Pipe smoking

I am a pipe smoker and have been for a number of years. Here's a few things that I have found most useful.

Get a good pipe.
A zippo is one of the best lighter for a pipe in the outdoor. Never tasted napth from my zippo.
Get good tobacco, they might cost double the price but they sure taste 10 times better.
Get a tamper and tamp the tobacco during smoking, not just when packing. A fire harden index finger works just as well.
Clean your pipe after every smoke.
And you will never need to worry about quiting pipe smoking, it's not cigarette.

singteck
 
Dr. Mudd said:
Bama, do you think lip cancer sounds like fun?
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I have been wondering for a while now..... maybe you can help fill me in.

How many percentage of cancer sufferers are smoker?
How many percentage of cancer sufferers are non smoker?

Thank you

singteck
 
singteck said:
I have been wondering for a while now..... maybe you can help fill me in.

How many percentage of cancer sufferers are smoker?
How many percentage of cancer sufferers are non smoker?

Thank you

singteck
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I was taking my father over to the N.I.H. complex in Bethesda Maryland for the then new thing called chemo-therapy for his Hodgkins disease many years ago. His doctor was named Moser, and a doctor named DeVita was then head of the cancer clinic. I noticed that a very good number of the doctors had a pipe stem poking out of the top pocket of thier white lab coats, and being a pipe smoker, I asked them about the question of cancer from pipe smoking as they were the experts of the time on it.

I received the following information. Most studies seperate ciggerettes from pipe and cigars, but when N.I.H. further seperated pipes from cigars, the risk of cancer fell to levels lso low that it was almost the same as non-smokers for lip and throut cancer. In fact many non-smokers had higher rates of some cancers than pipe smokers, as per Dana Reeve, actor Christopher Reeves widow who died of lung cancer though she never smoked. The rising rate of cancer in America has many non-smokers dieing from panchriatic, liver, Hodgkins, and colon cancers, than there are pipe smokers suffering from lip or throut cancer. In the last three years Ive had two friends who had to go through chemo for colon cancer, with a third who died from colon cancer. With the food industry pumping all kinds of stuff into our food and drink, a pipe now and then is the least of our worries, let alone whats in the water! And if you live in or near a major city, think about what you're breathing.

What we eat and drink and have to breath is way more dangerous to us than a pipe of good tabacco.
 
jackknife said:
I was taking my father over to the N.I.H. complex in Bethesda Maryland for the then new thing called chemo-therapy for his Hodgkins disease many years ago. His doctor was named Moser, and a doctor named DeVita was then head of the cancer clinic. I noticed that a very good number of the doctors had a pipe stem poking out of the top pocket of thier white lab coats, and being a pipe smoker, I asked them about the question of cancer from pipe smoking as they were the experts of the time on it.

I received the following information. Most studies seperate ciggerettes from pipe and cigars, but when N.I.H. further seperated pipes from cigars, the risk of cancer fell to levels lso low that it was almost the same as non-smokers for lip and throut cancer. In fact many non-smokers had higher rates of some cancers than pipe smokers, as per Dana Reeve, actor Christopher Reeves widow who died of lung cancer though she never smoked. The rising rate of cancer in America has many non-smokers dieing from panchriatic, liver, Hodgkins, and colon cancers, than there are pipe smokers suffering from lip or throut cancer. In the last three years Ive had two friends who had to go through chemo for colon cancer, with a third who died from colon cancer. With the food industry pumping all kinds of stuff into our food and drink, a pipe now and then is the least of our worries, let alone whats in the water! And if you live in or near a major city, think about what you're breathing.

What we eat and drink and have to breath is way more dangerous to us than a pipe of good tabacco.
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Precisely!
 
I'll echo John-Boy's idea to try JM Boswell's pipes--I've got two. They are a great value and smoke very nicely. He's also got a good selection of tobacco blends in his shop. Expect a little trial and error as you get used to packing and smoking, it may take a little while to get the feel of what works best for you. Good news is that this learning curve is is pretty cheap to work-up, great pipe tobacco is cheaper than just OK cigars.

Oh yeah, my Zippo pipe lighter does leave a little jet-fuel aftertaste. It's just more reliable in the great outdoors than the match.
 
Old threads never die...

Having smoked cigars and pipes daily since 1973 I have been concerned about the risks, what I have generally found is that there seems to be risk if you inhale, or smoke more than five a day, or if you also abuse alcohol. still I recommend that if you want to try smoking you do your own research and make your own decision. Sigmund Freud, for example, had serious problems with oral cancer that finally killed him, I've heard that he smoked about 20 a day though.

That being said I still enjoy smoking daily, usually cigars since I find good ones at decent price in Mexico, as for pipes, I pick up one of my old Petersons once in a while but I have not found in Mexico the European tobaccos that I used to enjoy when I was in the USA.

Luis
 
Just keep yourself in check and have some self control and you'll be fine. Eating too much steak will give you heart disease, so therefore, don't eat steaks exclusively
 
Dr. Mudd said:
Bama, do you think lip cancer sounds like fun?
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Everything in moderation, that's my motto.

COPD'ers (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), lung cancer, that's my bread and butter- I am a respiratory therapist. I always ask any unfamiliar patient: do they smoke, and if they do, how much pack per day?

The common denominator is, they always smoke too much that's why they developed their present disease.

I guess I cannot sway your opinion but I believe that to enjoy something, one has to know when enough is enough. Some people think that too much is never enough though...

BTW, I just finished a bowl of MacBaren's Navy Flake- and I think I have a new favorite. The taste reminds me of honey with a hint of spicy cinnamon and toasted nuts...
 
Go to a tobacconist, buy a corn cob pipe, smoke it a couple times to make sure that smoking a pipe is something that you are willing to spend money on. Hang out with the guys at the tobacconist and they'll willingly teach ytou the tricks of the trade.
 
I was out strolling the other day, and passed an old gent smoking a pipe, one of those curved down stem types.
It caused me to reflect that I haven't seen anyone smoking a pipe anywhere in something like two years.
 
A couple of bits of advice from a former user of all forms of tobacco:

If you use a zippo trim the wick so you don't have a huge flame burning the rim of your pipe.

Get a couple of good pipes and rotate them so your pipes have a chance to "rest" and dry out between uses. Similarly, have different blends of tobacco available so you can choose one that suits the smoking opportunity.

Pipes that curve down are easier to grip in the mouth than ones that stick straight out, and they might be easier for a beginner to get used to.

Pipe smoking is an act of leisure unlike a hurried choking down of a cigarette when you can wring out a spare minute and a half. Take the time to do it right.

Moderation is the key in all things.
 
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