That is one cool pipe! I like that ball & Claw design. I love the smell of pipe tobacco. I don't smoke, except a cigar once or twice a year. I thought about buying a pipe and some of that whiskey tobacco.....or maybe cherry......but as a trapper, I think it would hurt my chances, although I do know trappers that smoke. I chewed Levi Garrett for at least 10 years, but it started causing me too much heartburn......Doc says that stuff is bad for ya, but none of us get's out of here alive anyway.... The plastic mouthpiece used to be made out or tortoise shell a long time back.
yeah i think if ya dont smoke already then why start? but if ya do already then enjoy it. couple of cigars a year is certainly reasonable. honestly i haven't found the tobacco smell to give me away but i also live right where i hunt so those animals are already used to me being around smelling like pipe tobacco and bacon. ive been sitting against a tree smoking a pipe and had all kinds of critters run up on me. i think it has more to do with what is out of place. seems likely a wolf would probably be more suspicious of an unusual smell than a raccoon who spent last night eating cat food and garbage at 5 different houses. so my thought is enjoy it if ya want to or dont. no big deal. anyway take care
@@timberdrifter8225 I agree 100% ! Trapping lures work partly out of curiosity, so something that smells that good might actually help. It's hard to know for sure. I do like the way it smells! Can't stand cigarette smoke, but pipe tobacco is 100% different critter!
Hey Mr. timberdrifter I’d just like to let you know that I really look up to you. You’re a nice calm staple in this ever chaotic world. Everything’s so fast and I’ve just kinda been trying to slow down and appreciate the world around me. I’m a teenager and I’m trying hard to live up to being a good man and just listening to your experiences gives me something to look up to in terms of how I’d like to conduct myself. I just wanted to say I appreciated it and god bless
I take that as quite a compliment. im glad you enjoy the videos and find something worthwhile here. i have to say that i tend to make videos when im in a good mood and the character you see here isn't necessarily representative of who i am in daily life. im as flawed, ignorant, angry and ridiculous as anyone else. perhaps more so. im working on being a good man but i fall short at times. stay calm, be good to people, be dangerous and be wise. take care
Hiyas T.D. Anything worth having, is worth waiting for. The weather in the Great Lakes region has been superb this year. It has afforded plenty of opportunity for some great urban hiking. Toasted walnuts are a tasty treat as well, they go down well with a strong ale. Peace & serene smokes, Gary
Great video love this , I have been smoking a meerschaum for over 30 yrs . I love the meerschaum pipe . A tip for you to let know if the pipe is real Meerschaum or not . Take your pointer finger and get it wet then take your wet finger and stick it in the bowl and touch the wall if it sticks then it’s real Block Meerschaum! Hope you pass this tip on to someone else. New to your channel love the content . Love the history keep up the great work . Some of the YTPC people are not that great and it’s hurting the pipe smoking community. Your Awesome and I will follow you my friend. I am a Marine and love my pipes ! Semper Fidelis! Happy 4th of July to you Sir Scott
Nice story there on the meer TD. Good to see you. Nice to know your neighbor scene is decent and relatively secured, a bad one can be an annoying situation, especially when you're out in an area where one would expect some peace and quiet. Made some acorn flour eons ago, didn't leech out enough tannins, difficult biscuit to get down.
ah, bitter biscuits hey? hard to choke down for sure. yeah its good to be secure in the home place. perhaps one of these days ill be able to buy my own property. but then I'll have to deal with new neighbors. i dont look forward to that.
let me know if you can see this comment. for some reason i couldn't post a reply to your last couple comments. certainly some kind of censorship going on. not sure how it worked exactly but my answer to your last comments wouldn't show up. things seem to have calmed down somewhat. perhaps because i didn't say anything controversial this time? i dont know.
@@timberdrifter8225 Roger that, I see it. I've commented in the past and thought mine didn't show. This place does weird things keeping us "safe" or maybe it's just glitchy, IDK. I've your old email, defunct I assume. Here's an expendable one: patgod13 %protonmaledotcon. You know what to replace the percent with, this internet thing is often a con and protons ain't gendered! Best!
