I lol’d everytime I saw this. I smoke my challenges away when I face a pipe.What Kind Of Pipe Smoker Are You?
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I lol’d everytime I saw this. I smoke my challenges away when I face a pipe.
Years smoking, a pipe- 40 or 45
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - No, just pipes
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination- All meerschaums, combination
Size of your pipe collection?- Currently, about 20
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? - Indoors
Do you smoke your pipe in public- Nope
How often do you smoke your pipe? - Usually 2X daily. When traveling, none.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- My dedicated pipe room
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- No challenges, just enjoyment.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - No, just pipes
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination- All meerschaums, combination
Size of your pipe collection?- Currently, about 20
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? - Indoors
Do you smoke your pipe in public- Nope
How often do you smoke your pipe? - Usually 2X daily. When traveling, none.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- My dedicated pipe room
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- No challenges, just enjoyment.
Years smoking, a pipe-
7
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
I have a modest amount of cigars in some Tupperware with bovedas that I smoke when the mood strikes, but mainly just a pipe.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Almost all factory except one. I lean toward Peterson pipes as a preference.
Size of your pipe collection?-
15
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
When the wind is nice and mild and the weather warm, I sit and smoke outside on the porch. 75% of the time this is not the case, lol. I smoke in my work van, which I enjoy. I also made myself a little spot in my basement with an exhaust fan that I use when the weather isn't ideal. I'll set up an iPad and watch something while I smoke down there.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Sometimes, but rarely. Unless you count driving in a vehicle while smoking "public". I try not to offend the many non-smokers of today's age, so the setting must be appropriate.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
It's funny actually, because I almost always smoke my pipe in 10-15 minute segments. Depending on the day, that could be a handful of times or none at all. One bowl sometimes takes me the entire week to finish, depending on the bowl size and cut of the tobacco!!
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
My front porch on a comfortable chair, with tea or coffee. Beautiful weather preferred!
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
I am not a clencher or breathe-smoker, so relights are the bane of my pipe smoking. I don't like doing anything while I am smoking a pipe that isn't done sitting down. My pipe smoking is all about 100% relaxation.
7
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
I have a modest amount of cigars in some Tupperware with bovedas that I smoke when the mood strikes, but mainly just a pipe.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Almost all factory except one. I lean toward Peterson pipes as a preference.
Size of your pipe collection?-
15
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
When the wind is nice and mild and the weather warm, I sit and smoke outside on the porch. 75% of the time this is not the case, lol. I smoke in my work van, which I enjoy. I also made myself a little spot in my basement with an exhaust fan that I use when the weather isn't ideal. I'll set up an iPad and watch something while I smoke down there.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Sometimes, but rarely. Unless you count driving in a vehicle while smoking "public". I try not to offend the many non-smokers of today's age, so the setting must be appropriate.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
It's funny actually, because I almost always smoke my pipe in 10-15 minute segments. Depending on the day, that could be a handful of times or none at all. One bowl sometimes takes me the entire week to finish, depending on the bowl size and cut of the tobacco!!
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
My front porch on a comfortable chair, with tea or coffee. Beautiful weather preferred!
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
I am not a clencher or breathe-smoker, so relights are the bane of my pipe smoking. I don't like doing anything while I am smoking a pipe that isn't done sitting down. My pipe smoking is all about 100% relaxation.
Years smoking, a pipe-
Started in ’84 so that’s 40 years or so.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
Odd cigar
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Began with basket pipes and then better made factory pipes which I’ve traded away but now I focus on Italian pipes mostly.
Size of your pipe collection?-
40 or so
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Both
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Absolutely, people find it fascinating and it’s surprising who has fond memories of pipe smoking.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
2/3 bowls a day.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Just about anywhere as long as the wind is not to strong.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Here in Oz the cost is just crazy and there is a global push to stamp out tobacco use so getting suppliers to supply is now our biggest challenge
Started in ’84 so that’s 40 years or so.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
Odd cigar
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Began with basket pipes and then better made factory pipes which I’ve traded away but now I focus on Italian pipes mostly.
Size of your pipe collection?-
40 or so
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Both
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Absolutely, people find it fascinating and it’s surprising who has fond memories of pipe smoking.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
2/3 bowls a day.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Just about anywhere as long as the wind is not to strong.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Here in Oz the cost is just crazy and there is a global push to stamp out tobacco use so getting suppliers to supply is now our biggest challenge
My psychiatrist told me not to fill out questionnaires from strangers, who ask you to fill out questionnaires, because they might then question you, and give a wrong assessment in question. But it is true that I agree with the colleagues here on the subject.
