Whats a good but cheaper tobaccoa

[mso489]

I'd suggest buying any of the recommended tobaccos in this thread in small quantities, to sample them, before

you commit before you buy in quantity.

 

[reap]

I suggest a pipe or two (I started with briars but MM cobs are much cheaper and smoke great) and a variety of tobaccos. I highly recommend 4noggins.com if you don't have a local B&M to go to (4noggins is my go to). 4noggins also allows you to order their bulk blends in 1oz (vs 2) which allows you to try a wide variety or tobaccos cheaply. I'd recommend trying a variety - aromatics, English/Balkan, Virginia, Virginia/perique, burley - to get an idea of different tastes and then using tobaccoreviews.com to read up on different blends to find similar blends with the flavours/tobaccos you enjoyed.
When I first started smoking a pipe about 4 years ago I didn't know how to pack a pipe or smoke it, or what tobaccos I liked and was disappointed when I started. After reading about flavours and nuances in different tobacco reviews I got none of it and was disappointed but I had quit cigs a few years prior and was looking for an alternative to dipping. It took awhile but now I can enjoy the different blends and flavours.
I don't smoke everyday but when I do I enjoy it. Good luck, read the forum, stick with it, and enjoy!

 

[ithelouniverse]

I like lane burley-light-without-the-bite.
Yes the hyphens are part of the name.
Dirt cheap.

 

[novicemaker]

Thanks everyone for the comments. No i dont tear apart cigars. But i didnt know cao history, i just went into a cigar shop about 30miles from my house with two friends and they showed me a few different kinds but i loved the smell of the mx2 and it taste great IMO.
I hvae used yalls advise and found a few bulks ill be trying out once they get to my house. Im still looking for a nice pipe but i can use a little corn i found at the puff n snuff shop near by.

 

[mikestanley]

You might want to look into the 2000 series of McClelland bulk blends. 2000 is a lightly sweet Virginia, 2015 is a favorite VaPer of many, 2035 is a stoved Va, 2045 is a really nice lightly sweet mild English style. A sampler of a couple ounces of each is my recommendation. These are top notch blends available from most, if not all of the larger online retailers. I favor 2015 and 2045.
Mike S.

 

[plateauguy]

I'll add to my advice. Right now Pipe & Leaf have Savinelli Series III pipes on sale for about $48.00. These are an unfinished briar with either a Lucite of Vulcanite stem. Definately not top of the line, but still a good looking, solid pipe with thick walls. Eventually the oil from your hands with darken the briar. Here's a picture of mine:

 

[smeigs]

peter stokkebye makes some great bulk blends that are very affordable.

 

[pipejunky]

I just got turned on to some Balkan Sasieni at $4.75 a tin , Not bad but you will have to act fast it a one day sale and on ends April 30th

 

[woodsroad]

...@4Noggins.

http://www.4noggins.com/balkan-sasieni-balkan-sasieni-50-g.aspx