I am not sure how many of you are interested in pipe smoking but this was something I turned to for more "dessert" flavors that most flavored cigars fail to provide. I am not going to name brands or the cigars I have tried but from personal experience and from reactions of other cigar smokers people just go "ugh" on the topic of flavored cigars.

Again, without naming names most "flavored" cigars just go with a sweetened tip and that just isn't going to cut it for most. This is when I learned to love pipe smoking.

The reason why I gave up on flavored cigars in favor of pipe smoking is you are going to get the flavor for the entire smoke and not just bland tobacco flavor behind a sweetend tip. This is assuming you go with a flavored tobacco in which case I will name at least one name below.

Finally, I will apologize in advance if this was covered in another thread. I just felt inspired to make this post after mentioning my enjoyment of pipes in another thread. With that said, let's move on to the part of the topic that makes me look like a cigarbid shill.

https://www.cigarbid.com/a/casillero-pipe-w-bag/3289162/ 

This is the first (and probably only) pipe I ever got and I love it. It has everything you need to get started other than the tobacco itself and a lighter. I use it 1-2 times a week and it has been great.

https://www.cigarbid.com/a/cult-blood-red-moon/3286566/ 

This one I kind of don't want to mention since people might start outbidding me but the description for this is pretty spot on. Very good by itself but I blend it with another Black Cavendish to "make it last". If the description does not appeal to you then I would recommend something else but I highlight this one to get flavors I simply cannot get in a cigar and I am partial to Black Cavendish.


The next two are not necessary but are my personal preference for lighting and resting my pipe while smoking.

https://www.cigarbid.com/a/colibri-firebird-sidewinder-camo-lighter/3289392/ 

I originally bought this to switch away from my zippo for cigarette smoking. Zippos are a fine product but lighter fluid is just not good for cigars or pipes. As far as camo? I didn't really care about paint job, get whatever you can. It is a good single torch considering it's cheap and you can aim it down into a pipe. It is also a great touch up lighter for cigars not burning perfectly.

https://www.cigarbid.com/a/peterson-black-ceramic-pipe-stand/3403117/ 

I am going to be honest here. I almost didn't buy this but I wanted something purpose built for putting my pipe down when I had to take a piss and didn't want to bring a lit pipe into the house. This is the most optional of accessories so feel free to ignore it. The above mentioned Casillero will lean to one side in this stand but it works perfectly fine to set your lit pipe down for a minute or two.

If I sound like a cigarbid shill in the end so be it. The products I showed here are ones I see up for bid frequently and ones that tempted me for quite some time before I started pipe smoking which means you can grab these at least once a week if you should choose to get into the world of pipe smoking.

I smoke a pipe with some regularity.I have a dozen or so beautiful briars but never use them.Cobs filled with vaper's(heavy on the perique vapers are my favorite) or Virginia's are my cup of tea.No aromatic goopers or latakia bombs in my cellar,the tongue burn just isn't worth it.

I have a bunch of pipe stuff,most of it is unnecessary

I've been working on my pipe smoking skills with just a couple basic cobs. I find it easier to smoke a cigar though, so I don't practice enough with the pipe.


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^ he’s smarter than he looks, and prettier than he smells.

FWIW better to use a soft flame on pipe tobacco and not a torch.

"Skills" that's a word I avoided on purpose because I have only been smoking a pipe for about 3 months now. It is very easy to get started and the #1 reason I made this topic is that I wanted to highlight it as an alternative to flavored cigars. I doubt I will ever give up cigars but you just can't get out of cigars what you get out of flavored pipe tobaccos.

I will 100% agree on this, and this is something I failed to mention with the single torch. I use the single torch like you would while torching a cigar. To make it more clear, I don't put the flame itself into the pipe but toast the tobacco since you can control the direction with a torch.

Number 2 not #3 that guy

So you don't like the smell of napalm in the morning but a nice wet whistle in your britches?

Oh yeah...Z LOVES him some wet Whistlebritches.

I make all the broads wet.....especially Ron

Well we have been camping together a couple times.

I am not a fan of scotch but I won't hate on anyone who drinks scotch. Do your thing man. Whatever wets your whistle is cool with me.

Aromatic pipe tobacco?
Meh...............not a fan.
Get some good baccy and a decent cob, and you’re good to go imho.

Like Mississippi River reserve.

Ha!
This bassurd sniped me with 10 seconds left. I only bid on ONE..........greedy bugger!
https://bit.ly/2sVzD6l 

Can’t complain...............I did win 4 Plum Puddin Special reserves at $11/ea.
Yummy!

Dunhill Deluxe Navy Rolls
Davidoff Flake Medallions
Peter Stockybye Luxury Bullseye Flake

IMHO these are the crème de la crème of vapers...…….just add a Missouri Meerschaum Country Gentleman and a Forever Stem and as we say in West Texas, you're schitting in high cotton.

See, that's the thing. The only reason I smoke a pipe is because it offers something cigars cannot. I am at the point that if someone told me a "good flavored cigar" I wouldn't believe them or spend my money.

You really should try some non aeros my man....

Buy two extra cobs. When you do PM me your info and I’ll send you some samples. I’ll also throw a couple light aeros your way a good BOTL sent me as a ride along with some pipe tobacco I got bought from him.

Z is right.

I initially went for the aeros for the reason you stated - it's something you can't get in a good cigar. But there's a reason they're not in good cigars, mostly cause they're not good.

Some of the really light aeros aren't bad, but the cream of the crop is in unflavored blends. I used to hate on the English blends too but now they tend to be my go-to.

Take Jamie up on that offer.

I don't smoke flavored/infused cigars. I've not smoked any coated flavored pipe tobacco either- every one of them I've smelled made me want to puke they were so sickly sweet nasty smelling.

My skills reference I need to work on is to packing the bowl correctly.