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Jul 1, 2022
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New member from South East Michigan here...

I've been smoking for a few months now, after picking it up a year or so back and not liking it at all, which really got down to the fact that I had picked poor tobaccos that soured me on the experience. After educating myself on pipe tobacco and making better choices, I'm in love with it!

I have a couple of cheap pipes, but my main one is a restored Butz-Choquin Montagnarde estate pipe that I just absolutely love. My main tobacco is Peterson's MyMixture 965... my previous bad experience left me shying away from aromatics, but I recently picked up a tin of Cult Blood Red Moon and am ready to embrace aromatics again.

I'm always on the lookout for good brick and mortar tobacconists (since most tobacco shops seem to have stopped carrying pipe tobaccos), so if anyone local has any hidden gems they know of, I'd love to hear it!
 

mav

Starting to Get Obsessed
Nov 14, 2021
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Chicago
Welcome from Chicago! If you're ever able to make the trip, there are two good pipe shops in the Chicago area, Iwan Ries and Arlington pipe and cigar.
 
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didimauw

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Jul 28, 2013
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Welcome from Wisconsin. I think more people would smoke pipes if they just "tried it again" like yourself. I think many people are thrown off by how complicated it can seem at times!
 

Trainpipeman

Can't Leave
Feb 4, 2021
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Rhode Island
Welcome, Beardedfancyman.

I hope that you enjoy being here. No doubt, you will find some good information provided by other members.

Unfortunately, I do not live in Michigan, and cannot direct you to a close-by B&M shop.