Any pipe smokers here? Just started

[CostaRicaBound]

Got an awesome gift from my wife and daughter for Fathers Day...a beautiful Italian made smoking pipe! I've been wanting to start this for years and this was my lucky day! Will welcome any tips from you guys who've been puffing at these for a while.

 

[vern1915]

I tried for a while. I couldn't keep it lit.

 

[RiverBend]

Nice FD gift indeed, that is a nice one.
I Smoked one for 15 years, till a co worker came running up to me one morning as their shifts started, he was crying, and babbling about the dream he'd had, it was of me at the funeral home in a casket, and the pipe had caused cancer, and my death, in his dream. I was near the shipping dock, smoking my pipe till he told me that, immediately I ran to the edge of the dock and threw it as far as I could into a desolate area. Been quit now 20+ years, but the urge of the flavor still hankers.

 

[Plinker66]

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[John5757]

Nice FD gift indeed, that is a nice one.
I Smoked one for 15 years, till a co worker came running up to me one morning as their shifts started, he was crying, and babbling about the dream he'd had, it was of me at the funeral home in a casket, and the pipe had caused cancer, and my death, in his dream. I was near the shipping dock, smoking my pipe till he told me that, immediately I ran to the edge of the dock and threw it as far as I could into a desolate area. Been quit now 20+ years, but the urge of the flavor still hankers.

Debbie Downer

 

[BamaFan]

Smoked one for years and had one of the premier collections of high end Danish pipes in the country for a while. I still have a few and enough pipe tobacco to last a lifetime at the rate I smoke. Enjoyable hobby for sure. If you're like most, you'll start out with highly flavored aromatic tobaccos and then migrate to more natural tobaccos over time.

There are some good FB groups and youtube channels dedicated to pipes and pipe tobacco that you might enjoy. If you Google "how to load a pipe" or "the Frank method" you'll get some tips on how to load it to best keep it lit. It takes patience and you're likely to get a toasted tongue (aka tongue bite) until you get the hang of it. You may want to get a bottle of Biotene mouthwash as it will help.

 

[streetroc]

Don't fall asleep with the pipe in your mouth. If a pic of it gets out it could be very embarrassing for your dad.

 

[palmettomoon]

Don't fall asleep with the pipe in your mouth. If a pic of it gets out it could be very embarrassing for your dad.

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Ha ha!

 

[imawoodsman]

Check out Carey's smoke shop on line.
You can get small samples to try.
My favs, Vanilla & Raspberry
CHEAP hobby compared to some.
Keep it clean, it will smoke better.

 

[Gun Parts & Accessories]

Nice FD gift indeed, that is a nice one.
I Smoked one for 15 years, till a co worker came running up to me one morning as their shifts started, he was crying, and babbling about the dream he'd had, it was of me at the funeral home in a casket, and the pipe had caused cancer, and my death, in his dream. I was near the shipping dock, smoking my pipe till he told me that, immediately I ran to the edge of the dock and threw it as far as I could into a desolate area. Been quit now 20+ years, but the urge of the flavor still hankers.

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