What is Appealing about Pipe Smoking?

[Scottmi]

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People find different things appealing about pipe smoking, and it can vary from person to person. Here are some common reasons why people enjoy pipe smoking:

1. Flavor and aroma: Pipe tobacco comes in many different flavors and blends, and smokers can enjoy the different aromas and tastes of the tobacco. Some people enjoy the complexity of different flavors and enjoy trying new blends.
2. Relaxation: Pipe smoking can be a way to relax and unwind after a long day. The ritual of packing and lighting a pipe, then sitting down to enjoy it, can be a calming and meditative experience for some people.
3. Socialization: Pipe smoking can be a social activity, and many people enjoy sharing a smoke with friends or family members. It can be a way to connect with others who share a similar interest in pipes and tobacco.
4. Aesthetics: Some people find the look and feel of a pipe to be appealing. Pipes come in many different styles and materials, and some people enjoy collecting and displaying them.
5. Nostalgia: Pipe smoking has a long history, and some people enjoy the nostalgia associated with smoking a pipe. It can be a way to connect with past generations and historical traditions.

 

[anotherbob]

the whole thing. I like owning neat little tools. The flavors are the bomb, just how relaxing it is. How the old school prince albert ads are right and should win a truth in advertising award. The way people will let you smoke in none smoking areas sometimes. like their house. Thee old familiar as well as the hunt for that special blend. Getting to meet a wide range of weirdos. that it is a safer form of nicotine which I am very addicted to.

 

[Highlandpiper]

The ritual and reflection time the thing for me, it has a real nostalgic feel and forces me to slow down giving me the breathing space to reflect on the day, only smoke in the evening. My day always seems to be going 100mph until I get my pipe, tobacco etc out and it just feels I enter a different world for an hour.

 

[Chasing Embers]

6. Nicotine

 

[Grangerous]

In the order of the Philadelphia Area Code — 2. 1. 5.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Taste, nicotine, relaxation, but most of all... fire... One of the things that links us to the first humans was the mastery of fire. The cooking fire, fire for warmth, the fire that drives the pistons, the fire for light... thousands of years ago the things our ancestors thought about while gazing into the fire. I get to carry the fire with me wherever I go. It's that link to the early humans.

 

[Hillcrest]

I get to carry the fire with me

... in works of art !!

CAVEMAN PIPE- KIKO TANGANYIKA BLOCK MEERSCHAUM- W/ BOX & PAPERWORK!- COOL PIPE!! | #1867747488

Here's a cool relic from the 1970's! Its a Tanganyika Block Meerschaum Pipe, Caveman model. Check out that artwork on the original box!! Pipe is in excellent, smoked condition. Very light tooth chat

www.worthpoint.com

 

[Hillcrest]

Solitude and contemplation.

 

[NomadOrb]

I like tobacco and nicotine and smoking relaxes me.

 

[telescopes]

There's a scene at the end if The Hobbit trilogy where after The Battle of the Five Armies Gandolf sits down next to a despondent Bilbo and begins the ritual of prepping his pipe for a smoke. After witnessing all of the death and destruction and the loss of dear friends, prepping for a smoke not only made sense, but meant life could and would move forward. It's a powerfully written and filmed scene and I believe it captures many of the reasons why we smoke a pipe.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

Aside from all that been mentioned already, I like the history. Researching old pipes, repairing old pipes, saving little pieces of art and history. And the hunt, hunting for pipes is a lot of fun, new and old. Finding just the right one.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Best, albeit the most time consuming and demanding way of enjoying tobacco leaf,then there is of course this aesthetic side of the pipes and relaxation it offers.

 

[Briar Lee]

A package of Half and Half was a quarter fifty years ago, and Marlboros were forty cents.

Half and Half tasted better, too.

 

[Navy Chief]

For me it is definitely the flavor and aroma combined with the relaxation and ritual of loading and smoking a pipe. I have not spent any time at a social event that allowed smoking in so long that it is definitely not a social activity for me, although I have been considering spending a bit of time in the lounge at Boswells since they are right up the road from me.

 

[sham]

Always enjoyed smoking cigars with friends. While they are more convenient to smoke, they are less convenient to store, and purchase ($$$). When I found out a pipe lasts forever and a $6 bag of SWR could be smoked a dozen times and stored indefinitely in a mason jar.... well, it was a no-brainer. Not to mention many of my favorite thinkers and storytellers smoked pipes. Continued to enjoy it for the aesthetics and fun of preserving a nearly-lost art.

Also, I cannot go back to cigars now. The smell and taste is much more satisfying from a pipe. Often get compliments on the smell, which is not a thing with cigars.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I enjoy smoking, I enjoy the pipe best as a method for burning tobacco. Nicotine, flavor and relaxation.

 

[FLDRD]

1, 2, 5

 

[RonM]

I just like the pipes themselves -- some are real works of art. And all the accoutrements -- the tampers, lighters, etc. I have a wide variety of those items as well as pipes. I've always been a sucker for gadgets anyway, and this sort of fits into that category. And, oh yes, smoking them. I like the smell of a good pipe tobacco. Sitting on the patio on a nice evening and puffing for an hour or so while reading or listening to music is one of life's simple pleasures. As with all things in life, I believe moderation is important. But as an occasional treat, nothing beats some quiet time with a pipe.

 

[burleybreath]

It keeps me out of the penitentiary.

 

[Job Pipe]

beauty: tobacco, the flame , the pipe as an object, ash, smoke, flavours, moments.
The beauty of always discovering all this in just a few gestures every time.