10 months for me. Same with the cigs.Hello everyone new pipe smoker here about 3 months now, smoked cigarettes for 30 yrs..So much enjoy smoking pipe wish I'd discovered it sooner...I'm from Mid-Eastern Indiana 49 yrs old...I am smoking a Dr.Grabow Duke and a Missouri Meershaum experimenting with tobacco's mostly only smoked etc brands so far..Thanks for having me.