Whether you are relatively new to pipe smoking or you have spent many years enjoying this pastime, you are sure to find the tips in this guide useful. In it, we are going to take a look at the best way for you to choose new tobacco pipes when shopping online.

The Top Consideration Before Buying Pipes Online

Many smokers make the majority of their pipe purchasing decisions based solely on aesthetics, which can lead to disappointment when the pipes in question finally arrive. The problem is, some pipes suit certain smoking styles better than others so buying on looks alone is something of a hit-and-miss affair. What we recommend you do instead is to make your final purchasing decisions based on how you like to smoke. If that sounds a little confusing, allow us to explain.

How Smoking Style Affects Your Briar Pipe Choice

Pipe smokers are all individuals of course, which means we all have a slightly different way of smoking the pipes that we buy, whether online or in local stores. This probably won’t be news to you but what you may not have considered before is that your smoking style can make some pipes a bad buy and others a really good investment. Let’s take the fast smoker as an example, before moving on to some other common types of pipe smoker.

The Best Tobacco Pipes for Faster Smokers

No matter how hard they may try to change, some smokers simply draw on their pipes far more frequently than others. This is often just because that’s the way they enjoy smoking but it can cause some pipes to become very hot and result in what is commonly referred to as tongue bite. This is when hot smoke burns the surface of the pipe smoker’s tongue, creating a sensation that is similar to a bite. For such smokers, pipes with short stems are a very bad choice.

If you find that you tend to draw on your pipes far more frequently than other smokers you know, we suggest trying a pipe with a longer stem, such as a churchwarden. And if this style of pipe really doesn’t appeal to you from an aesthetic point of view, there are a couple of alternatives for you to consider: Peterson system pipes and pipes that take an absorption filter. Both of these are designed to cool the smoke down before it reaches your mouth, hence reducing the chances of you suffering from tongue bite.

Wet Smokers

Some pipe smokers always seem to end up with a lot of moisture in their stems, either because of the way that they smoke or the type of tobacco blends they choose. Aromatic blends are a common culprit when excess moisture is experienced. Whatever the reason, this is a problem that can be tackled by choosing tobacco pipes designed to remove moisture more efficiently. Peterson system pipes are again a good choice if you have moisture problems when smoking. Alternatively, a large calabash pipe may be worth trying if you are not keen on the Peterson system.

Smokers Who Keep the Pipe in Their Mouth All the Time

If you like to leave your pipe in your mouth when you are smoking, while you perform chores or perhaps relax and read a book, you will almost certainly find that bent pipes are the most suitable type for your smoking style. A bent stem will ensure that the bowl is not in your line of sight when performing tasks or reading, which means you can keep this type of pipe in your mouth while doing almost anything. Many different bowl shapes and sizes are available with a bent stem so you should easily be able to find one that matches your aesthetic preferences too.

Ten Minute Smokers

While many smokers enjoy smoking large-bowled briar pipes that can hold half an hour’s worth or more of their favorite tobacco, others don’t have time to sit in quiet contemplation for long periods of time. For the ten-minute smoker, we think that pipes with a much smaller bowl are a better choice. While you could just smoke a pipe with a large bowl and leave it to go out, the taste of the tobacco when you relight the bowl may not be to your liking. For this reason, we suggest taking a look at meerschaum pipes and corncob pipes with small bowls if you prefer short smokes to longer ones.

What About Smokers Who Vary Their Style?

If you sometimes smoke quickly and other times slowly, or you sometimes enjoy smoking for half an hour or more and other times for just a few minutes, you may need to buy more than one type of pipe. If this sounds like you, don’t worry about having to spend a fortune as you have come to the right place. We have a wide variety of retail and wholesale tobacco pipes in our online store, all of which are very competitively priced.

If you would like more information about any of the pipes that you see for sale in our store or you encounter any difficulties when placing your order, please feel free to get in touch with us. One of our pipe specialists will be delighted to answer your questions and to give you any help that you may need.