Greetings and a request for advice

[Tom Lauten]

Hello all,

I am a total newbie as in I haven't even tried esmoking but I'm about to become a heart operation patient and I was determined to treat myself to something fun and just recently I lamented the loss of the ability to puff away on a cigar or pipe in my local (The Reindeer in Banbury). Lo and behold....esmoking appears!


I have ordered 2 RUYAN disposable e-cigars directly from Heavans Gifts and am eagarly awaiting their arrival. I am soooo intrigued!

I normally would smoke hand rolled cigars and sometimes a pipe. Has anyone had any flavoured "juice" that might replicate a fine cigar and a nice (cased) pipe tobacco? I usually smoke a cherry, coffee and or caramel pipe tobacco. Ideally I would prefer the juice to be 0% nicotine so my "ticker" and plumbing doesn't grumble in future and save the "real deal" for high-days and holidays.

Can anyone suggest a nice rechargable cigar that looks like the real deal? How about pipes? My searches so far have only turned up a few variations but I hoped you folks might have some other ideas.

Many thanks,

Tom

 

[Caesarea]

Welcome Tom,
Hope you find the forum fun!
Not my area of expertise - c'mon you cigar and pipe fiends!

 

[BettyRedondo]

Hi Tom, welcome to the forum. I am sure you will be pleased with your Ruyan disposable cigars, mine has just stopped working (lack of liquid, not battery) and I bought it last July!!! It did only get occasional use but was great and has a good flavour. The zero one tastes a bit like a coffee caramel flavour and is fat like a real cigar!!! I think at present it is the only one that actually looks like a cigar. The rechargeable ones have a mouthpiece and are slightly slimmer so you may enjoy a pipe better? As for pipe flavours I can't help as I have only tasted one "Franc Pipe" which to me would be just like a cigar but I can't stand it (but I think I am in the minority!) there are quite a few ex pipe smokers on the board and I am sure they will point you in the right direction

Oh and good luck with the heart operation.

 

[BarryK]

I think David Yang does a zero nicotine version of his 'French Pipe' Tobacco - I tried some 'French pipe' from another supplier about 8 months ago - it's very fruity and rich, and has a hint of chocolate flavor about it.

I remember when I was a kid, a friend of the family smoked a very aromatic pipe tobacco, it was fairly common then, and totally unmistakable if someone smoking it passed you in the street.

I'm going to be converting a pipe shortly and I'd love to be able to find an e-liquid that had that sort of taste and smell - I carried the name and the smell of it around in my brain for decades, but now I need to identify it I can no longer remember the name or the smell, just that it was superb .........

Cheers
Barry

PS - David's web site here: www.eastmall.net - Eastmall International Co.,Ltd

David is a very reliable supplier and sells only top quality e-cigs etc. (no connection, just a very satisfied customer.)

PPS - I'm not impressed with any of the pipes available - I think that they are far too expensive, I don't think it's gonna be too difficult to convert a real pipe top do the job - famous last words, maybe......

 

[matt30uk]

I'll vouch for David Yang too, I've bought from him a couple of times. V. fast delivery and good prices!

Certainly worth a look!

 

[Tom Lauten]

Thanks folks.

I have a fairly large collection of Peterson tobacco pipes (and others) and to be honest the price of an epipe is about what I would pay for an "analog" one (LOL!). I had a word with a "juice" supplier and he reckons that one could easily blend tobacco and fruit/coffee/nut flavours to try and emulate a "cased" aromatic pipe tobacco like black cherry and coffee caramel (two of my favs.). I suppose that if I like the "vaping" experience, I will have to invest in some kit and get blending.

I do like the way the disposable cigars look, it seems that they wrap them in a real tobacco leaf....nice visual and tactile move. I can't see whay anyone would want one that didn't look like a real one or worse yet, half like a real one. I am disappointed with the rechargable one that is out there.

I am a speacial effects artist by trade and I suppose I can have a look at stripping down a disposable one and looking into "home re-filling" or recasing the less realistic rechargables with the better looking outer shell....in my "spare time"...then again I will have to be pretty sedate for some time I suppose. If I have any success with my experiments I will let everyone know.

Thanks for your good wishes and I will let you all know what I think of the less fiery experience of ..."esmoking" ... "vaping"...."electro-puffing"? (Hey... steady now!)

