Does Anyone Smoke A Pipe?

[egontheviking]

I was curious to know if any of you all smoke a pipe?
You know like a briarwood or a corn cob pipe. The reason I ask is because I greatly enjoy chilling out on my balcony on a cold night with some nice virginia or dark english tobacco. I just wonder if anyone shares in this "old man" pass time along with hookah.

[Snoopy1966]

I always loved the smell of the pipe tobacco my step dad smoked and I have been thinking about trying it myself. I am an old fart, so its right up my alley then...lol

[Oggie505]

I smoke a pipe, I have two of the cheap 20 dollar basket briar type pipes, but ym real prid epipes are a charatan and a meerschaum, which is a true block one and not one made out of compressed powder that comes from africa

[Snoopy1966]

Any suggestions on what pipe and tobacco to buy/try?

[ASUSEAN1]

i smoked my roomates pipe for a few weeks until i broke it

[PhishPhood]

Any suggestions on what pipe and tobacco to buy/try?

Corncob all the way

[Oggie505]

Any suggestions on what pipe and tobacco to buy/try?

If you are new to smoking goto a cigar shop and they usually have a basket of pipes roughly 20 bucks, those are great starters, not that cheap but cheap enough. Once oyu get into it then you can get some brand name ones, and i always was in the mind of screw names, but I will admit my charatan is awsome

[Mandala]

Any suggestions on what pipe and tobacco to buy/try?

I am partial to McClelland blends myself. Comes in many different configurations/flavors (Virginias, Aromatic, Cigar blends, Orientals). Really it all comes down to what you desire in a smoke. In Aromatics, Cavendish tobaccos are processed to give off a particularly sweet flavor (ex. fruit, spice), whilst Mixtures are of a darker flavor. Straight blends are strictly non-aromatic, and are more in the essence of a "pure tobacco" experience. Actually, Captain Black tobacco has some very nice aromatic blends as well.

As for pipes, briar or meerschaum is the way to go, IMO. Meerschaum is very porous, so some argue it yields a better smoke, being a filter for the tobacco. Also, meerschaum won't burn out as some briar pipes may. If you do choose to purchase a meerschaum pipe, I would make sure it is a block pipe, and not just fabricated from powder-form. Be it briar or meerschaum though, you really can't go wrong.

[Snoopy1966]

Thanks everyone. There is a local shop here that sells tons of cigars and pipe tobacco and the best thing...Tangiers

I will have to go check it out today.

[r1v3th3ad]

I've got my dad's old Club(not sure if thats the brand, but it has a club on it like a deck of cards). I don't care much for corncobs, sure they're cheap and usually has a crisp taste, but a lot of the time it can be real harsh and they wear out.
I am a fan of plugs of Native American tobacco, otherwise, I got with any form of vanilla that the tobacco vender has in his jars...don't like the prepackaged stuff much.

[garykainz]

I did before I found my love for Hookah. Just not the same to me anymore

[mathuv]

is there a certain way to light a pipe? i tried my friend's and he just said to hold the flame to the tobacco and it tasted awful, really harsh

[egontheviking]

I have been smoking a pipe for about a year now and I am still learning along the way. The best routes for getting started into pipes and the different kinds of pipe tobacco is to either purchase a no name briar pipe that will cost between 20 to 30 bucks or purchase about 2 or 3 corncob pipes. I say 2 to 3 corncobs because if you are interested in trying multiple styles of pipe tobacco, then you do not want to smoke them all out of the same pipe. For example, I would not want to smoke a heavy English blend that has layers of flavor due to the mixture of English, Oriental and Latakia tobaccos in the same pipe as an Aromatic pipe tobacco. The reason for this is that the two flavors get mixed together because the pipe begins to take on "characteristics" of that particular tobacco. I personally would not choose a Meerschaum pipe as a first pipe, especially if you are learning to smoke a pipe. Smoking a pipe is some what of an art form. You will learn all the different ways of packing a bowl, lighting, cleaning and maintenance.

