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Pipes anyone?

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andersteeze
Posts: 1047 - Karma: 30

Anyone used a tobacco pipe? i tried one for the first time a while ago and it was smooth as fuck. I also felt like a boss smoking a pipe.

yeah  pipes are not cigars but its related, discuss

Apr 28 2010 12:01AM
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lineskier53
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Pipes are nice, I've got two up here with me at college, both briars. The pipe tobacco blend I have I don't particularly like that much, but I've had some that are incredible.

So what blend do you have and what kind of pipe are you using?
Apr 29 2010 7:30PM
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andersteeze
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Honestly i have no idea. im new to pipes, i just tried one at my friends brothers suite. Dont even know what kinda pipe it was it was dark and we were outside. And tobacoo idk what it was either, sorry im not much help all i know is it was smooth.

Have you used many pipes? what brands are good incase i buy later. sorry i dont know much

Apr 29 2010 8:27PM
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lineskier53
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Well, there's three main types of pipes, corncob, briar, and meerschaum. All of them work well, just be prepared to pay a good amount for a pipe, don't pick one up from a gas station. Go to a cigar or tobacco shop, and buy a good one. Corncobs and meerschaums tend to not absorb the flavor of the tobacco you're smoking, and therefore make a more versatile pipe to start with. Briar pipes absorb the flavors, and you also have to build up a carbon cake in them if you want it to smoke right, so it's some more maintenance.
If you've actually got a good tobacconist to go to, he would probably be more help than me on picking out a pipe, but if it's something you really like, I'd personally spend the extra cash on a medium sized meerschaum pipe. If you do, make sure it's block carved, and not compressed so that it smokes better. You can use this pipe to find a tobacco blend you really like since it won't hold a flavor, and then you can get a briar pipe to use for that specific blend, as the pipe will start to pick up that flavor over time.
As far as finding a tobacco blend goes, just ask if you can look at the blends they have, and find one that you like the smell of. You can but it per ounce from the jars they usually have in the shop, or you can buy tins, which tend to stay a bit fresher.
I hope this helps you out, and if you've got anymore questions, post 'em up.
Apr 29 2010 10:51PM
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andersteeze
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Allright thanks for the informative response, +K.

To be honest I mostly just smoke what other people have around at the time Im super casual about it. But I will come back to this if that ever changes!

May 1 2010 1:25PM
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