 

[Caesarea]

Wow Tom - a special effects artist!!!!
Fantastic!
I can look forward to some ace videos on those mods you'll be doing!

 

[Tom Lauten]

I will be happy to post pic or vids...no problem.
I'm hoping my first esmoke arrives tomorrow...a coffee ecigar.
If anyone is interested you can have a look at my online portfolio...

nimbacreations.com

 

[Caesarea]

I will be happy to post pic or vids...no problem.
I'm hoping my first esmoke arrives tomorrow...a coffee ecigar.
If anyone is interested you can have a look at my online portfolio...

nimbacreations.com

Gosh, Tom !!!!!



Narnia, King Kong, and that FANTASTIC T-Rex !


Loved the sequence showing shots of the creature being created...


If ever I should need something to scare the neighbours, I'll be popping into your shop!! Heck, it would scare the whole town!

Wow, there are some supertalented people on ECF!

Hope tomorrow's post brings you joy.

C.

 

[Tom Lauten]

Ta very muchley!

 

[peetee]

I remember when I was a kid, a friend of the family smoked a very aromatic pipe tobacco, it was fairly common then, and totally unmistakable if someone smoking it passed you in the street.

You may find this was called Clan.

I once tried using it as a roll up tobacco. Heck of an aftertaste....

 

[BarryK]

You may find this was called Clan.

I once tried using it as a roll up tobacco. Heck of an aftertaste....

Hi Pete
I remember Clan - tartan packet right?
The one I mean was way before then, it was around 1950 that I first remember smelling it, until then all pipe tobaccos smelled to me like smoldering camel sh.......... , er excreta.

I was asking my older sister about it a few weeks ago, she also remembers the great aroma but can't name it - said it was called something like 'Sweet Briar' or similar.

That name didn't ring any bells with me, although the name was a double word, not 'Passing Cloud' but something similar.
I can only describe the smell as flowery, Rich and sweet - smelt like the countryside in Spring and there was not another tobacco that smelt anything like it.

Does anyone have a clue?

Barry

PS - I never actually smoked it - I was only about 8 years old when I first smelt it.

I smelt it for years after, in the markets, shops and often in the street - then it just faded away, probably about 25 years or so ago.

 

[ApOsTle51]

" Craven Mixture " ??

Piccy

 

[BarryK]

" Craven Mixture " ??

Piccy

Doesn't ring a bell........but thanks anyway.

I'm sure I'll recognise the name when I hear it............

 

[Mungo]

Just going on popularity of pipe tobacco's of the time i recall St Bruno was used a lot and advertised everywhere.

 

[ApOsTle51]

hehe Barry's got everyone on a 'find the pipe tobacco mission' now

is there a prize

 

[lordmage]

the only thing i can come up with is cutty pipe or half and half

 

[Caesarea]

hehe Barry's got everyone on a 'find the pipe tobacco mission' now

is there a prize

Well prize or not it is interesting to recall those days - I used to smoke Clan in my long-stemmed porcelain pipe.

This site
British Pipes - The Pipe Collector
has an article on British pipes - can't vouch for the sociological comments. The website's home page also has links to Compton's tobacco and some vintage tins of tobacco, 4 Square and so on.

I guess one could Google for vintage tobacco and it might bring up that elusive name.

C

 

[BarryK]

hehe Barry's got everyone on a 'find the pipe tobacco mission' now

is there a prize

Oh yes - definitely a prize............

You will have my undying gratitude forever (or 28 days, whichever is the least)

 

[BarryK]

Well prize or not it is interesting to recall those days - I used to smoke Clan in my long-stemmed porcelain pipe.

This site
British Pipes - The Pipe Collector
has an article on British pipes - can't vouch for the sociological comments. The website's home page also has links to Compton's tobacco and some vintage tins of tobacco, 4 Square and so on.

I guess one could Google for vintage tobacco and it might bring up that elusive name.

C

BT, DT, GTTS, but thanks for trying............

I recently spent a couple of days on the internet, Googling, asking on Pipe smokers forums, etc. - no joy........

I'm begining to think that this secret is lost in the mists of time forever (or for 28 days, whichever is least)

The only additional information I can give is that it was a pretty rare, maybe expensive tobacco, I'd guess that less than 5% or so of pipe smokers used it.


Cheers

Barry

PS - many apologies to Tom for so thoroughly hijacking this thread.