Hey everyone, im a relatively new snuffer And a cigarette smoker (of myo cigs with premium bacco And tubes) I now smoke about only 4~8 cigs a day dependin on whats goin on. I do more snuff than anything And I was thinkin how nice it would be to relax on a pipe in the evening outside And went ahead And ordered a Ozark hard wood I think it is, its kinda a surprise as it will either be maple or cherry. Only 3.50$ so what the hell. I wanted to know if any of u knew any suggestions for beginners with maybe a different/better beginner pipe And maybe with some different tobaccos to try (im going to do my best not inhaling, as I come from years of cig smoke) or if any of u know proper pipe etiquette I need to learn And how to treat my new piece. And what accessories should be purchased lol. Greatly appreciated snuffhouse thanks for your time. Jeff
Pipe smoking is very therapeutic as it is relaxing.$3.50 is a small investment to see if pipe smoking is for you.Your current budget is $70 a month on smokes.I don’t need to sell you on the idea cigarettes are just a waste.As for beginner pipes ;estate pipes are a good start. It’s no secret I am a large fan of Peterson pipes, even there best grade pipes are not out of reach for my budget, compared to the other pipes on the market. Like Ardor,Becker, Dunhill, Ser Jacopo, Tinsky,Tsuge.Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cobs are Great inexpensive pipes. But you don’t need expensive pipes to enjoy tobacco. Nor do you need a hundred of them But they add up quickly . You will need several pipes, They need to rest between smokes.There for you will need a pipe rack or pipe stand, the stem need to be pointing upward. You will need a pipe tool [pipe knife] for cleaning, poking and tamping, Pipe cleaners, a large ashtray and a tobacco pouch .There are other tools you can get later like shank brushes, reamers, pipe wax, cork knocker, tobacco pouch hydrator’s or stones . I like pipe rubber bit’s for the mouth piece some people don’t like them and rather just sink there teeth into the mouth piece. Tobacco: I found Aromatic burn hot and burn my mouth when I first started smoking, Virginia were too light also when I started and I smoked to hard to get taste and burnt my mouth, I also started to inhale them and sometimes still do. So English blends is where I started to smoke without problems, Mostly with Latakia in the mix. Very cool and campfire smokey. Once you learn how to smoke a pipe you can explore the world of pipe tobacco. Check the what in your pipe thread to see what others are smoking and you will have a starting point what you want to try. Storage some tobacco comes ready to burn right out of the tin others you will need to let air 20 or 30 minutes before filling a pipe. empty Candle jars { the ones with the glass lids} make great tobacco jars But any glass jar will do. Tins once opened should be jarred or finished, the tobacco will dry out,but it can be hydrated. If you decide pipe smoking is for you, buy as much of your favorites right away as you can. They only go up in price. aromatic are best fresh; long term storage does nothing for them;unlike Virginia’s, Vapers and English blends that only get better with age.
I inhale a few times each pipefull and am not ashamed of it. Lots of pipe smokers do. That “never ever inhale” baloney comes from overly opinionated people on the internet. Stick it in your ear if it makes you feel good! There are no do’s and don’ts with pipe smoking. Only opinions. Basement has given you a very good rundown to start with.
A pipe, pipe cleaners, a pipe tool and baccy. Pretty much all you need to start. Once you start you will be buying all the stuff shaman listed, and more. Pipes have more acquisition disorders than snuff. Snuff you can just buy the tobacco, with few or no accessories. With pipes plan to spend @ $100 per pipe for a decent one. Estate pipes will save you money, and get you a $200 pipe for $100 or less, but knowing which ones to buy requires knowledge and research. I like Nording and Savenelli pipes in the under $100 range. A good pipe, with a modicum of care, will last more than your lifetime. I have several cobs and my wife has 2 of the MM hardwood pipes. She’s had them for many years and is perfectly satisfied with them. She prefers them to briar. I keep trying to get her to smoke a “real” pipe, but she likes the MM’s. To be honest they do smoke very well, especially considering the price.
thanks guys ill have to look into some things a bit more, @basement_shaman where can I get/try dokha at? && is it still a form of tobacco or atleast same family? I wanna try it. 
I still like my cigs And I spend roughly 35$ a month on cigs,.I like all the different flue cured virginias And double toasted burleys in a nice tube. I dont feel like its a waste. taste good lol. I dont do it cause I cant afford real smokes those justtaste like dirt. I spend almost 200$ on snuff a montj since I started >.< Any good pipe sites to check out? Thanks again guys 
@sstimpakk probably the best place I know of for dhoka is right here on this page… Push the banner for medwakh.com. Good people, fair prices and very fast service… For Tobacco, gads, lots of options, smokingpipes.com has a nice selection and is a great place to start.
@stogie thx man ill check em out. I also found some things on Amazon or do u think I could find the same stuff elsewhere fir cheaper?
