I've only been back into pipe smoking for about 5 weeks now, and it's growing on me more than it ever has.
Opportunity has something to do with it. It's been cold so I haven't wanted to smoke at night. If I go for a drive of more than 15 minutes or so I've been taking a filled pipe with me, but I don't drive much.
I'm going to be doing some re-arranging in the garage pretty soon, so I have a place to watch a little TV and puff without worry of the cold. Which means opportunity to smoke will be a knockin'
This past week, it's been 1-2 bowls a day, and that may escalate to 2-3 a day after I get my garage set up.
I doubt though if I'll want to smoke more than that, though, even with the time and place to do it. I used to be a half a pack to a pack of cigarette smoker for what, the better part of 10-11 years, but haven't smoked regularly for 4 years or so. No regrets about dropping cigarettes at all, they were making me feel terrible.
Pipe smoking does have a small amount of negative effect on my general feeling of health ... I do admit it. But it's too enjoyable to deny.