Weeeeellllll, kinda new. I was lurkerish over on the old puff forums and I'm trying to get some cigar MAW action here to help out ratings and such. But I'm pretty damned new to pipes. Someone was selling a couple pipes and a few tins for like $40 a year or so ago on a non-pipe forum (they just had a single pipe/cigar thread there) because they were getting out of the hobby. I decided it was my chance to try it out. In that year I've smoked about a half dozen bowls, mostly right in the beginning. Then my daughter decided to get born and demand more of my time so piping took a back seat. Now that she's a touch more independent (which is not always a good thing in a one year old) so I have a bit more time to start exploring pipes again. If nothing else I'm just gonna buy tobacco and use it like potpourri but I figure if it's around I should try to find some time to smoke it too.