawrencesmith43]

Useful content, Alan, as usual. It was a pleasure to meet you at the Country Squire last Saturday, and I enjoyed our brief conversation as you mingled with the crowd. The invitation to visit Natchez, Mississippi remains open. We are a small city of about 15,000 people and a suburb of nowhere, with a beautiful basilica dedicated to Our Lady of Sorrows, thanks be to God. I'm watching your video while enjoying your new blend, the Old Home Place. “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26

[@Horse-c2t]

I enjoy your videos Sir! I started my part journey in my early 20s. Have been off and on, but now in my mid40s, I’ve come to appreciate it even more. I’m on the east coast as well, would love for you host a pipe smoking gathering for your subscribers. ❤

[@sain9977]

hearing a history lesson with your accent will just be lovely, hope to see that one day on the channel. god bless

[@thepipecottage3301]

Check out my other channel - you might enjoy it. Thanks for being here. youtube.com/@dr.alanharrelson?si=I8YF-wXKkh8ulu3N

[@sain9977]

@@thepipecottage3301 done

[@Levij83]

Love love LOVE the chair! I grew up with one that looks almost exactly like that with same upholstery and all. I’ve always wanted to get it reupholstered. Loving the content Doc!

[@carolinarose704]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experience with accessories.

[@kevss1993]

The TSA allows lighters for carry-on. They actually don't allow lighters in checked baggage. You can bring one soft flame lighter per person. Although, no torches (jet flames) and no extra fuel.

[@TheEricFeigner]

You sir, are an interesting gentleman.

[@simonsmith6053]

Wonderful video, and I agree with every single sentiment! Anything made with true craft is a thing of beauty, made to last and made to be enjoyed.

[@allend3776]

Old Home Place blend is arriving in the mail today! I am looking forward to my first light :)

[@Seasonspass33]

You actually can fly on planes with lighters. I travel frequently with them in my carry-on luggage. I usually have two to three lighters including a bic, a fuel lighter Zippo lighter and even even carried a Zippo fuel tank in my carry-on luggage from the US to Europe and back with zero issues from airport security.

[@LearningOfOld]

Dosent so d silly to me ! I enjoy every second of your content

[@nomo9344]

A rather unexpected amount of bling in the room! As for pipe rolls, my wife gave me a really nice leather roll for Father's Day. Needless to say, it's been put to not just good, but consistent use as well.

[@terrybrewster8783]

Very nice video Dr.Harrelson! I can't agree more! If you're going to do something, do it right! There's no room for mediocrity. There's a reason for everything! Thank you again Sir!

[@pipesmoker956]

I'm cheap, I use golf tee for my tamper

[@pipephilosophy]

lol. Me too

[@RasDoc89]

That lamp is beautiful!! Almost distracting.

[@wb2530]

Framing nail was free in my garage, works perfect for tamp,scrape, poke

[@ArmenChakmakian]

Tobacco, like matches, are a “one and done” deal as well. So are cigars. So not sure why one-and-done makes matches less elegant than using a lighter. Great matches, sulfur-free, are my first choice in the way I like to light my pipe. “Striking a light” as Mark Twain wrote, is the way many famous pipe smokers of the past would light their tobacco, including my grand fathers. It’s old-school, requires more effort, calls for more of your attention and patience, and less popular than using a lighter. That should bump it up on your list! God bless!

[@joeleastman5371]

The aluminum pipe nail is the best tamper in my opinion. It's light with no moving parts. It's heat conducting and doesn't put out the cherry when you tamp.

[@bmaziarz]

Glad I could assist at The Briary with the IM Corona to avoid having to use the Bic! My current “interesting” pipe tamper of choice is a dud .270 rifle round…not that it wouldn’t be even more interesting to get a Virginia blend nice and hot and tamp with a good live round for some fireworks, ha.

