A quick presentation

Posted July 3rd, 2008 by Mr Ramon

I don't know if I'm a pipesmoker... I think is better say that I'm a good smoker.
I like tobacco and I like smoke (every day, from morning to evening): medium and big habanos, italian cigars (toscano) and, of course, good pipe tobacco.

About pipes, I prefer smoke easy, without too much difficulty: Dunhill, straight billiards, group 4 and 5. I don't like surprise and I don't like see many unsmoked pipes in my office or at my home: I serve only the pipes that smoking. In the past I had many pipes of many Italian brands but I sold all because I was not satisfied by too much variety (straight, curves, dublin, canadian, apple, lovat, ebonite, methacrylate, etc. ...). At some point I preferred to start again choosing to smoke a single brand and a single type of shape. Now I am much more satisfied and I follow, day by day, one by one all my British pipes. So I think to be more a smoker that a collector of pipes. In Dunhill pipes I found the consistency I was looking for in the instrument and also a good variability of finishing among smooth and sandblasted.

About pipe tobacco I like american and english brands with a special love for virginia flakes. I envy American friends who have the possibility to have little money for the best tobacco in the world. In Italy we are less fortunate: fortunately there is Swiss and is not far!

I have 33 years and are married by 8, live in a small island in the north east of Italy and work with sailboats. I have attached some photos on the gallery, just to satisfy my exhibitionist side. Good life at all!

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Welcome to our

On July 3rd, 2008 ckr says:

little group here. We hold absolutely nothing against a dunnie man even if he has a special love of VA flake. Please hang around and join us in having some fun while we all puff away.

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Hi Mr. Ramon...

On July 3rd, 2008 Matches says:

Welcome to our little smoking den. I happen to favor Italian pipes (Savinelli's) and prefer burley to any other. Enjoy your time with us!

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Brother!

On July 3rd, 2008 RickPiatt says:

My long lost brother from a different mother! I too strongly favor straight group 4 or group 5 straight billiards from Dunhill ... AND ... I love VA flake tobaccos. I too have been migrating the collection from various brands to all Dunhill (this will take a few more years)- they just perform so darn well. Anyway, WELCOME! We don't care if you smoke cigars or cigs as well as pipes - you can discuss your pipes anytime here with us. My collection ... unfortunately I have no pics loaded of them but just keep reading the daily posts and you'll see them mentioned as they come up in my rotation.

I just took a quick look at your pipes - nice selection my friend. In particular I love that Root (or it might be an Amber Root - can't tell how much the camera flash might have changed the color of the pipe) with the saddle bit ... God how I love a straight billiard with a saddle bit. The others of course are super too, Shell (twins!), Red Bark, Chestnut, Cumberland ... oh such good taste!

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