Well,
Smoked my first pipe last night but first some background:
Only started smoking this year when I found out I could get some Cubans quite easily from a local mail order company. So had worked my way through a few of those but they are fairly pricey and not really in my budget for anything except special occasions. I am definitely an occasional smoker and it is part of a ritual when getting together with certain of my friends.
Only smoke really mild cigars and even then some of them knock me a bit silly with the nicotine and strength near the end.
Also tobacco tax at this end of the world is mildy ridiculous - approaching US$430 a kg and increasing every year.
So thought I should try a pipe as a pouch of tobacco is only about US$40. And my dad had smoked a pipe for most of his life. So...
Bought a corncob (Great Dane Egg) - keeping it cheap in case the experiment failed and went with some Amphora Full Aroma as recommended by a friend who has been pipe smoking for a year.
Was a very pleasant experience.
Filling was not an issue after watching too many youtube videos.
Mouth burn was also not an issue as I had learnt from the cigars that I prefer taking things quite slowly and will rather relight than have the harshness.
I found it milder than a cigar and more of a full/deep/simple taste as compared to the cigars. I was really fearful of a bigger nicotine hit than the cigars and was very relieved that this didn't eventuate.
We landed up have a pre BBQ bowl and late evening bowl
So will be buying my own pack of tobacco today and save up for a briar (I love the wood grain). Great economical, relatively, way to have a smoke while solving the world's problems.
P.S. Unfortunately I only have one of my father's pipes that I kept and framed for sentimental reasons as I wasn't interested in attempting smoking when he died.
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Robin
Smoked my first pipe last night but first some background:
Only started smoking this year when I found out I could get some Cubans quite easily from a local mail order company. So had worked my way through a few of those but they are fairly pricey and not really in my budget for anything except special occasions. I am definitely an occasional smoker and it is part of a ritual when getting together with certain of my friends.
Only smoke really mild cigars and even then some of them knock me a bit silly with the nicotine and strength near the end.
Also tobacco tax at this end of the world is mildy ridiculous - approaching US$430 a kg and increasing every year.
So thought I should try a pipe as a pouch of tobacco is only about US$40. And my dad had smoked a pipe for most of his life. So...
Bought a corncob (Great Dane Egg) - keeping it cheap in case the experiment failed and went with some Amphora Full Aroma as recommended by a friend who has been pipe smoking for a year.
Was a very pleasant experience.
Filling was not an issue after watching too many youtube videos.
Mouth burn was also not an issue as I had learnt from the cigars that I prefer taking things quite slowly and will rather relight than have the harshness.
I found it milder than a cigar and more of a full/deep/simple taste as compared to the cigars. I was really fearful of a bigger nicotine hit than the cigars and was very relieved that this didn't eventuate.
We landed up have a pre BBQ bowl and late evening bowl
So will be buying my own pack of tobacco today and save up for a briar (I love the wood grain). Great economical, relatively, way to have a smoke while solving the world's problems.
P.S. Unfortunately I only have one of my father's pipes that I kept and framed for sentimental reasons as I wasn't interested in attempting smoking when he died.
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Robin
