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Post by hatmaker on Feb 3, 2022 16:42:31 GMT -5
Hi I am a cigar smoker but like the idea of mixing my tobacco to get the ideal taste. this is why I'm dipping my toe into pipe smoking. Any advice on beginner pipes and tobacco would be a great help.
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Post by sperrytops on Feb 3, 2022 17:24:51 GMT -5
Welcome from Northern California, US. Good luck on your new pipe journey. Plenty of folks here willing to offer some sage advice. And I'll leave that to the wizards of our crowd.
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Post by Silver on Feb 3, 2022 17:31:18 GMT -5
Hi Robert. Welcome from Michigan. I'd try an inexpensive pipe, like a corncob, and one of the tobacco samplers from GQ Tobaccos, based in the UK. Enjoy the journey.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Feb 3, 2022 17:40:39 GMT -5
Hi I am a cigar smoker but like the idea of mixing my tobacco to get the ideal taste. this is why I'm dipping my toe into pipe smoking. Any advice on beginner pipes and tobacco would be a great help. Yeah...dipping your toe...hahahaha..we'll see how that works out for ya! Welcome from central north Floriduh. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 3, 2022 17:54:30 GMT -5
Welcome aboard!
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Post by Plainsman on Feb 3, 2022 17:55:43 GMT -5
Welcome to our friendly horde, from another Robert.
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Post by henry on Feb 3, 2022 18:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by hatmaker on Feb 3, 2022 20:02:46 GMT -5
Thank you all for your help and comments. I have a few sampler selections I'm looking at and I'm just going to randomly pick one and see what I like best. pipe wise, I've heard corn cobs are the way to go and I've heard it so much that I will probably get one in the future just to try out but honestly, I want something a bit sleeker. can anyone vouch for GQ's own brand of pipes? they look good and in my price range for a first-time pipe here's the one I'm looking at: www.gqtobaccos.com/tobacco-pipes/gq-tobaccos-truffle-briar-bent-pipe/ |
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Post by urbino on Feb 3, 2022 20:23:23 GMT -5
Thank you all for your help and comments. I have a few sampler selections I'm looking at and I'm just going to randomly pick one and see what I like best. pipe wise, I've heard corn cobs are the way to go and I've heard it so much that I will probably get one in the future just to try out but honestly, I want something a bit sleeker. can anyone vouch for GQ's own brand of pipes? they look good and in my price range for a first-time pipe here's the one I'm looking at: www.gqtobaccos.com/tobacco-pipes/gq-tobaccos-truffle-briar-bent-pipe/I don't know their pipes, personally, but a lot of people recommend GQ, so they seem to be on the up-and-up. Also, there's a long, long tradition of pipe shops in London selling pipes under their name that were made in some of the best factories. So, on the circumstantial evidence alone, I'd be willing to give them a try. Nobody wants to waste $25-35 (sorry, don't know the key combo for the Pound sign), especially on a brand new hobby. But, ultimately, it's not that much more than a cob. That's about as cheap as you can get a briar pipe. If that one catches your eye, give it a try. If you don't like it, you can probably sell it to johnlawitzke .  |
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Post by Silver on Feb 3, 2022 20:35:49 GMT -5
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Post by urbino on Feb 3, 2022 20:43:28 GMT -5
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 3, 2022 20:45:36 GMT -5
Parkers are good. Welcome to the Patch from NE Texas! 😁 🤠
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hatmaker
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Post by hatmaker on Feb 3, 2022 20:56:09 GMT -5
A little out of my price range for my first pipe, I want to be £40 - £45 for pipe, tobacco and a poker tool. If I get into pipe smoking then my cigar fund becomes my pipe fund and then ill be looking at some choice pieces to pick up. |
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Post by hatmaker on Feb 3, 2022 20:57:52 GMT -5
that second link is what I'm probably going to get. looks great and the brand is highly recommended. |
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 3, 2022 20:59:22 GMT -5
A little out of my price range for my first pipe, I want to be £40 - £45 for pipe, tobacco and a poker tool. If I get into pipe smoking then my cigar fund becomes my pipe fund and then ill be looking at some choice pieces to pick up. Well, look at the basket pipes and get something from Italy or St. Claude France. |
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Post by Zach on Feb 3, 2022 21:27:00 GMT -5
