Newbie from Virginia, US

[Sanzini]

Hello all,
I am a 40-something new pipe smoker living in northern VA. In the past I had been an occasional cigarette smoker and cigar smoker. I still like a good stogie once in a while, but I'm done with the nasty cigarettes. Tobacco pipes are something I have been curious about for some time, and I recently decided to dive in after coming across a great tobacco shop while in Gatlinburg, TN. My dad used to smoke a pipe when I was a kid so I suppose it was only a matter of time until I found the interest. Just two months in and very green, I am anxious to learn and grow my pipe/tobacco knowledge, vernacular, and palette. As such, I have many questions. But I will save those for another thread. Cheers!

 

[anotherbob]

Nice. Glad to see that it seems like we're getting more newbs here. I take it as a sign that there are even more people picking up the pipe out in the larger world. It's not that hard to smoke a pipe but it is tricky. You can get the basics pretty quickly but it takes a while before you can do it without much thought and where you don't run into little issues hardly ever. Issues like tongue bite or packing too tight or too loose (pro tip too loose is easier to fix then too tight).
Side note one of the things I find interesting about the new smokers is many of them are older (as in not college age) which is very rare with cigs or dip. I think it says a lot about the benefit to risk as well as what motivates someone to pick up a pipe in the first place.

 

[Tar Wheel]

Welcome from North Carolina. You’ll find the answers to what you’re looking for, right here. Enjoy the ride.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

Welcome from NC!

 

[kcghost]

Hope you can hang in for the long haul. Smoking a pipe looks so damn easy and yet it is so hard. Don't overpack and smoke slowly. There's no shame in relighting.

 

[mso489]

Welcome from central North Carolina. My dad was an ardent pipe smoker for many years, and when I picked up a pipe in my mid-thirties, I was surprised at how much of his pipe smoking technique had imprinted on me, so you may have the same experience.

 

[Sanzini]

Welcome from central North Carolina. My dad was an ardent pipe smoker for many years, and when I picked up a pipe in my mid-thirties, I was surprised at how much of his pipe smoking technique had imprinted on me, so you may have the same experience.

I actually don't recall much of my dad's routines, etc. He stopped smoking when his doctor insisted about 20 years ago. What I've learned from him has come from recent conversations since I picked up the hobby.

 

[Mtlpiper]

Welcome to the forums from Canada, there's lots of good brains to pick from on here.

 

[STP]

Welcome

 

[ich4759]

New here. Recently restarted my pipe smoking after a long break, been at it for about 19 months and am really enjoying it.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

Welcome from Michigan! Jump in, the water's fine!

 

[Dudditz]

Welcome from New Jersey! As already noted, this is a great place to learn. Lot's of knowledge to be had. Good luck on your journey!

 

[Dudditz]

New here. Recently restarted my pipe smoking after a long break, been at it for about 19 months and am really enjoying it.

Welcome!

 

[Charlie718]

Welcome from New York.

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[Latakia Dave]

Welcome from a fellow Virginian!

 

[Jacob74]

 

[PutteringPiper]

Welcome from Fredericksburg, VA.

 

[Bluemonter]

Hello and welcome from Bluemont, VA

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Welcome from Louisiana!
Was the tobacco shop you visited in Tennessee Gatlin-Burlier by any chance? I’ve been wanting to check that place out.