@@dylancain6026 Thanks mate. Unfortunately our Government use tobacco as a cash cow. Here we pay $150 AUD (about $100USD) for two ounces of tobacco Dylan. I love the USA!
@@enasdad The thought of people bartering with pipe tobacco in this day and age just seems comical to me, pipe smokers are probably 1 to 500 compared to cigarette smokers and chewers and even pipe smokers are partial to their own favorites. I have a vision after one dip or puff from a hand rolled cig of pipe tobacco them saying (nah, I think I quit) 😂. I'd be like (oh, so you'll give me a tin of Velvet for a bag of flour? Uh, I think I'll eat my flour and learn to smoke it too)😁
@@PiperDave2023 The 2nd amendment is under attack everyday. Yet, we have organizations that stand up and fight these chuckwagons all day, everyday. That happens through memberships, big firearm companies, and those who have dedicated themselves to our constitution. The ATF and others are being stopped in their tracks with them. We have big tobacco companies, pipe manufacturers, lighter companies, pipe enthusiast organizations, brick’n mortar shops, the pipe communities, and even, those pro-2nd amendment organizations and alcohol companies (that share a common foe and may see this as a threat to their future endeavors) that may rally together in opposition of these threats to our way of life. We have the possibility of creating a great foundation. All we have to do is, “break ground.”
I’ve never smoked a bowl of tobacco. Not any cigar or cigarettes. I just watch videos of people like you smoking pipes. Looks like fun. Pleasurable. And there’s so many blends. And videos showing anyone interested how to. And reviews. Pipes. Blends of tobacco. Briars. Clay. Corncob. Church warden pipes. It’s all there. But I understand your point. My aunt, God rest her soul, used to send me to our local mom and pop store to buy tobacco back in the 70’s. I must have been around 10 or 11 years old. She used to roll her own cigarettes. Bugler. She died from complications of emphysema. But she really enjoyed her smokes. So I don’t really know whether things are no better or worse in regards to tobacco smoking today. I say, thank God everyday that you live in a country where you can choose from an amazing plethora of tobacco. From all over the world. And I hope you enjoy them as much as my dear, dear aunt did, God bless her soul.
Good Morning 😊 Tobacco will become the currency like in the past 🤷🏽 Governments want farmers to reduce crop plantation 😢 Thanks for Sharing 👍🏼 Have a great day and thanks for sharing a morning pipe with me 🌬💨💨 Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
I built a cellar in about 3 years, mainly to hedge against rising costs and diminishing availability. I love having a 3 year snapshot of the industry and as it ages I’ll have things to enjoy many years in the future, God willing. I’m pretty much good at this point. It takes less time than one would imagine to build a lifetime supply, based on your smoking frequency of course. Thanks for the video.
I'm definitely focused now on deep instead of wide. I started wide to figure out what my pallet liked. Now that I know and have a handful of favorite blends. Those will be sought-after. I'm pretty much done buying pipes. I have plenty to smoke. I'm gonna add a meerschaum when I find the right one. But that's about it for me. Great topic 👏
Morning guys gonna put my comment in here, I’m totally with Randy, I have my monthly budget so am cellaring deep u k prices are ridiculous so use other ways while I can great blends in bulk the cost goes up every 6 monthly budget
Great video Dave. You're right about the restrictions on shipping pipe tobacco. My local b&m told me that they pay 75% tax on every cigar order they make. So I agree with what you say about building your celler cheers
I think it will be a slow degradation and not a singular event. I believe it will take years, but they keep slowly twisting all the dials to more restrictive.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Dave. I don’t have a very big or deep cellar right now. I need to start focusing on my cellar and not my pipes. Thanks for sharing buddy. Happy smokes
Wow!! I like you! New subscriber and great video! You have nailed so many things. I like the advice for how we deal with this - and the emphasis on fighting "Toxic masculinity." Cheers!
Great video Mr Dave. I spent last year buying small quantities of different blends to find what i really like, now this year, and moving forward im trying to buy larger quantities of those blends i like. Even if the price and difficulty of buying pipe tobacco were to stay the same ( which we know wont be the case ), the type of blends I enjoy the most ( Va-Per blends) get better with age.
Yup, and we haven't seen nothing yet. I've been trying to stock up for the last couple years. Living in Canada the struggle is real. And yet it will never be any easier. Sad but true.
