Hello from Sunny QLD, Australia

[MattyK]

Hi guys. I've been a cigar smoker for a while but have in the last couple years taking up pipe smoking. Its a pretty hard hobbie to keep, when you live Australia with a tin from $100 to $150. If you are another aussie, please reach out. I am a member of a great little community here and we are always looking for new like minded people to chat and smoke with.
Cheers. Matt

 

[JOHN72]

Welcome from Spain................Sir

 

[Tar Wheel]

Welcome from North Carolina.

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK

 

[Ettrick puffer]

Welcome from Bonnie Scotland ???????
Happy smokes
Ettrick puffer

 

[STP]

Welcome

 

[mikethompson]

If you are another aussie, please reach out.

Tons of Aussies on here.

Welcome from rainy Ontario Canada! I was lucky enough to spend some time in Australia several years ago. The stars over Uluru still haunt my dreams.

 

[Brendan]

Welcome from a fellow Aussie, and much the same for me starting with cigars 10+ years ago gradually preferring pipe tobacco in the last few years.

Speaking of the cost, compared to what cigars are “worth” nowadays it almost seems cheap!
Mind you I’ve yet to try my luck ordering from oversea’s for either, will try it this year and hope customs are having an off day maybe..

Do you buy your tobacco in Oz?

Seems to be taking forever for new stock to come back in, except for tobaccoblends in Melbourne, Myhumidor had a pretty wide range but must be getting mucked around by Covid.
Anyways good to see another Aussie join the forums

 

[lelik]

Welcome.

 

[MattyK]

Welcome from a fellow Aussie, and much the same for me starting with cigars 10+ years ago gradually preferring pipe tobacco in the last few years.

Speaking of the cost, compared to what cigars are “worth” nowadays it almost seems cheap!
Mind you I’ve yet to try my luck ordering from oversea’s for either, will try it this year and hope customs are having an off day maybe..

Do you buy your tobacco in Oz?

Seems to be taking forever for new stock to come back in, except for tobaccoblends in Melbourne, Myhumidor had a pretty wide range but must be getting mucked around by Covid.
Anyways good to see another Aussie join the forums

Hi mate. I’ve sent you a PM

 

[mso489]

Whoa, at those prices, I'd likely have a bowl a week, with some weeks off.

 

[Mtlpiper]

Welcome from Montréal, Canada, may your smokes be good'uns.

 

[MattRVA]

Welcome from Virginia

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

A Warm welcome from Finland

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[Charlie718]

Welcome from New York

 

[GothPiper]

Welcome from Las Vegas! It's truly sad that the costs of this hobby are so expensive in Australia. But I admire anyone devoted enough to power through in spite of that.

 

[augiebd]

Welcome from Western Canada!

 

[Ahi Ka]

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie....Oi! Oi! Oi!

Gday from across the ditch

 

[OzPiper]

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie....Oi! Oi! Oi!

Gday from across the ditch

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi ! Oi ! Oi ! indeed. A very good day at Wimbledon yesterday if you're an Aussie tennis fan.

Matt,

Welcome to the Forums form Sydney.

Like @Brendan N, I was very much into cigars for 15+ years, then rediscovered my love of pipes 3 years ago.
It does seem so much longer than 3 years - my learning curve has been exponential. There is so information available from the internet (eg Pipedia), this very knowledgeable members of this Forums, and TobaccoReviews.

The internet wasn't around when I picked up my first pipe in the early '70s. Choice of pipes and tobacco was very limited. I was fortunate to find an excellent tobacconist near my work who patiently taught me about blends other than Amphora, Borkhum Riff and Mixture 79

Hope you stick around