Does anyone smoke Pipe?

[pipes]

I smoked pipes for years and years I also repaired made and sold pipes and blended pipe tobacco for a living ! The problem most all new pipe smokers have in the begining is they have no idead how to smoke one to enjoy it and end up with a fried tongue ! The other problem is they normal start out with a tobacco that there not ready to handle or some stupid cherry or vinalla crapola . they also tend to buy a cheaper pipe first that a smoke like crap until its broke in and then they smoke it up to hot to buld a cake on the inside of the bowl .

Pipe smoking is an art and somthing that comes with time I stil have over 300 pipes in my collection and everyone are like a old friend !

I gave up pipes and cigs a while back I don't mis the cigs but man I do mis a pipe specialy at night when contemplating the world by a nice fire ! Iam hoping I can go back to a bowl now and then and keep it from becoming a all day habit again .

I personaly prefer heavy English blends / Burley and stright Vaginas . a good Va agged for a few yrs a be super sweet with sugar crystals on it kept and stored properly I have some here over 25 yrs old that pipe comon sewers would kill for :O)

I recomend a stright unflavored burley for any newbie NOTHING with VA tobacco in it until you learn to control the heat I can smoke a bowl and the pipe bowl a never get much more than barely warm . Va tobacco burns HOT so a newbie trying to keep one burning a just fry there whole mouth with it . the first thing to remember half of smoking and enjoying the pipe is sipping it and not trying to puff like a mad man to keep it lit it takes many yrs to learn to keep a bowl cool and not have to relight it ! But then some of the best tobaccos have to be relit sometimes often if your wound up and puffing to beat the band .

Some of the most famous folks in the world in the past regularly smoked a nice briar some do now . But it is a learned art . And then there are the wonderful flavored natural tobacco blends out there .

I could right a book on this subject it is one a my true passions .

snuff IMHO is garbage compared to a pipe in the right hands with a nice tobacco blend nothing like it on earth . Tobacco heaven IMHO.

I wana add one more thing learning the proper way to pack a pipe and to know when a tobacco is to wet or dry has a LOT to do with your enjoyment of the briar .

It was a sad day for my wife and myself when one of my largest suppliers of my blending tobaccos went belly up and half my blends that were popular around the world in pipe circles could no longer be made . And we ended up out of business to much govermnet is killing the old fashion mom and pop tobacco business . It truly sad but good pipes can stil be had and so can top made piper tobaccos . once you learn what is what in the art of pipe smoking .

One of my biggest thrills was when I restored estate pipes taking a old beat up hi quality pipe that was someone friend for yrs and I would bring it back to almost like new again and some of the best buys you will ever find are estate pipes that given to the right person a be one of your best pipes that a last a lifetime and give you a lifetime of enjoyment . a Properly restored estate pipe by the right person is clean and as better than or as good as most hi end new pipes if you are starting with a good pipe to begin with .

Restoring estate pipes is like restoring a old vintage car you find in a barn and when your done its a jewel you can enjoy for yrs .Restoring pipes IMO is becoming a lost art also a lot folks clam they can do it but end up messing them up even thou they may look good . This is bragging but I am a expert in this or so I been told :O) I have restored pipes for folks that you see in the news everyday or in the pappers or read there books they come from all walks of life and are normaly very very decent folks because a pipe smoker by nature is easy going and calm and a pipe has a calming effect on the person who takes the time to learn to coax the briar to its best smoke .

I think it was Enstein that said "Pipe smoking adds a calming effect to all human affairs "

[TropicalBob]

Excellent memories, Pipes. I first tried pipe smoking while in college, and made every beginner's mistake. After graduation, the rush and stress of work pushed me to cigarettes, about 30 a day. I used a pipe off and on, but never abandoned them.

Four years ago, I had surgery for a clogged carotid artery that the surgeon blamed 100% on my cigarette smoking. I quit cigarettes, began on snus regularly, and returned to smoking a pipe once or twice a day. Then I began buying pipes off eBay (estate pipes are indeed great buys). I now have 46 pipes and smoke about three a day, in addition to using snus, Stonewall and electronic cigarettes.

Nothing gives the taste and aroma of a pipe. Not even a fine cigar. But it does take time and effort to learn to properly pack a pipe, sip or puff it, NEVER inhale it, and .. find a tobacco that won't fry your tongue. I finally found that the drugstore tobacco Carter Hall, a burley, did not irritate my mouth. I use it along with custom blends I order online.

Pipes hit on the important points in his post. Don't puff wildly like a locomotive, get the pack right, and use a mild tobacco that you never inhale.

Probably a hundred young people try pipe smoking for every one that keeps at it. Pipe smokers are a special breed. They live even longer than non-smokers, a fact widely publicized back in the 50s. They appreciate life, and the good things this world offers. If you want to become one, take it slow and easy until you know what you're doing.