[@Saxonx500]

I love Bagpipers Dream it’s my go to pipeweed - also, I just flew to Corfu from the UK and packed my lighters in the suitcase for the hold…..and had to get them out and carry them in the cabin! You can’t have a bottle of water but lighters are fine? Bizarre isn’t it……but that is the EU for you!

[@tonybean642]

Most excellent 👍

[@colonelcalabash1]

Excellent video,

[@Nobbyongoogle]

The thing with accessories, rolls, nice lighters etc is that its ritual. When you sit down to smoke a pipe, the mind starts to relax way before it's lit. Pouring your drink, Laying out the familiar tools. The deliberate and ceremonious unrolling of leather and the smell. The deliberate and mindful packing of the pipe. All in anticipation of the lighting and the mindful relaxation that it brings. If you grab your pipe from a lunchbox, grab a Bic and get puffing you miss part of the experience.

[@MrPioneerlight2011]

How healthy are all the added ingredients that they use for the flavor, etc???? That is my main concern.....

[@rangerdanger222]

If health is your main concern you already picked the wrong hobby.

[@shellbackbeau7021]

As a tabletop wargamer, I understand the expensive hobby statement

[@shaggysglass6707]

Can you do a video on how to preserve pipe tobacco so it doesn't dry out but doesn't mold by being too wet?

[@adammoweryphoto]

As someone who flys all the time for work, I just want to let you know you can fly with a lighter in your carry on. I usually fly with all my pipes, tobacco and two lighters in my carry on. I’ve never once had a issue even flying internationally.

[@Pilgrim22]

Me too. Matches make it through security as well.

[@Cosmicblast77]

You think pipes that are made for charcoal filters make a difference in flavor or ones health or smoothness?

[@TruckinPiperBob]

Family first 🙏🏼💛

[@therealhawkeyeii7888]

Did you buy that leather, wall mounted, pipe rack, or make it? If the former, could you provide a source? Thanks.

[@Soundwavesghost]

I picked up a tamper from Townsends website. I used their reproduction clay pipes to work out if I enjoyed pipe smoking. Spoiler I love it.

[@OldUncleMike]

I had all my pipes on display in racks just once. It was beautiful. Wife said they smelled like an ashtray so back in the shoeboxes they went. 😞

[@tyrannosapienlex]

On Tampers: I ventured into the Lampwork Arts for a bit, after seeing a #DaleChihuliGlass exhibit here in the Old Dominion, and crafted some pretty nice pieces from borosilicate. They were built sturdy for User Confidence, and designed and colored for Refined Gentlemen. Thanks #GlassAlchemy for the amazing color palette! That journey is over for me now, but if _We the Pipers_ present even a modest Demand, Supply is sure to follow. Tampers can be quite ornate and expressive.

[@benjaminsisson5808]

Please tell me where you get your sport jackets from. Or what brand.

[@arthuroldale-ki2ev]

What you are saying Allen, reminds me of a friend a I had when a I was a young man in the 1960s , he was mad on Tattoos and was very good at it . well I lost touch with him for 40 years, then I bumped into him again and he told me that he now hated them ( I always have by the way) I said, why! He said, "Because now, everyone`s got them !

[@JohnsPipeJourney]

Alan. Can you help me order one of your new pipe cottage Marcinski pipes?

[@thepipecottage3301]

Here you go: webshop.amsmoke.com/mark-tinsky-pipes/x-club-pipes/ USE PASSWORD - "pipe cottage" (must include the space)

[@JohnsPipeJourney]

Thank you so much. I got one ordered.

[@Paarthurnax_pupil]

Ohh this will be nice

[@robdavol4956]

It's all about the gear!!!!!

[@SaxoGrammatic]

You shouldn't shut down your website entirely. Platforms come and go. You've built up a good brand, and it gives you something to fall back to if plans change.

[@thepipecottage3301]

You are right. We will likely keep it up, but all new material will be posted on substack.

[@henryhouck7693]

you got to pontificate and ponder 💯

[@therealhawkeyeii7888]

Whoops! You just answered my question, i.e., that it's custom made.

