On Technique and Taste (and a Bit of Tolkien)
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Captain Black Grape
If you are a member of an online forum where you discuss a particular activity over a period of years, and you personally collect thousands upon thousands of dollars in accoutrements for said activity, then it's safe to say you're a hobbyist.
Now the old farmers who buy tubs of codger burley along with cobs and Grabows at the local discount baccy store here in town, those guys are just smokers.
Yes I understand that the "pipesmoking as hobby" thing is a bit irksome, but the truth is, yes we are ALL hobbyists, or at the very least, tobacco aficianados, and I'm not sure there's any real distinction to be made between the two.
I sort of understand long-term pipe smokers' dislike of the whole "hobbyist, introspective, conversing with the spirits while looking at cloud formations, revitalising an ancient art" thing, but one the other hand most of us here clearly care about what we smoke, what does it taste like etc. Otherwise why not just smoke two packs of Marlboro red a day?
The one thing I have come to know, there's literally nothing new I can teach this group about pipe smoking.
or connoisseurship ... which could be described as taking it to "hobby" level.
does "connoisseurship" sound better?
When I had a Rubik Cube I uncomplicated it by switching them colour labels. ?
Not really. After throwing away about 140 pipes last year, and boxing up all but two, I think I'm venturing away from that aspect.Captain Black Grape
If you are a member of an online forum where you discuss a particular activity over a period of years, and you personally collect thousands upon thousands of dollars in accoutrements for said activity, then it's safe to say you're a hobbyist.
Now the old farmers who buy tubs of codger burley along with cobs and Grabows at the local discount baccy store here in town, those guys are just smokers.
Yes I understand that the "pipesmoking as hobby" thing is a bit irksome, but the truth is, yes we are ALL hobbyists, or at the very least, tobacco aficianados, and I'm not sure there's any real distinction to be made between the two.
I do. It's just all tobacco to me
It's all the same to me, just another way to use tobacco along with chewing.
Sadly, cubes aren't that complicated.
They're no longer labeled, they have colored plastic panels.
I'm gonna have to side with Boomhauer on this one.
Because:
* pipes are easier on your lungs
* pipes are MUCH cheaper
* There is more variety
* pipe tobacco taste better
I'm out on the hobby thing too.. I've used that word to describe my smoking, but I'd say it sarcastically.
I do agree with the OP about refining your technique, and how it brings more enjoyment. I also agree that pipe smoking is a relaxing and enjoyable pastime.. but the point about technique goes for ciggs, chew, cigars, and I don't know from personal experience.. but I'd say the same goes cocaine and heroine.
I think BROBS has an autographed copy in a presentation case.
In the end, "It's just a Smoke"...
Thought in the early morning, solace in time of woes,
Peace in the hush of the twilight, balm ere my eyelids close
Kipling, the Betrothed.
There is no such thing as just a smoke ?
It's too late now, buddy... you've got thousands of dollars of baccy, have owned hundreds of pipes (and maybe still do), have been on this forum for years, and you're officially a PIPE SMOKING HOBBYIST
I don't like it either, but it's just the truth.
It's too late now, buddy... you've got thousands of dollars of baccy, have owned hundreds of pipes (and maybe still do), have been on this forum for years, and you're officially a PIPE SMOKING HOBBYIST
I don't like it either, but it's just the truth.
Maybe there's a simpler answer.. maybe he's a tobacco enthusiast.
You guys are all just hobbyists.
This guy is a smoker:
This guy is a smoker:
I don't consider my smoking a hobby. I would call it an indulgence.
Some aspects of it, like the learning of various packing methods and maintenance routines could be considered hobby-like, but they're really not. You need to know this stuff in order to be able to enjoy the smoke, so it's just necessary basic knowledge.
The one thing that comes closest to being a hobby for me is trying different blends. I do that, and maybe that is a hobby, but it doesn't feel like it. I also try different foods and beers and coffee blends and to me that's just putting spice on life and avoiding mindless routine.
Some aspects of it, like the learning of various packing methods and maintenance routines could be considered hobby-like, but they're really not. You need to know this stuff in order to be able to enjoy the smoke, so it's just necessary basic knowledge.
The one thing that comes closest to being a hobby for me is trying different blends. I do that, and maybe that is a hobby, but it doesn't feel like it. I also try different foods and beers and coffee blends and to me that's just putting spice on life and avoiding mindless routine.
I started on here to discuss cleaning techniques with Ed James. The tobacco is no more hobby than folks I know with freezers full of cigarette cartons and RYO. It's nicotine addiction.It's too late now, buddy... you've got thousands of dollars of baccy, have owned hundreds of pipes (and maybe still do), have been on this forum for years, and you're officially a PIPE SMOKING HOBBYIST
I don't like it either, but it's just the truth.
Who's Kipling?
Still sounds like someone ashamed of smoking. I prefer tobacco user.