Good choice of tobaccos, @lunecat. When a pipe is smoked moisture is released and can accumulate in the bottom of the bowl, the crystals absorb it so you can smoke the same pipe without letting it rest and dry out. A better approach would be to have a number of pipes in rotation. You’ll find some pipes give a better smoke with certain tobaccos. Part of it is bowl size, shape, depth, wall thickness, and magic. Mid grade Savanelli, Stanwell, and Peterson pipes are a good value. For some folk aesthetics play a large part in their enjoyment, for others a corn cob pipe is all that’s needed. As for used pipes, just be scrupulous about the details of the listing; I’ve seen some real junk, cracked bowls or shanks, hyperbolic descriptions of used-up or abused ‘collector’ pipes, etc. on ebay. Anyway, usually all you need to do is run a few alcohol-soaked pipe cleaners down the stem followed by some dry ones, wipe down the stem with some alcohol, and hope the former owner wasn’t into cheap heavily aromatic blends. Older vulcanite stems tend to develop oxidation which you may need to remove and repolish to bring a pipe back to good looks; acrylic or lucite stems don’t have that problem but feel harder if you hold a pipe in your teeth. Oh, and hand-made pipes have a certain feeling, soul of the artist I guess… Have fun. I just hope you are not as obsessive as some of us, lol.
Oh, another thing. Don’t judge pipe smoking on the first few smokes from a new pipe–pipes need to be broken in before they deliver.
@lunecat I have 20 pipes of which 19 are estate pipes (second hand). Give’em a good clean and away you go. Saves between 50 and 90% of the new cost. A great way to get a quality pipe for less. I would not have five Dunhill pipes if not for second hand. BTW any new pipe below 50 bucks is not going to be very good and some are awful.
When I was a pipe smoker I found Yellow Bowl Pipes to be fairly high quality/relatively low cost pipes.
If BasementShaman hadn’t got in first, I would also have recommended missouri meerschaums as great pipes for beginners – great pipes, full stop, in fact. I also think that the most readily available blends, like Captain Black, are pretty much the worst place to start. I agree that English blends with lots of Latakia, while robust and maybe with a high nicotine content, are actually the easiest and coolest to smoke. I’d thoroughly recommend a bulk brand called Cornell and Diehl, available either directly or, more cheaply, from 4noggins and a lot of the other online vendors. They have many, many brands – my personal favorite, although it’s under-rated and rarely mentioned, is one called Tuggle Hall. You’re more likely to inhale pipe smoke with the low-nic, virgina/burley drug-store blends, with really high-nic blends you don’t feel the need to inhale much, except perhaps a bit through your nose to get the aroma. If you’re doing any shopping, get yourself a pipe tool and lots of cleaners, and a bottle of ethyl alcohol of some kind for cleaning. Don’t buy a briar pipe for a while if you can resist. Don’t buy crappy basket pipes. Don’t buy over-priced premium brands of pipes. Consider a nice meerschaum pipe (duckduckgo for Altinok!). Also, check out some of the forums for pipe smokers. Quite a different vibe from the snuffhouse forum, but most people are friendly and helpful and love nothing more than showing off their knowledge and expressing their opinions to new comers.
if you are using wood pipes, careful of using too many different blends in one pipe. i made that mistake with my only briar once, took forever to get the awful leftover taste out. i even like the tobacco that caused it, it just seemed to ruin the pipe for a lot of smokes and attempts at cleansing afterwards.
if you are using wood pipes, careful of using too many different blends in one pipe. i made that mistake with my only briar once, took forever to get the awful leftover taste out. i even like the tobacco that caused it, it just seemed to ruin the pipe for a lot of smokes and attempts at cleansing afterwards.
Agree, I’ve heard it referred to as “ghosting”, and if you take @jakartaboy 's advice and get some alcohol for cleaning you can help remove most of the “ghost” when carefully cleaned. I try and clean my pipes every other month or so, but your mileage may vary. Edit. I like to use drinking alcohol. I’ve used spiced rum and whiskey with success. Also leaves a nice aroma if you like the smell of rum or whiskey… 
been a while in keeping up with this–but my 2 cents. some contradictory opinion .but hope you will glean something. it will be up to you to learn as much as you want–the web is a vast resourse. 1st --estate pipes. just starting out? google some brand seconds. i have several pre transition sasieni “old england” pipes that i bought on ebay for <$10. couple hardcastle’s (dunhill) for about the same…and others. these are certainly good pipes—good enough for any man.(the ones i bought were hardly used) At this point you can stand pat. if you decide you really like the pipe–venture out a bit. find what you like: trad. english; italian; freehand danish-etc. DON"T do what i did–and continue to buy every bargain that comes along. save up and buy yourself a castello, for example–or a w.o. larsen , for example. --once in a while. estate pipes continue to rule in this area too. there’s good plain burley pipe tobacco that you can buy at the drug store. you can buy virginia on the internet —smoke it or mix with the burley. stand pat–or move on. most real pipe smokers, i know here in missouri, just smoke decent pipes and store bought tobacco. if you just want to start tomorrow. buy a corn cob and some prince albert. it probably won’t get much better than that—like in some huge degree. JMO
Agree, I’ve heard it referred to as “ghosting”, and if you take @jakartaboy 's advice and get some alcohol for cleaning you can help remove most of the “ghost” when carefully cleaned. I try and clean my pipes every other month or so, but your mileage may vary. Edit. I like to use drinking alcohol. I’ve used spiced rum and whiskey with success. Also leaves a nice aroma if you like the smell of rum or whiskey…
i used lots of alcohol and salt to try and clear the ghosting, thats what i meant when i said cleansing. still took forever. just be careful, particularly with latakia and aromatics. mine was ennerdale flake, lakeland blend.