How long have you been smoking a pipe?

[morlader]

Bought a pipe in Australia in 1954 so that makes it 58yrs happy puffing

 

[topd]

Briars since March of '72, meers and cobs since 'April of '75

 

[onemangang]

Off and on for 25 years.

 

[piperasmus]

almost 20 years.. not sorry
I would still be smoking those lovely pipes If had another chance

 

[papipeguy]

1970 as a freshman in college. First tobacco was some kind of cheap cherry blend before I went to Lane's Wild Cherry then moved on to the English types. Smoked nearly all of the "drug store" blends and only really cared for Revelation.

And yes, Cortez, I do remember Greenbier. I think it was the only menthol pipe tobacco at the time.

 

[lankfordjl]

I started in about 1995 while in college. Didn't stay with it long, then started again in about 2003 and stopped again. But, wanting to smoke a pipe and having a pipe collection has been something I dreamed about as a 10 yr old. Walking by the pipe tobacco store and smelling the vanilla and cherry favors as a kid, and seeing my friend's dad's pipe collection - drew me like a magnet. Plus, I've always loved 1890s London stories - i.e. Charles Dicken's work and all of Sherlock Holmes; also C.S. Lewis and Tolkien's work - all of these are full of pipes! I just started back last year. I now have gotten a little out of control buying pipes and tobacco! I'm kind of obsessive - oops.. (I'm glad I'm not having to feed kids right now)

 

[keith929]

Since 1969. the year I graduated high school.

 

[uberam3rica]

It will be a year in September

 

[profpar]

Started in 1978. Got away from it for many years. Recently returned full force

 

[kcvet67]

1966

 

[gungnir]

Just about a year and a half now...I think... time does fly when you enjoy life especially with the pipe ::

 

[jonahtke]

About a month give or take.

 

[jpberg]

October, 1986.

 

[tedvig]

Off an on. Mostly off since 1985. Had been mostly a cigarette smoker until about a year ago and decided to get much more serious about the pipe instead. I still smoke cigarettes - especially on break at work but am working towards trying to get rid of them altogether.

 

[riptide]

Off and on since 1995. full time since 2008

 

[admin]

This is a cool thread.
Since 1998 for me, so about 15 years.

 

[tslex]

Almost 35 years. Started the summer between high school and college, while working at a summer camp.
(I see that 1978 was a good year for this.)

 

[tobakenist]

Started very young in 1965 but not seriously untill 1970 when I got my first Pete :puffpipe:

 

[porshcigar]

Proud pipe smoker since September 1970.

 

[taerin]

Since 2010, when I was 24. I got very depressed and tried to find an alternative to drinking because I was always extremely health conscious. I never turned it into a habbit, it's just something I do a couple days a week or when I am in need of relaxation/a pick me up.