I quite agree with you!! What good will become of a cellar full of pipes without any tobacco?? My mind has been thinking more about pipes which I'd like to begin purchasing than about which tobaccos I should begin to start cellaring.🙃 REALLY, I'm having so much to learn about it all that at times, it can get my head spinning!! I've been up late many a night by ending up going down unexpected "rabbit holes". Even so, I've been enjoying it immensely. Now though, I understand that it's the tobaccos which I mainly need to be researching and focusing on most and begin puchasing and cellar. Between the Twin Towers being struck and the pandemic striking too, I'd be a fool not to start cellaring what I can while I can!! It's the unexpected and unplanned for things which I've learned (now) CAN and WILL occur at any time when you least expect them to. I'll keep in mind everything which you've spoken of. As I was researching pipes and tobaccos tonight, this video which you produced came up. I'm glad it did. As a single woman, I am always thinking ahead and about the future. I have just myself to make decisions. I'll definitely follow your advice and begin working on purchasing tobaccos before it becomes more than I can afford to purchase or possibly access for some reason(s). Thank you Dave for reaching out, as you do through the "YTPC" and internet, to help others benefit from your personal knowledge and researches. ✝️🌹💜
And yet, in a huge win for the cigar industry, 6 months ago, the FDA was ruled against and can no longer regulate premium cigars. It's not all doom and gloom. I don't know about Maryland tobacco, but in Connecticut, they can't grow enough broadleaf. Sure, there are less tobacco farms now, but that's due to how labor intensive tobacco production is, and the value of the land needed for development of another Super Walmart..lol
Less a major shift in societal values and/or the limitation of governmental power, we will never regain what has been lost in terms of our personal liberties. Very concerning and meaningful discussion here. Your outlook and recommendations are well placed. And yet it is okay to unleash the legalization of weed. The prevailing thinking of those in power and the norms that they enforce nowadays is completely illogical.
I think you are spot on Dave, I used to order all my cigars and pipe tobacco from the US, now with restricted shipping, it’s a challenge and understandable the companies will no longer “adjust” the content declaration. I need a middle man or more visits to the US. Here in Nova Scotia we no longer have any B&M tobacconist. Taxes and regulations have killed it. Find this topic very interesting and a little sad. You guys have it good at the moment. And you’re right there is an attack on the alpha male. Regards Mark
Very simple - do not disclose what you are shipping, it’s NON of their business. Their business is to transport and ship goods around. People should start disregarding insane orders and regulations… Of course it’s not gonna end up well😅
Hey Dave! Great video on the tobacco shipping information. I appreciate the update. Can we just come shop at your paddock?😂 Just kidding. Happy Smoking!
Hi dave my first post has been took down by RU-vid 🤬🤬🤬 it was a long one to. Basically my fave blends are codger blends, I’m running low on carter hall and even lower on Prince Albert, now the issues I have are customs and prices, you guys pay around 38 for Prince Albert and Carter hall but that weight in baccy over her would be in excess of £210 pathetic to the least, imagine my dilemma trying to cellar wide 😖 especially from SP. I was chatting to mark about this and he now uses tobacco pipes and so far he’s had no issues but if you order from SP customs seem to pounce and the charges are off the scale silly. I only wish we had the freedom to buy what we want when we want without having to pay penalties. Like I say I love USA blends and apart from 3 uk blends I have no interest in uk brands, Cheers Dave
New to the channel, im rather paranoid about the future of tobacco as i am 21, i actually have started growing my own tobacco because they are not going to tell me i cannot use it.
Back in the early 90’s I believe it was, the government paid the dairy farmers off around Me and made them sign contracts not to ever have dairy cows again.
Yep - we did exactly that here in Maryland. We paid tobacco farmers to not grow tobacco for 10 years. Broke the industry here in Maryland. Gone forever now.
A few online stores have been doing shipping for years without using the word Cigars on their labels example Cigars International puts CI Fulfillment on their Packages, Small Batch Cigars uses SBC fulfillment and so on. I tried mailing a package a few years back I told the PO worker I was sending cigars and he said never tell anyone else here because they weren't supposed to ship tobacco. It's nothing new. When shipping tobacco goes to Hell the B&M won't get products either.
I’m from Maine too. I’m so thankful that I ordered a good cellar in 2019-2020. I went to continue to collect a few blends, and … “nope, you live in Maine.” I could hear the political-control-door slam on me (and many other citizens). Sure glad I have gathered my cellar before this boot fell.
Interesting to hear your thoughts on tobacco restrictions and taxes. I think taxes (not just tobacco taxes )in the US are oppressive. Most people would be shocked to realize how much they pay in total taxes.
