Newbie from WI

[Wesley3sheds]

Recently started pipe smoking, so not sure which tobacco I like best yet. There are a few to choose from. I work in the electric industry and I find that pipe smoking is a way for me to unwind after a stressful day. Looking forward to some advice and wisdom.

 

[MattRVA]

Welcome from Virginia

 

[leonardbill1]

Welcome from Denver!

 

[scloyd]

Welcome. Being retired from an electric utility here in Illinois, I understand how stressful the job can be...especially after a storm.

 

[coys]

Welcome! There’s definitely a lot of wisdom here and and a lot of opinions too. Everyone is more than willing to share both!

 

[didimauw]

What part of Wisconsin? From Burlington here!

 

[Sgetz]

Welcome from Durham in the UK

 

[manny816]

Hello and welcome from NJ.

 

[FurCoat]

Welcome from North Carolina

 

[mikethompson]

There are a few to choose from

That's an understatement!

Enjoy your pipe journey and learning curve. Ask as many questions as you'd like.

 

[dunnyboy]

Welcome from NYC.

 

[OldWill]

Welcome from Central Texas.

 

[SBC]

Welcome from Niagara, WI! There are a number of us here from the Badger State. Where are you?

 

[STP]

Welcome

 

[chilllucky]

Welcome from Green County, WI!

Some good advice for starting out that I'm just repeating from elsewhere on these forums: if you have access to a Brick and Mortar tobacconist, it's the best place to start as they ought to have open jars of things you can smell to start narrowing down what you might like to smoke.

If mail order is your option, for whatever reason, invest a little in two each of a 'straight Virginia', 'Virginia perique', 'English (has Latakia)', 'virginia oriental (like the previous category, but no Latakia)', and one fruit and one liquor aromatic.

Going back and forth between these categories and A/B-ing inside them is a great way to start narrowing down your preferences. It also keeps you from accumulating too much too quickly - most of which you won't get around to smoking because it's in a category you don't currently favor.

 

[Steddy]

Welcome from North Carolina.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

Welcome from Michigan! Glad you’re here! Lots of advice, curmudgeonly and otherwise !

 

[Wesley3sheds]

What part of Wisconsin? From Burlington here!

LaCrosse

 

[Wesley3sheds]

Welcome from Green County, WI!

Some good advice for starting out that I'm just repeating from elsewhere on these forums: if you have access to a Brick and Mortar tobacconist, it's the best place to start as they ought to have open jars of things you can smell to start narrowing down what you might like to smoke.

If mail order is your option, for whatever reason, invest a little in two each of a 'straight Virginia', 'Virginia perique', 'English (has Latakia)', 'virginia oriental (like the previous category, but no Latakia)', and one fruit and one liquor aromatic.

Going back and forth between these categories and A/B-ing inside them is a great way to start narrowing down your preferences. It also keeps you from accumulating too much too quickly - most of which you won't get around to smoking because it's in a category you don't currently favor.

Just got back from a store here in LaCrosse called “the Briar Patch” it is a pipe tobacco and cigar shop/smoking lounge. Guys were very easy to talk to and helpful. I can see myself hanging out here if I ever find myself in need of a good story.

 

[mso489]

Welcome aboard from central North Carolina. My family spent many weeks in the summer at Lake Geneva, WI, up there near Yerkes Observatory on that beautiful glacier cut lake. Lots of info and lore on Forums; I always learn something.