Does pipe tobacco need similar rest?

[bluenoser]

I just checked my tracking on my pipe/tobacco order and it should be in early this week, with that being said, does pipe tobacco need similar rest period to cigars? Will it be fine rott? should I do anything with the pipe (clean it, wax it etc...) before lighting a bowl for the first time?

[bluenoser]

Also is there a need to maintain specific rh for pipe tobacco like cigars?

[JustTroItIn]

Pipe tobacco is ready ROTT though some can benefit from aging, notably Virginias. For storage, you will want to store bulk in mason jars, no media is needed. Tins when open are good for a few weeks. If you are going to have them open for much longer than that you may want to transfer to jars.

[Bruck]

Yes, pipe tobacco is much lower-maintenance than cigars.

[spyder]

If anything, pipe tobacco should be dried out a bit before smoking. Moist pipe tobacco is hard to keep lit and the resulting steam usually results in tongue bite.
Are you starting with new or used pipes?

[bluenoser]

It's a new pipe. Missouri meerschaum Ozark mountain hard wood

[OnePyroTec]

Be sure not to puff too fast on that new pipe.

Agreed with all the earlier posts about storage & drying out. IF you ever get/let your tobacco get too dry or you just want to store it in the tin or even a pouch for a longer period of time, you can simply get some of these little humidifying pucks from your vendor.

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[bluenoser]

All the tobacco I have coming with my first order is 1-2 oz packs so I shouldn't need to worry about storage too much. Glad to hear it'll be ready rott, nothing I hate worse than waiting, I'm not a patient man lol

[AlanS]

I find most of my family and friends enjoy pipe smoke but don't care for cigar's smoke. In your weather predicament a pipe is just the ticket! Enjoy

[bluenoser]

The main reason I'm getting a pipe is as a kid I remember my grandfather smoking one and I loved the smell. Any time I smell a pipe it brings me back to spending summers with him. He's been fighting a loosing battle with dementia/Alzheimer and it just seems like something to keep me connected to the him I remember as a kid. And the cold weather smoking is a bonus to it.