Hi, My name is Sean.
I've been lurking for the past couple of weeks getting my feet wet and learning from you great folks on this forum.
A little about me...
I'm 45, married and my kids are now in college. I seem to have a lot of free time on my hands and decided recently to add pipe smoking to my list of hobbies.
I've never been a full-on smoker of cigarettes or cigars before. When I was in my early 20's I would occassionally have one at a party if offered. There was a short time when I was 18 that I dipped Copenhagen (Man was that a nasty habit), but I got sick of all the spitting and spit cups and more spitting.
So why did I take up the pipe might you ask?
Last month I was at our local renaissance festival with my wife and on a whim I purchased a churchwarden from a tobacco barn in the fair grounds. I like the shape of it (full bent) and quite comfortable. I have fond memories of being around my grandpa and uncle smoking pipes when I was a kid. In the 2nd grade I lived in the country in Oklahoma just down the road from my uncle. I would come over every afternoon and his wife Chizelle would give me cookies and milk. My grandpa and uncle would sit in the living room smoking cherry tobacco and I would use my knife to cut the layers upon layers of smoke in the room.
Well, the tobacco barn owner was nice enough to give me free aromatic tobaccos to try all day at the fair and a free lighter! I puffed like a mad man all day long. I got a little tongue bite at first and had plently of re-lights, but I had a freaking awesome time. I was quite surprised at the comments and compliments that I received from random strangers. What a great conversation starter!
I've always been a little odd and often the things I find interesting are apparently no longer the norm.
A primary example is that I'm a classical guitar player. You should see the looks I get when I go into a local Guitar Center. They are clueless about classical guitars and look at me with great wonder.
Apparently pipe smokers are in the same boat. I'm okay with that!
My pipes and smoking experiences so far:
Tobaccos I've tried
* Cheap Amaretto Stuff at the Fair (My wife liked the smell)
* Lane 1-Q (My favorite so far)
* Lane BCA
* I just bought some Dunhill 965 and WOW did the aroma knock me back for a minute. I might have to work up to it and I'm not sure how my wife will handle the room note. So far she has been okay with this new hobby and I would like to keep it that way
Pipes (I really love flea bay):
* Estate Peterson System Standard 307
* Peterson Dublin Kinsale
* Estate Barontini Bent Dublin
* Estate Kaywoodie Standard Long Stem Prince
* McQueen Churchwarden "The Tempest" (I might look like a tool smoking this thing, but I'm in my back yard so anything goes! The fair goers loved it.)
I trying to get a good mix of different pipe styles to see what I really like. I thinking about getting a Canadian in the near future or a poker.
Best Wishes,
Sean
I've been lurking for the past couple of weeks getting my feet wet and learning from you great folks on this forum.
A little about me...
I'm 45, married and my kids are now in college. I seem to have a lot of free time on my hands and decided recently to add pipe smoking to my list of hobbies.
I've never been a full-on smoker of cigarettes or cigars before. When I was in my early 20's I would occassionally have one at a party if offered. There was a short time when I was 18 that I dipped Copenhagen (Man was that a nasty habit), but I got sick of all the spitting and spit cups and more spitting.
So why did I take up the pipe might you ask?
Last month I was at our local renaissance festival with my wife and on a whim I purchased a churchwarden from a tobacco barn in the fair grounds. I like the shape of it (full bent) and quite comfortable. I have fond memories of being around my grandpa and uncle smoking pipes when I was a kid. In the 2nd grade I lived in the country in Oklahoma just down the road from my uncle. I would come over every afternoon and his wife Chizelle would give me cookies and milk. My grandpa and uncle would sit in the living room smoking cherry tobacco and I would use my knife to cut the layers upon layers of smoke in the room.
Well, the tobacco barn owner was nice enough to give me free aromatic tobaccos to try all day at the fair and a free lighter! I puffed like a mad man all day long. I got a little tongue bite at first and had plently of re-lights, but I had a freaking awesome time. I was quite surprised at the comments and compliments that I received from random strangers. What a great conversation starter!
I've always been a little odd and often the things I find interesting are apparently no longer the norm.
A primary example is that I'm a classical guitar player. You should see the looks I get when I go into a local Guitar Center. They are clueless about classical guitars and look at me with great wonder.
Apparently pipe smokers are in the same boat. I'm okay with that!
My pipes and smoking experiences so far:
Tobaccos I've tried
* Cheap Amaretto Stuff at the Fair (My wife liked the smell)
* Lane 1-Q (My favorite so far)
* Lane BCA
* I just bought some Dunhill 965 and WOW did the aroma knock me back for a minute. I might have to work up to it and I'm not sure how my wife will handle the room note. So far she has been okay with this new hobby and I would like to keep it that way
Pipes (I really love flea bay):
* Estate Peterson System Standard 307
* Peterson Dublin Kinsale
* Estate Barontini Bent Dublin
* Estate Kaywoodie Standard Long Stem Prince
* McQueen Churchwarden "The Tempest" (I might look like a tool smoking this thing, but I'm in my back yard so anything goes! The fair goers loved it.)
I trying to get a good mix of different pipe styles to see what I really like. I thinking about getting a Canadian in the near future or a poker.
Best Wishes,
Sean
