THE FRUGAL FLY FISHERMAN
Pipe Tampers

The Frugal Fly Fisherman thinks paying even a penny for a pipe tamper is pretty pointless; he also happens to like the letter "P." Anyway, what good excuse does a relatively sane person have for dishing out twenty dollars on a device that does nothing more than push tobacco a little deeper down the ole smoke hole? It makes no sense. Yet, as I search the web I can easily find tampers selling for that price or higher. Some cost less--a lot less--but when you're able get one for nothing, why bother blowing any money at all?

Here's a cost effective alternative to those commercial rip-offs:

1. Go fishing.
2. Find a stick of hardwood along the bank small enough in diameter to fit inside the bowl of a pipe.
3. Take the stick home.
4. Explain to your spouse why you're bringing a stick into the house.
5. Shape and finish the stick as you see fit.
6. Pack your tobacco with said stick whenever desire, desperation or duty demands.

If you follow the Frugal Fly Fisherman's suggestion, you'll end up with a free and functional tool eminently suited to the task at hand, plus an interesting reminder of a good day on your favorite trout steam. Not a bad deal, if you ask me.

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."