Hi guys! I'm new to this forum but not new to tobacco forums - I've just been looking for somewhere with more of a focus on pipes than cigars, and this seemed like a great place!
I'm 31, live in the wilds of northwestern PA, am married with no kids, etc etc etc. I'm really not all that interesting - I like good food & drink, football and futbol, reading, cinema, music, and I enjoy target practice with my handguns. Pretty simple.
I've really gotten bit by the TAD and PAD bug as my interest has shifted to pipe tobacco (and nasal snuff) with cigars being only a once-in-a-while treat. Part of this was spurred on by my job... I work at a tobacconist (yes, yes I do, and it's wonderful!) and it's much easier to put a pipe down to help around the shop, then come back to it later, than it is to do the same with a cigar. Doing so has really started a fire that's burning a lot stronger than I initially thought it would. I've fallen head over heels, I guess!
I have a bunch of pipes but three standouts: I just received a custom pipe from Dave McCarter, it's absolutely the nicest pipe in my stable. Next to that I have an Erik Nording Freehand that I really enjoy smoking, and a simple GBD Virgin estate that was unassuming at first but a very welcomed addition because of how well it smokes. I enjoy a bunch of different tobaccos but I've been trying to scale down to focus on just certain ones (it's not really working). Some of my favorites are (in no order): Anniversary Kake, Lancer's Slices, SPC Plum Pudding, Red Raparree, Irish Flake, Penzance, Wilderness, Full Virginia Flake, Ennerdale Flake, Black House, Irish Oak, Kingfisher, Escudo, Nightcap, Hamborger Veermaster, Marlin Flake, Stonehaven and pretty much ALL of the GLP blends. Yeah, it's a long list.
Anyway, I look forward to digging into some of the many threads here. It'll take some time for me to get through them!