Years smoking, a pipe- Around 15
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - No. Quit cigs and picked up pipes
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination- Factory, under $100...
Size of your pipe collection?- Around 20
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? - Both, but rarely indoor living space, usually the garage
Do you smoke your pipe in public- For the most part, yes. Not in crowds or in busy places.
How often do you smoke your pipe? - 5-10 per day
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- Walking the dog on a nice cool, still day.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- Teeth. I'm overly concerned about my dental health and protecting my teeth.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - No. Quit cigs and picked up pipes
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination- Factory, under $100...
Size of your pipe collection?- Around 20
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? - Both, but rarely indoor living space, usually the garage
Do you smoke your pipe in public- For the most part, yes. Not in crowds or in busy places.
How often do you smoke your pipe? - 5-10 per day
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- Walking the dog on a nice cool, still day.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- Teeth. I'm overly concerned about my dental health and protecting my teeth.
Years smoking, a pipe-
Off and on 30 yrs
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
Cigars and pipes
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory
Size of your pipe collection?-
4
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Outdoor
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Golf course
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
5 times a month
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Porch
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-should I pack a pipe or just light a cigar
Off and on 30 yrs
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
Cigars and pipes
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory
Size of your pipe collection?-
4
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Outdoor
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Golf course
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
5 times a month
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Porch
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-should I pack a pipe or just light a cigar
Years smoking, a pipe-
Technically started 13 years ago, but been smoking regularly for a year.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
No, but I have combined it with cannabis, which can be quite pleasant.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory, mostly estate briars and some cobs.
Size of your pipe collection?-
15
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Outdoors or in the barn.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Only while hiking on public trails. It's very rare that I get "caught" smoking. No one has ever said anything about it, except one old woman, who said something like "Nice pipe, young man!"
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
Generally 1 bowl daily, sometimes 2.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
In a comfortable chair, outside, on a warm, windless evening, watching ducks on the pond across the field.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
I'm the world's worst pipe smoker. It's taken me a year to get the hang of packing to the right consistency to be able to get the actual flavor of the tobacco. Flakes still elude me, but I seem to finally have the touch when it comes to ribbon cut.
Technically started 13 years ago, but been smoking regularly for a year.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
No, but I have combined it with cannabis, which can be quite pleasant.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory, mostly estate briars and some cobs.
Size of your pipe collection?-
15
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Outdoors or in the barn.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Only while hiking on public trails. It's very rare that I get "caught" smoking. No one has ever said anything about it, except one old woman, who said something like "Nice pipe, young man!"
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
Generally 1 bowl daily, sometimes 2.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
In a comfortable chair, outside, on a warm, windless evening, watching ducks on the pond across the field.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
I'm the world's worst pipe smoker. It's taken me a year to get the hang of packing to the right consistency to be able to get the actual flavor of the tobacco. Flakes still elude me, but I seem to finally have the touch when it comes to ribbon cut.
a lot. Started in 94 at the ripe age of 16.
My main nicotine is snuff and dip. The pipe is kind of a daily thing but more of a treat. I can go days without smoking a pipe honestly though I smoke the pipe as often as I can.
factory. I like the classic shapes. I am into weird art, independent movies, avant garde music, and you get the idea, but I like my pipes classic. Also just don't feel comfortable smoking something that expensive. I don't want to put the kid gloves on to smoke a pipe. Maybe that has to do with how I smoke.
Depends who you ask. Here I have a sparse collection. To many two pipes is a lot. I got nine I smoke regularly. That's my rule is the pipe should get use and not sit around looking pretty.
Mostly outdoors. Though if someone lets people smoke in their place, I will enjoy the chance to smoke inside.
All the time. Shocks me the reactions people have. How positively people react. The worst thing anyones said was to accuse me of putting on a affectation. That person was an idiot.
Two to three times most days. If I am camping or somewhere I can it's all day.
Sitting in front of keyboard. Writing and not online. But working on stories and things like that.
Rain and wind. Only when they're like terrible. One storm had both and I looked like I had floated sideways in a lake I was dry one side drenched the other. No pipe smoking that day.
