Hey everyone - How's it going? As the title says I'm new to it all...new to pipes, smoking a pipe, new to the forum, etc.
My wife has always raved how she loves the smell of a pipe granted I don't know anyone in her family that ever smoked one. I'm pretty fond of it myself. I've smoke a pipe once and that was 9 or 10 years ago. I enjoyed, I got the bite I've read so much about and really had no clue what I was doing. Still don't, but I've done a lot of reading over these past few days.
What has led me to wanting to smoke a pipe? Well, it's something I've always thought about and the other night I was a reading an article on pipe smoking for beginners. I mulled it over for a few days and decided to give it a shot. I told the wife, she was on board, and even wants me to smoke in the house to fill it with the aroma. I'm still unsure about that, but we'll see.
In reality I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. I don't have any of my "supplies" yet as I just ordered them last night, but after a lot of reading on here, I pulled the trigger. I still need to order some tobacco and find a B&M around me to try a few more.
So far this is what I have ordered:
Pipes:
- MO Meerschaum Country Gentlemen
- Savinelli Trevi Smooth (I liked the shape of the pipe)
- Recently won a Stanwell Royal Rouge on eBay (it's an older/used pipe that looked really clean. I got it cheap, $41, so I'm not out a lot if I don't like it. It'll be here by mid-Dec., it's coming from Italy)
Ordered a Zippo pipe lighter and everything I need for it (fluid, flints, wicks, etc).
I have a cart built with tobacco, shank brush, ashtray, pipe cleaners...and yeah, I think that's about it.
Am I missing anything? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you.
I look forward to getting to know some of you and look forward to my pipe smoking adventures!
My wife has always raved how she loves the smell of a pipe granted I don't know anyone in her family that ever smoked one. I'm pretty fond of it myself. I've smoke a pipe once and that was 9 or 10 years ago. I enjoyed, I got the bite I've read so much about and really had no clue what I was doing. Still don't, but I've done a lot of reading over these past few days.
What has led me to wanting to smoke a pipe? Well, it's something I've always thought about and the other night I was a reading an article on pipe smoking for beginners. I mulled it over for a few days and decided to give it a shot. I told the wife, she was on board, and even wants me to smoke in the house to fill it with the aroma. I'm still unsure about that, but we'll see.
In reality I want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. I don't have any of my "supplies" yet as I just ordered them last night, but after a lot of reading on here, I pulled the trigger. I still need to order some tobacco and find a B&M around me to try a few more.
So far this is what I have ordered:
Pipes:
- MO Meerschaum Country Gentlemen
- Savinelli Trevi Smooth (I liked the shape of the pipe)
- Recently won a Stanwell Royal Rouge on eBay (it's an older/used pipe that looked really clean. I got it cheap, $41, so I'm not out a lot if I don't like it. It'll be here by mid-Dec., it's coming from Italy)
Ordered a Zippo pipe lighter and everything I need for it (fluid, flints, wicks, etc).
I have a cart built with tobacco, shank brush, ashtray, pipe cleaners...and yeah, I think that's about it.
Am I missing anything? Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you.
I look forward to getting to know some of you and look forward to my pipe smoking adventures!