I inherited a collection!

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@Hardheaded will have to check the place out in buffalo if I can. There is a smokers choice in Auburn might try there as other than that its an hour drive either direction to find some tobacco.

@BryGuySC recommendations on a few starter tobaccos to try? I assume like cigars there is junk to stay away from and then high end stuff? I wouldnt mimd being right in the middle.

Also a few them when I take them apart have a metal piece inside kind of like a flow tube restrictor? Some dont, what is the difference?

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WOW! No idea what I'm looking at but that would push me into pipes for sure.

Got a lounge around you with some regular pipe smokers? I'd head over and ask for tips.

No lounges that I know of, pretty much in the middle of nowhere.

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@Hardheaded will have to check the place out in buffalo if I can. There is a smokers choice in Auburn might try there as other than that its an hour drive either direction to find some tobacco.

If it is anything like the ones out towards me they will have an assortment of pipe cleaners, a few cheap pipes and the standard otc pipe blends such as Prince Albert, Captain Black, etc. It's the same assortment of tobacco you can sometimes find at Walmart or bigger gas stations.

Check the reservation smoke shops down that way too. I think they had a similar bunch of those brands the last time we went to one. It will save you on taxes at least.

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@Hardheaded will have to check the place out in buffalo if I can. There is a smokers choice in Auburn might try there as other than that its an hour drive either direction to find some tobacco.

@BryGuySC recommendations on a few starter tobaccos to try? I assume like cigars there is junk to stay away from and then high end stuff? I wouldnt mimd being right in the middle.

ARGH! I had a whole response typed out on my phone, and it disappeared!

So, here we go again.

A solid start would be to try multiple bulk options that cover the basics of tobacco styles. It's not the only way to start, and not even the best way for every person; but it may be for you.

Virginias:
Samuel Gawith Full Virginia Flake
Samuel Gawith Best Brown Flake
Sutliff 507 Virginia Slices
Orlik Golden Slice (In a tin, but cheap)
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Navy Flake (has a hint of perique, but it falls in my virginia category)
Mac Baren Virgninia #1

Virginia/Perique:
Samuel Gawith St. James Flake
Hearth & Home Anniversary Flake
Hearth & Home AJ's Vaper
Hearth & Home Louisiana Red
Hearth & Home Virginia Spice
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Bullseye Flake

Burley: (I'm not a burley expert)
Prince Albert
Carter Hall
Mac Baren London Burley
Cornell & Diehl Haunted Bookshop

Aromatics:
Cornell and Diehl Autumn Evening
Peter Stokkebye Luxury Twist Flake
Lane 1Q
Lane BCA
Peter Stokkebye Cherry

English:
Peter Stokkebye Proper English
Sutliff Nightcap Match
(F&K) Lancer's Slices

Other?:
Sutliff Voodoo Queen
Mac Baren: HH Old Dark Fired Ready Rubbed

Of course, I didn't do that! I researched a bunch of forum discussions about favorite/best blends, and started collecting.

See if there is a local pipe club. They are friendly guys, and will typically share when they find out you are new.