Recent content by PipesNTweeds

Hello: I managed to get to my local B&M tobacconist today. It's a small (very small) shop that seems to cater primarily to cigar smokers. They have a couple smaller cases of pipes, though. There are to be found the usual suspects: Peterson, Savinelli, Dunhill, and a brand with which I am not...

It's the flexibility and ease of the nature of pipe smoking that is perhaps the most appealing to me. It's a good journey to be on - a nice, slow, and hopefully long exploration of the pleasure of the briar and a fine tobacco.

Hello: First off, thank you to everyone that has replied, and for all the wise advice. In my original post, the value of $300 that I mentioned was really arbitrary. From perusing the various online retailers, it seemed to me that there was a price-quality divide between the pipes of larger...

Hello, First of all, thanks to everyone who has replied to my question. Second, a good point has been raised. Not being very knowledgeable about tobaccos (yet), I perhaps chose the wrong word when I said "mild." I think I was trying to express the desire for a cool, dry smoke with little to no...

Hello: I was just wondering what pipes (and from which makers) people find to be especially good at delivering a cool, dry, easy smoke? I know that there can be significant variations, even within the same line/model from the same maker, but are there any that seem to have a particularly good...

Hello: I'm new to the forums here and to pipe smoking in general. Since I'm just beginning, I hoped to get some advice regarding a few tobaccos with which to start. Now, no offense to cigarette smokers, but I have a terrible time with cigarette smoke: can't tolerate the smell and it seems to...