Are Many Millennials Smoking Pipes? Also: Seek Tobacco Suggestions

[luigi]

So, you only smoke Oom Pauls? ?

I smoke them all, the full bent was meant to symbolize a DNA prone to pipe smoking. ?

 

[supperthyme]

I’m 26 (technically a millennial) and I have exactly one friend who smokes a pipe. ?

Tobacco in general is out of fashion with my peers.

 

[BarrelProof]

Since I realized my dna was full bent

That claim certainly has a different connotation in the UK.

 

[OlJawBone]

I know a couple people my age who smoke. I'd say getting them on a codger blend to start them off is probably the way to go. Half and half is the one I have been enjoying recently. I like all kinds of blends but the old school pouch ones just smoke so easy, even if they don't necessarily taste as good.

 

[NomadOrb]

I know a few people who smoke hookah, but that's about it as far as tobacco goes. Some coworkers who vape.

 

[pantsBoots]

and nasal snuff is too much like cocaine.

The very reason I adore nasal snuff. A pick-me-up on par with caffeine, and none of the lung issues associated with cigarettes.

 

[thedoc333]

Social acceptance being more important at our stage of life, we tend to conceal or isolate for usage. Cigars and pipes have always been slightly more acceptable publicly, and as we become more and more curmudgeonly, we will likely continue to transition that way.

Since when did 'social acceptance' dictate what one does or does not do? I smoke pipes but do not cower politely.

 

[olkofri]

Since when did 'social acceptance' dictate what one does or does not do? I smoke pipes but do not cower politely.

It's very important to some, even ultimately determinant. Some will go to any extents so as not to be outcasts.

 

[Jerry144]

I work in Austin aka 'Millennium Central'. I do see more interest in pipes among younger people. Seems some are thinking counter to the prevailing 'tobacco is evil' mindset. Maybe they are looking for retro/real. Last week my son-in-law had a pipe smoking evening with friends. Just yesterday i saw a hipster riding a bike down Burnet Rd smoking a calabash....

It may be a small trend, but its a positive one...

 

[Jerry144]

Give us some time to settle down and we’ll pick up the pipe in droves, then we’ll apply everything we learned about craft beer to tobacco blends. We’ll drive up prices on artisan pipes and blends and ignore the old favorites to the detriment of the industry.

I laughed at this at first, but then I thought 'wait...that could happen...again...' :0

 

[BlackSwampPiper]

Since when did 'social acceptance' dictate what one does or does not do? I smoke pipes but do not cower politely.

I care how others perceive me often, and sometimes not at all. Social acceptance is important, even an outcast rebel group aspires to be an accepting group within their parameters; some group’s standards just don’t include tobacco. There are many situations and environments where smoking of any type isn’t tolerated. Further, at this stage of our lives courting and raising babies, momma doesn’t like being handed back a baby that smells of Latakia. It’s more likely to register at a later stage, especially if it’s presented as the thrifty way to relax. 10 cigars: $50-80, 10 pipe bowls of any different blend ~$6-8. Or pipe tobacco could be marketed as a “deconstructed cigar” that can be further customized like a bespoke cocktail.

 

[BROBS]

Lol it's not what goes in a man's mouth that defiles him but what comes out.

I can think of some things.....

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

My 40 year old daughter says that pipes are popular among her contemporaries

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

You can't become pipe smoker. You're born pipe smoker or you are not.
Since I realized my dna was full bent I have been reborn. ?
None of my friends smoke a pipe and a lot of people can't hide their curiosity seeing a pipe. Those who pretend they don't care break sooner or later with strange looks, smiles or comments on what the hell am I smoking so there's no sweet smell.

Sure you can.