New Pipe Smoker

[IndianPipeSmoker]

I have turned 49 last month and started what I have planned for my fifties and onwards. Smoking tobacco pipe. I have bought couple of pipes from amazon. Watched a few videos on YouTube for beginners. Bought a few types of tobacco from local shops and I am ready. By the way I live in western cost region if India. After some initial tobacco testing now I have settled on one for now till I find better. Tobacco is too cheap here like what I smoke is $2 per kilogram. Not too strong not too mild.

I am enjoying my pipe. Looking for tips and guidance from people here.
Cheers!

 

[jttnk]

Welcome! From Arizona. Try plenty of blends. Jar any you don’t love at first. Aging makes a difference and your tastes develop and change. Take it slow and enjoy.

 

[brian64]

Welcome aboard...sounds like you're off to a good start.

 

[crawdad]

Welcome from the USA!

 

[brassmonkey]

Welcome from New Zealand. Is your tobacco locally grown?

 

[peregrinus]

Namaste and Welcome from Seattle Washington, USA.

 

[mikethompson]

$2 / kg? Wowsers!

Welcome to the forum and good luck on your pipe smoking journey.

 

[thebigragu]

welcome to the forum, and to the hobby. Just take it slow. The art of pipe smoking is something that comes over time. You will learn how to tamp and sip on your pipe. I watched you tube videos and looked on forums like this and they helped me learn.

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome to the forum. I am intrigued a little bit about the 2$ / kg tobacco. Do post some description and pictures.

I smoked a pipe briefly when I was going to college. The pipe / RYO available at that time 22 years ago were -

Capstan Blue - Ready Rubbed - Manufactured by ITC
Capstan Gold (I assume) under the name Gold Flake - Ready Rubbed Manufactured by ITC
Van Gogh - Ribbon Cut Also manufactured by ITC

The above three were all Virginia and were at ball park 90 cents per 50 gram pouches. There were some locally manufactured aromatics which went 80 cents per 50 grams. (That price is from 22 years ago)

The imported tobacco were all much more expensive and as a college student I did not even aspire to buy.

I recently found a pouch of Van Gogh inside a book. Picture below as nostalgia

 

[thedbs999]

Welcome and enjoy your piping.

Dan

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome from your neighbor across the sea, in California. $2.00 per kilo sounds way too cheap to be good!

 

[frankrem]

Dream rates - Imagine a world without insane taxes on tobacco.

 

[IndianPipeSmoker]

Welcome from New Zealand. Is your tobacco locally grown?

Yes. the tobacco is locally grown. Almost like Verginia.

 

[IndianPipeSmoker]

Dream rates - Imagine a world without insane taxes on tobacco.

LOL. In India there are majority of people use to chew tobacco. Mostly are lower income class and this is only thing they can afford. When I read about exorbitant rates online, I really think am at the right place

 

[IndianPipeSmoker]

Welcome from your neighbor across the sea, in California. $2.00 per kilo sounds way too cheap to be good!

It is okay quality of tobacco. Not too good not too bad.

 

[IndianPipeSmoker]

Welcome to the forum. I am intrigued a little bit about the 2$ / kg tobacco. Do post some description and pictures.

I smoked a pipe briefly when I was going to college. The pipe / RYO available at that time 22 years ago were -

Capstan Blue - Ready Rubbed - Manufactured by ITC
Capstan Gold (I assume) under the name Gold Flake - Ready Rubbed Manufactured by ITC
Van Gogh - Ribbon Cut Also manufactured by ITC

The above three were all Virginia and were at ball park 90 cents per 50 gram pouches. There were some locally manufactured aromatics which went 80 cents per 50 grams. (That price is from 22 years ago)

The imported tobacco were all much more expensive and as a college student I did not even aspire to buy.

I recently found a pouch of Van Gogh inside a book. Picture below as nostalgia

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Look at the two pictures. Then one in steel container is about $2 per kilo. And the one on the red lid is $4.

 

[IndianPipeSmoker]

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Look at the two pictures. Then one in steel container is about $2 per kilo. And the one on the red lid is $4.

 

[cshubhra]

@IndianPipeSmoker Cool.

You can try smoking mixtures like Capstan, which are made by ITC. They will be nice things to try.

 

[mso489]

Welcome aboard. Glad you have plenty of quality tobacco at a good price. We don't hear much about that on Forums. The U.S. is about the best, but not quite as good a price as yours.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Welcome to the forums, I must say You just made perhaps your best decision of your life , as for the undersigned,I should a been made this switch from cigarettes&cigarillios to pipes way before.but I'd guess,better late than never, I was at the same age as you when I finally woke up'so lets keep on chooching'
Ps.how are international pipe tobacco brands represented on the indian market today?