Any Pipe Smokers still active here

[Old Smokey]

Hey Fellas,

Apologies for being gone so long. Hope you and your families all managed covid.

Regards,

Pete

It's good to see you back Pete.

I picked up a bunch (30) of Estate pipes almost 2 years ago and after cleaning most of them up I occasionally load up a bowl and smoke it. I am having trouble getting into the routine and process that comes with pipe smoking. Lighting, tamping, relighting, etc is just something that I can't seem to get used to. Yeah, I am a lazy SOB. But I will continue when the mood hits me. I have a lot of pipe tobaccos I have yet to try, so I haven't found anything that knocked my socks off. I may try again later today and will post it if I do. It's been a while.

I have been visiting through PM with @Ljutic and he is a piper along with @Cool Breeze .

Maybe we need a pipe month to get some piper traction!

[Cool Breeze]

I am having trouble getting into the routine and process that comes with pipe smoking. Lighting, tamping, relighting, etc is just something that I can't seem to get used to. Yeah, I am a lazy SOB. But I will continue when the mood hits me. I have a lot of pipe tobaccos I have yet to try, so I haven't found anything that knocked my socks off. I may try again later today and will post it if I do. It's been a while.

Hey Steve, what cuts of tobacco have you been trying.
Obviously plugs and flakes have more of a learning curve than ribbon cuts do.
For ribbon cuts, I found this video to be extremely helpful. I was getting frustrated as well, and this turned it around for me.

[Old Smokey]

Hey Steve, what cuts of tobacco have you been trying.
Obviously plugs and flakes have more of a learning curve than ribbon cuts do.
For ribbon cuts, I found this video to be extremely helpful. I was getting frustrated as well, and this turned it around for me.

Paul, I have been smoking ribbon cuts. It's the ritual and relights that I don't care for. I have also practiced keeping it lit by keeping the pipe in my mouth and as I breathe I very lightly breathe in and out of the pipe, while most of my breathing is through my nose. I have watched a bunch of Muttonchop piper videos. They are very helpful. I just need to learn to enjoy the whole process of pipe smoking. I am a lazy SOB.