Years smoking, a pipe-
Smoked in AF while deployed in '06. Started TAD/PAD aquisitions in the fall of 2012. I occasionally took one for a spin, sometimes did runs of steady smoking for a few months, but didn't become a daily guy until about 5 months ago.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - I
I greatly enjoy cigars, but pipes are even better. I generally smoke cigars on events (birthday/ New Years) but since moving to TN, I love to smoke a cigar while doing the 3 hour mow of the yard. Better to clinch a cigar than a pipe. Like @OzPiper I am cigarette intolerant.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Sure. I have a few of darn near everything. Still an incomplete collection, but I buy the stray odd lotto ticket when I can in hopes of rounding out the hoard.
Size of your pipe collection?-
With cobs, I have to be over 250+ now.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
I have converted the attic into a 900 sq ft man cave, with a half bath and it's own mini split AC/Heat unit. I smoke up here, and outdoors.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
I live in the hinterlands and rarely go to town. If I am in town, I will smoke a pipe, but seldom am there long enough to justify a pipe.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
If I am resting at night, I can get through 5 smaller bowls in a stretch. Pissed because I got the 'Rona last week and haven't smoked in 9 days.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
My man cave is comfy. I found a pipe shop about 45 minutes away, but the guy who works there is pretty standoffish and one of the regulars is an asshole, so I WISH I could like to smoke there.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
ADHD and the impatience to dry tobaccos out, pack properly, do any sort of paced smoking. Also, I worry about my lungs a bit, even with the 2nd hand stuff. 'Rona related pneumonia almost got me in '22 and having my O2 reading at 82% will give you a whole new perspective on not being able to breathe.
Smoked in AF while deployed in '06. Started TAD/PAD aquisitions in the fall of 2012. I occasionally took one for a spin, sometimes did runs of steady smoking for a few months, but didn't become a daily guy until about 5 months ago.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - I
I greatly enjoy cigars, but pipes are even better. I generally smoke cigars on events (birthday/ New Years) but since moving to TN, I love to smoke a cigar while doing the 3 hour mow of the yard. Better to clinch a cigar than a pipe. Like @OzPiper I am cigarette intolerant.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Sure. I have a few of darn near everything. Still an incomplete collection, but I buy the stray odd lotto ticket when I can in hopes of rounding out the hoard.
Size of your pipe collection?-
With cobs, I have to be over 250+ now.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
I have converted the attic into a 900 sq ft man cave, with a half bath and it's own mini split AC/Heat unit. I smoke up here, and outdoors.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
I live in the hinterlands and rarely go to town. If I am in town, I will smoke a pipe, but seldom am there long enough to justify a pipe.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
If I am resting at night, I can get through 5 smaller bowls in a stretch. Pissed because I got the 'Rona last week and haven't smoked in 9 days.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
My man cave is comfy. I found a pipe shop about 45 minutes away, but the guy who works there is pretty standoffish and one of the regulars is an asshole, so I WISH I could like to smoke there.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
ADHD and the impatience to dry tobaccos out, pack properly, do any sort of paced smoking. Also, I worry about my lungs a bit, even with the 2nd hand stuff. 'Rona related pneumonia almost got me in '22 and having my O2 reading at 82% will give you a whole new perspective on not being able to breathe.
Years smoking, a pipe-
14
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
The occasional cigar, mostly in the summer. I used to smoke cigarettes a long time ago. I never liked any oral tobacco
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
mostly factory, with 3 artisan pipes
Size of your pipe collection?-
~25
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Indoors at home. Occasionally outdoors
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Rarely
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
3-5 bowls per week
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
When I’ve gotten through the meat of my work day, and I’m cleaning up a few things and responding to emails
also
Campfire, porch sitting, poker table
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Not in a long time
14
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
The occasional cigar, mostly in the summer. I used to smoke cigarettes a long time ago. I never liked any oral tobacco
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
mostly factory, with 3 artisan pipes
Size of your pipe collection?-
~25
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Indoors at home. Occasionally outdoors
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Rarely
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
3-5 bowls per week
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
When I’ve gotten through the meat of my work day, and I’m cleaning up a few things and responding to emails
also
Campfire, porch sitting, poker table
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Not in a long time
Years smoking a pipe: 1 year
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to: Cigars, when the weather is warm enough. I used to be zealously anti-tobacco, and never smoked a cigarette in my life, though I lit one for a school play once.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory, except for a Boswell and a Hjerte Brier
Size of your pipe collection?-
8 cobs (I bought a few to give away, should anyone be interested)
8 briars
5 metal (a Yello-Bole Airograte and 4 Falcons, so far)
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? Outdoors only. I have an ice fishing tent on my deck for the cold months. Now that my wife has her own care, I'm tempted to smoke aromatics in my truck, but I really don't drive it very often.