Thank you all for your help and comments. I have a few sampler selections I'm looking at and I'm just going to randomly pick one and see what I like best. pipe wise, I've heard corn cobs are the way to go and I've heard it so much that I will probably get one in the future just to try out but honestly, I want something a bit sleeker. can anyone vouch for GQ's own brand of pipes? they look good and in my price range for a first-time pipe here's the one I'm looking at: www.gqtobaccos.com/tobacco-pipes/gq-tobaccos-truffle-briar-bent-pipe/Glen Quelch is a real great guy, it's just too bad he's not allowed to make all the top quality tobaccos that he used to produce. At Gq, he is still able to offer all of the Sam Gawith, and Gawith Hoggarth tobaccos and I'd suggest getting a few of those and maybe reaching out to Glen for recommendations for starters. He'll likely point you in the right direction. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 3, 2022 21:30:54 GMT -5
that second link is what I'm probably going to get. looks great and the brand is highly recommended. Ought to serve you well. Keep us updated! |
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Post by don on Feb 3, 2022 21:39:29 GMT -5
Welcome! I am surprised one of these mischievous curmudgeons didn’t recommend Paladin Cherry yet. Or even Captain Black Grape.🤡
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Post by Gandalf on Feb 3, 2022 22:19:31 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch from Illinois
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Post by mgtarheel on Feb 3, 2022 22:44:23 GMT -5
Welcome from "The Tarheel State"
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Post by Legend Lover on Feb 4, 2022 2:09:32 GMT -5
You've come to the right place. Welcome, fellow UK member.
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Post by just ol ed on Feb 4, 2022 10:54:03 GMT -5
adding greets/welcome from 50miles East of Buffalo, NY. Pipe/cigar since 1962, started with the pipe after my promising distance running "career" ended with two bulging disks, cannot do anything vertical but do race-walking when an event occurs. Favor all varieties of English, Balkan, heavy on the latakia.
As an aside, was on the 1961 touring track team. In the 5000m, against Bannister's pacemakers, Chris Chataway & Brasher. Beat Brasher, Chataway won it.
Hope others can help you more than could I
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
81 & upright my "motto"
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 4, 2022 12:54:21 GMT -5
Welcome! I am surprised one of these mischievous curmudgeons didn’t recommend Paladin Cherry yet. Or even Captain Black Grape.🤡 He might like Captain Black Grape. It's guuuud stuff. 😉🤠 |
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Post by trailboss on Feb 4, 2022 16:57:13 GMT -5
A great club if you are nearby. They have awesome giveaways, and Sam Gawith regularly brings a ton of tobaccos to the meetings. pipecluboflondon.com/ |
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Post by Yohanan on Feb 4, 2022 20:23:53 GMT -5
Hello hatmaker, and Welcome to the Forum!!!
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Post by hatmaker on Feb 4, 2022 21:21:59 GMT -5
A great club if you are nearby. They have awesome giveaways, and Sam Gawith regularly brings a ton of tobaccos to the meetings. pipecluboflondon.com/Unfortunately not, I'm just outside Birmingham |
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Post by Goldbrick on Feb 4, 2022 21:40:36 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch, Bob...good luck with your first pipe and tobacco choice. If you first blend doesn't work out, just seal it up in a mason jar and save it; your taste buds can take a few twists and turns over time.
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Post by trailboss on Feb 4, 2022 21:40:51 GMT -5
Well, if you find yourself in the area, drop in for a spell. I live in Arizona, and am a member...I will be dropping in sometime in the next year or so...if it doesn't require a vax card to travel there.....I have the antibodies the old fashioned way.
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Post by Ronv69 on Feb 4, 2022 22:27:58 GMT -5
A great club if you are nearby. They have awesome giveaways, and Sam Gawith regularly brings a ton of tobaccos to the meetings. pipecluboflondon.com/Unfortunately not, I'm just outside Birmingham When you live in Texas or Arizona, the distance from Birmingham to London is just a short drive. Heck, I've driven 200+ miles for lunch. |
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Post by urbino on Feb 5, 2022 0:50:50 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch, Bob...good luck with your first pipe and tobacco choice. If you first blend doesn't work out, just seal it up in a mason jar and save it; your taste buds can take a few twists and turns over time. Yup. As can the flavor of a tobacco blend. |
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