Pipesmoking

[Christian]

One of my great hobbies is pipe smoking; I started it when I was about 19 years old ... stopped for a couple of years but then started it again.
Never smoked a cigarette in my life ... just pipes.
I love the smell, the setting and you can really relax.
Dunno why mostly older people like pipesmoking because imo a young man with a nice pipe looks really good and interesting. And in addition to that it is the only good way to enjoy tabacco.

*C.

[Tyler]

I have yet to try a pipe.  Probably because I really don't have any friends that live near me that smoke pipes.  I do love a good cigar though.

[ar3inc]

I've always wanted to try smoking from a pipe, because of my admiration of the smell they leave in the room.  But like Tyler, I have not been around guys who smoke from a pipe and really don’t know what I’m looking for.  I settled for cigars which I like on the occasional events.

[wpruitt]

Ah cigars .... give me a good Macanudo.   Kipling summed it best in his poem The Betrothed

Have a read ....

http://www.richmondavenuecigar.com/rudyard.htm

[ar3inc]

that is good.     I like em all.  But I usually stay close to the Robusto family.  Short, fat and dark.

[Tyler]

I have a buddy who owns BargainHumidors.com, so whenever I'm hanging out with him I get to smoke the good stuff.  Though, I usually go for the more mild cigar.  Top it off with some brandy or wiskey...yummy!

[ar3inc]

I like the whiskey robusto cigar combo myself.  Going back a subject or two...  A little conversion with John Daniels is a great match for a strong cigar. 
Now, to get this subject back to its original topic, what things should a new pipe smoker look for when choosing a pipe and tobacco?

[Tyler]

Great question!  What do you look for?  What type of advice would you give to a beginning pipe smoker?

[Christian]

Tough question. *g*

For the first time you just need a pipe of course. You don't need an expensive one - guess for about 20 -50 bucks you should get a nice and good one. Try to get a Billiard form because for the first time it is easier to smoke these kind of forms.
As tabacco I prefer non falvoured ones but I know a lot of guys who prefer those flavoured tabaccos. Try to get a vanilla tabacco the first time - usually these are not extremly flavoured and easy to smoke.

And then you need a tamper and a filter if you choose a pipe with a 9mm filter.

I have seen a lot of very good inet sites which explained how to smoke a pipe the first time. Maybe I find some english ones again. If you want I can check again and forward them to you, soon.

After all - it takes some time until you really know how to smoke a pipe and can enjoy it. But it is really great and relaxing.

I also like smoking a cigar from time to time - but more for special occasions. Sometimes they are very expensive and smoking them in the living room kind of makes the other half angry. *g*

[happyharry]

Christian,

I completely agree: pipe smoking shouldn't be for older guys (or gals) exclusively.
After all, I first tried out pipe smoking when I was around the age of 18.

However, I must admit that although it was very tasty and relaxing and all, it was very tricky:
I would stuff the pipe too tight, getting a difficult draw, or it would go out and I would have to relight
every few minutes. I just never figured out how to get a smooth and even smoking experience
out of it (though it did work sometimes). And thus I stopped a few months later in total frustration.

But it's great having a pipe smoker in our midst.

[ar3inc]

I also like smoking a cigar from time to time - but more for special occasions. Sometimes they are very expensive and smoking them in the living room kind of makes the other half angry. *g*

I hear that.  My wife is such a good sport.  I know she hates when I smoke a cigar in the house, but she never says anything.

[Robmeister]

I've been smoking a pipe for about 11 years now.  All this talk has me hankerin' for a bowlful.....be right back.

Ahhh...there we are.  Some of the things I like about pipe smoking are 1) you don't need an ash tray, just a place to tap out the bowl when yer finished.  I use the fire place.  2) The tobaccos you can choose from are very aromatic.  Very often I'm in my office, light up and my wife says from the other room, "Man, that smells good" and then she may join me.  3) There's not the "commitment" you have to have with a cigar.  A good bowlful can last a good 20 minutes, but if you've had enough for the moment, you just set it down.  Yeah, I guess you can do the same with a cigar--but who can second the fact that you just sorta want to stay with it (even after you'd like to put it down).

Enjoy my pipes maybe once every two weeks or so.....enjoy it mostly indoors--outdoors if there's not a breath of wind so the smoke can stay right with ya.

You can choose a really moist fruity cherry- or apricot-type tobacco, or go with a dryer, more robust traditional fair.    No matter which you choose, I think it's always a more pleasant "aftermath" than cigars

-----OK, my wife just walked in and said, "Love the smell of that pipe, mister"

Hey Paulmeister, I don't know if it would be too slippery a slope to mess with as far as getting away from cigarette smoking...but it might be an option to fill that oral fixation thing. 

[PBurke]

what you putting in that pipe?   i do like the smell but the tempteation would be too much. i am just gonna quit it all. hopefully. probably won't be on here for a week, so i will have do it without the brotherhood's help. but i don't want anyone to call me a pu%*@. so that is just more motivation.

[ar3inc]

Thanks both to Robmeister and Christian!  I think I may give a pipe a shot.  The idea of going outside to smoke a cigar in an Oklahoma winter just doesn't have much appeal.

[bubbadave3]

I've been smoking a pipe for about 11 years now.  All this talk has me hankerin' for a bowlful.....be right back.

Ahhh...there we are.  Some of the things I like about pipe smoking are 1) you don't need an ash tray, just a place to tap out the bowl when yer finished.  I use the fire place.  2) The tobaccos you can choose from are very aromatic.  Very often I'm in my office, light up and my wife says from the other room, "Man, that smells good" and then she may join me.  3) There's not the "commitment" you have to have with a cigar.  A good bowlful can last a good 20 minutes, but if you've had enough for the moment, you just set it down.  Yeah, I guess you can do the same with a cigar--but who can second the fact that you just sorta want to stay with it (even after you'd like to put it down).

Enjoy my pipes maybe once every two weeks or so.....enjoy it mostly indoors--outdoors if there's not a breath of wind so the smoke can stay right with ya.

You can choose a really moist fruity cherry- or apricot-type tobacco, or go with a dryer, more robust traditional fair.    No matter which you choose, I think it's always a more pleasant "aftermath" than cigars

-----OK, my wife just walked in and said, "Love the smell of that pipe, mister"

Hey Paulmeister, I don't know if it would be too slippery a slope to mess with as far as getting away from cigarette smoking...but it might be an option to fill that oral fixation thing. 

I love smoking my pipe, but. . . . my doctor and my health insurance rates are dependent upon me not smoking. . . we're non-group, self-pay; plus, my doctor's an Adventist and he has fits when I was smoking my pipe, so I sort of temporarily quit about a year and a half ago, but I still want to smoke it  :-(