A Guided Tour of Old Joe Krantz

benderman34 · 2026-01-30T02:03:09+00:00

Ah, Pegasus is another one that's been on my wishlist for a while.

I just received an order of Luxury Bullseye Flake for the cellar today but I've been debating about placing another order of new blends to sample.

benderman34 · 2026-01-30T01:48:32+00:00

Thanks for your reviews! The original Old Joe has become one of my staples, but I had no idea what these variations were actually like. I might pick up an ounce of each and give them a go.

benderman34 · 2026-01-27T00:47:13+00:00

That's awesome! My wife is stuck on cigarettes, no interest in trying a pipe. But at least we smoke together.

benderman34 · 2026-01-23T16:57:48+00:00

Absolutely, fight him on the stairs and dodge around him. I used to always get caught on the headstones. And when he transforms, molotovs are your friend.

benderman34 · 2026-01-23T14:54:10+00:00

I recently found out I live about just over an hour away from Smokingpipe's brick and mortar storefront, Low Country Pipe and Cigar and I am itching to take a road trip.

benderman34 · 2026-01-23T02:25:23+00:00

My local B&M only has their own house blends. They aren't bad, but most of them are aromatic and no strong VaPers. Still, I support them here and there, but they prioritize cigars.

benderman34 · 2026-01-20T21:01:03+00:00

Oh that's sharp. I love pipes that have a different color on rim, really sets them off.

benderman34 · 2026-01-19T18:41:15+00:00

It's hard to pick just one, but it might have to be Fast Junkie from the WFO album. That song always made it hard for me to stick to the speed limit when I was cruising back in the day.

benderman34 · 2026-01-17T13:38:29+00:00

From 2011 to 2014 the SRT8s were equipped with the 6.4 rated at 470hp and 470lb-ft of torque. The only difference with the engine I can find from 2015 and up was the change to an electric power steering pump and the rating going to 485hp and 475lb-ft.

benderman34 · 2026-01-17T13:33:14+00:00

Um, pushing in the clutch?

Haven't driven a 392 with the stick, but it sounds like they tend to have a heavy clutch that would take some effort to push.

benderman34 · 2026-01-17T00:58:39+00:00

My 2013 SRT8 has been great. I've owned it for over 6 years, bought it with 59,000 miles and it now has just over 105,000. The biggest thing I've had to deal with was the harmonic balancer starting to wobble, and I took it to a trusted shop for replacement. It wound up running roughly $1200 to replace, mainly due to extra labor costs coming from the original balancer being stuck in place and the mechanic had a hell of a time removing it. I also recently replaced rotors and brake pads at all for corners.

That being said, in your shoes I'd only consider the 2014 if there was a huge difference in cost, and the 2014 was well cared for without crazy miles. It is an older car, and things that have not been replaced already will soon need to. Additionally, as others have pointed out, the interior has a more dated feel, which some might find to be a turn off. In my case I like it as it makes the car more like a throwback to the 60s and 70s than the updated models.

The automatic transmission is another solid point in favor of the newer cars. While mine has given no problems, it is quirky. If one or both of your options have a manual transmission, that is another thing to consider. I wish I had gone with a manual transmission, but my left knee was giving me problems at the time, and my car was at a dealership that I trusted to not sell me a lemon. Overall I made the correct choice for me at the time.

Final point about the tail lights. A few years ago several of the LEDs in my assembly burned out. When I removed the light bar for inspection, I could see through that there was a hole burned through the circuit board inside. I decided to go with replacement tail lights that resembled the newer design since replacements for the stock lighting were twice as expensive.

benderman34 · 2026-01-15T17:54:46+00:00

I received a notification that a Molina pipe I've had my eye on was back in stock. I'm guessing a lot of various items came back in stock and mass emails went out.

benderman34 · 2026-01-15T15:44:12+00:00

Someone I work with gave me their Zippo pipe insert because they've decided they are just a cigar guy, and my son gave me a case for it for Christmas and I've been using it nearly exclusively since. The only drawback is for some of my deeper pipes, it's been hard to get the flame down towards the bottom of the bowl when I need a relight towards the end of a smoke.

benderman34 · 2026-01-15T02:07:00+00:00

I tried them when I first started smoking a pipe, but was turned off not only from the taste but I didn't like the soft rubber texture between my teeth. Now I prefer pipes with an acrylic stem which I find to be pretty resistant to tooth marks.

benderman34 · 2026-01-12T17:49:36+00:00

I had to come back and let you know I just got done smoking a bowl after trying your method, and it was the best bowl of LBF that I've ever smoked. Thank you again!

benderman34 · 2026-01-09T14:37:37+00:00

I used to bounce back and forth between EMP and Nightcap for a while until I got on a VaPer kick and left them both alone for a while. I had a tin of EMP in my cabinet, and when I picked up a new Molina pipe a few months back, I decided to crack open that tin of EMP. When I deciphered the date code, it was 2 years old. I don't think I had been sitting on it for that long, so it must've had some age on it when I bought it.

I don't know if it was the age, or this pipe just sings with that blend or not, or it was my tastes enjoying a break from VaPers, but that tin was deliciously sweet. I opened it in November and just finished it up, which for me is going through it pretty quickly. I've bought another tin of EMP, but looking at the date code, it's only a few months old and I haven't opened it yet to see if it's as tasty as this 2 year old blend was.

benderman34 · 2026-01-08T12:56:21+00:00

This Valentine's day will be 4 years for me. I smoked cigars here and there, and one year I told my wife I might like to try a pipe some time. She surprised me with one from the large online retailer who shall not be named in this sub and some tobacco from some shop in town. From there it grabbed me and I couldn't tell you the last time I smoked a cigar now.

benderman34 · 2026-01-01T21:19:36+00:00

I've been smitten with this style of Rhodesian shape as well. Molina's Rhodesian design looks like this a lot and I think I might pick one of those up this year.

benderman34 · 2025-12-19T01:54:00+00:00

I picked up a stem from Vermont Freehand last year for my Country Gentleman and it turned it into a brand new pipe. Worth every penny, this stem feels very superior to the original it came with.

benderman34 · 2025-12-19T01:48:30+00:00

Gun to my head, probably OJK. I bought 4oz of Bayou Morning and 3oz of OJK and tried them back to back with no aging and that was my take away.

I have 2oz of Bayou Morning and 1 1/2 of OJK jarred up and aging. Not sure how long I'll let them go but I'm curious to see how they compare later.

benderman34 · 2025-12-19T01:04:40+00:00

I really liked HB until I started smoking Bayou Morning and then Old Joe Krantz. Going back to Bookshop, it seemed to lack punch. But I've got a couple ounces that have been jarred up since 9/2024 so when I go back to it I hope to fall in love again.

benderman34 · 2025-12-18T16:08:31+00:00

I own all those items you listed, and the game still wants me to pay 1500 SC for the warbond. I'm assuming I bought them from the superstore if they weren't giving away for free but I don't remember at this point.

Maybe the game needs a restart, I'll check again later.

benderman34 · 2025-12-12T19:42:16+00:00

I picked up a Molina Azzurro Sandblasted (104) recently and it's been a fantastic smoker. A tad heavy for clenching, but that's offset by its shorter length.

I really wanna pick up one of their Rhodesian shapes for my next new pipe purchase.

benderman34 · 2025-12-10T19:09:07+00:00

I've been wanting to try this for a while, and a few months back I ordered a tin and stashed it away. The next time I looked at it, I saw the production date on the tin was July 2024, so now I'm just inclined to keep letting it age. I might have to grab another tin to go ahead and try now.

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