Hi Everyone,
I'm Dan...software engineer by day, international man of mystery by night, and honey do list destroyer on weekends. I'm a complete noob to pipe smoking. Haven't smoked one bowl yet, but the stuff is on the way. I'm trying to soak up as much info as I can at this point so I can give myself the greatest chance at success. After reading some posts and viewing some videos I may have jumped the gun with some of the tobaccos I ordered, but at least it was just small amounts.
I smoked cigarettes for about 25 years, then switched to vaping about 10 years ago. I'm at a point now where I just don't want to be putting things in my lungs anymore but still want the relaxing aspects of smoking. I'm not a big cigar fan so I figured I'd give pipes a shot. My biggest concern at this point is that I'm not sure that I'm qualified to smoke a pipe. I'm unable to grow an epic beard which seems to be a requirement from what i've seen on the youtube videos I've been watching.
Generally, I'm a lurker in forums, but will contribute if I feel I have something to say. I guess I've just always believed it's better to remain silent and be thought a fool, then to open my mouth and remove all doubt ( note the first sentence of post above). Looking forward to e-meeting you all. I've already been lurking here for a bit and figured I'd take the plunge and jump in.
