Greetings From NJ

[tmcg81]

I'm a relatively new pipe smoker. I smoked a pipe a couple times when I was college, but got seriously into the hobby a little over a year ago.

I have had jobs that require a lot of focus, so I find that I'm drawn to hobbies that require that same focus, whether it be bbq, coffee, or pipe smoking. I don't have any relatives that ever smoked a pipe, so I don't know where the inclination to smoke one came from.

I've restored a few old pipes, and would like to do more. I currently really enjoy smoking English blends, with my favorite being G L Pease "Westminster." I've been slowly building a "cellar" and I'm very interested in the potential of aged tobacco. I've got about a dozen tins of Virginia's hopefully getting good and aged. For now, I'm enjoying trying new tobaccos and trying not to buy a million pipes.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

Welcome from East Tennessee

 

[jguss]

Welcome from northern Bergen County!

 

[bnichols23]

Hello & welcome from the SC Piedmont!

Bill

 

[Rockyrepose]

Hello and welcome, you're in the wrong place if you're trying to avoid buying pipes.

 

[bnichols23]

Rocky speaks troo trufe there!

 

[Sonorisis]

Welcome to the forums!!!

 

[mso489]

Welcome from central North Carolina. Members of our extended family have a horse farm and riding school in Howell, N.J.

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome ... I am also from the central NJ area.

 

[troutface]

Born and raised in Little Silver, but managed to escape NJ thirty one years ago. Welcome.

 

[Tommy Boy]

Welcome to the forum from southwest Michigan. For me I was drawn to pipe smoking for the opposite reasons. I liked how it made me relax from my hectic days and just sit and unwind. It doesn't matter how we found our way to the wonderful and relaxing hobby of pipe smoking as long as we are enjoying the trip.

 

[augiebd]

Welcome to the forum from southwest Michigan. For me I was drawn to pipe smoking for the opposite reasons. I liked how it made me relax from my hectic days and just sit and unwind. It doesn't matter how we found our way to the wonderful and relaxing hobby of pipe smoking as long as we are enjoying the trip.

Welcome from Western Canada! I enjoy both the focus aspects of pipe smoking and the relaxation I experience from it. I have found a blend of both that is well suited to me.

 

[snolered]

Welcome ! I'm from california, glad to hear from you... I work in dental implants, i like smoking too and is necessary to make stronger your health to enjoy your habits...

 

[cigarsmker]

Welcome from Florida

 

[trouttimes]

Welcome from Colorado. We will be happy to talk you out of buying more pipes ?

 

[indoeuro]

Welcome! You're off to a fine start.

 

[gamzultovah]

It sounds like you’re off to an excellent start. Welcome aboard from Florida (by way of NY).

 

[Sloopjohnbee]

Welcome from Long Branch on The Shore of our beautiful and tyrannical Garden State

 

[mordy18]

Another NJ inmate here - Bergen County. For you nj residents, any leads on any good pipe shops in the state? Only one I know of is the one in Ridgewood, which is at least 1/2 cigars. In NY you've got nat sherman and barclay rex downtown. That's it as far as I know.