As for tobacco, I would generally avoid the general store pipe tobacco for the most part because they can screw up a pipe pretty quickly by semi permanently adhering the taste of that general store tobacco to the pipe. It all really depends on what you like in smoking in regards to the tobacco. English, Orientals and Latakia will be a fuller and dynamic smoking experience. Virginias and Perique are sometimes sweet and earthy depending on how much virginia or perique is in it. Aromatics are the flavored tobaccos that are often sweet. In my experience, aromatics can be a good start but can also ruin a smoking experience if you get a crappy kind. The best way to find what you like is to visit pipe tobacco shop that has a decent selection of bulk tobacco to try from and see if the shop keep will let you sample some from each style in hopes that you will buy up something that you really enjoy.

Don't expect pipes to be as easy and immediately flavorful as cigars, but they can make for an unmatchable experience when done right.

[Kathrynx]

I smoke a mir-sham....and I'm a girl...so there. I dont know the correct spelling of it, but my favorite thing to pack in it right now is called "Summers Delight". Special tabacco made here in only one shop here in town called "The Smoke Shop". Its amazing.

[SmokingDjinn]

^ Meershaum. Yes I enjoy an occasional pipe, I own a briar. Lately I have not smoked it very much though, been prefering the hookah. I like cigars better than pipe anyhow.

[shishboarder]

i smoke the occasional pipe, i bought a mahogany pipe not too long ago and got some cherry almond tobacco, it was very nice, not something i do everyday but good to take out every now and then

[r1v3th3ad]

oooo cherry almond...have you tried any of the hazelnut combos or even a nice almeretto?

[Snoopy1966]

I think I will go to my local Cigar/pipe/Hookah shop here and try out a session with a pipe before I decide to buy one.

[Perrj99]

I have a nice little Stetson pipe and a nice mersham pipe. The hookah has replaced them for the time being though...Can't beat a hookah. My friends all laugh that I'm like an old man, smoking a pipe.

[jayson]

I did before I found my love for Hookah. Just not the same to me anymore

Same here.

I like smoking out of corncob pipes myself because I can dedicate a whole pipe to my favorite flavors, and it's still cost effective. Nowadays, though, I prefer aromatics. I used to like English and Virginias more, but ever since I started smoking hookah, I can't go back. So if I do smoke a pipe, I like to stick to McClelland 3-cherry mix.

[Tati]

My dad used to smoke and I tried it once when I was about 10 yrs old...and almost set my house on fire...

I dont know what kind it was, but I loved the smell of it.

[camelflage]

i used to blacksmith with a guy who would smoke a pipe only in the winter, and he would smoke holiday-flavored tobaccos that smelled great. might be part of why hookah seemed appealing to me.

[qu231]

love a good pipe. i think clay pipes are often overlooked and undervalued. for a new smoker they have the advantage of being pretty cheap, like under $ 20, which is a bit more than a corn cob but worth it in my book. the long stem helps cool the smoke and enhance flavors while cutting dreaded bite...right up a hookah smokers alley. the kind that resemble the 1700's colonial pipes have a little extra historical character, and typically have smaller bowls...they smoked smaller quantities more frequently back in the day...which helps save tobacco and money but also lets you delve into fuller and fuller flavors more gradually than with a big honkin briar.

the downside is the bowl heats up to the touch and god forbid you drop it...crack...but still well worth the investment.

as a starter tobbacco i like frog morton. its an english style w/o additives and flavoring agents like aromatics, but it's delicate enough to smoke whenever.

[verio.]

i used to have a dinky little corncob pipe, and i'd have a mix of black cherry and vanilla in it, it was good but rather unsightly out in public, not to mention the smell it left on my clothes

[Arcane]

i bought me a briar billiard and a churchwarden....i find it's a nice change of pace from hookah, however the blends of tobacco i have don't really smell like the sweet stuff that the old high school football coach used to smoke...

anyone know of any brands/blends that have that sweet, almost maple-y cherry aroma?

for aromatics, i'm smoking mostly burley/virginia blends...and i have some oriental blends, but i know those aren't supposed to be too kind on the nose...