Greetings from England

[craig61a]

Welcome from Minneapolis, MN. I spent a couple years in Suffolk, many years ago.

As far as pipes go, I'm partial to billiards, 11/16" - 3/4" diameter bowl, 1.5" deep. Inexpensive pipes aren't necessarily poor performers... A $100 pipe can perform just as well as a pipe costing much more.

While I have several Churchwardens, I don't find them all that practical, and don't smoke them much. They are nice when the mood strikes me.

If there is a local tobacconist you can find, they can help you out in selecting a good pipe to get started with. Otherwise a local pipe club.

Good luck!

 

[saltedplug]

Hello all,

I’m a new member from England. I have been, very lightly, smoking a pipe for about 2/3 years now and have fond memories of my father and grandfather smoking them from childhood. I very much like Green Condor and some Gwaith and Hogarth blends.

I haven’t yet purchased my first ‘proper’ pipe and am still using an Amazon cheapy for the time being. (Suggestions on what to look for in a first pipe welcome! Bowl shape etc, I have my eye on a rather nice Savinelli churchwarden).
I’ve got lots of questions, looking forward to learning from the community!

Are you sure you't won't find it cumbersome to wield a foot of stem just to puff your pipe?

 

[Devil Anse]

Welcome from California!

 

[MattRVA]

Welcome from Virginia.

 

[The Clay King]

Welcome from Virginia.

@birdnerd75 I bet you get a lot of good traditional Virginia tobacco in your part of the world!
The re-enactor playing William Cavendish at Bolsover Castle said he was smoking a Virginia blend in his antique silver tobacco pipe and one of the English Civil War re-enactors I met was smoking Mellow Virginia in his clay pipe.
I've had the Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake and Mac Baren Virginia No. 1 in my clay pipes but my favourite pipe tobacco is Gawith Hoggarth Cherry ? Vanilla. I had a memorable smoke of Cherry ? Vanilla in my clay pipe when I went to see Lace Wars at Cromford Mill in 2019; I'm going there again in June for the Georgian Weekend and will be wearing my redcoat uniform and smoke a clay pipe!

 

[timelord]

Welcome from an Irishman who was brought up in England, escaped or possibly transported (*) to Australia who has now moved continents again (hopefully for the last time) to South America - São Paulo in Brazil to narrow it down to one of the largest cities on the planet

(*) my boss at the time definately said - in a company meeting - "we transporting Andy to Australia..." - when he announced I was opening a new office in Sydney.

 

[mikethompson]

Suggestions on what to look for in a first pipe welcome!

Oh we are very good at suggesting ways for you to spend your money!

Welcome to the forum!

 

[orlandofurioso]

Darn , yes we can help you spend your money; there is a wonderful unsmoked Bruce Weaver pipe waiting for you here

 

[orlandofurioso]

Welcome from an Irishman who was brought up in England, escaped or possibly transported (*) to Australia who has now moved continents again (hopefully for the last time) to South America - São Paulo in Brazil to narrow it down to one of the largest cities on the planet

(*) my boss at the time definately said - in a company meeting - "we transporting Andy to Australia..." - when he announced I was opening a new office in Sydney.

Welcome to the forums and greetings from the Netherlands Time Lord Victorious .

 

[timelord]

Welcome to the forums and greetings from the Netherlands Time Lord Victorious .

Very kind of you to welcome me but I was actually welcoming @MidlandsPiper ... ...I'be been here a while now

 

[MidlandsPiper]

Are you sure you't won't find it cumbersome to wield a foot of stem just to puff your pipe?

I plan on smoking in an armchair in my conservatory so it should be ok, that’s my plan!

 

[saltedplug]

I plan on smoking in an armchair in my conservatory so it should be ok, that’s my plan!

Good luck. Nothing like the serenity achieved with a trusty pipe filled with good tobacco.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Very kind of you to welcome me but I was actually welcoming @MidlandsPiper ... ...I'be been here a while now

Of course, but it's been a long time since we've heard from you

 

[timelord]

Of course, but it's been a long time since we've heard from you

too true; just didn't have much to say