Going back to my pipes after cheating with cigs.

Yes it will...u also might try jacknife plug...very high N. Watch the inhale, many cig smokers take a while to stop inhaling.

IMHO, Dunhill Royal Yacht, about knock my d*** in the dirt with the nic level. If you want high amounts, try that!!

I too smoked cigs for 30 years. Kendals Kentucky, 5 Brothers, 1792 Flake, Dark Birdseye are all good baccys to satisfy that nicotine craving.

I'm still working away from cigarettes myself and therefore favor strong tobaccos. I haven't had Jackknife Plug yet but Triple Play is good (I hear it's in the same vein). Peterson Irish Flake is also good and strong. Escudo is delicious and satisfying as well.

Orlick Golden Sliced and Jack Knife Plug both got my heart bumping. Actually G.L. Pease Sextant is no lightweight with it's Dark Fired Kentucky blast.

I'm weaning myself off the cigs right now too, and I've found most Dunhill blends do it for me. At least enough to knock the craving down to a level where I can ignore it. My evening puff of a large bowl of Nightcap usually does enough that I can get to sleep without an issue as well. Keep in mind I was ~1/2 pack/day smoker though so I might be easier to satisfy than some and I'm determined to quit the cigs altogether so unless I'm breaking out in a cold sweat I don't smoke them.

I'm still battling getting rid of cigs. I have cut my cig use almost by two thirds. I still feel like I need a cig after breakfast and dinner and before going to bed.
The real killer is work though where cigs are very convenient.
I recommend getting an international Falcon pipe with filters and then a strong tobacco (but not too strong) like University Flake. The advantage of the Falcon is that you probably will be puffing a lot and the filter will help you not getting tongue burn.
Even though you can easily satisfy the nicotine craving with pipes there is the psychological craving to battle. My best advice here is to just...relax. You are in control of your body, not the other way round.
At least, it works for me.

Well, it's all been said, so I just re-emphasize here:
Highest vitamin N I have found: Kendal's Kentucky. The fact that it's a shag cut may actually contribute somewhat to that as well since it burns quickly.

Inhaling: Yep. Although while smoking a pipe you find yourself doing that a lot less frequent, it's become a reaction that is difficult to get rid of. Somehow we feel we're not "smoking" if we don't inhale
And Juni hit the proverbial nail, pun intended, on the head. At work is the most difficult place to move away from cigarettes since they're so convenient. I'm trying the e-Cig thing at work, but I have to admit there's days where that is more successful than others. I have also tried the Kendal's Kentucky in a very small bowl to get a quick 10 minute smoke and that seemed to be the better solution.
Good luck in the switch

Hey pipedreams, I second that! Royal Yacht 'bout kicked my a$$ as well!

Lots of great suggestions, I will second the Petersons Irish Flake as being one of the highest nicotine blends on the market. It is also readily available at most brick and mortars as well as online. I quit the nails back in the middle of June I think and have not looked back. My body no longer craves it. I had quit for over 6 years once and was pissed when I went back. They are evil no doubt, but I did love them so.

I purchased an e-cig myself to get over the craving when I am inside the house. I was never a cig smoker, but there are times I really crave smoking in general now. Now the e-cig just sits inside my closet unused, it is such an aweful substitute for the real thing. If I really need a quick smoke, I do purchase miniture cigars which I do not inhale, they smoke for 15 minutes.

Dear Nick,
I think that this is my first post on this forum. I have read pipe fora for years, since I started smoking a pipe in 1998. I smoked cigarettes for about a year before beginning with pipes, mostly hand-rolled, unfiltered cigarettes. I smoked both for about a year, then exclusively pipes for 2 years, then back and forth between the two until a few years ago, when I made a real effort to quit cigarettes.
The best advice I have ever seen on this subject is that given by Jim Beard. He was a regular contributor to the Newsgroup alt.smokers.pipes; I see him occasionally on the pipes.org forum now. It is easy to find descriptions of his transition from unfiltered Camels to the Lake District tobaccos of Samuel Gawith and Gawith & Hoggarth. Jim quit all forms of tobacco for two years before committing to the pipe, but I don't think that's necessary.
What is necessary is a real understanding of what a strong tobacco is, and the differences between the pipe and cigarettes as nicotine delivery devices.
A pipe will not give you the quick rush of nicotine that a cigarette will, ever. If you're craving nicotine, a pipe will meet that craving over the course of at the very least 20-30 minutes. Thus one issue with making the transition is to not find yourself in immediate need of nicotine by smoking regularly.
You can also help yourself by getting some strong tobacco. With respect to the other suggestions made on this thread, no tobacco is as strong as the Samuel Gawith brown rope. The cooked, black version is a bit tamer, and the Gawith & Hoggarth brown rope is a bit tamer than the Samuel Gawith rope.
The difficulty with the rope is that it can be hard to smoke if you're not used to smoking pressed tobacco. I would recommend getting a pound, slicing it into the thinnest disks you can manage with a very sharp knife, rubbing it out and letting it dry quite a lot. Keep a pouch of this around, and make sure that you don't deprive yourself of it. If you choose, you can move downwards to other, less strong tobaccos, many of which are more interesting from the perspective of taste.
Do not confuse strength of taste with nicotine. Latakia, for instance, is quite strong tasting, but very low in terms of nicotine. Royal Yacht is the strongest tobacco that Dunhill makes, but it pales in comparison to the Lake District ropes. If you prefer aromatics, there are several aromatic ropes from Gawith and Hoggarth.
Best,

Cybil

I currently smoke cigs, but limiting my self to around 5 a day... Sometimes the pipe just doesn't cut it for me or I don't have 30 minutes to fully relax with a pipe and enjoy the time

I'm surprised, I didn't expect so many people just on this one forum to be struggling with moving from cigarettes to pipes. I wish you all success, and when you do it, three cheers for you!