[@camrudd]

So that you’re aware, you can take a soft flame lighter on a plane, zippo, old boy, bic etc. are all allowed as long as it is with you in your carry on. You can NOT put one in your checked bag, but in the main cabin is no issue. I do it all the time.

[@Kentuckyhighlandpiper]

Are you required to empty your pockets of your Zippo or Old boy through security? How does that work? I was reluctant to travel to Vegas last year with my lighters, acquired a cheap one there.

[@camrudd]

@@Kentuckyhighlandpiper, everything goes in my bag and right through the scanner. If the lighter is in your pocket, then it would go through like your keys, phone, etc. The one caveat is that you have to remember that the TSA agents have unreasonable power so even though you are absolutely allowed to bring a lighter and I have done it many times, they may decide for their own reasons to confiscate things. For that reason, I don’t bring my absolute favorite or sentimental lighters and only carry ones I could afford to lose.

[@Jeffrey-pz3dr]

What are your opinions on dunhill?

[@bjdenil]

My favorite pipe tamper is made by firedog and is like $10 on Amazon, but it has a leather sheeth that doubles as a pipe stand and has a quality czek tool inside the leather sheeth Being a former smoker, I dont mind bic lighters. They are reliable, and I prefer a soft butane flame for lighting a pipe. To me it is less fiddly than matches and gives the best smoke. I also enjoy using long stem candle lighters too. I bought varios pipe zippos, but they run out of fuel so often, and I taste them as I light the pipe, which I do not prefer. Ihaven't found a nice pipe lighter that is worth the money to me - though I would consider it.. if/ when I find it. I love a really nice pipe, but in truth, I smoke my forever stem MM country gentleman more often than many of my expensive briars. I love varios pipe blends, but I guess you can say I am a practicle pipe smoker. There is something beautiful even in the simplicity of a well made pipe or tool. I take care of my things and make them last but for me, they don't have to cost a lot to be great.

[@ostekuste3646]

Funny enough, you can carry a Zippo onto a plane in your carry on luggage. Done it many times.

[@SaxoGrammatic]

I'll likely upgrade to an im corona or something at that tier eventually. I've tried a traditional Zippo with the pipe chimney, which works well but leaves a horrible petrol taste for the first several puffs. I have a butane "soft flame" Zippo insert for pipes, but I find it goes through fuel too quickly. Matches are nice until you have a stubborn bowl and you have to go through half a box. Currently I'm using a BIC EZ reach, which works even better than a regular BIC but I feel like a drug addict.

[@user-ie1ij9nr7e]

Clay pipes are awesome. I must have broken at least ten of them. Haha!

[@MichaelFreehling]

You can absolutely carry a soft flame lighter on a plane just not a torch.

[@DixieWhiskey]

Your reasoning behind wanting a nice, leather pipe roll is the same logic behind why in 15 years of pipe smoking, I've never owned a cob. They aren't exciting.

[@MultiJpad]

Born a yankee, i want to be a southern gentlemen.

[@bandito85fx]

I understand, I was born below the Mason Dixon line in Bmore. But never fit in with the lifestyle. I capitalized on my situation. And now live a very comfortable life in NC. Just leave the politics behind. God, family, self protection and country. And if you’re a Veteran so much the better. ✌️

[@marcopignone9386]

Aren't books and music the only accessories you need?

[@richardschafer7858]

Yes, one can carry a lighter on a plane. I do it all the time. I am never without a fire source.

[@thedreadtyger]

A pipe roll doesn't sound stupid to me, Doctor, but it does seem a little silly. Now, silliness has its attractions. Remember that silly girl from your 4th grade Summer Vacation! She had many mysterious qualities (the first being that she was not predictable like a boy). But her laugh and all the things that elicited it, those were silly. No, not stupid. Just silly.

[@arthuroldale-ki2ev]

Oh! for some sanity, in this old world of rags and bones. I am now reaching out for a clay pipe I got with a job lot on line, the bowl is fashioned after the English 19th century PM "GLADSTONE" I think OLD DUBLIN (Peterson) will suit this little party.

