Two week Backpacking/Hiking trip to Peru - Need tobacco Recommendations

Smoking a pipe might be low on your priority list for a couple of days. Altitude sickness is a bitch. However, i can't think of a better place to enjoy a pipe if you can work it in. Look forward to some amazing pipe pics ; )

You can't go wrong with some Orlik, it's got a decent room note (personally I love the smell) and since you'll be outside mainly it won't be as noticeable. My girlfriend isn't particularly fond of most tobacco, but she lets me smoke Orlik in the car when we go on trips and doesn't complain about it!

A Virginia flake should give you plenty of smokes out of just one tin. I would just go with one that you like already.

Since space is a concern look at flakes, plugs, and ropes as they are dense and you can cary much more in a small tin.

If you're not subject to the mac baren bite, you could try one of the flakes they put out. Vanilla cream, modern Virginia, something along those lines. They do a good job of melding the flavors.

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/713/mac-baren-vanilla-cream-flake

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/9242/mac-baren-modern-virginia-flake

Since you like PS blends, something cheap and available in bulk is luxury twist flake. Very mild Virginia flavor with an outstandingly sweet room and tin note.

http://www.tobaccoreviews.com/blend/917/peter-stokkebye-luxury-twist-flake

I mention flakes specifically because they tend to be a bit more resistant to ambient wind conditions, and they give versatility in packing options. Rubbed, square cut, stuffed, etc depending on the situation. Also consider a wind cap or two. They're cheap and can save you a bit of frustration. They should have a few on smokingpipes.

Very interested in how this goes, planning on doing exactly this in about two years.

Never been to Peru but did take long bus ride in Columbia packed full with local population and small livestock. Then I fought an alligator to get the emerald back. Wait....that wasn't me, that was Michael Douglas. My bad.

Consider taking whatever tobacco produces your favorite room note.

Just my $0.02, I recommend taking the tobacco in sealing plastic bags as that will pack best. Also, it takes up way less room than tins so you can take more.

Heh. I'll also be in Peru in a few weeks. I probably won't get to Macchu Picchu though.

Here's how I travel with pipe stuff.

1. Throw some blends I like into snack size ziploc bags.
2. Throw those bags in a freezer bag, along with pipe cleaners, etc.

If you want to have a nice mild smoke (hiking and such) that has good "girlfriend acceptance factor", try Lane 1Q, Captain Black, etc.

English/Balkans tend to make you unkissable. Especially if you have facial hair. Remember that you will be wearing your smoke when hiking as well. You may not want the strong latakia breath. People throw shade at the mild aromatics but their lack of oral flavor is a plus in some scenarios.

I think Cobs look silly in public. Pack a Briar.

Don't try to research pipe tobacco that is actually in Lima. Central/South America aren't piping cultures and it's mostly a waste of time trying to find info.

The last time I was traveling with a gal, my Balkan was lethal downstream but she was happy when my Captain Black Royal drifted her way. The nice thing about pouch varieties is, you really don't care if TSA steals it. "Oh no, they stole my drug store tobacco!".

I have a quirky suggestion you might like. I, too, like Virginias. Vapers, specifically. They can get a little boring after a while, though, so when I go on a trip, I tend to bring the vaper I like (Dunhill Flake or Dunbar, usually) but then I bring a small amount of a really juicy red virginia (MclLelland 5100 red cake). and every second or third bowl, I will make my own small blend of the vaper and the darker virginia to change the flavor profile a bit. It's a nice way to keep the smoking interesting when you can't or don't want to bring two or three tins of tobacco.

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Grab some Mapacho while over there.

I love OGS as a travel companion because the tin moisture is so perfect to smoke immediately.