Pipe Smoking Guide: Must Have Pipe Accessories
There are only 3 must have pipe accessories for the beginner pipe smoker. Don’t worry these accessories are extremely cheap. You should be able to purchase these for about $10 but will help you enjoy the hobby that much more. A pipe rack or humidor are nice to have accessories but are not completely necessary.
Pipe Cleaners
If you followed my recommendation to smoke an aromatic tobacco then you’ll certainly need a nice supply of pipe cleaners. Aromatic tobacco tends to smoke much wetter than other tobacco. Pipe cleaners are absolutely indispensable. There are 2 types of pipe cleaners. The soft or fluffy type that will dry up any moisture that is created from saliva or the tobacco as it’s burned. The second type is a bristle pipe cleaner that will dig out any deposits left behind.
Wooded Matches or Butane Lighter
You obviously need some way to light your pipe. The cheapest route is to purchase a box of wooden matches with a more stylish option being the purchase of a butane lighter.
Pipe Tool
For about $6 you can get this handy tool called a czech pipe tool. It’s a reamer, tamper, and pick all in one. The pipe reamer is used for smoothing out the “cake” which, is hardened tobacco build-up that accumulates in the pipe. If the cake gets too thick, the bowl may crack. A rule for thumb you’ll want to trim down the cake to about the thickness of a nickel. Never completely remove the cake, as it protects the pipe and makes it smoke cooler. The tamper will be used in packing your pipe or tamping down the hot ashes during a smoke. The pick is used to clean out the stem.
Do you advocate cigar smoking while fishing? I love to smoke a cigar when I’m fishing, but you have to be extra careful not to burn the line!
Absolutely. The ultimate relaxation! Nothing better than hooking a big shark and toking on your favorite stogie
I have never smoked anything, but I am interested in taking up this hobby…what does this change for me?
to answer you, Chris:
smoking tobacco is much different than smoking other herbs, mainly pot.
smoking pot is to get an effect in the brain, my understanding is that smoking tobacco is more of a relaxation thing.
something to do while your doing something else. for example, right now i’m reading on the internet, so the pipe is next to me and every 20-25 mins i lay back, rest my feet somewhere and take 2-3 tokes, whait another 5 mins and go back to reading more relaxed.
just my take on it…
Thats how its done!
I have two pipes, both of which I use for aromatic tobacco. I enjoy a nice bowl about twice a week, or while I’m fishing.
I just bought my first tobacco pipe. Its a Medico Medalist and Im extremely happy with it.
My friend smoked a pipe for a while and I always enjoyed taking a few drags of it.
I love cherry tobacco. I suggest Black Captin Cherry tobacco. Its my fave.
I feel like trying out a tobacco pipe but I’m only 19, lol. People will probably look at me weird, lol. Is there anyone out there who is around the same age as me and smokes a pipe?
Not really. I started with one for my dad’s spare pipes he gave me at 18.
I smoked a cigar on my 18th birthday and a pipe on my 19th birthday.
I smoke a pipe pretty regularly now while my friends still settle for swisher sweets or other cheap cigars. If I’m going to smoke, I want to get the most enjoyment out of it so I stick with pipes.
hey dude you should do it for yourself. if your buddies arnt into it dont smoke around them. just sit in your backyard pour yourself a glass of something nice( wine, scotch, brandy good burban whatever you like) take your time and injoy taste, smell, feel. if you dont know where to start just ask a pipe smoker they will be happy to share their knowladge. have fun and savour
funny thing about that, I just turned 19 last month, and just took up pipe smoking today. I packed it wrong, but still liked it, and I cant wait to get better at it. And also, it’s not weird; who cares what people who see it think? You’re smoking a pipe! That automatically makes you cooler than them
Hey chris, I’m also 19 and am thinking of buying my first pipe. I’ve been smoking cigars for a couple of years now and have smoked from a friends pipe on a few occasions. From that experience I can tell you that smoking tobacco is about relaxing, contemplating, and enjoying the smoke not so much the worrying over weird looks. Eat when you’re hungry, sleep when you’re tired, try out tobacco pipes when you feel like trying out tobacco pipes.
yea, I started when i was 17, I’m only 18 now, and I have 4 briar pipes, and a corncob pipe. Pipe tobacco, apart from shisha, is the best tasting tobacco if you ask me. I also enjoy cigars. If you like smoking pipe tobacco, try smoking from a hookah. It is the absolute tobacco experience. Cigarettes are for addicts, if you ask me. The other sorts of tobacco are for smokers, not feens.
