New to Smoking Pipes and Very Excited

[derwentwaterstones]

Hey everyone, this is my first post on the forum. I just bought my first pipe yesterday (a Lorenzetti Julius Caesar)! I haven't had a chance to smoke it yet but I'm very excited to do so.
http://www.thomashinds.ca/showcase/images/lorenzetti-5-dsc05615.jpg

Edit: Fixed the title and added the photo, L.

 

[ghost]

Welcome aboard! Have you chosen a tobacco yet?

 

[captainprophesy]

Welcome... nice pipe, as Ghost asked... have you chosen a tobacco yet?

 

[pstlpkr]

Welcome aboard!

Nice looking pipe!

Let us know how it goes.

We're looking forward to your questions.

::

 

[bubblehead33]

welcome aboard! thats a fine looking pipe, hope you enjoy it. dont be scared to ask questions here, lots of great info to be had.

 

[nsfisher]

Welcome aboard mate. You started off exactly right too. You posted a picture on your introductory post: just what we like to see!

 

[cigrmaster]

Welcome to the site. That is a very nice looking pipe, let us know what you think after smoking it.

 

[sal57]

Welcome aboard and nice pipe.

 

[mthanded]

That's a beauty and welcome to the forum.

 

[numbersix]

Welcome! I share your excitement. Pipe smoking is a great hobby. And nice pipe you picked up, let us know how it smokes for you.

 

[shawn]

Welcome aboard.

 

[zonomo]

Welcome to the addiction. You'll know what i mean by this a little later on.

 

[derwentwaterstones]

Well I chose 3 different tobaccos to start off with: AM Pipe, Columbian Mocha and South Seas. I like the English blends more typically (from friends' pipes that I've smoked), but I felt like trying some aromatic stuff.
My first smoke was underwhelming, to be honest. I could not for the life of me keep it lit! I guess it'll take more practice, but I wasted almost 15 matches trying to smoke a half-bowl. I tried packing it tighter and looser (although I could have experimented with this more), but nothing seemed to work. Any suggestions? (I loved the AM Pipe tobacco though!)

 

[rondyr]

Welcome to the nuthouse, buddy! We all float down here... :crazy:

 

[guitarguy86]

That's a nice looking pipe, and welcome to the forum. Really nice people here.

 

[judcole]

Welcome aboard.

 

[colorduke]

Welcome to the group,nice looking pipe.

 

[thesmokindragon]

Ahh, remembering my 1st time (w/bacci smoking, do you?) I was

walking the streets in Rome, when a sweet/savory smell traveled

the air, I followed my nose to a B&M where I picked up a Brebbia

Arthur/Noce and some house blend bacci...took it back to my Hotel

(block away from Spanish Steps) found out they had a roof-top

Garden/bar area and quickly went to investigate....well, the view

of the city was amazing and what made it even better was my 1st

smoke from the Brebbia
So with that...welcome-welcome and enjoy the wonderful

journey of pipe smoking

 

[numbersix]

Ahh, remembering my 1st time (w/bacci smoking, do you?) I was

walking the streets in Rome,

Nice. Can't say my first smoke comes even close to that!

 

[terry]

Welcome to the board. ::