It's my friday...i have to quit smoking or my heart is going to assplode...i've been having chest pains like crazy....maybe i'll be dead by 33...who knows...this sux.
Do you inhale the pipe or cigar smoke? When I used to smoke those I didn't inhale. I still smoke them, but not as much as when I didn't smoke cigarettes all the time. If I smoke the pipe now, I inhale. It does smell a hell of a lot better.
InhalationdualkarnainJanuary 11 2006, 14:53:15 UTC
Nope, you aren't supposed to inhale pipe or cigar smoke.
Pipe tobacco is blended specifically for taste &/or aroma. Often, though, you can do the nose-exhale without breathing the smoke into your lungs.
Cigars definitely shouldn't be inhaled. The medium- to full-bodied ones will close your throat right up and you'll fall down crying!
What stings me about cigarettes are - the lack of energy / drain you have - the intense spike (and comedown) of nicotine - the rollercoaster craving therein - the breathing disabilities
Pipe-smoking, on the other hand, is truly amazing. There are thousands of blends and dozens of tobaccos. It is something I do when alone. A pipe takes 30 mins to an hour if smoked right. The nicotine hit is very mild and not "spiky" - and the flavors are amazing. You feel good afterwards; not zapped or afflicted.
Cigars I generally smoke when driving or out drinking.
If I am ever lazy when out & do smoke a cigarette it seems puny, bland and hurts my self-esteem afterwards. :)
Re: InhalationdualkarnainJanuary 11 2006, 15:37:32 UTC
By the way, the best deal going on pipes that I have found lately is on pipesandcigars.com ---
The 3 pipes for $45 (hidden a few menus in) yielded some fucking awesome Angelo pipes that normaly sell for about $85 elsewhere. Plus they give ya a good bit of free tobacco (choose English!)
Their 3 pipes for $30 are also pretty good but they are just basic briars. Some big, some tiny.
On the whole straight pipes vs bent: it's a personal preference. I find both have advantages & disadvantages. Straights are easy to get excess moisture out of with a pipe cleaner while smoking. They also promote a J.R. Bob Dobbs image. The bents look cool and the angle helps keep the moisture from travelling up but they are harder to clean.
I have about 200 pipes now - some straight, some bent.
I use the Macarthur corncob (huge corncob - $12 or so on the site) for smoking Prince Albert tobac in the morning. Goes well with coffee!
Thanks for the info! I agree that pipes are better than cigarettes. So do you inhale the prince albert? My great grandad smoked that out of a pipe and inhaled.
Also, did you stop smoking cigs and then move on to the pipe or was it a direct transition? I would love to quit smoking cigarettes, but I like to smoke. In fact I started smoking cigars and pipes when I was 15. Back then in the eighties you could walk into a cigar shop and just buy a cigar! The legal smoking age was 16, but no one ever carded you anyway...
Re: InhalationdualkarnainJanuary 12 2006, 15:09:05 UTC
One other thing that works when transitioning from cigs to pipes:
Get some dry snuff / nasal snuff! Basically it's ground up powdered tobacco. Garret's sweet snuff is good... sprinkle it on the pipe tobacco. It'll increase the nicotine hit 5 x.
I have a few pipes laying around somewhere. I also have all of the other smoking materials. I've just never smoked one regularly. My favorite tabac so far is 10 Downing Street.
Do what the rest of us real men do............. smoke pipes and cigars only.
Tastes better. Smells better. Nicotine experience is more subtle. Chix dig it. And compared to cigarettes, pipe tobacco is WAY cheaper ($3/oz).
Thus... no pain in quittin' smoking, you can breathe again, you are 10 x more distinguished. :)
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Pipe tobacco is blended specifically for taste &/or aroma. Often, though, you can do the nose-exhale without breathing the smoke into your lungs.
Cigars definitely shouldn't be inhaled. The medium- to full-bodied ones will close your throat right up and you'll fall down crying!
What stings me about cigarettes are
- the lack of energy / drain you have
- the intense spike (and comedown) of nicotine
- the rollercoaster craving therein
- the breathing disabilities
Pipe-smoking, on the other hand, is truly amazing. There are thousands of blends and dozens of tobaccos. It is something I do when alone. A pipe takes 30 mins to an hour if smoked right. The nicotine hit is very mild and not "spiky" - and the flavors are amazing. You feel good afterwards; not zapped or afflicted.
Cigars I generally smoke when driving or out drinking.
If I am ever lazy when out & do smoke a cigarette it seems puny, bland and hurts my self-esteem afterwards. :)
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The 3 pipes for $45 (hidden a few menus in) yielded some fucking awesome Angelo pipes that normaly sell for about $85 elsewhere. Plus they give ya a good bit of free tobacco (choose English!)
Their 3 pipes for $30 are also pretty good but they are just basic briars. Some big, some tiny.
On the whole straight pipes vs bent: it's a personal preference. I find both have advantages & disadvantages. Straights are easy to get excess moisture out of with a pipe cleaner while smoking. They also promote a J.R. Bob Dobbs image. The bents look cool and the angle helps keep the moisture from travelling up but they are harder to clean.
I have about 200 pipes now - some straight, some bent.
I use the Macarthur corncob (huge corncob - $12 or so on the site) for smoking Prince Albert tobac in the morning. Goes well with coffee!
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Also, did you stop smoking cigs and then move on to the pipe or was it a direct transition? I would love to quit smoking cigarettes, but I like to smoke. In fact I started smoking cigars and pipes when I was 15. Back then in the eighties you could walk into a cigar shop and just buy a cigar! The legal smoking age was 16, but no one ever carded you anyway...
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Get some dry snuff / nasal snuff! Basically it's ground up powdered tobacco. Garret's sweet snuff is good... sprinkle it on the pipe tobacco. It'll increase the nicotine hit 5 x.
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My favorites right now are Old Tartan, Larry's Blend, Dunhill 965, and Charring Cross.
Larry's & Charring Cross are kickyourass strong. But fucking awesome. Endorphins are released when I smell this stuff.
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