I’m 18, and I always thought pipes were so classy, so I bought a pipe and started it.
Embrace it, I consider weird looks a sign of respect
I started puffing on pipes when I was 22. I’ve never smoked a cigarette and only puff on cigars with friends when I play chess or poker. Pipes may seem made for the older crowd but are actually well suited to any age. I recommend them highly to someone who wants to take up smoking. It’s relaxing, cheap(compared to cigarettes which are made with really lousy tobacco) and grows with you. I do get funny looks when I’m out on a trail somewhere with my pipe, people say things like, “of my grandfather smoked a pipe”. I get that a lot but my GF LOVES how my aromatic cavendish blends smell.
To Joel,
I’m 22 but I started at 18 when my grandfather gave me my first pipe. I don’t remember any weird looks, but then again I was somewhat engaged with my pipe. If you truly wish to try smoking a pipe then go for it, don’t let what other people think or do scare you off.
yea, I’m going to buy and try one. I think I’ll end up loving it cause I like smoking cigars.
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If you have been puffing for a while a get the idea to buy a highend pipe but nothing you find is exactly what you are looking for I recommend making your own. I made a very large sitter out of a 200 year old piece of plateau briar. I kept the top the natural briar bark. It get loads of comments from my pipe smoking friends and they have even offered large amount of money for it, upwards of $1000!. I’m not kidding! I only paid $48 for the briar block and invested about 8 hours into making it. I took my time and finished it with carnauba wax. I got the EXACT pipe I wanted, dimension and all for a fraction of the price I was looking to spend for a pipe of this size.
YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE A BUTANE LIGHTER, BECAUSE YOU RUN THE RISK OF BURNING THE PIPE. USE A LIGHTER DESIGNED FOR PIPES OR MATCHES.
I collect pipe tamps. Does anyone know where I can find some,
I don’t get the big deal about age when it comes to smoking a pipe. I’ve been smoking pipes since I was about 16, and enjoying a good smoke from a briar pipe is a pleasure you don’t need to wait for. I have about a dozen pipes now, including a couple of high-end pipes that my dad gave me. Smoking a pipe shows you know how to get the greatest enjoyment out of tobacco. A pipe smoker isn’t an addict. I’ve never smoked anything but a pipe (a cigar every once in a while, but a pipe is generally much smoother). My pipe smoking friends started around the same age I did. At college, everyone I know likes to puff on a hookah - it’s a natural progression to a briar pipe. And besides, a briar pipe is a lot more portable than a water pipe. Try good-quality aromatic tobacco: You’ll like the taste and aroma. Smoke slowly to avoid over-heated smoke. You’ll see what happens. People like the scent of pipe smoke, and I know quite a few guys who’ve tried it just because it smells good. My current girlfriend LOVES it when I light up my pipe. Tre
I just turned 18, but I’ve been smoking a pipe for about a year now, and I love it! I wouldn’t worry about the looks people give you, just enjoy it. I really enjoy the relaxation it brings, and also it makes me feel classy and sophisticated. So smoke on my friend.
Right on, Sam. I get weird looks from people sometimes, but a lot of the time, they’re just a little surprised to see a 20-something guy with a pipe in his mouth. Sometimes, I hear people say how good my pipe smells and how they should give a pipe a try. I think the gawkers are sometimes jealous!
The relaxation of a pipe is unlike anything else. What first drew me to the pipe was the aroma of the smoke and the cool look of a well-made pipe. What inspired me to try it myself in my teens was the satisfying pleasure of lighting a bowl and puffing on it to savor the flavor. What keeps me coming back to the pipe is the variety of flavors, the slow ritual, and the pure relaxation. You can’t smoke a pipe in a hurry (and who would want to?).
Hey, Sam - how’d you manage to smoke a pipe before you turned 18? Tre