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plym49.2

plym49.2

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Thinking of trying a pipe. What do I need to know?
 
Buy a briar pipe.
Or feeling crafty? DIY a corn cob pipe.
Get the weed from the local dispensary.
Make sure you light inside the bowl, not from the sides.
And carry a hanky to wipe off the spittle running down your chin- :flipoff2:
 
Missouri Meerschaum cobbs are cheap. Start there and see if you like smoking a pipe. People trip out when they see you smoking a cobb.

Everyone will approach you and say "dang that pipe smells great", "that smell reminds me of my grand-pappy" etc. No one bitches about the smell of pipe smoke.
 
I'm a pipe smoker. There's a ton of beginner info on YouTube that'll teach you how to properly pack the bowl. Until you actually do it though it's hard to explain the process.

Really if it's packed right that's the big hurdle. It's more fiddly than a cigar though. Re-lights are common, bowls need to be tamped frequently...that's just nature of the beast.

That being said, tobacco storage is a lot easier (Mason jars) and flavor options are mind blowing. Plus you can blend your own.
 

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A writer said he once saw the dean of his college shut down a riot just by going through the ritual of filling his pipe lighting his pipe tamping down and relight...
My favorite tobbaco store in Alb, was closed because of anti smoking rules, who just buys without trying a pipe full. They blended their own, one was called of course the milder "house Blend" the other a bit more "Fireside They tried to reopen in a different location but couldn't get the foot traffic
 
Rooney77 said:
I'm a pipe smoker. There's a ton of beginner info on YouTube that'll teach you how to properly pack the bowl. Until you actually do it though it's hard to explain the process.

Really if it's packed right that's the big hurdle. It's more fiddly than a cigar though. Re-lights are common, bowls need to be tamped frequently...that's just nature of the beast.

That being said, tobacco storage is a lot easier (Mason jars) and flavor options are mind blowing. Plus you can blend your own.
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Thanks for weighing in. Blindly going to YT usually gets you assaulted with all sorts of folks who really don't know, overproduce their videos, or jibber-jabber for 30 minutes regarding something that can be said in 3. So I appreciate any credible leads.

I've been thinking about buying a used pipe on EB as I don't want to invest too much until I learn if I like it. I don't know what style is good to begin with. I know thw word 'Meershaum' is good; I don't really like that apperance of corn-cob pipes but that's just me.

I also don't know what tobacco to begin with. I am not a fan of flavored tobbace.

I love cigars but find it troublesome to afford. Hoping that a pipe can deliver a good experience at a lower cost. I have no idea if this assumption is valid.
 
Browsing eBay I see quite a few used pipes for sale for less than $50. Many are corncob - not my favorite. What are the characteristics of what I should be looking for?
 
I started off with DR Grabow, you used to see them in every drugstore, keep the filter changed and they are okay.
Which brings up the point of keeping your pipe clean, and if you can have more than one so one can cool and dry out between smokes. Run a pipe cleaner through at the end of the day then let it rest the next day.

I started off with Borkum Riff because thats what my buddy and his dad smoked, my grandpa smoked half and half, there was an over a foot tall pile behind the ros bushes, where knocked it out before going in the house. My dad smoked Dutch Master's cigars tried a pipe with several different tobaccos and ended up going back to cigars before he quit, said they had changed the quality of the floor sweeping Dutch Master's had used.
My world traveling Aunt brought grandpa back a mearshaum pipe from when they were stationed in Turkey ( uncle worked for an oil company) but it was lost in my house fire.
My biggest problem with most of the affordale pipes today is the inside of the bowl size I used to be able to use my thumb to pack it today most of them I can pack with a finger
 
plym49.2 said:
Browsing eBay I see quite a few used pipes for sale for less than $50. Many are corncob - not my favorite. What are the characteristics of what I should be looking for?
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Shape is the, stem material, size, bowl material, filtered or not...
 
plym49.2 said:
Thanks for weighing in. Blindly going to YT usually gets you assaulted with all sorts of folks who really don't know, overproduce their videos, or jibber-jabber for 30 minutes regarding something that can be said in 3. So I appreciate any credible leads.

I've been thinking about buying a used pipe on EB as I don't want to invest too much until I learn if I like it. I don't know what style is good to begin with. I know thw word 'Meershaum' is good; I don't really like that apperance of corn-cob pipes but that's just me.

I also don't know what tobacco to begin with. I am not a fan of flavored tobbace.

I love cigars but find it troublesome to afford. Hoping that a pipe can deliver a good experience at a lower cost. I have no idea if this assumption is valid.
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Smokingpipes.com and check out their estate pipes. They are already cleaned and ready to go.

As for a good beginner tobacco, bayou morning is pretty tame. Mountain camp as well. Tastes vary so much its hard to recommend a good beginner.

As a former cigar guy I enjoy haunted bookshop, penny farthing and elizabethan.

As was said, the tobacco is cheaper than cigars. The expense is the pipe. But the pipe can be handed down if you treat it right. So buying a pipe to commemorate an occasion and you own it forever. Buying a cigar for the same reason and it's gone forever once enjoyed.

I have 5 dollar pipes from antique stores I cleaned up and a couple 300 dollar pipes. Corn cob pipes are cheap starting points but they do burn out.

Packing the tobacco will be key to the experience. I'll dig up a good video for you.



That's a decent explanation. Loosely fill bowl to top, tamp down to halfway. Loosely fill to top again then tamp down to 2/3 full. Finish filling up with a stronger force than the the first two levels.

Once you get it, you'll never think about it again but this will get you going. Took me maybe 4 bowls before I got the feel.
 
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Rooney77 said:
Smokingpipes.com and check out their estate pipes. They are already cleaned and ready to go.

As for a good beginner tobacco, bayou morning is pretty tame. Mountain camp as well. Tastes vary so much its hard to recommend a good beginner.

As a former cigar guy I enjoy haunted bookshop, penny farthing and elizabethan.

As was said, the tobacco is cheaper than cigars. The expense is the pipe. But the pipe can be handed down if you treat it right. So buying a pipe to commemorate an occasion and you own it forever. Buying a cigar for the same reason and it's gone forever once enjoyed.

I have 5 dollar pipes from antique stores I cleaned up and a couple 300 dollar pipes. Corn cob pipes are cheap starting points but they do burn out.

Packing the tobacco will be key to the experience. I'll dig up a good video for you.



That's a decent explanation. Loosely fill bowl to top, tamp down to halfway. Loosely fill to top again then tamp down to 2/3 full. Finish filling up with a stronger force than the the first two levels.

Once you get it, you'll never think about it again but this will get you going. Took me maybe 4 bowls before I got the feel.
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Thank you for the clear advice! WIll help get me started. Was not aware you had ditched cigars.:beret::beer:
 
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