Recommendations Please....

[montanacowboy]

58 year old from Montana. I farm cattle by day and hunt and fly fish in any spare time I get.
Decided I'd like to start pipe smoking for relaxation and contemplation. Grandfather and Uncle both smoked pipes when fly fishing.
I'd welcome and appreciate your advice on a pipe ( I like Canadian or lumberman) shape and a straight shaft to start. Budget $125 ish, and Briar . Tobacco recommendations as well.

Thank you all , much appreciated.

 

[AlphaWarrior]

58 year old from Montana. I farm cattle by day and hunt and fly fish in any spare time I get.
Decided I'd like to start pipe smoking for relaxation and contemplation. Grandfather and Uncle both smoked pipes when fly fishing.
I'd welcome and appreciate your advice on a pipe ( I like Canadian or lumberman) shape and a straight shaft to start. Budget $125 ish, and Briar . Tobacco recommendations as well.

Thank you all , much appreciated.

Get a cob and some cowboy coffee from Country Squire.

 

[montanacowboy]

Get a cob and some cowboy coffee from Country Squire.

Country Squire ? Forgive me , I'm new.

 

[AlphaWarrior]

Country Squire ? Forgive me , I'm new.

https://www.thecountrysquireonline.com/

 

[Singed]

I agree with Alpha that a good place to start is a cob, clean smoking, inexpensive and disposable - all characteristics that favour an initiate. I would also recommend familiarizing yourself with non-aromatic blends. Become familiar with families of tobacco first, Virginias, Burleys, Latakias, and Orientals without additional flavouring. Alpha recommended some excellent youtube videos from AROMATIX that are well-tailored to beginning this hobby, I found them useful even having smoked a pipe for 35 years. Estate pipes from a reputable shop are also a good way to get a good pipe at less expense.

 

[MLBbreton]

I have a farm so I'm going to assume you're kinda handy. I just started smoking a pipe last year. I bought a couple Savinelli starter pipes as new pipes and bought other new ones after I had more experience. However, I found estate pipes to be a better way to try out different shapes and sizes. They're easy to refurbish with minimal tools. I have over 100 pipes already after a year. A couple of them are from 1900-1920 time frames and that history makes it more fun for me.
It sounds like you want to smoke and do things at the same time. Find a size and shape you can clench without snapping your neck. I agree with cobs as a good place to start. I have two as work pipes and they get wet, dirty, dropped etc.
They smoke great.

 

[Swede]

Not so much on the pipe shape, but if you will clench the stem bit between your teeth, I find vulcanite vs acrylic stems are easier on your teeth. Clenching will mar them up a bit, so be aware if you care. Like others have said, a cob from Missouri meerschaum is a good start, as they have a type of plastic stem that is tough enough but cheap to replace. They offer extras on their website. For a tobacco, maybe a codger blend like Prince Albert, Velvet, ot Granger would work. Hope you get a good start and enjoy. Check out topics to avoid tongue bite, and how to do the breath way of smoking.Muttonchop piper on YT has good videos on this.
https://www.smokingpipes.com/smokin...moking-flavor-and-comfort-with-breath-smoking