Once you have all this, you can get started. My tobaccoist sold me a 3 oz sample pouch for about $5. The one I started with is called Almost Heaven and is a vanilla flavored tobacco. I recommend starting out with a blended flavor. Tobacco comes in a variety of flavors and strengths. This is where a knowledgeable tobacconist is HIGHLY needed. Most tobaccoists will gladly provide you with a handful at no charge Obviously for cleaning your pipe when you’re finished. Mine was $3 and was a combo tamper/cleaner. Although not absolutely necessary, this is very helpful in packing the tobacco. Yeah I know it sounds corny (no pun intended) but they’re cheap (mine was $4) and if you find you don’t like smoking a pipe, just toss it with little out of your pocket. I recommend starting with a corn cob pipe. When I first started smoking a pipe, I paid $12 for all of my stuff, but prices may vary in your area. So, I’ve provided a list of the minimum items you need to start. Since this article is for newbies, I don’t want you to go broke trying something you may not like. Today, men who smoke a pipe are taking part in a manly ritual that stretches back to the dawn of time and has continued unbroken to the present. Chips, and even It’s a Wonderful Life find men of all stripes smoking their pipes. Grab the sports section and you’ve got the perfect evening ahead of you.Įven in cinema from the 1930s and 1940s, oftentimes you’ll see men with a pipe in their mouths. Smoke a pipe with one of your favorite cocktails (maybe an Old Fashioned or a Martini) in the comfort of your favorite armchair, and you’ve got the makings of a perfect evening. Then, the whoosh of the match followed by that wonderful, aromatic smell. There’s a certain satisfaction you get when you pack the tobacco into the bowl just right. Why? Well, pipe smoking is as much ritual as it is relaxation. Either way it doesn’t change the fact that pipe smoking is a manly art. Maybe you’ve never known a man who smoked a pipe, so you don’t know what I’m talking about. Maybe you saw him smoking his pipe in quiet contentment and enjoyed that manly smell as I did. Maybe you had a grandpa who was like my friend’s dad.
He always smelled like pipe tobacco (Sir Walter Raleigh) and now, whenever I smell that brand, I always think of him. I’d see him lighting up and smoking his pipe in complete happiness. Since my dad was a non-smoker, this fact really intrigued me as a young boy. He was quiet spoken and loved smoking his pipe. His dad was an old farm man and looked like it from the weather-beaten lines on his face to his calloused hands. It was fun to get together and have adventures like boys do, but one thing I really, really liked was his dad. I can remember visiting my best friend when I was younger.
Editor’s Note: This is a guest post from AoM reader Jason Mills.
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