Well, it seems my pipe is souring up again. Normally, I'd just soak a pipe cleaner in rubbing alcohol and run it through the stem and swab the bowl with it. And that seems to work, so I've never really bought any "pipe sweeteners" before. But I was just wondering, what do the pipe smokers here use to freshen up their pipes? Maybe y'all have some secrets or even store-bought solutions to share.
Not only that, but I'm running out of quality tobacky as well, so I'm up for suggestions!
Also, feel free to post your collections! I've only got two pipes right now: a cheap-o filtered pipe that I got at Walgreens to try pipe-smoking out (and really enjoyed it) a year or two back, and a nicer Italian pipe with a briar bowl and a "tigered" Lucite stem that I got at a nice tobacconist in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Sorry for the crappy webcam pic. It's all I can manage right now...
It's always interesting to hear tidbits from other pipe-smokers, as it really is more of an art, and definitely not an addiction! For anyone interested in pipe smoking, feel free to post here or PM me, and I'll help you as best as I can.
And please, let's keep the Mary Jane out of this thread.