Harvey

This.

Cobs smoke great. I have a dozen briars, none do anything the cobs don't do. 9/10 smoking a MM cob

Dunhill Delux Navy Rolls

David off Flake Medallion's

Seattle Pipe Club Mississippi River

Look for estate pipes.

^This...................I have over a dozen briars,they rest on a shelf and look pretty.Oh they'll smoke but not half as good as a cob,briars are just too fussy.I have over 2 dozen cobs of which about a dozen are in rotation.I don't care for the smaller cobs with thin walls,they burn too hot.Country Gentleman,Diplomat 5th Avenue or a Diplomat Egg,if you can find one,is my personal preferences.I also have a half dozen acrylic Forever Stems......those little plastic stems that come with the cobs are crap IMO.

If you decide to go the cob route let me know and I'll PM a link to a place that has those acrylic stems for like $5.All you have to do is use a little sand paper to take it down just enough to fit your cob.

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Pipes answer the OCD and habit/ceremony side in me, where cigars are the cut it and go, make $h!t happen side. So for me having both works out.

But for others who aren't as dualistic as I am (balanced? No-schizo...) one or the other is probably better.

I'd say get a cob at the local shpo or drugstore before buying a bunch. But if you really get into it, some guys have quickly built a rotation with the seconds package from MM (this may be a competitor reference, so if a lady of CBid spanks me....) is a great deal and good supplies for bombing others.

and there are even more "acquisition disorders" you are about to catch!

Whoops.

I'm all over the place too, that's why I'm excited about the pipes. I've been known to sit and spend and hour peeling a damned orange with my pocket knife just for the ritual. (And the eating of the orange.) I think pipes will fill my need for an even more slowed-down moment in my life. I get too hopped up and stressed out working. Plus, my lady will tell you I prefer things that are, as I call them, pleasantly inconvenient. Should've been born a hundred years ago.

Coincidentally, a fellow craftsman on Etsy is sending me a gift of one of his handmade pipes. Pretty excited! I'll post a photo when it arrives.

Hopefully DGErwin..........I have a couple of his pipes.

American Heritage Pipe. He's well-priced and he makes some lovely pipes! I've got a nice box headed to him as a thank you.

Cool

yeah, I once casually mentioned a passing interest in pipe smoking and a couple of years later I almost have our spare bedroom back.

The 3 Pirates went wild on me.