Are You More a "Pipe Guy" or A "Tobacco Guy"?

[mikethompson]

I know most of us on here are probably a bit of both, but if I had to choose, I'd say I was more of a pipe guy. I think the form, composition, and material of the pipe can be enjoyed without tobacco in it. Tobacco on the other hand can't really be enjoyed without the pipe, or at least burning it.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

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To me, I want both. Nice pipes and great tobaccos. That to me is like asking whether I prefer taste of the tobacco or the nicotine. Can't have one without the other, IMO.

 

[UncleRasta]

I'd say I'm closer to the tobacco guy end of the spectrum. I've a modest budget and have not yet gone beyond $100 on a single pipe, whilst I can't seem to stop buying tobacco.

 

[mikethompson]

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Can't have one without the other

 

[Chasing Embers]

I can take or leave most pipes and have been smoking the same one for over a month now so I'll have to say tobacco.

 

[cachimbero]

I love pipes, but I have many more than I will need for a few lives. On the other hand, I have tobacco to serve me for 6 or 7 years, so a tobacco guy now.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Definitely a pipe and pipe history interest.??

 

[tobefrank]

I'm definitely a pipe guy. I love my pipes. I don't smoke enough to be a tobacco guy.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Probably a bit more on the tobacco side, as I have enough pipes (until I see one I hafta have!)

 

[warren]

Depends entirely on if I see a pipe I covet. To me it's not an either or situation.

 

[bullet08]

Neither. More of a smoking guy. I like my pipes and I stash tobacco, but it's all for a good smoke under the sun.

 

[ray47]

I started out a pipe guy, but after acquiring 155 pipes I switched to a tobacco guy and have stayed there for the last several years. I'm now at the point where I don't buy either. My wife told me to buy a pipe or some tobacco for my birthday. I turned her down and bought her a new mattress and box spring to help with her back.

 

[NomadOrb]

Definitely a tobacco guy. I have a few nicer (≈$130) Savinellis, but they don't get used as much.

I like many different forms of tobacco, so that's what brought me to pipe smoking.

 

[Merton]

Probably a bit more on the tobacco side, as I have enough pipes (until I see one I hafta have!)

so very true. At this juncture and age (66), I focus more on the cellar than the instrument. Although, I find two things of late: 1. I tend to smoke 6 or so pipes to the exclusion of other, even more expensive pipes. In my case, I have developed a penchant for Radice compact billiards with the Ebonite stem and frequently just rotate through them rather than smoke some of my Castello 55s and 10s which have thicker acrylic stems. and 2. While I have resolved that my pipe buying days ought to be over, every once in a while a pipe comes along which really tests my resolve. Most recently it was (of all makers) a white spot nosewarmer billiard which is probably too short even for my taste but still intrigues me.

 

[mso489]

I'd say both, but in fact I have lots of pipes and just a modest stash of tobacco, about fifty tins/jars/pouches, so i guess this makes me a pipe guy. Even with the pipes, comparatively, I'm not huge accumulatively, below one hundred. I cull ever five or six years.

 

[workman]

I've been a bit of both, but I've found both the perfect pipe and my favorite blends, so I'm becoming more of a smoke guy. It's the smoking I like more than the tools and materials.

 

[mikethompson]

I'd say both, but in fact I have lots of pipes and just a modest stash of tobacco, about fifty tins/jars/pouches, so i guess this makes me a pipe guy. Even with the pipes, comparatively, I'm not huge accumulatively, below one hundred. I cull ever five or six years.

Only on here could having under 100 pipes not seem excessive!

 

[maduromadness]

I love both equally. The esthetics, artistic skill and hand work identify my core values. Blending prowess and expertise equally excite my palate. The amount of knowledge and tradition in both beyond any living one man's abilities. Sure people can make a pipe and grow tobacco, but that's not what I'm saying here.

 

[kg.legat0]

When I used to sell guitars, I would often explain that an electric guitar is half an instrument; you need an amp. I would say I feel similarly about pipes/tobacco. If had to choose though, probably more of a tobacco guy as I have dozens of great smoking cobs that cost less that $5.

 

[Charlie718]

I’d say I’m more of a tobacco guy and smoker. I’ve always enjoyed smoking and I ever since watching people roll cigars I became interested in the process that brought tobacco to a form I could easily enjoy it in. Cigars are great but since taking to a pipe I get more flavor and enjoyment from my tobacco which led me to wanting to try many different blends so I’ve been buying lots of samples and bulking up on what I like. I guess that makes me more of a tobacco guy then a smoking guy at this time. My pipe collection is to small to even consider me a pipe guy lol.