Comments on: Pipe Smoking Guide: Buying a Tobacco Pipe

By: kevin

kevin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:02:12 +0000

what exactly is a basket pipe?

By: Asfand

Asfand — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:33:39 +0000

I have quit smoking cigerettes few months back. I smoke pipe ocassionally. I would like to know which one of the two is more harmful cigerette or pipe?

By: K N Hatton

K N Hatton — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:38:36 +0000

My mother used to smoke a clay pipe, delicately decorated and about as inexpensive as a pipe could be. They are still around from good tobacconists and, I should imagine, via the web. They are very cheap - and quite Irish.

By: K N Hatton

K N Hatton — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:13:53 +0000

In my experience smoking a pipe is a different world to smoking cigarettes. The cigarettes smoker smokes more and under any circumstance and, dare I say it is a jumpier, more driven one. I should know. I once was one!

Pipe smoking is more reflective, something that one enjoys for itself rather then does while working as well as while reflecting and relaxing. Cigarette smokers are more likely to smoke more than pipe smokers and thus spend more money on cigarettes than the pipe smokers do on their tobacco. This is because pipe smokers tend to have their enjoyment in periods of ‘time out’, at the end of the day, putting time aside to savour the moment.

I would never go back to cigarettes now. The smell alone is acrid and chemical - as one appreciates after smoking a pipe for three or four months.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:45:32 +0000

i am interested to know what you would personally include in a pipe starter kit (brands of tobacco, types of pipes, accessories…ect…)

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:25:22 +0000

Hold on there a second. Sherlock Holmes smoked a cherry wood churchwarden and a traditional clay pipe. The outrageous and slightly tasteless Calabash was added by a, non surprisingly, american actor portraying him as it was the easiest to balance in the mouth whilst talking.

By: mathew

mathew — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:39:13 +0000

i have heard from many sources to never remove a stem when the pipe is warm. the stem can become loose over time. this has happened to me. i have smoked pipe for a few months now and i enjoy it deeply. not a better way to spend the night than to sit out on a chair and have a nice long smoke and read a good book. i decided to take up the pipe because its been on my mind for a while and i remember as a little kid seeing an older man that came over to our farm and smoked a pipe. the smell of it stuck with me forever. the old man has passed away now but i know his son and i want to ask what he smoked so i can get some of it and bring back memories. also does anyone have any recommendation for a pipe tobacco for some one who enjoys a sweet cigar. i much enjoy Baccarat cigar if anyone has ever had them.. thanks

By: Axel K.

Axel K. — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 20:44:44 +0000

Does anyone know where I could buy a Savinelli blue or green crocodile pipe? Please reply directly to withcanoeandpipe@sympatico.ca

To avoid or get around “wet tobacco” - when it happens while you are smoking, stick a pipe cleaner down the stem or even better, take the pipe apart and stick a pipe cleaner down the stem right into the bowl - let it sit for 5 seconds, then pull it out. Your pipe will be dry.
Cheers and good smoking.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:34:34 +0000

I’v been smokinging for about 3 years now, and since no one around knows much about proper pipe smoking does anyone know how to avoid toungue bite and “wet tobbacco” . I have several Dr. Gabbo pipes which I find pretty good for beginners, they are cheap and not bad looking. Thought I’d also share that for smoking I like a blend called harvest moon, good mild favor.

By: Harry

Harry — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:07:37 +0000

I’m looking for a little advice as a pipe newbie. I have never enjoyed cigarettes but love a good cohiba. I just bought a Wellbent pipe (I still can’t find any info online about the brand) and started using Borkum Riff cavendish Vanilla - but am not exactly satisfied.
As a cigar lover, can anyone recommend a tobacco that might suit?