I started smoking a pipe three years ago. Transitioned from cigars but still smoke a cigar on occasion. I thought pipe smoking would be less expensive than cigars, ha ha. Started off with a variety of MM cobs. I added Forever stems and they are all good smokers. Now that I know I will be sticking with it, I have started to add briar pipes to my collection. My second briar is in the mail and I can’t wait to start breaking it in. I appreciate all the knowledge shared here.