Pipe Smoking

vr7

Just wondering if anyone has any info on pipe smoking! Like what type of pipe to use, the type of tobacco and how much to spend on either.

I am a former cigarette smoker but iv cut back to just the occasional cafe creme or hamlet.

BeerNut

There are a good few threads on the subject. Run a search.

nesf

Super-cheap: Corn Cob (awkward to get here, the advantages for a new pipe smoker are rather large though)

Next: Briar (decent, Petersons or similar, a rougher learning experience at the start due to briar being more complex than a corn cob in terms of what's going on. Avoid very cheap (non-sale) briar pipes as a novice.)

Unfortunately there's a rather large gap between the two of those price wise but for your first pipe I'd strongly recommend going for something that will be an easier smoke.

vr7

Was thinking of spending around €50-€70 for a pipe and buying aromatic tobacco. Seems to be the tips iv got by pm here.

nesf

vr7 wrote: »

Was thinking of spending around €50-€70 for a pipe and buying aromatic tobacco. Seems to be the tips iv got by pm here.

Yeah, that sounds fine. Most people find the aromatics easier to start with. Which aromatic varies hugely from person to person, personally I find citrus ones to be intolerable but very much enjoy black cherry tobaccos but I've talked to people who would be the opposite.

P. Breathnach

nesf wrote: »

Super-cheap: Corn Cob (awkward to get here, the advantages for a new pipe smoker are rather large though)...

Glad to see that somebody else appreciates corn-cob pipes.

I find them cheap rather than super-cheap (when I can find them). The pity is that they don't last very long: you truly smoke these pipes in the sense that they burn along with the tobacco.