Howdy folks

[kayak]

New pipe smoker here. Picked up the pipe on a whim while at the local B&M while in search of Zippo wicks. I managed to time my exit perfectly with rush hour traffic, and rather than jump back out into the craziness I picked up a corn cob and an ounce of a straight up burley aromatic to while away an hour till rush hour passed. As is to be expected from a complete novice, I utterly eviscerated my tongue and mouth. The flavor I did manage to extract from the blend wasn't all that enjoyable. I quickly pawned the remainder of the ounce off on a friend and picked up a pouch of captain black. I've been having better luck with that. Don't smoke all that often, whenever the mood strikes and the weather cooperates, the current rate being about once a week. I don't have the luxury of smoking indoors (aside from my local B&M), and live in a fairly windy area. Consequently I don't bother with the pipe if I know it will be a hassle. Anywho, I look forward to gleaning knowledge from the community.

 

[DrT999]

Welcome, Kayak, and don't worry, most of us were where you are at some point! I hope you enjoy your time and your intro to the hobby

"T"

 

[friar_jay]

Howdy! I'm glad to hear the rough start didn't discourage you. Stick around...you just might enjoy the place.

 

[Greyson]

Hey there kayak, great to hear from you, and welcome to the BoB!

Yeah, tongue melters do come along from time to time, fortunately there is a lot of enjoyment to be had in between!

 

[DrumsAndBeer]

Welcome to BoB.

 

[kaiser83]

Welcome to BoB, keep up the piping when you can and read up on here to learn little tips and tricks.

 

[idbowman]

Welcome to the group!


And Kaiser...I totally dig that cap you're sporting in your avatar.

 

[Natch]

Welcome, Kayak, (I'm a single blade, 11 degree bent shaft kind of guy myself!) and welcome. We all started by frying our tongue the first few attempts, perhaps it's a right of passage, and only the tough (or really stupid? :lol: ) survive it?

Coming directly from the tobacconists, I can guess it's the same culprit that vexed me in the early days, overly moist tobacco. Try drying it out (and it it's a cube cut burley, that can take a long time) to various moisture levels and see if that helps. I found the steam created from smoking too moist tobacco to be the major factor in poaching the mouth.

Natch

 

[Boulder]

Hello and Welcome to the BoB forum.

 

[calipuffer]

I don't have the luxury of smoking indoors (aside from my local B&M), and live in a fairly windy area. Consequently I don't bother with the pipe if I know it will be a hassle.

Welcome to the forum.
This was a major problem for me as well. I encourage you to stick to it the best you can, but I didn't get dedicated until I had an indoor space. This topic came up in a recent conversation and it was clear to many of us that smoking a pipe outdoors (in non-ideal conditions) is a special talent that among many I do not have. Especially in an anti-tobacco climate, finding a place to enjoy the pipe while living in an apartment is a challenge. Best I can recommend is to find an out-of-the-way place where you would be happy to hang out for an hour to enjoy the pipe.

 

[Sean68]

Top of the morning to you, Sir!