Exactly - add up Federal, State and Local Income taxes, social security, sales, gas, tobacco, alcohol taxes and people would be blown away at the aggregate tax rate the US citizen pays.
Dave you’re right! I voted with my feet. Moved from MD to NC. So far I’m not regretting it. Like your divorce video, I did this to preserve my marriage. Lol. TN was just too far from her children. ✌️🥃💭
I certainly believe in dedicating pipes can be worth doing. Plenty of my pipes smoke different blends, but some paired off with specific blends or blend families. Tobacco regulation is rubbish. It’s a shame.
The ever-increasing regulation of tobacco is assured; with the restrictions being justified through the predictable guises of public health, environmental concerns and/or racial inequality. _Also:_ Is the Chevelle that I caught a glimpse of at the beginning of the video a SS 502?
Ya, the only real Tobacconist in Manitoba is not allow to ship tobacco out of the Province. I've been cellaring for years now and like you said, cellar deeper than wider. I have not had a problem getting pipe tobacco, but, the taxes I pay on the Customs Excise is criminal. My last order from a US online store contained 4 - 1.5 ounces tins of tobacco and 4 packs of pipe cleaners ...... the Customs on that was $75. So I can expect to be paying about the same for the taxes as I paid for the product. That includes the shipping costs.
I think this is my opportunity to rant on this sore subject because it has really affected me as I have moved overseas to the Philippines. I use a company called FOREX cargo, which has been very reliable getting my boxes mailed here. When I first moved over, I sent some tobacco via air mail through them, and the box broke open in the shipment and they discovered the tobacco inside, even though I had Not listed it. They confiscated the 3 pounds.😑 because by that time tobacco was not allowed to be air shipped. I simply order it now online and send it to them and they send it via sea vessel and it takes anywhere from 8 to 10 weeks to get here.😣😫 The next thing I have to deal with is customs when I ordered tobacco and one pipe last year customs held it up for four months.😠😤 I always buy in bulk but looking ahead, Fortunately, they do grow and sell tobacco here partially processed or ground up for cigarette rolling. Pipe smoking is virtually unheard of here. However, I found a Tourist shop that showed handcarved male and female figures with pipes in their mouth. Ha ha so I guess it is historical here in someway. There’s even a town where the Spanish had a great history there and they do sell cigars. They also sell cigars at my local department mall as well as the airport in Manila so I can order that way if need be but they’re not cheap, I have learned how to process the local tobacco here but it takes quite a while as you may know and I flavor it with some honey and rum. I still haven’t quite got it down to where it’s really good but it’s tolerable so in the future, I may have to resort to only that and miss the beautiful blends that we smoke today. I like to think about the prohibition and how people learned how to get what they wanted despite the restrictions. Last note, I will add that I know all the big wigs who are controlling all this many of them smoke cigars, so they are actually for us and not against us. However, they’re going to manipulate everything in their favor. Anyway, sorry for the long post keep the smoking lamp lit my fellow pipers.🤘👍👆
Freaking woke ass world! Too bad someone else knows what is better for me than I do! A friend of mine owns a farm in Kentucky that was a tobacco farm forever and now grows hemp because our government chocked out tobacco so the farmers are trying to survive and doing what they must.
I don’t know if this is signed and sealed nor if all tobacco products are covered but there was talk over here of creating a smoke free generation. Currently you have to be over 18 to buy tobacco products but they talked of changing that to anyone born after 01/01/2009. Which means that if you were born after that date you could never legally buy tobacco. You could be 59 years old and not be able to buy it but your friend who was born 31/12/2008 is 60 years old could! However it would be illegal for him to buy it for you!
We can't let our American heritage of Tobacco be destroyed! It goes back to Native Americans and the crops that our founding fathers planted. TAXATION IS THEFT
@@PiperDave2023 Meant it from the bottom of my Red, White, and Blue heart🇺🇸 I hope more Americans start caring about our country and the damage that is being done.
I’m new to pipe smoking and just subscribed to your channel. I like your thoughts on “prepping” tobacco. However some are saying one shouldn’t cellar aromatics. I’m curious how you feel about this.
Welcome to the channel! Thanks for subscribing and for being a part of this. I have heard the same thing - that jarring aromatics does not preserve them well. I can only say that I do it and have some that have been in jars for over a year now with absolutely no loss of taste or aroma.