Do you smoke your pipe in public- I would, if I ever went anyplace where it made sense. I did smoke it in the smokers' gulag at the company retreat last year, and smoked a Falcon at the company Zoom social hour a few times: I heard positive comments about it.
How often do you smoke your pipe? Not often enough. Work, family time, chores, and crappy weather reduce my opportunities. I'd like 1-2 bowls per day, but that doesn't happen. This year I'm averaging 3 times a week, but often with multiple bowls per session (average 4.75 bowls per week). For cigars, it's about 1 per week.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- On my deck, in decent spring weather, ideally with my wife sitting out with me. Usually I only get the first of those.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- Not enough time or opportunity.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to: Cigars, when the weather is warm enough. I used to be zealously anti-tobacco, and never smoked a cigarette in my life, though I lit one for a school play once.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory, except for a Boswell and a Hjerte Brier
Size of your pipe collection?-
8 cobs (I bought a few to give away, should anyone be interested)
8 briars
5 metal (a Yello-Bole Airograte and 4 Falcons, so far)
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? Outdoors only. I have an ice fishing tent on my deck for the cold months. Now that my wife has her own care, I'm tempted to smoke aromatics in my truck, but I really don't drive it very often.
Do you smoke your pipe in public- I would, if I ever went anyplace where it made sense. I did smoke it in the smokers' gulag at the company retreat last year, and smoked a Falcon at the company Zoom social hour a few times: I heard positive comments about it.
How often do you smoke your pipe? Not often enough. Work, family time, chores, and crappy weather reduce my opportunities. I'd like 1-2 bowls per day, but that doesn't happen. This year I'm averaging 3 times a week, but often with multiple bowls per session (average 4.75 bowls per week). For cigars, it's about 1 per week.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- On my deck, in decent spring weather, ideally with my wife sitting out with me. Usually I only get the first of those.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- Not enough time or opportunity.
Years of smoking a pipe?: 53 Other tobacco use?: An occasional cigar when walking around the State Fairgrounds Kinds of pipes?: Mostly production (mostly British, some Italian, all straight), some handmade # of pipes?: 70 In public?: yes How often?: When it's not too hot, too cold, raining, or windy (which it almost always is. My smoking spot has no windbreak or shade...Had a big tree when I first moved here but it died a few years ago and was removed finally last fall.) The last couple I've years I've actually kept track of the # of bowls smoked: 43 in 2024, 44 in 2023. In the 70's and 80's I used to average 5 bowls a day. Hardly seems worth the effort anymore.
Years smoking, a pipe-
Idunno, four? I think?
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
0-3 cigars/week, and I've recently taken to grinding up dehydrated pipe 'baccy into snuff. Or as I call it, "Kentucky Snoot Powder", or "Good Queen Chuck" (after George III's wife, who apparently snuffed so much that she was nicknamed "Snuffy Charlotte")
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Combination. My two most-used at present are a meerschaum (anonymous carver) and a Tsuge Urushi.
Size of your pipe collection?-
Two Ropps, one Peterson, two Meers, one Tsuge, one Falcon, one Kiseru that I'm pretty sure was intended for alternative substances (made in the upper Midwest by a company with a name that translates to "Big Hemp"), one bent basket billiard, one Boswell.
About Ten.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
On the porch at home, and indoors at the cigar shop (where I'm the only regular pipeist)
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
If neighbors crossing my lawn while I'm smoking on the porch counts, yes.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
Probably 4 days a week, to the tune of 3-7 bowls each time.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
The porch on a summer evening - temperature is just right and if I'm out long enough I can see the Big Dipper.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
I puff rather quickly so if a pipe's draw is too big(?) it gets uncomfortably warm and I quit halfway through a bowl for fear of my expensive chunk of wood bursting into flames.
Idunno, four? I think?
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
0-3 cigars/week, and I've recently taken to grinding up dehydrated pipe 'baccy into snuff. Or as I call it, "Kentucky Snoot Powder", or "Good Queen Chuck" (after George III's wife, who apparently snuffed so much that she was nicknamed "Snuffy Charlotte")
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Combination. My two most-used at present are a meerschaum (anonymous carver) and a Tsuge Urushi.
