Comments on: Pipe Smoking Guide: Must Have Pipe Accessories

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:51:14 +0000

I’m only eighteen and I just got one today! I can’t wait to show up to partys with it!

By: Eric Ludzenski

Eric Ludzenski — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 06:37:32 +0000

I started at around 16, close to my seventeenth birthday, and I haven’t looked back since. It’s incredibly relaxing, after a long day, to come home and have my pipe(s) to look forward to. Throw on the Barbour, take the dog for a walk and just.. smoke.

As for odd looks, I actually started smoking a pipe to avoid them. Drinking, it’s not really my thing, and neither are drugs - when I would go to parties in high school I would sort of just sit there, so I began smoking a pipe and just sitting and chatting with friends. Not only that, it’s a great conversation piece; much more interesting than cigarettes or cigars, I like to think.

And the experience of lighting a well-packed briar pipe, smelling the first notes of your favourite aromatic blend as your flame touches the edges of the tobacco strips - it’s satisfying in an incredibly epicurean sort of way that nothing else can really compare to.

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By: Tre

Tre — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:24:36 +0000

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

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:00:16 +0000

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.

By: Tre

Tre — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:49:09 +0000

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

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:23:40 +0000

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.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:18:15 +0000

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.

By: Elyjah Tamman

Elyjah Tamman — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:07:26 +0000

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

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 21:30:35 +0000

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.