Pipes and Cigars and Tobacco

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Obligatory getting started with pipe smoking post (lemmy.sdf.org)

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DO:

Get an inexpensive corn cob pipe ~10 USD. The trusted famous brand is Missouri Meerschaum.
get a well loved “codger blend” like Carter Hall or Prince Albert
watch some YouTube videos on packing and lighting; keep it simple (3 step packing)

DON’T

buy an expensive pipe to start with
get frustrated with learning curve - patience

Tobacco Types

wealth of info at tobaccoreviews.com
aromatics (broadly, smell good but no taste)
virginia / burley: core tobacco leaf types (notes of bread, hay, leather)
latakia: smoke cured (campfire smokey smells)

Try them all. See what you like. (But va/burley is the best!)

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[–] hector 1 points 10 hours ago

I kinda want to avoid the smell becoming part of my identity permeating my clothes and my flat. It's definitely interesting tho

[–] lurch 1 points 4 months ago

DO NOT get started with pipe smoking. it is as addictive as other forms of consuming nicotine and is very likely to cause cancer or other health problems in your mouth, digestive tract or vascular system.