What you wish you had been told when you started...

[Gig]

Originally Posted by dmkerr

I wish I had been told that pipes would be addicting. Not the nicotine but the desire to build a collection! And that costs money!!!!

Enjoy your pipe!

Yes, I wish i was told the same. I've only been in it now for over a year and love buying pipes. More so than smoking them, just love pipes

[OldDirty]

Hey guys I don't want to go off topic but which tobaccos would you give to a first timer to try with a background of smoking cc ? I'm contemplating picking up some Lane limited BCA, Prince Albert as suggested in this thread. I'll also be picking up a couple of different corn cob pipes to see which suits me best. Thanks

[victory01]

Originally Posted by OldDirty

Hey guys I don't want to go off topic but which tobaccos would you give to a first timer to try with a background of smoking cc ? I'm contemplating picking up some Lane limited BCA, Prince Albert as suggested in this thread. I'll also be picking up a couple of different corn cob pipes to see which suits me best. Thanks

I came from cigar smoking too. I asked my tobacconist the same question but in regards to Maduros and was told that cigars don't really translate into Pipe tobacco.

[OldDirty]

Originally Posted by victory01

I came from cigar smoking too. I asked my tobacconist the same question but in regards to Maduros and was told that cigars don't really translate into Pipe tobacco.

Thanks I guess should have made my self clearer. What I meant by my background of smoking cuban cigars is that I'm familiar with a high intake of nicotine. I'm not looking for that cuban cigar taste but rather something new which is why I want to try the pipe.

[Hydrated]

Originally Posted by OldDirty

Thanks I guess should have made my self clearer. What I meant by my background of smoking cuban cigars is that I'm familiar with a high intake of nicotine. I'm not looking for that cuban cigar taste but rather something new which is why I want to try the pipe.

There are many pipe tobaccos out there that will knock your butt for a loop if you like nicotine. I'm not afraid of smoking a double ligero stick or two, so I'm not a total nicotine wimp... but I've tangled with some pipe blends that make me swoon like a prom night virgin.

Check out some reviews on tobaccoreviews.com for info on blends. Smoking a pipe takes some practice and patience... but it's well worth the effort. Since I started smoking a pipe, my cigar consumption went from at least 1 a day to about 3 or 4 a month. Pipe smoking is much more satisfying, interesting, and far cheaper than cigars (once you get your pipe rotation established and purchased).

[brado]

Originally Posted by OldDirty

Hey guys I don't want to go off topic but which tobaccos would you give to a first timer to try with a background of smoking cc ? I'm contemplating picking up some Lane limited BCA, Prince Albert as suggested in this thread. I'll also be picking up a couple of different corn cob pipes to see which suits me best. Thanks

I came from cigars, as well. You might look for Cornell and Diehl's :Purple Cow". It's made with some Maduro cigar leaf.
Heck, when I first started I even chopped up one of my cigars and smoked it in the pipe! Not bad, BTW...

[Mad Hatter]

I wish someone had told me not to bother with drugstore blends. They smoke well but the nic sucks. It wouldn't have done me much good when I was 18, 23, or 28 but at 31 I had the internet

[victory01]

Originally Posted by Subotaj

That it will damage my voice.

i wouldn't say damage...yet. but it has made my voice a bit deeper, which isn't so bad for guys.