Great looking Meerschaum for sure. I enjoyed hearing the pipe story that went with it. "I'm getting too old to keep doing this shit! Are you gonna buy that pipe or not?" 🤣🤣 You have to love older folks. No BS. 👍
G’day TD! Most of my pipes have a story to tell. Most are connected with memories or friends. I have an egg and claw. I’ve had since 2015 and put hundreds of bowls through it but it’s never coloured much beyond what yours is. I guess I just have be patient with it. Enjoy the nut crackin. Lol.
i guess meershaums are kind of an exercise in patience. some of them take forever to color much at all and others color strangely in unexpected ways. i dont know. i just smoke them. i definitely have a few pipes that have stories associated with them or people that come to mind whenever i smoke them. its kinda nice. take care
Nice hat! It almost looks like the Hogwarts sorting hat. Also, great pipe and story. I want to try some Orion’s Arrow now. Since I live in Canada I have to be pretty picky about what kind of tobacco I buy. C&D hasn’t let me down yet.
Looking mighty dapper in that wool vest, been looking for one like that for a long time. Fine story about the pipe. One of my favorite reasons for collecting estate pipes is being part of their journey. Find them, love them and one day pass em on. Thanks for sharing the story, and for the visit. Take care, Stephen
that vest was a Christmas present from a good friend several years ago. its a favorite. yeah i love the old pipes. i try not to chew on them😁. or at least not do more damage then they have already acquired. be a good steward? something like that. but some things were meant to be used and i use them up and wear them out. old pipes, guns, knives, books etc. im not sure what it is about some particular items that makes me want to preserve them rather then using them as intended. who knows? nostalgia is a strange thing.
Really great to see you. Looks like a great day out. Great pipes and stories. I need a smaller meerschaum. The one I got very kindly gifted to me has a huge bowl, too big for me often times. Have a great week👍🏻
thank you. i was feeling good that day. that vid was recorded almost a month ago. it was definitely a lovely day. it's all snow and ice now. i like that to. be well.
Great to see you, looks like a good day to me. Very nice pipe and I love the story, that’s something nice that comes with a pipe sometimes that you can’t get with anything else. Regards Mark
Really appreciate the way you make your videos. Kind of taking the right time to explain a story without worrying about the passing of time… I have been following you for a long time… Best regards from Adriano (Italian pipe smoker)
It's always great to see you again my friend.. well it looks like things are great up there at the compound being surrounded by Forest and good neighbors what more could you ask for glad that pipe is serving you well.. have to say that's a darn good looking pipe you got it was worth the wait hope we can catch up on things soon life has been beyond crazy take good care of yourself my friend
it's a winter wonderland now. 9 degrees currently at 3:45 am as i wake up to throw a couple more logs in the woodstove. I'll be getting a new phone and new number sometime in the next couple weeks so don't be surprised when you get a text from me with a different number. we'll catch up then. this phone is just about dead. take care
Great to see you as always, T. Looking dapper in that Filson vest and what I have to say is the most spectacular fedora. Great to listen to you while I make my morning coffee
thank you. i inherited that hat from a good friend. he really wanted me to have it. unfortunately it was a bit too small for me. so i had to steam and stretch it some. which accounts for its slightly beat up appearance.
Always makes my day to see a Timberdrifter video Thats a nice pipe, I dont have any merrs myself because I'd just drop them and break them , so no for me. I really wish you'd accept a package 📦, I got something you love and I dont care anything about it. Anyway take care and I'll see ya soon, hopefully
From what I can gather from viewing the claw and egg I can tell you that in our shop a light weight claw and egg of this quality would retail for at least 250 to 300 bucks. Congrats on a beauty and I completely understand your hesitation to accept any box that comes to your door, especially these days. Keep puffin.
well then i certainly got a good deal. most of the meers ive bought have been in the $100 or less range. since i tend to break them i find it difficult to justify spending more. im really better of with a briar or cob but i sure like the look and smoking characteristics of a decent meer.
Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for your comment on my latest video!! That’s one cool looking pipe you have there!! Hope to see you around the tube puffing on the pipes.