Size of your pipe collection?-
Two Ropps, one Peterson, two Meers, one Tsuge, one Falcon, one Kiseru that I'm pretty sure was intended for alternative substances (made in the upper Midwest by a company with a name that translates to "Big Hemp"), one bent basket billiard, one Boswell.
About Ten.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
On the porch at home, and indoors at the cigar shop (where I'm the only regular pipeist)
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
If neighbors crossing my lawn while I'm smoking on the porch counts, yes.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
Probably 4 days a week, to the tune of 3-7 bowls each time.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
The porch on a summer evening - temperature is just right and if I'm out long enough I can see the Big Dipper.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
I puff rather quickly so if a pipe's draw is too big(?) it gets uncomfortably warm and I quit halfway through a bowl for fear of my expensive chunk of wood bursting into flames.
Years smoking, a pipe-
30 on and off.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
Cigars and dip. I have a dip in most of the day.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Both, but mostly pre-1970 factory....GBD, Comoy, Barling, Sassini...
Size of your pipe collection?-
Over 100.
but I smoke maybe 20 or so.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
outside 100%
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
On occasion.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
1-3 times daily.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Back yard.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Rain and snow.
30 on and off.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
Cigars and dip. I have a dip in most of the day.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Both, but mostly pre-1970 factory....GBD, Comoy, Barling, Sassini...
Size of your pipe collection?-
Over 100.
but I smoke maybe 20 or so.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
outside 100%
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
On occasion.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
1-3 times daily.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Back yard.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Rain and snow.
Great idea! I've really enjoyed reading the responses so far. Here are my answers:
Years smoking, a pipe-
My memory is a little hazy, but I think I started smoking around 2013. So about 12 years now.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
I stick to the pipe. Never cared for cigars, though I've tried them several times. I bought a pack of Marlboros once, but didn't like those either. Never tried snus or chew as it sounds very unappealing.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory. I have six Brebbia pipes, all the same line but different shapes. I also have three of the higher-end Missouri Meerschaums that I acquired this past year. That's about it for me as I'm more of a tobacco guy than a pipe guy.
Size of your pipe collection?-
9 total - 6 factory briars and 3 cobs
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Both, though I much prefer smoking outside.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Yes, but not that often.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
I'd say I average about one bowl a day, with a day or two off here and there.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
I like being in nature when I smoke. My absolute favorite time to have a pipe is on a camping trip, right after camp is set up and it's time to relax in the folding chair!
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Even after all this time, I still struggle with smoking too fast and burning the tobacco. I just get too excited, I guess!
Years smoking, a pipe-
My memory is a little hazy, but I think I started smoking around 2013. So about 12 years now.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
I stick to the pipe. Never cared for cigars, though I've tried them several times. I bought a pack of Marlboros once, but didn't like those either. Never tried snus or chew as it sounds very unappealing.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory. I have six Brebbia pipes, all the same line but different shapes. I also have three of the higher-end Missouri Meerschaums that I acquired this past year. That's about it for me as I'm more of a tobacco guy than a pipe guy.
Size of your pipe collection?-
9 total - 6 factory briars and 3 cobs
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
Both, though I much prefer smoking outside.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Yes, but not that often.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
I'd say I average about one bowl a day, with a day or two off here and there.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
I like being in nature when I smoke. My absolute favorite time to have a pipe is on a camping trip, right after camp is set up and it's time to relax in the folding chair!
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Even after all this time, I still struggle with smoking too fast and burning the tobacco. I just get too excited, I guess!
Years smoking, a pipe:
About 17.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption?
No.
(Well, almost never. If a friend offers me a cigar or cigarette once in a blue moon, I might rarely accept.)
What kind of pipe (artisan, factory, or combination):
I happen to have wound up with several "artisan" pipes, although I didn't set out to. The majority though are from major marques like Chacom, GBD, Nording, etc.
Size of your pipe collection:
Although I often have an extra 50 or so that I'm cleaning up or sitting on to sell, I keep about 25 personal pipes that are mine, that I smoke.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both?
Both, depending on season. Indoors in the winter, outdoors in the summer.
Do you smoke your pipe in public?
