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Difficulty Keeping Your Tobacco Pipe Lit? Here's Why

Difficulty Keeping Your Tobacco Pipe Lit? Here's Why

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Jan 7th 2023

New pipe smokers often find it difficult to keep a bowl lit from start to finish while veteran smokers seem to have no such problems. If you are struggling to master this essential pipe smoking skill
Buying Bulk vs. Tinned Pipe Tobacco: What You Should Know

Buying Bulk vs. Tinned Pipe Tobacco: What You Should Know

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Dec 7th 2022

Many of the pipe tobaccos that you can buy online today are available either in tins or in bulk bags. The amount of tobacco you can get in a bulk bag will vary from vendor to vendor: one pound bags ar
Where in the World Is Briar Pipe Smoking Still Legal?

Where in the World Is Briar Pipe Smoking Still Legal?

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Oct 22nd 2022

As anti-smoking fervor spreads like kudzu through the country it’s becoming more and more difficult to find places where you can spark up your briar pipe and enjoy a bowl. But it can’t be this way eve
How To Tell Real Meerschaum Pipes From Fake Ones

How To Tell Real Meerschaum Pipes From Fake Ones

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Oct 13th 2022

Craftsmen in Turkey have been fashioning mined blocks of meerschaum into highly decorative tobacco pipes for around 300 years. However, it was not until the early Victorian era that they became des
Different Types of Wood Used for Tobacco Pipes

Different Types of Wood Used for Tobacco Pipes

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Sep 30th 2022

While you might think that all tobacco pipes are made out of briar wood, you'd be mistaken! Wooden tobacco pipes can be made from a variety of different materials. Here's our top list! BriarCherryOli
Why Tobacco Pipes Break (and Tips to Protect Your Pipes)

Why Tobacco Pipes Break (and Tips to Protect Your Pipes)

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Sep 11th 2022

There's nothing more frustrating than having a tobacco pipe break. Some pipes may be at your side for years before breaking, making it even more heart wrenching. But there are ways to prevent your
Corn Cob Pipes vs. Meerschaum Pipes: How Do They Compare?

Corn Cob Pipes vs. Meerschaum Pipes: How Do They Compare?

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Aug 20th 2022

Anyone who sells retail or wholesale tobacco pipes has been asked countless times by customers if corn cob pipes and meerschaum pipes are the same thing. The confusion is understandable for a couple o
Can You Smoke Weed with a Tobacco Pipe?

Can You Smoke Weed with a Tobacco Pipe?

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Aug 9th 2022

Some fans of tobacco pipes may take issue with this post but we must live in the times we live in, and in these times, most of the United States has legalized cannabis. As a result, people have lots o
Tips for Storing Tobacco Pipes Properly

Tips for Storing Tobacco Pipes Properly

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Jul 29th 2022

Imagine: your favorite pipe cracks because it’s too dry in storage. Or you’re looking forward to a smoke session only to be met with a disgusting, musty smell and taste from too much moisture.Have the
How to Break in a New Tobacco Pipe

How to Break in a New Tobacco Pipe

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Jul 6th 2022

So you have a new pipe. Now what? The first step you have to take when you have a new pipe is breaking it in. This essentially means building up a carbon layer, or "cake", in the chamber of your pi
Tobacco Pipe Bowl Coating - What You Need to Know

Tobacco Pipe Bowl Coating - What You Need to Know

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Jun 24th 2022

Most pipe smokers are easy-going folks who enjoy nothing more than sitting back, firing up a bowl of their favorite tobacco, and binge-watching their favorite show, or maybe even - gasp! - reading a b
How Pipe Tobacco Is Actually Made

How Pipe Tobacco Is Actually Made

Posted by Paykoc Pipes on Jun 16th 2022

There is more to pipe tobacco than harvesting leaves, letting them dry and breaking them up so they can be smoked in tobacco pipes. The pipe tobacco you buy at your favorite smoke shop has been put th