pipe smoking

I was thinking about getting into pipe smoking but just as anything else there is a sea of information and lots of different brands to try. So what would be a good start? I was looking at this pipe for a starter, http://www.thepipeshop.co.uk/store/dunhill-seconds-1799-0.html what do you think? Also what are the essentials for a pipe i.e cleaners, filters if so what kind of filters.What would be a good choice of tobacco to start out on? I saw a few guys in other post say irish oak was good,i saw that on that site i posted the link.Is a pipe a good way to try and stop smoking roll ups,like is there a big nicotine hit from not inhaling the pipe smoke? How long does a small bowl of tobacco usually smoke for?

Morgan, you should post this on the Speakeasy forum instead.