When my public times and my pipe smoking times overlap, sure. But most of my public times are running errands, and that's not a pipe smoking time for me. But at the occasional outdoor recreational event, like a festival, yes.
How often do you smoke your pipe?
I might go a few weeks of having 2 or 3 bowls an evening, and then I might go a few weeks without any pipe at all. I phase in and out, but over the course of a year I probably average about 3 bowls a week.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke:
Reading a book by the fireplace, or chatting with friends on a Sunday afternoon.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.
None. (Unless you count the fact that FVF refuses to light...)
About 17.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption?
No.
(Well, almost never. If a friend offers me a cigar or cigarette once in a blue moon, I might rarely accept.)
What kind of pipe (artisan, factory, or combination):
I happen to have wound up with several "artisan" pipes, although I didn't set out to. The majority though are from major marques like Chacom, GBD, Nording, etc.
Size of your pipe collection:
Although I often have an extra 50 or so that I'm cleaning up or sitting on to sell, I keep about 25 personal pipes that are mine, that I smoke.
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both?
Both, depending on season. Indoors in the winter, outdoors in the summer.
Do you smoke your pipe in public?
When my public times and my pipe smoking times overlap, sure. But most of my public times are running errands, and that's not a pipe smoking time for me. But at the occasional outdoor recreational event, like a festival, yes.
How often do you smoke your pipe?
I might go a few weeks of having 2 or 3 bowls an evening, and then I might go a few weeks without any pipe at all. I phase in and out, but over the course of a year I probably average about 3 bowls a week.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke:
Reading a book by the fireplace, or chatting with friends on a Sunday afternoon.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.
None. (Unless you count the fact that FVF refuses to light...)
Years smoking, a pipe:
About 27. I don’t remember exactly when I bought my first pipe and tobacco, but it was sometime in college before I got married.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to:
Really just the pipe for me. I enjoy a good cigar when available, and I smoked rolled cigarettes a while back
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination:
Mostly estate factory pipes, with a few artisan/handmade/meerschaum thrown in
Size of your pipe collection?
22 usable pipes
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both?
Outside, usually on walks or on the porch or lawn. Or quasi-indoors: in the garage when it is cold
Do you smoke your pipe in public
Yes, when I am walking while smoking, people see me; or at the park after church
How often do you smoke your pipe?
Lately about once a week, but usually (especially as the days get warmer) about 5-7 times a week
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?
Outside on a sunny lawn with a friend, or in a leather chair at a smoking lounge
Challenges you face smoking a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.
Not having enough free time to smoke several bowls a day and enough tobacco to do so until I’m 90!
About 27. I don’t remember exactly when I bought my first pipe and tobacco, but it was sometime in college before I got married.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to:
Really just the pipe for me. I enjoy a good cigar when available, and I smoked rolled cigarettes a while back
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination:
Mostly estate factory pipes, with a few artisan/handmade/meerschaum thrown in
Size of your pipe collection?
22 usable pipes
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both?
Outside, usually on walks or on the porch or lawn. Or quasi-indoors: in the garage when it is cold
Do you smoke your pipe in public
Yes, when I am walking while smoking, people see me; or at the park after church
How often do you smoke your pipe?
Lately about once a week, but usually (especially as the days get warmer) about 5-7 times a week
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?
Outside on a sunny lawn with a friend, or in a leather chair at a smoking lounge
Challenges you face smoking a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.
Not having enough free time to smoke several bowls a day and enough tobacco to do so until I’m 90!
This seems like a fun exercise!
Years smoking, a pipe-
Technically about a year and a half but I started moving away from cigars and taking to the pipe more in November of '24.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
I still smoke cigars but not nearly as much as my pipes.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory; I especially like Peterson, Savinelli, and Comoy. But I'm looking forward to expanding my horizons in the future.
Size of your pipe collection?-
14
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
In the garage, I have a townhouse. Hopefully one day I'll have a proper back yard.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Not typically. My wife doesn't like smoke of any kind and I'm typically with the kids so I'm on daddy duty. Unless you count driving to and from work, then yes.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
On average 1-2 bowls a day. More if I have the day off or if I'm with friends.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Early Saturday/Sunday mornings while reading in my garage. It feels like my whole neighborhood is still asleep, it's really peaceful.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Mostly my wife, haha! She hates any smell of smoke so I shower and brush my teeth after I smoke on the weekends. Other than that I've just been working on my cadence and really trying to slow down.
