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Welcome from Kentucky.
Here, here. It is a very freeing thing to reach that point in life.
New Member here. Hello from New Haven, CT.
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Welcome from Ohio! I can relate: I’m 48 and started pipe smoking about seven months ago. I gave it a try about twenty years ago and had no clue what I was doing, so I quickly gave it up. There’s a lot of help on this forum as well as YouTube. Nothing wrong with a Dr. Grabow, I have several in my growing collection. For $150 you can find a really nice pipe—actually for less. There are plenty of Peterson’s and Savinelli’s in the $85-$110 range that you might find interesting. Chacom pipes also come to mind, I don’t own one yet but I’ve looked at several. Search the forum and don’t hesitate to ask questions!
Welcome! And enjoy 
@Grangerous - ditto regarding your above post. My thoughts exactly and expressed better than I would. Thank you.
@mso489 - yes, Yale and New Haven can surprise one with Vet memorials (Woolsey Hall, New Haven's East Rock Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument to name two). And yes, thanks for your service and your many wonderful posts here that have enriched my life.
kindly
mike
@Grangerous - ditto regarding your above post. My thoughts exactly and expressed better than I would. Thank you.
@mso489 - yes, Yale and New Haven can surprise one with Vet memorials (Woolsey Hall, New Haven's East Rock Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument to name two). And yes, thanks for your service and your many wonderful posts here that have enriched my life.
kindly
mike
Welcome from Pennsylvania and New York.
You have many, many options available to you from different brands. Something to keep in mind: while you may prefer non-filtered pipes, you can always add an adapter in a filtered one and not use a filter. This option opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of pipe selection, where a pipe you prefer visually is now a viable choice even thought it has a filter. It may add an extra step when cleaning trapped moisture between the adapter and filter chamber, but isn’t that much trouble. I generally don’t use filters, but many of my pipes do take them. What I wanted visually and aesthetically wasn’t available without a filter. I also have option of using a filter, not using a filter and having a more open draw, or using an adapter with a “normal/typical” draw.
Estate, or used pipes could end up getting you five pipes instead of one new one for the same $150.00; you may just need to put a little time in cleaning up the pipes (or not too much time, as an estate can be unsmoked).
Ropp’s Etudiant line are budget friendly. They’re often available under sixty dollars, but tend to have smaller chambers. Rossi is now owned and produced by Savinelli and offer many of the same Savinelli shapes at a lower price (the shape codes will have the addition of an “8” in front of the Savinelli shape number, i.e., 8320 = 320).
If you peruse the “What Are You Smoking?” (WAYS) threads, you can see a wide range of pipes that various members here smoke. Some might be out of your budget range, but many will not. There’s a vast world open to you, and many here will be happy to assist you on your journey.
You have many, many options available to you from different brands. Something to keep in mind: while you may prefer non-filtered pipes, you can always add an adapter in a filtered one and not use a filter. This option opens up a lot of possibilities in terms of pipe selection, where a pipe you prefer visually is now a viable choice even thought it has a filter. It may add an extra step when cleaning trapped moisture between the adapter and filter chamber, but isn’t that much trouble. I generally don’t use filters, but many of my pipes do take them. What I wanted visually and aesthetically wasn’t available without a filter. I also have option of using a filter, not using a filter and having a more open draw, or using an adapter with a “normal/typical” draw.
Estate, or used pipes could end up getting you five pipes instead of one new one for the same $150.00; you may just need to put a little time in cleaning up the pipes (or not too much time, as an estate can be unsmoked).
Ropp’s Etudiant line are budget friendly. They’re often available under sixty dollars, but tend to have smaller chambers. Rossi is now owned and produced by Savinelli and offer many of the same Savinelli shapes at a lower price (the shape codes will have the addition of an “8” in front of the Savinelli shape number, i.e., 8320 = 320).
If you peruse the “What Are You Smoking?” (WAYS) threads, you can see a wide range of pipes that various members here smoke. Some might be out of your budget range, but many will not. There’s a vast world open to you, and many here will be happy to assist you on your journey.
.375 H&H Classic Stainless
.300 RUM Classic Stainless
.325 WSM Featherweight Stainless
Welcome from NYC. Another way to discover pipes in your price range is to use the Tobacco Pipes Search engine on smokingpipes.com.
I'm guessing you mean firearms. Am I correct? My first pistol was a Ruger P89 made in Southport, CT. We used to have a huge firearm industry here but alas, they all fled to more business-friendly states.
LOL. posted that last reply before I read this. I was right! A bolt-action fan, huh? I prefer semi-auto myself. That's all I'll say about that. Drifting off topic and that particular one we drifted to is touchy....
Agreed, but he asked. Given that he’s from Texas, I assumed safe ground.
Back to the pipes! I will say, do not overlook the humble corn cob pipe!
Welcome from New Mexico. You've gotten a lot of good recommendations for pipes and I'll throw out Peterson again since its my favorite brand. I love the system spigot pipes they offer.
Howdy & welcome, from Korea.
1. I seriously doubt you looked stupid, aged 20, smoking a pipe.
2. Good for you. I have never really cared what others think of me or my habits.
1. I seriously doubt you looked stupid, aged 20, smoking a pipe.
2. Good for you. I have never really cared what others think of me or my habits.