I live in the Communist state of Washington. 95% sales tax at a B@M. We cannot receive tobacco out of state. I truly believe if you want tobacco now you had better get it soon. I too, can see a ban for the USPS shipping tobaccos. Im 70 years old and I am pissed that some smart ass, snot nosed 30 year old legislator telling me that smoking is bad for you. Who's greasing his pockets.
I grew up in Everett, WA - went to college at PLU in Tacoma. What part of WA are you in? WA has been a communist state for a long time. I live in the People's Republic of Maryland.
I live on Whidbey Island. I got here courtesy of the USN. I retired here and my kids went to school and graduated from the high schools. I was pretty happy here but it's really blue here and I dont mean just the sky. thanks for responding. My Daughter and Son graduated from SPU. Boy has that college gone woke. Sad to see that but it's like cancer it really spreads.
All colleges have gone woke. I have spoken to the PLU student body on a few occasions and they too are gone and over the cliff now. Whidbey Island!! Love that place. I spent a lot of time on Bangor and on the USS Henry Jackson as an IT guy - they were a major account for me.@@user-cm9mu3hm6i
As always, a great (and important) video. Things will need to get legal. Maybe, a right to smoke group needs to be organized. Who did the fighting in Maryland?
@@PiperDave2023 Yeah. I’m figuring that we’re going to need the support of our community, the Pipe manufacturers, and tobacco companies on this. Maybe even lighter, firearm, alcohol, other indirectly affected companies as well.
Great video Dave. In Indiana we have to pay OTP Tax which is Other Tobacco Products. And state excise tax. On top of state sales tax. On a recent order of 1# and 1 tin of tobacco and a Falcon pipe totalling $130 I had to pay $30 tax. And it just keeps getting worse. An order from another company was $160 in product and $40 in taxes. Never be cheaper than it is today for sure. Masculinity is almost forbidden in today's society. Fxxx them I will not conform. I just work harder and more hours to pay for what I want. Just like all you strong men.
@@PiperDave2023 Yeah … us Canadians often rely on our US brethren to send tobacco care packages … as it just cannot be found up here. Sad … one can drink themselves into oblivion, and that’s perfectly fine. However, enjoying a relaxing pipe is far too dangerous lol.
Dedollarise the companies that mess around... let them find out! It's always a good idea to buy as much as you can store, taxes alone increase here twice yearly!
Very good video sir, I live in communist Washington State, everything California does, Washington, and Oregon eventually follow suit. Here in Eastern WA. Brick and Mortar tobaccanists are almost extinct. I have one store locally Thankfully. He sells Pipe Tobacco but is predominantly a cigar store. He will only carry Cornell and Diehl so all the other blends out there are not available to me. He in WA, we can not ship across even county lines. Totally Pathetic. This was an important video, I hope many people get the opportunity to watch it. Thanks for being out here. Regards, Doc.
I grew up in Everett. Very familiar with WA. It’s funny how red the state is except for the Everett - Seattle - Tacoma corridor. King County murders any shot at reasonable politics out there. What part of Eastern WA do you live in? I spent quite a bit of time in Spokane.
I'm in California East aka Massachusetts. They banned flavored tobacco to stop vaping. Because of course, vape is somehow tobacco. I don't smoke many aromatics but I can't stand the government when they push alcohol and pharmaceuticals etc. Stand strong brothers and the we will always have the black market
@@PiperDave2023 I live in Tri-Cities Richland specifically, born and raised here, I also lived in Spokane, most of mu siblings still live there, I also worked for Banner Fuel back then. Did you ever have a chance to go to the flour mill, and visit Tobacco World? They are an excellent tobacconist, however they also can not ship to me here. I would have to go up there. I no longer drive so I do not get up there as much. But what a fantastic shop, I spent hours there.
@@PiperDave2023 Sorry Piper Dave 2023, somehow I do not think I replied correctly to your question, 7mdays ago you were kind enough to reply to a comment I ,are, and asked where 8n Washington State I am at, I replied but I think I did it incorrectly. I think I have it figured now. Anyways, I live in Richland Washington, part of what is called the Tri-Cities, in Benton County. As far as conservative counties Benton is one of just a few now, in Washington. We would leave if we could, but that is not possible right now. We re surr9unded by commies on every side it seems, even here in Richland which was mostly conservative when I was a kid, now we have had more of the cool aid drinkers here. It make me sad and sick at the same time. Anyways, I felt I owed you a reply, since you were kind enough to ask where in Washington I am at. Love your content, and I sincerely appreciate you being out here. With kind Regards, Doc