Years smoking, a pipe-
Technically about a year and a half but I started moving away from cigars and taking to the pipe more in November of '24.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to -
I still smoke cigars but not nearly as much as my pipes.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination-
Factory; I especially like Peterson, Savinelli, and Comoy. But I'm looking forward to expanding my horizons in the future.
Size of your pipe collection?-
14
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? -
In the garage, I have a townhouse. Hopefully one day I'll have a proper back yard.
Do you smoke your pipe in public-
Not typically. My wife doesn't like smoke of any kind and I'm typically with the kids so I'm on daddy duty. Unless you count driving to and from work, then yes.
How often do you smoke your pipe? -
On average 1-2 bowls a day. More if I have the day off or if I'm with friends.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?-
Early Saturday/Sunday mornings while reading in my garage. It feels like my whole neighborhood is still asleep, it's really peaceful.
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.-
Mostly my wife, haha! She hates any smell of smoke so I shower and brush my teeth after I smoke on the weekends. Other than that I've just been working on my cadence and really trying to slow down.
Years smoking, a pipe- 13
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - Occasional cigar (rare); occasional nasal snuf, daily homemade snus, two cigarettes per day Mon-Thurs, maybe a few packs if day fishing trip; vape.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination- I prefer my older, reliable pipes like the Sav 623 and Pete 268, though I buy and try newer pipes, I always reach for this Sav most of all.
Size of your pipe collection?- 8-10
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? - Both. I mostly smoke in bed, which is where I spend most of my time.
Do you smoke your pipe in public- I take it to my local live bar when I play gigs.
How often do you smoke your pipe? - Can go months without smoking it depending how I feel. Other times I will smoke a few bowls in a day. Pipe smoking for me depends entirely on whether it 'feels' right. I'm not smoking a pipe for anything other that the harmony of it, really.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- Bed or forest
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- The biggest challenge overall was finding the 'right' pipe tobaccos and the 'right' pipes. I was lucky at the start, as I used to smoke the Frog Morton blends, some Bengal Slices, FJF, etc. Over the last few years I've dabbled in this and that tobacco-wise, with varying; mostly average results. I'm now settled on Gawith & Hoggarth. I expect that I'll smoke only G&H going forward, except for a few fanciful purchases.
It's also been very challenging to find the 'right' pipes, and I feel I've gotten it wrong a lot more often than I've gotten it right, which is evidenced by the amount I smoke the pipes I have. I've recently tried to match bowl volumes and pipe weights with my best pipes, as a purchase strategy.
Have a Sav 305 coming Thursday, so time will tell.
Do you combine your pipe smoking with other forms of tobacco consumption? Cigars, snuff, etc. if so, which form of consumption do you lean to - Occasional cigar (rare); occasional nasal snuf, daily homemade snus, two cigarettes per day Mon-Thurs, maybe a few packs if day fishing trip; vape.
What kind of pipe.. artisan, factory, or combination- I prefer my older, reliable pipes like the Sav 623 and Pete 268, though I buy and try newer pipes, I always reach for this Sav most of all.
Size of your pipe collection?- 8-10
Do you smoke your pipe indoors, outside or combination of both? - Both. I mostly smoke in bed, which is where I spend most of my time.
Do you smoke your pipe in public- I take it to my local live bar when I play gigs.
How often do you smoke your pipe? - Can go months without smoking it depending how I feel. Other times I will smoke a few bowls in a day. Pipe smoking for me depends entirely on whether it 'feels' right. I'm not smoking a pipe for anything other that the harmony of it, really.
Favorite place or setting for a good pipe smoke?- Bed or forest
Challenges, you smoke facing a pipe? i.e. tongue bite, etc.- The biggest challenge overall was finding the 'right' pipe tobaccos and the 'right' pipes. I was lucky at the start, as I used to smoke the Frog Morton blends, some Bengal Slices, FJF, etc. Over the last few years I've dabbled in this and that tobacco-wise, with varying; mostly average results. I'm now settled on Gawith & Hoggarth. I expect that I'll smoke only G&H going forward, except for a few fanciful purchases.
It's also been very challenging to find the 'right' pipes, and I feel I've gotten it wrong a lot more often than I've gotten it right, which is evidenced by the amount I smoke the pipes I have. I've recently tried to match bowl volumes and pipe weights with my best pipes, as a purchase strategy.
Have a Sav 305 coming Thursday, so time will tell.