[@Bo_Yeshua]

Vicky Valencourt!

[@robertstewart6956]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@josephreinhart8490]

I personally like the idea of smoking pipes because of the cultural Christian aspect that they have.

[@UncleBurntApostrophe]

Respect your right, and maybe it’s the cultural, American thing, but not gone unnoticed you’re monetising almost everything associated with the pipe cottage, now! Just wasn’t the feel I got when first following you here- did feel more ‘for’ the hobby!- but I guess you’re online store predated that, so perhaps it’s always been your goal to also make money from it.. Either way, I’ll just continue to follow to the degree I want to, and/or, is available✌️ Regardless, good video on the accessories etc Whilst I agree lighting means and tampers can be expressive extras, they’re definitely not of most importance to me, atm.. Better lighters can fail, in my experience (across both pipes and cigar torches), and/or, be refill demanding…so I right now just use whatever is working!😅 Same w tampers really- they all do the same job (that probably isn’t truly necessary ie fingers can do, w bit of awareness and exp and is likely all our forefathers bothered with, ha!) *pad and pipe storage/display is already becoming a real issue for me, too, lmao! The former I’ve just embraced, but the latter is more of a chore🤣

[@walkermott1750]

I am the same way with lighters. I hate Bic lighters, I am not a looks centric type of person but Bic lighters just look horrible to me because of their association with chain smoking. I have 2 Bic lighters and both have some sort of cover, one is a old metal sleeve and another is some thin rope I wrapped around the lighter and locked in place with wax. I usually use my no print Zippo though I don't have a pipe insert for it yet

[@darylnicholas4601]

I make my own tampers, I refuse to use a leather anything with my pipes because I discovered in my youth leather emphasizes the smell of anything burnt. It holds onto it and is very difficult to get out should you become wary of the smell. I don’t want to torture my family with the smell of burnt tobacco while we’re riding for hours in a vehicle. Instead I use a simple Tupperware container, it’s see through so if I get stopped an officer doesn’t have to question what that is. You can plainly see before you open it up. It will hold 4 or more pipes depending on the amount of tobacco you carry. I normally carry about 4 oz. I don’t usually discriminate when it come to lighters, I do own two nice pipe lighters a Peterson and a Im Corona Oldboy. I absolutely refuse to carry those lighters with me for fear of dropping them. My Peterson has hit the floor a few times and I am not proud of that. However I have discovered that the cheap gas station lighters with adjustable flames provide the exact soft flame you get from a nice pipe lighter. No the fluid is not tripple filtered and it’s not fancy in the least but it performs exactly as my Corona. We all cut our niche out of the world and this is mine. Thanks for the content Allen 👍🏼

[@jfiglioli]

My problem is that I also suffer from KAD and BAD, knife and bible acquisition disorders, respectively.

[@rebirthofthecool5619]

Do you know that God used to smoke a pipe?

[@naekmwe6275]

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[@danielarato4021]

My friend, I dont really agree when you refer to the pipe as a gantlemanly art. At least in Brazil, and as I understand, most of Catholic/latin europe, pipes have a very strong blue collar conotation. If by “gentleman” you refer to a educated, polite person, it may very well be. But if “gentleman” means a fidalgo or old blood, as the names implies, then the pipe isnt in no way a gentlemanly art! Nobility in catholic countries at first used snuff, and then cigars - the pipe was associated with protestant realms such as Holland and England. In France the pipe only got in to fad after the revolution, as the nobles didnt use it. I do enjoy a pipe now and then, and old prejudices are nonsense now (at least these ones); but I would never say it is a mark of a gentleman (fidalgo, gentilhomme)

[@thepipecottage3301]

I can’t understand some of your points. Poor grammar.

[@shellbackbeau7021]

I've used my finger when I forgot my tamper at home, but I don't enjoy it