Greetings from a Gen Z New Pipe Smoker

[RookieGuy80]

Welcome! You have a good friend indeed. You have no bad options there at all, I would stay with anything you like the looks of. Except I'll caution you against starting with the McClellan jars. The company closed its doors a few years ago, so those jars are not easily replaced. Not without spending quite a bit of money. But anything else is fair game.

I'll say this too. Yes, you have an all star lineup of tobaccos to choose from. But you don't have to like everything. If this doesn't work, try that. If you don't like A, give B a try. Either close the jar or dump the tin into another jar, label it, and try again later.

 

[HRPufnstuf]

Pride in being out of touch is a codger flex.

What's a "Boomer" ???

I don't make a lot of noise doing repair work, never mind use explosives...

And Boomer isn't a country, either.

You think I'm a pilot who regularly broke the sound barrier, maybe?

Nope. Not a pilot of any kind.

I'm starting to think it's you guys who are confused, now...

Ah! You meant bLoomer, like someone who likes gardening or works in a greenhouse growing flowers. You just missed the letter "L" when typing.

Got it.

Except no. I'm not one of those, either.

Thanks for proving my point George.

 

[Butter Side Down]

I'd say the place to start is by saying thank you (often) to the person who set you up! It's a very generous and really well thought out gift. There are many touchstones and classics in there that a lot of pipe smokers know well. That will come in quite handy when you come back here with questions like "I loved X blend! What else is like it?"

As for where to start trying stuff, that kind of depends on you. If you're trying to ditch cigarettes, Old Dark Fired might actually be a great place to start. If you're trying to ditch vaping, maybe the Lane 1Q, one of the Orliks or the St Bruno. If you're totally new to the whole thing, flakes (bacon like strips) probably are not the best place to start. You will grow to love them, but probably not at first. Barring all that, maybe open them up and smell them. Something will likely light up your brain and spark your curiosity.

 

[Jbyrd]

Welcome from Missouri

 

[yanoJL]

Another welcome from California Happy to have you here, friend!

 

[pappymac]

What's a "Boomer" ???

I don't make a lot of noise doing repair work, never mind use explosives...

And Boomer isn't a country, either.

You think I'm a pilot who regularly broke the sound barrier, maybe?

Nope. Not a pilot of any kind.

I'm starting to think it's you guys who are confused, now...

Ah! You meant bLoomer, like someone who likes gardening or works in a greenhouse growing flowers. You just missed the letter "L" when typing.

Got it.

Except no. I'm not one of those, either.

As a "Boomer" my self, let me try to explain it as I understand it...

In or around 1951, news reporters started using the term "Baby Boom" to describe the rapid growth in the numbers of babies being born after the end of World War II. This was because of all the servicemen returning home from the war and wanting to start families.

The term "baby boomer" was first used in the early 1960s when the babies of the "baby boom" grew up and started enrolling in college.

So, basically, anyone born between 1946 to 1964 is considered to be a "Baby Boomer."

The irony is that Boomers is often used as a derogatory term for old people by the members of Gen Z and Millenials because they regard us as old and stuck in the past. Why irony? Because the counter-culture of the 1960s was formed by us baby boomers. Not only that, but all the technology that the younger generations can't live without was invented by us baby boomers.

So, Georged, whether you want to admit it or not, you sir are a Baby Boomer.

 

[pappymac]

And a welcome from SE Louisiana.

 

[Ghosted Tamper]

Nice haul. Welcome from California.

 

[georged]

Not only that, but all the technology that the younger generations can't live without was invented by us baby boomers.

Indeed.

The irony being that that infrastructure---electric power stations, electric power distribution systems, streets and highways, sewer systems, water supply systems, bridges, airports, railways, air traffic control, waste disposal, multi-floor building construction, and on and on... is necessary for the world today's kids grew up in---and want to keep living in---to continue, but it deteriorates over time like everything else in an entropic universe.

But doing so not only requires all manner of education, training, and certification, the work can't be done from behind a keyboard. And many, if not most of those jobs, are not only dangerous but require getting dirty.

The extra-fun part? By the time the Generation Alphabet keyboarders truly UNDERSTAND that's the situation, it will be too late. Because 1) the knowledge and understanding required to do it takes years to develop and must begin early; and 2) decomposition/deterioration is fractal, and happens at an accelerating rate.

 

[Garcia]

Nice!! Welcome, I am a Gen Z too! Really makes me happy!

 

[multitool]

Lots of good choices there.

 

[Scottmi]

Hello and Welcome from Washington State!