Lookin' sharp, T. Enjoyed listening to the story of this meerschaum. Seems like it always had your name on it and what a gift to have so many fond memories of conversations with that guy every time you pick it up. I hope November treated you well. Take care.
Red oak acorns --- well, five or six changes of water with some bicarbonate might just be enough to take the pucker away. It's pretty stiff competition here with the deer, turkey and squirrels to collect the white oak acorns before they vanish. One particular tree is especially sweet. The pipe seems worth the negotiated price given your history with it and the seller. My white Thanksgiving melted back to mud, but seems the cold is soon to return. Many happy smokes.
had a white Thanksgiving here. but not cold. i got lucky collecting these oak nuts. i was painting a garage with a large steel roof while the oaks were really shedding. i simply crawled around and collected the acorns that hit the roof and fell off the edge in great piles. several minutes at the end of each day yealded several gallons of acorns by the end of the week. now nearly a month later and 5 or 6 changes ow water. there is only a hint of bitterness. not enough to offend even the most sensitive to wild foods. take care
hey TD - very nice meer & super cool story LOL i'd hazard to say that i also spent a bit too much on some of my nicer meers like that ... i have a bent stem meer like your claw - a trick i use to pass a pipe cleaner is to slightly bend the tip & twirl it as i'm working it through the stem/shank - eventually it'll snake its way into the bowl & pass all the way through
howdy. that's a good tip. i do that with several of my favorite pipes. i have a meer lined bent billiard that requires a pipe cleaner to be bent 25 degrees at the tip then just above that about 40 degrees in the opposite direction. then once inside the pipe it has to be twisted around till it catches. it's about like picking a lock. haven't figured out how to re drill that one either. I'll probably just keep putting up with it😉 take care thanks for stopping by.
The stem on that pipe is likely made of a polyester resin. I have a meerschaum that I love with a stem made of the same material. It’s a bit puzzling why the material isn’t more commonly used in pipes as it’s relatively durable, soft on the teeth, and doesn’t oxidize. Thanks for the video.
Great to see you again my friend we been getting pretty cold weather here with ice and snow already the experts are saying early harsh winter here with early spring so we will see hope you had a great thanksgiving
it's all ice and snow here now. as i type this at 4 am the wind is whipping loudly outside and my woodstove is trying to keep up. take care. happy winter
if you are anything like me then it might just take you that many oz to figure out whether you like it or not. i really dont mean to promote it as i think most people will find it boring. however at a certain point i found that blend wonderful and decided i didn't care to be without it. might have been around to 5 0z point. much the same ad haunted bookshop.
@@timberdrifter8225 Another blend I have been enjoying is Low Country Natural Virginia and Burley it might be right up your alley my friend and for the price you can't go wrong.
That's awesome brother, good story on that pipe you'll never forget. I'm guilty of binge drinking the piss water beer but I do get in the mood for a good quality beer once in awhile to sip on when I'm feeling all proper like lol...that looks like a good one. Once again my friend love the video take care now. 🤘🍺 This is river rat by the way, new name new content coming this spring.
"when im feeling all proper like".😉😂. i hear ya. im definitely guilty of having too many beers at times. i try to keep it reasonable these days. looking forward to it. take care brother
Stories Like that are one of the reasons I love estate pipes. We get to continue their life one more go around before we retire from this world. Good to see ya buddy!
id say no. mostly. there is a similarity there but regent's flake is a whole different thing and much more sweet. orions arrow has more in common with haunted bookshop then it does regent's flake. at least in my opinion.
it seems to vary from tree to tree or or perhaps certain areas or growing conditions. now nearly a month later and 5 or 6 changes of water. only the slightest trace of bitterness remains. very mild. actually taste similar to freshly harvested peanuts with a hint of maple.
If you are referring to the stem, it isn't bakelite. It might be a type of phenolic resin, but it's too soft and flexible to be bakelite and it doesn't have that signature oder the bakelite does when heated.
i just acquired a extremely large meerschaum pipe with a harley davidson logo with the davidson spelt with an e instead of a smokes great so i can live with it.i didn't buy it for the logo any way i just liked the feel of it.
