I learned not to inhale after I did so with Old Joe Krantz. I thought I was going to die. I'm careful now not to inhale, but I still do with some of the OTC blends.
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Retrohaling is simply blowing smoke out of your nose without inhaling, close off your throat with your tongue and channel the smoke from your mouth out through your nose.
The retrohale was the ticket for me.. That and my early stage copd. The morning after that first night of smoking a bunch of goopers and inhaling every puff really took the urge off. The lung hit was my love, but the nose hit, the burn from the retrohale helps calm my nerves like a cigarette. Although it takes a few minutes to really feel the relief. I'm still a cheater, I guess its easy to not inhale my pipe when I smoke 20 to 30 cigarettes a day.
I try not to inhale. I am from Chicago and put ketchup on my hotdog. I drive by Gene & Jude's occasionally and they have no ketchup signs. I don't eat there. What kind of tool tells someone not to put ketchup on their hotdog? After all, it's not like putting arugula on pizza. Those people are just freaks. The other day I was at Mod pizza and this lady came in and put artichokes, arugula,
roasted corn and chickpeas with dairy-free cheese on her pizza. (dairy-free cheese? There is no such thing. How do you even make those words come out of your mouth in that order? Ya ever notice us omnivores never try to make a meat taste like soybeans? You'll never hear someone say "I wish this steak tasted more like tofu.) A few of us stoned the infidel in the parking lot afterwards. When the police showed up they asked what happened. We told them. Officer Ronzetti yelled "SOB! That's just wrong. I'll put it down as a gravel truck accident. Move along all. Nice job citizens. Thanks for cleaning the pizza gene pool."
roasted corn and chickpeas with dairy-free cheese on her pizza. (dairy-free cheese? There is no such thing. How do you even make those words come out of your mouth in that order? Ya ever notice us omnivores never try to make a meat taste like soybeans? You'll never hear someone say "I wish this steak tasted more like tofu.) A few of us stoned the infidel in the parking lot afterwards. When the police showed up they asked what happened. We told them. Officer Ronzetti yelled "SOB! That's just wrong. I'll put it down as a gravel truck accident. Move along all. Nice job citizens. Thanks for cleaning the pizza gene pool."
Arugula, artichokes, and chickpeas? My bet is they were stoned before they even got to the parking lot! Actually sounds pretty tasty... then again, I'm a typical parking lot infidel ??! I bet it's better than the spinach pizza I'm having for dinner!
I try really hard not to inhale since I finally put down cigs altogether, BUT- it's impossible to smoke semois without a little french inhale here and there.
I would inhale at the beginning of the bowl when I first got off cigs. Just to calm down enough to smoke slowly and enjoy the rest of the bowl without actually igniting my tongue. It worked. Over time and without thinking about it much, I just did it less and less, and now it's rare. My lungs are so much happier now than when I was smoking cigs. Even my doctor is impressed.
The first time I tried a pipe I inhaled and it was like lighting up a pack of 20 in one go, my lungs immediately objected 
I then practiced with the vape not inhaling and gave the pipe another go, cue a eureka moment, enjoyed the smoke fully and the pipe stayed cool like its supposed to
I then practiced with the vape not inhaling and gave the pipe another go, cue a eureka moment, enjoyed the smoke fully and the pipe stayed cool like its supposed to
Are you coming from the world of cigarettes? I've found that is a common practice from ex-cigarette smokers.
No judgment from me brother. I retrohale and consider it an integral part of my pipe smoking. Also being a guy who enjoys fuller bodied cigars, I learned early on that sucking pipe and cigar smoke directly into my lungs was not for me. But to each their own. I say do whatever makes you happy and don't worry about what others think.
I started smoking cigs at about 15 and quit for good when I was about 30. I am now 42 and am a fairly new pipe smoker. I definitely don't inhale in the same manner as a cigarette. It's more of just playing with the smoke. Out of mouth, into nose and vice versa and lungs come into play when the mood strikes.
Well, I guess if we're sharing and being vulnerable. Does anyone else put on the Gap Band, grab your conductors hat and wooden train whistle and dance around the house while blowing smoke through the whistle?
No? Really? Oh, uh, um...me either. No, no, I just go out to the garage and soup up my car and clean my shotguns. You know, man stuff.
No? Really? Oh, uh, um...me either. No, no, I just go out to the garage and soup up my car and clean my shotguns. You know, man stuff.
I have been known to "drop a bomb" on people once in awhile.
No reason to be ashamed. And you won't ever be alone. You'll always have your oxygen tank to keep you company, and maybe a nurse or two to help you with your COPD. Look on the bright side.
Now I'm gonna smoke Balkans and sing "Why ya wanna burn rubber on me" all day?!
I've retrohaled, and honestly don't get any more flavor over just puffing. I'd rather not expose any more mucous membranes to smoke if I'm not getting any real benefit. Not sure why I don't get more flavor when most others do. But for whatever reason, it doesn't really do it for me. I suppose it's for the better.
We've all come to grips (read, rationalized) what level of risk we are willing to take with pipe smoking. I enjoy 1-3 bowls a week, use a 9mm charcoal filter, don't drink alcohol while smoking, and don't inhale. That keeps me engaged in the hobby, but at a level I feel I can justify. YMMV
In all my years of pipe smoking I have never met a pipe smoker who didn't inhale. It may not be on purpose, but a pipe smoker will ALWAYS inhale his or her smoke on occasion. Sometimes a little, sometimes a lot. As for me, when I light up that first pipe of the day early in the morning with my coffee, a couple of inhales on my pipe gets the juices flowing and I'm proud to say its a wonderful feeling. Life's too short to worry about a little pipe tobacco smoke inhale every now and then.
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