[OrderOfSolve]

For Those Interested in trying some really great high quality pipe tobacco. Drop Jack Peterson a line and he'll send you a generous sample for free. Just tell him what your usual blend is & he will match it with his own. I like it all (well most) but I favor English tobacco. I got a huge sample of his 1776 Tavern and it's wonderful stuff plus he threw in a bargin blend that's pretty good too! I shall be a regular customer from now on! You can snail mail or Email him. Here's what I copied from his site. "To try a FREE sample of our pipe tobacco send your name, street address, age, and brand of tobacco you now smoke to, Sterling Tobacco Co. PO Box 1151, Sterling, IL 61081 Limit, one per customer; This offer is not valid in locations that prohibit the import of tobacco. Free sample valid in the U.S.A. and Canada only until further notice." His email address is
jackpete@sbcglobal.net You'll get your sample quick! Hope you enjoy!

[natefirethorn]

Well, yes. I've been smoking a pipe, moderately, for going on 40 years now. Never smoked cigs much, maybe about one pack over my whole life. I enjoy the whole pipe ritual, collecting pipes, smoking them, talking about them on the pipe fora.

For want of a better word, I just think pipe smoking is just more fun than snusing.

I'll occasionally snus and smoke simultaneously. Snus will keep me awake when I'm drowsy, whereas a pipe won't, so if I feel myself getting drowsy while driving, I'll put in a portion even though I'm already smoking a pipe. Or sometimes I'll have a portion in and want to smoke, so why not? Wonder who else here also does this.

~\U NF

[Jwalker]

I guess I'll add that I smoke a pipe fairly heavily around 5-15 times a week. Right now I'm mostly smoking carter hall and Lane 1-Q.

[Rattlesnake]

http://www.brothersofbriar.com/forum.htm
Check this p\out they will teach you all you need to know.

[LincolnSnuff]

I personaly prefer... stright Vaginas

As opposed to what other shape vagina?

[Rattlesnake]

As opposed to what other shape vagina?

That is my favorite also, happy sniffing.

[Jwalker]

Well I've been smoking my pipe a fair amount recently managed to get some dunhill royal yacht in washington which cost enough to get a roll of cheap snus but I'm borderline on thinking it was worth it. The stuff is good after I smoked it my carter hall and lane 1-Q started to taste less good.

[precious007]

I've got a pipe ... but I stopped smoking it ..

It has to be cleaned so often, otherwise it changes the taste of the tobacco.... and damn it's so strong and harsh on the throat I cough like my granpa' used to when smoking it...

It'll probably be a rare habit for me....

I like cigars though ;-)

[Tianlong]

Thanks langdell for the tips.

One more thing should the tobacco be more loose or pressed in the pipe ?

I might be putting too little tobacco in.

I think a good way to do it is to pack it in 3 steps. first step fill the bowl to full but dont use any force to fill it, just softly fill the bowl to the top, then press in down to 50% of the bowl, then step 2 fill the bowl to the top again in the same way and press it down to approx 75%. then 3 fill it up to the edge again and press it down slightly with a bit more force than before (still not hard) and light it and puff it some to get rid of the moisture.

[f. bandersnatch]

I think you should look into one of my favorite things in the world, the corncob. They are cheap, easy to smoke and they make you look like a 19 century sea captain or something. Perfect for the beginner, and, honestly, its primarily what I smoke, a year or so into smoking pipes.

Let me say, so that no one feels unappreciated, that as a yearling in the world of puffin, I don't really have shit on the vast knowledge that surrounds us on this forum, and that I appreciate every thread that people post on the subject because there is always something new to learn. What I do have to contribute is that a corncob and a plain burley is the easiest way to learn, and still my favorite way to smoke a pipe.

[rickcharles606]

I think a good way to do it is to pack it in 3 steps. first step fill the bowl to full but dont use any force to fill it, just softly fill the bowl to the top, then press in down to 50% of the bowl, then step 2 fill the bowl to the top again in the same way and press it down to approx 75%. then 3 fill it up to the edge again and press it down slightly with a bit more force than before (still not hard) and light it and puff it some to get rid of the moisture.

This is pretty much how I do it, then light it one good time take a few puffs and tamp it down to get a good char layer, to help it burn more evenly. Works great. I was having problems with getting an even burn...the last step to get the "charr" layer really helped. YMMV though, as always..lol

[Ansel]

Freud took cocaine too...

Never inhale pipe smoke! You kind of take sips rather than inhale deeply... i then breathe each sip out my nose.

You know this guy on YouTube... he has many videos to teach you if you haven't seen them already.

http://www.youtube.com/user/pipefriendchs

[Snusify]

cant beat some burley in a corn cob.

I have a few pipes my favourite are churchwardens. My favourite smoke is Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake.