I was born with what they called back then gastritis. It is multi ulcers in the throat and mouth by the 100's. They come and it takes about 6 weeks for them to go away then in 3 to 4 months I get them again. I can't eat, have to drink thru a straw, water only. I have been hospitalized many times. When I was in the service back in the early 60's I was in Germany. One day I had a mouthful of ulcers, unable to talk. I walk up on a hill outside the camp and there was a small convenient type store. This man noticed my condition instantly and asked me if I smoke. I said no. He introduced me to pipe smoking. He gave me two nice pipes and a pound of tobacco. After smoking two pipes full of tobacco the pain was gone completely and in 3 days the ulcers were gone. I smoke my pipe I never have the ulcers, I quit for a month and they come back. So I have always smoked my pipe for this reason.
Guy, you did it again! I suffered 10 years ago from panic attacks. So weird thing! However, I started to made breath exercises thru mindfulness and meditation. Just like smoking a pipe. The whole ritual, choose a blend, a pipe, to keep aware of packing, lighting ... a real pleasure that make me apart from me bad or ugly thoughts. I appreciate all your videos. Best from Mexico.
Yes, this helps a lot, I am suffering from panic attacks and ocd too, but when I pack my pipe, light it, and smoke it watching in the window, all the worries and bad thoughts go away
I'm a pipe and cigar smoker. Health benefits vs potential damage is all a matter of balance. The smoking activity itself/controlled breathing is relaxing. Nicotine in lower dosage is known to be relaxing agent as well. The aroma and flavours are pleasant, and when you enjoy your body and brain release hormones that make only good to your health. Our body is built to deal with poisonous substances that we may be exposed to with little or no damage. This is why we have a liver. But then again, it is up to a certain limit which after we may die or get seriously ill. So if we keep the right balance and smoke moderately, we can enjoy this hobby and still be healthy.
Well, to be fair, this explanation would be fitting for a lot of hobbies. We all want to hammer stress down. Be it smoking a pipe, a cigar, playing videogames, working out, we all got our ways and there is always somebody that feels strongly against. Live life, be mindful of those around you and keep going.
It’s a shame that cigarettes have likely permanently tarnished the age old pastime of pipe smoking. Aside from not inhaling like a cigarette, pipe tobacco doesn’t have the four thousand plus chemicals that coat a cig.
Cigarettes don't have that many additives. That's a reference to chemical constituents that make up tobacco itself and/or are transformed into smoke by being burned along with being conflated with a master list of industry ingredients. So, in that sense pipe tobacco is just as bad.
Tom Sawyer Piper - the chemical in cigarettes that concern me the most is the one that enhances the addiction part of cigarette smoking, pipe smokers don’t have that problem, thanks for your comment. 👍👍👍
NGC6144 Cigarette companies typically add chemicals to enhance the nic hit, and addiction. Not to mention the ones used are poisinous to humans. Forementioned companies have been known to hide the added ingredients and claim its plain tobacco
Kiri Kili The only chemical(s) I'm aware that the industry use for what they call "impact boosting" is some form of ammonia(i'.g. ammonia acetate) that freebases the nicotine. Actually, despite all the additives and manipulation most commercial cigs have less nicotine than a 100% natural whole leaf cigs and and depending on the blend technically less harmful chemicals like carcinogens that nevertheless doesn't make them less harmful. A lot of this cigarette manipulation by the industry isn't to produce super nicotine cigs because that could be accomplished by adding high amounts of natural high nicotine air cured leaf which would be unpleasant. They play around with the filler composition to yes, provide a certain dosage of nicotine while lowering other parameters like tar, CO2, etc. for marketing purposes.
As my brother-in-law has said in the past, and I quote, "The relaxation benefits far outweigh the health risks". Continue puffing my good friends....God Bless the dear leaf....
on how u said it its very simple and clarity abt pipes let alone cigarettes have hundred of chemicals which is carcinogenic to human causes cancer lol, all i can say is pipe is old and underrated in these days we must get back to basic.
Kompoter666 - It probably is, but I like that, feels more intimate, more like a few individuals Getting together to smoke their pipes, instead of a stadium of people where you know no ones name. 👍👍👍
I have a hard time to agree with this statement, take a look at Muttonchops-Chris Subs and You're gonna see its it going to be 20 thousand any time soon,and I'm proud to contemplate that process further
I never had a problem smoking before until I developed a ton of stress and had to cut back on smoking for a while. I'm working on that and am getting my health back to enjoying my pipe. Thank you for this.
Smoking pipe makes me calm. Especially when i am using the breath technique. Also it increases my libido. İt makes me a better person, gives me creativity etc... İ love pipe, Thanks for beautifull informations. Cheers
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. I am very new to the pipe world and have been watching your videos from day one. The information you have given have been extremely helpful and I am happy to say I can now get through a bowl with no tongue bite.😁 I was a cigarette smoker for half my life and there really isn’t a pipe community in my town or age group so I relied solely on your videos to help me slow down and enjoy my pipe after a day of chaos. It seems weird to say but this has really changed my life as I can now slow down and enjoy the smaller things in life. I’m starting to rant now so I will end with my sincerest thanks and I wish you the good fortune and success in all of your endeavours.
brandon reynolds - Thank you so much for your kind words my friend, in today’s fast pace world, sometimes we forget to just slow down and take it easy, sounds like you are doing just that. 👍👍👍
Another well blended vid full provoking thought. Cigarettes have forever ruined the image of tobacco. The amount of misinformation and propaganda is staggering. Sweet smokes amigo 😎
Upon AstariKnight - I agree, if you say I smoke a pipe to someone, used to, they would say, oh I love the smell of pipe tobacco, now it’s, oh, you going to die because you smoke.... “Because you smoke” because all forms of smoking is in their mind cigarette smoking, it’s a real shame. 😏😏😏
Hi mutton chop piper, I'm so glad to see yet another informative and well presented video. For the past few years my blood pressure has been sky high even with medication, about six weeks ago I taken up pipe smoking again after a 30 year absence , I was at the doctors last Monday and my blood pressure was almost normal. My wife who is a nurse was against me smoking but even she can't argue with the results and has even given me her blessing. I've watched most of your videos and learned so much about proper pipe smoking etiquette, you sir are a true gentleman thank you so much for your input. Just thought I would mention that I live in Glasgow where they film still game.God bless my friend. Wullie
wullie beck - There you go, another health benefit to pipe smoking, I am truly pleased to hear of your medical triumph. Thank you so much for your kind words my friend. I’d like to visit Scotland someday I’ll look you up if I ever get the chance. 👍👍👍
A great video, going through a lot of stress home and work related. Just as you said, preparing, lighting and sitting back watching the smoke leave the bowl is very calming. A big thank you.
Awesome video Chris i agree i find pipe smoking very relaxing and it is a relaxing hobby to smoke a pipe you have to sit down and go through the step of preparing your pipe selecting a tobacco choosing a pipe. Then packing your pipe its a relaxing richual that i love thanks for sharing. Chris happy smokes😄😄😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍 best regards peter
All of us are different. I agree that pipe-smoking is a stress reliever. It has been pretty much proven by all of us in our minds. Myself, I am not a stressful person. However, smoking a pipe does put me in a very relaxed state, that is hard to describe to others. It is soothing, and relaxing. Thank for this video, since it does advance the knowledge which those of us who smoke a pipe already have.
Severus Barrowstone - you’re right, the feeling, or effect you get from pipe smoking is hard to describe, but I like it, very relaxing and calming. 👍👍👍
Thank you Chris for another great video, and great topic! The way I look at life is, it seems you can get cancer from anything. Or, actually, we may have cancer within us already and for many of us it stays dormant. I don't know exactly. But it seems when doctors don't have an actual answer, and a person gets cancer. Nevermind, I'm not going to get into it. Yes, I love my pipe. I love the relaxed feeling it gives you. I can't put it into words what it does, but it's just that nice, easy feeling. Thanks again Chris!
Excellent video Muttonchop as always! You presented a lot of very valid points here and I think most of us would agree. I personally totally understand and agree with the stress relief which is a big part of why I enjoy pipe smoking and one of the reasons I tell my co-workers that I do it. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Sometimes I suck on the end of my pipe with nothing in it, because I like the taste that is still coming through into my mouth. Tobacco is a sacred plant to many indigenous cultures and also to me. I find respecting it this way and asking the spirit of Tobacco to bless the Tobacco before smoking it helps. I also use Tobacco a lot in my spiritual practice in many ways, offerings for example. Great video, I just subscribed and have watched about four of your videos.
I've always wanted the Burnside style beard and never understood why more people don't rock it. Luckily for me, I came across a legend that does today through this video and it's inspiring me.
A great video as always with wonderful informative material. My pipes keep me on an even keel. The satisfaction that I get from the pipe is par none. I’ve actually had doctors tell me that in moderation there is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying a pipe or cigar for that matter.
Pipefool - it’s funny every time I go to the doctor with a medical complaint, or a checkup one of the questions is do you smoke, then I say yes, a pipe, not once has any doctor said, ohhhhh, you need to quit that immediately, it will cause all kinds of medical problems, no, they just move on to the next question, wonder why that is? 👍👍👍
I have suffered from depressive episodes all my adult life. I have found that pipe smoking especially the slow cadence of smoking helps me to relax and restore so order in life. A very interesting video. Thank you for posting. Regards. Nick.
Thank You Chris, its proven, The best part of pipesmoking is that how great it relieves any stress especially when You are sitting in your rockin' chair with a glass of wiskey-soda,Lol, Best Greets, It is always a great pleasure to see you broadcasting ,Blessings&good Healt to you,Your Friend, Paul
Great! Chris, I think you're completely right to believe in your own opinions. Of course we should trust science as well, but nowadays we believe in Science in a blind way, in an absolute "third person point of view" and completely forget to feel by ourselves. As human, we need to feel life, to be truly alive, to "be in the world". Lately, many scientific studies have narrowed the approach to life, in my sense. health not comes solely from the body. We have to considerate our mental, emotional and spiritual feelings. Smoking a pipe makes great connections to this important part of our health. We contemplate, we think, calm down, we feel life. The existen harm to our body might be minor, in a balance. Congratulations for one more wonderful vídeo! Greatings from Brazil!
Very well presented and very good data, my friend. Thank you for sharing this. I think you very accurately and fairly represented the potential benefits and reminded us of the potential risks. Really enjoy your channel. God bless!
Well done as always...Keep teaching, keep encouraging. Your videos are so calm, I can not believe you would stress about anything! Your frankness and genuineness always show through. Thank you for serving our Country sir!
I think and feel when I sit down and put the tobacco in my pipe and start smoking, which is "my moment". A time to think, maybe also read a book or listen to music, a relaxing moment. Congratulations my friend!!
I agree with you Muttnchop Piper. The paramount benefits of pipe smoking are without a doubt the relaxation and stress relief effects. This far outweighs any health risks. I wish people would keep their nose out people's business and stop trying to make tobacco less accessible by increasing taxes and regulation. Life is not risk free, and as you say, people are happy to accept the risks so let us damn be we aren't children!
Thank you Chris for the very fair and great information on pipe smoking and stress you hit it on the head . It relieves stress and can save you from harm . Anything in moderation is the key and that's the key. Great video perfect as usual thank you Chris great to see you again . You brother Scotty Dickens Nashville TN
As always Chris explains the knowledge in philosophical way which it’s important to understand logic, cause, and how to deal with it! I said it before that Chris Videos helped me to quit smoking cigarettes by smoking pipe to relaxing my stress.. and plus on that I started to study chiropractics philosophy which made me think how the nerves system and spinal cord may cause illness if you got a subluxation in your spine. I really happy to be one of your subscribers, may Allah bless you bro ❤️
I strongly agree with you. Generally, I think what makes me calm down, is the consequent attention paid to a certain activity - like pipe smoking or praying the hours prayer. In both cases, when I am into it, I do it in a contemplative, rhythmical way where breathing is very important, and I feel very present. So breathing is the way ...
Muttonchop great vid. I couldn't agree with you more. My job is very stressful in sales. My pipe in the evening really makes a difference. I believe for me the positives out way the potential negatives. Keep the great content coming. Thanks again brother.
I agree with you, Muttchop. When I smoke my pipe, I slow down and enjoy the experience all the while relaxing and relieving the stress of the day. Happy piping.
I've been considering getting into pipe smoking and found your channel yesterday. It's really great. You seem like a genuinely good dude. Ordered some stuff online today, and looking forward to learning from you!
Brennan Moran - That’s great my friend, I have done a group of videos called “Just the Basics” watch those first, it will get you started it the right direction. 👍👍👍
Chris, every time some puritan reminds me that smoking is bad for my health (which, as an adult, I know very well) I always reply that it sure is bad for my health but it certainly is good for my soul ;-) Take care and thanks for another great video! Héctor
How I see pipe smoking is that I'd rather take the risk with smoking, rather than live life not enjoying it to the fullest. I've also found recently its helped pull me through hard times
kiri kili - Well said my friend, I bet if you looked, there is some study some doctor somewhere has done that chronicles the danger of everything, I.e. water, food, air, exercise, not exercising, so what should we do just sit in a chair in an empty climate controlled room being fed food intravenously. No, I’ll enjoy my life, and if death claims me sooner then later, so be it, at least I had fun. 👍👍👍
Tonight I set a chair out on my back porch, lit up a nice briar with a subtle cherry and dark chocolate tobacco. I sat down and looked around at the silent snow covered neighborhood. My pit bull puppy hops up on my lap for some love and I thought in that moment...I am content. A lot can weigh on a man's mind. His status in life, his responsibilities, his hopes and dreams, his career, his job, his family. The decisions he has made or the ones he needs to make. Sometimes it's just nice to sit down, pet a dog, savor the taste of something that brings comfort, and enjoy a moment because what's the point of living longer if we waste so many of these moments.
I take a beta-blocker to counteract the side-effects of one of my other medications, although I otherwise have no issues with my blood pressure. In the four months since I began pipe smoking, and kept it up around 2-4 days a week, I have noticed that my medication side-effects were resolved without the beta-blocker, so I now have one less pill to worry about thanks to pipe smoking. Thank you for helping me discover how enjoyable and beneficial of a hobby pipe smoking is. I might have given up and returned to *cough* cigars *cough* if it hadn't been for your channel.
Raymond Lisle - Thats great to hear my friend, I take 4 pills for various conditions, and if I could stop taking one because of pipe smoking, I would love that. 👍👍👍
Great vid! I totality agree, I'm puffing on some navy flake at the moment and feeling relaxed. I understand the non medical disclaimer but in studying actual health factors like environmental, lifestyle and nutrition, I think you and I may know more about health than it taught in medical school unfortunately.
I haven't smoked a pipe in over a year. And guess what, I'm stressed, I now have come down with heart problems out of now where. Blood pressure went through the roof. My doctor said i had to quit and this happens after i do. I'm about tempted to start smoking a pipe again.
I don't have the reference in front of me, but I read that according to the Surgeon General, pipe smokers, as opposed to cigarette smokers, live an average of two to three years longer than the run of the American population. The pipe soothes in a way that the cigarette does not, and a calm mind is more conducive to longevity than mental turmoil.
I don't know if I'll ever develop cancer from pipe smoking -- hopefully not. I don't smoke that much, just one bowl a day on the average, and live quite healthy otherwise. Plus, cancer doesn't run in my family. Never has, for generations. What I do know for sure, on the other hand, is that I'd have had at least one heart attack yet if it weren't for the relaxing effects of smoking my pipe in the evening...! So, like you, I will continue.
Thank you for your videos. I finally got a 30 min one light smoke! ! I smoked it walking, feel very relaxed, more than just from walking. I was recently in the hospital because of a burst appendix followed the next week with a 2nd surgery for a bowl obstruction- it’s been a couple weeks and I’ve been getting cold sweats at night, I’m assuming from withdrawals because of all of the pain killers. I’m starting to imagine smoking a bowl in the middle of the night to get rid of the anxiety so i can sleep - it sucks waking up sweaty and having to change my clothes!
I love your channel Muttnchop! I’ve been watching you for quite sometime now and feel mentored by you. You were what got me into this interesting, recreational hobby. You always have great info and explain subjects so carefully and clearly, which I appreciate a lot. I just wanted to say thanks for all you’ve attributed.
Love your videos, Can you do a video on how long it takes to build a carbon cake, and show us how and when it’s time to “ream” down the cake once it’s gets to thick? Without a reamer if possible? Thanks keep up these videos your information is very detailed and patient. Great stuff!!!
Stress is mostly caused by worry and fear of uncertainty so anything that can slow down the “monkey brain” , is a nice welcome. Pipe smoking does that for many people. I believe that the focus on breathing during pipe smoking helps one stay present.
It really depends on your mindset towards smoking. For example i am dealing with depression/shadow work in a non-coping way, with meditation/frequency music by being present and questioning what is bothering me. To release whatever emotion that was stored up. Sometimes if i do find myself being stuck i light up my pipe with an herbs. I smoke mugwort/blue lotus and it works like magic, even if it does draw out my inner fears. Everything you feel is temporary, just allowing the storm to pass through without resistance. If I want to smoke, i would do it while i am already Zen. (Not because i want to cope with what is bothering me internally. I simply want to enjoy the moment alone with my pipe without any disturbances)
Can I make a video suggestion? Can you do a 45 minute video of you just smoking and pipe and not saying a whole lot? I know myself and a lot of people smoke our pipes while watching your videos (especially during blend club) if you had a videotape of just you smoking a pipe your viewers can feel like they are smoking a pipe with you. Anyway I think I'd be cool to have a "virtual mantle" with you :) Just a thought. It'd be fun if you just chimed in every now and again but mostly just smoking a pipe with your fans :)
Hi Chris, Wonderful seeing you. I find piping relaxing, Bet the writer is type when your smoking and they pass you walking they cough like they are breathing the emissions directly above a smoke stak and say nasty thing's with dirty looks. Even kid's act this way, I've put many in their place. Everything in moderation is smart. Best Regard's
Mark Stengel - Yes, I have gotten those dirty looks before as well, but I have also gotten smiles, and comments like “You don’t see that much anymore” I like the latter reaction better.
Nothing in life is 100% safe, however, there is a big difference between pipe smoking and cigarettes. For example, when I smoke a cigarette in the morning I feel like I could go back to bed after smoking when I smoke my pipe I feel calm and ready for the day. I am sure people may disagree but it's my personal experience. We all check out sooner or later and this life is finite so enjoy it:)
For me I never was about being safe, but in my opinion all (maybe not all but most) things worth doing and that bring enjoyment and fulfillment damage your health and shorten your life in one way or another. Lets start with the classic ones: alcohol (in truth I almost never drink alcohol but I get it), smoking, and food, all of those without moderation are bad, and can you honestly tell me people with morbid obesity are healthier than a smoker? Nah it's about moderation and knowing the risks, sure eating those sweets isn't good for me but I'm getting enjoyment out of them, same with drinking with friends or smoking a pipe. As a side note smoking a pipe is like drinking a good whiskey or wine and smoking cigarettes is like being alcoholic drinking the lowest price thing you could find, one is okay and the other is a chronic disease. Even stuff like sports, taking a vacation (sunbathing increases your risk of skin cancer), or even sitting at home trying to preserve your body to the grave isn't good. So in my opinion, if you can stop when you want (are not addicted to nicotine) and are aware of the risks if you enjoy it then do it. I stopped smoking cigarettes (started vaping then stopped with that and switched to snus and finally a few months ago got rid of my addiction completely) not because I was worried about my health, nor about money but because I was just tired being a slave to my addiction, always needing to carry it with me, doing it the first thing in the morning, feeling like s* when I didn't or couldn't get my fix. Now I've limited myself to one bowl a day (and there are weeks when i don't smoke at all) and I can honestly say I enjoy it much more, look forward to it and when I'm with someone or driving/working etc. I don't need to get my fix.
Tobacco has some very small health benefits but the damage it does far outweighs the benefits. First, you talked about stress being bad for the immune system and that smoking helps reduce stress. Both statements are somewhat true but lack a crucial piece of information. Nicotine, in your Tobacco, does one main thing in your body. It makes your entire immune system slow and unresponsive. In fact, this unresponsiveness makes smoking reduce inflammation given that inflammation is produced by your immune system (neutrophils and other antibodies). So far it sounds good but the bad news is that a slow/unresponsive immune system is less capable of fighting cancer cells. You may or may not know this. However, everyday our body produces cancer cells and everyday our immune systems is fighting cancer. If you smoke, you increase your risk of developing cancer because your immune system isn't operating at 100% and it will fail to kill the cancer cells that form each day. I didn't mention the obvious cancers like mouth, gut, lung cancer since you hear that everywhere anyways. We are talking about cancer/tumors pretty much all over the body not just the obvious cancers.
Hello, dear Muttnchop! I'm your big fan from Russia :) I have a question about tobacco cellaring. I heard that straight virginia tobacco can store forever and only get better. How long can latakia blends be stored? And what about aromatics? P.S. Thanks for your vids! It is really unique, authentic, heartwarming content and I see you as a very wise, sincere, genteel person.
Art Ko - First of all, let me say thank you so much for your kind words, now as far as cellaring tobacco goes, potentially you can store any blend indefinitely, Virginia’s do the best since they have more sugar then the other blend types that goes through a type of fermentation process the longer it ages which sweetens, and enhances the flavor of the blend. Latakia will intensify in taste after aging, Aromatic tobacco’s do not age well, because the toppings that are used will freeze the aging process, I would say you can age it for about 2 years to let the toping soak into the leaf, but it needs to be smoked soon after that. I usually age my tobacco’s for 5 to 10 years, then start smoking them. 👍👍👍
I went to counseling several years back and when the counselor found out what I experienced in the military (I think I traumatized her.); asked me what I did to relieve the stress and I said, "Nothing, I just suck it up". She went into length telling me how dangerous holding stress in could harm me from everything you said to possibly effecting my Parkinson's Disease. I know that smoking a pipe helps me with my Parkinson's. I have also seen articles about it helping thin your blood. Muttnchop, have you seen the report presented to the Seattle Pipe Club in 2002?
The Pacific Northwest Pipe Smoker - Yes, I love that report, but with everything that comes out positive with pipe smoking, there are those that say everything from the Scientists were paid off to come to their conclusions, or it’s a fake report. Why do people always believe the bad things about something, but are always suspicious of the good things?😏😏😏
I smoked a pipe for the first time last night. I’ve always had problems going to sleep usually it takes 30-45 min last night it took me about 10 minutes or less and I slept like a baby. Thanks a bunch.
And how is it going? I bought a pipe but still didn't lit it. Wanted to make it a decompression ritual as stressful/anxiety is really affecting me. But my thought always goes back to the health risks. :(
@@evolucaohunz it’s going great. You should try it and see how you like it, once won’t kill you or cause health problems. But it helps with stress which kills a lot of people.
I was wondering, with the way my new job has been going, I have been stressing out a lot and have been thinking about enjoying a smoke once in a while just to help de stress. I also grew up around a lot of smokers around 18 years ago. But just right now, with the stress, I have been craving it. Anyways, I have been wondering which to try out or go with? Should I go with a cigarette, a cigar, or a pipe? I have had a cigarette or two at a party in the past years but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions what to try or start out with?
I'm bothered by low blood pressure. I don't "smoke", but chew tobacco (snus), snuff tobacco and vape. The nicotine boosts my blood pressure to normal. I consider this a benefit. I'm still researching which bad effects there are in using tobacco/nicotine without combusting it.
2:00 Chronic stress as described is just a nicotine addiction to me. I'm a smoker since 25 years and I alredy feel shortness of breath under effort. All males in my family were smokers and have been killed by tobacco in the age from 60 to 73 years old. Good luck with that.
Hello friend I just started smoking a pipe I enjoy it not To prove anything my grandfather smoked one I Love the smell of it And it helps me relax as well Too
Awesome video. As a new pipe smoker l have learnt lots of useful knowledges from you. Thank you. And l noticed that in you back pipe board, there are about 10 savinelli 320 pipes, is 320 that good? l like the appearance of the savi 320, but l'm not sure the quality of smoking.
Thank you for very educational video. I am an OTR, over road truck driver, smoking my pipe relaxes me when people cut me off, traffic. I really appreciate you're videos. Also what is you're opinion of Seattle pipe club's Mississippi river. I value you're opinion.
Brian Gleason - First Off Thank you for your kind words my friend, second thank you for being a Truck Driver, if it weren’t for people like you our lives would be far more difficult, let’s just see what would happen if truckers stayed off the road for a week, everything depends on the deliveries you provide, and again I thank you for that. Seattle Pipe Clubs Mississippi River is a good tobacco, but after smoking Plum pudding I feel it’s a little bland, I don’t get a lot of flavor from it, I still like it, and smoke it from time to time, but Plum Pudding is my favorite tobacco of theirs. 👍👍👍
In my sincere opinion, the man that is moderate, tempered and clever in his habits, being not a slave of liberal vices nor "taking things" with low quality and looking on the manner it enjoys this pleasure (in this case, not inhaling &c.), don't need to bother that much about health - except if he already have a specific previous condition, of course.
Ive decided to start smoking my pipe again after a few years hiatus mainly as I now have a garden and somewhere to go and relax and yes ive noticed my stress levels have dropped a hell of a lot. I enjoy a bowl on a morning and one after I come home on a night.
Muttnchop Piper it's absolutely heaven a little nook bird song a good book and enjoying a good blend. I've even been inspired by you chaps in the ytpc to start posting videos. I've joined a few Facebook pipe pages and in the process of arranging a meet in the smoking room of a tobacconist with some lads from the local area so might even get a regular pipe club going 👍
I actually left the pipe club because I've suffered a lot in the recent months and started smoking my pipe like people smoke cigarettes - It wasn't relieving to me at all and it made me really worse. Good news is that I'm looking back at your videos and how I was before the conundrums happened and it was amazing - I want to return back to my pipe! However I'm quite unsure how I want to get back into it, any recommendations on how I'd ease back into it? For a while my pipe, as for anyone else, was a tool of relaxation and that's how I want to keep it.
Pipe smoking is healthy for others. For instance my mother in law won't come around me when I smoke a pipe.This could prevent me from harming her :)
Pete Sims GOLD! lol
It also certainly reduces your stress levels.
Cheers to that!
That’s hilarious and very proactive of you. 😂
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I was born with what they called back then gastritis. It is multi ulcers in the throat and mouth by the 100's. They come and it takes about 6 weeks for them to go away then in 3 to 4 months I get them again. I can't eat, have to drink thru a straw, water only. I have been hospitalized many times. When I was in the service back in the early 60's I was in Germany. One day I had a mouthful of ulcers, unable to talk. I walk up on a hill outside the camp and there was a small convenient type store. This man noticed my condition instantly and asked me if I smoke. I said no. He introduced me to pipe smoking. He gave me two nice pipes and a pound of tobacco. After smoking two pipes full of tobacco the pain was gone completely and in 3 days the ulcers were gone. I smoke my pipe I never have the ulcers, I quit for a month and they come back. So I have always smoked my pipe for this reason.
Doc Hatfield that's incredible
Doc Hatfield I had the same problem,smoke my pipe no ulcers .
Doc Hatfield - There you go, another health benefit to pipe smoking. 👍👍👍
Wow
Doc Hatfield weed can help with that too
I smoke three bowls a week. I'm a senior and will continue enjoying my pipe until my last day.
Guy, you did it again! I suffered 10 years ago from panic attacks. So weird thing! However, I started to made breath exercises thru mindfulness and meditation. Just like smoking a pipe. The whole ritual, choose a blend, a pipe, to keep aware of packing, lighting ... a real pleasure that make me apart from me bad or ugly thoughts. I appreciate all your videos. Best from Mexico.
Yes, this helps a lot, I am suffering from panic attacks and ocd too, but when I pack my pipe, light it, and smoke it watching in the window, all the worries and bad thoughts go away
czerjyo - Thanks for sharing that info my friend, yet another health advantage to pipe smoking. 👍👍👍
@@steinnbjorn7627 same here suffering from ocd , stress, anxiety and depression...
Sex and pipe is the best solution
Does tobacco help you on your panic attack
Great topic. Well done. Thank you. Keep up the good work. Big fan from Philly.
Gray Bailey wow, I never thought I would see you on here.
The sultan has spoken
Oh yeah!!!
Gray Bailey - You are welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
Haha very nice to see my 2 favourite pipe-related youtubers together in the same comment section :) Greetings from Bavaria, Germany. 😊
I don’t know what it is about this guy but I could listen to him for hours. I don’t even smoke but this guy fascinates me.
I'm a pipe and cigar smoker. Health benefits vs potential damage is all a matter of balance. The smoking activity itself/controlled breathing is relaxing. Nicotine in lower dosage is known to be relaxing agent as well. The aroma and flavours are pleasant, and when you enjoy your body and brain release hormones that make only good to your health. Our body is built to deal with poisonous substances that we may be exposed to with little or no damage. This is why we have a liver.
But then again, it is up to a certain limit which after we may die or get seriously ill.
So if we keep the right balance and smoke moderately, we can enjoy this hobby and still be healthy.
Itamar Eshet - Very Well said my friend, very, very well said. 👍👍👍
Thank you my friend, I enjoy very much your good work :)
Well, to be fair, this explanation would be fitting for a lot of hobbies. We all want to hammer stress down. Be it smoking a pipe, a cigar, playing videogames, working out, we all got our ways and there is always somebody that feels strongly against. Live life, be mindful of those around you and keep going.
Vanadse - you said it perfectly, live life, be mindful of those around you. Awsome quote. 👍👍👍
Didn’t know you were a Marine. Thank you for your service!
It’s a shame that cigarettes have likely permanently tarnished the age old pastime of pipe smoking. Aside from not inhaling like a cigarette, pipe tobacco doesn’t have the four thousand plus chemicals that coat a cig.
Cigarettes don't have that many additives. That's a reference to chemical constituents that make up tobacco itself and/or are transformed into smoke by being burned along with being conflated with a master list of industry ingredients. So, in that sense pipe tobacco is just as bad.
Exactly right.
Tom Sawyer Piper - the chemical in cigarettes that concern me the most is the one that enhances the addiction part of cigarette smoking, pipe smokers don’t have that problem, thanks for your comment. 👍👍👍
NGC6144 Cigarette companies typically add chemicals to enhance the nic hit, and addiction. Not to mention the ones used are poisinous to humans. Forementioned companies have been known to hide the added ingredients and claim its plain tobacco
Kiri Kili The only chemical(s) I'm aware that the industry use for what they call "impact boosting" is some form of ammonia(i'.g. ammonia acetate) that freebases the nicotine. Actually, despite all the additives and manipulation most commercial cigs have less nicotine than a 100% natural whole leaf cigs and and depending on the blend technically less harmful chemicals like carcinogens that nevertheless doesn't make them less harmful. A lot of this cigarette manipulation by the industry isn't to produce super nicotine cigs because that could be accomplished by adding high amounts of natural high nicotine air cured leaf which would be unpleasant. They play around with the filler composition to yes, provide a certain dosage of nicotine while lowering other parameters like tar, CO2, etc. for marketing purposes.
As my brother-in-law has said in the past, and I quote, "The relaxation benefits far outweigh the health risks". Continue puffing my good friends....God Bless the dear leaf....
jbohn - your Brother-In-Law is a smart man, well said. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper He better be, he's a lawyer!
on how u said it its very simple and clarity abt pipes let alone cigarettes have hundred of chemicals which is carcinogenic to human causes cancer lol, all i can say is pipe is old and underrated in these days we must get back to basic.
I feel like your chanel is underrated....keep doing you man!
Kompoter666 - It probably is, but I like that, feels more intimate, more like a few individuals Getting together to smoke their pipes, instead of a stadium of people where you know no ones name. 👍👍👍
I have a hard time to agree with this statement, take a look at Muttonchops-Chris Subs and You're gonna see its it going to be 20 thousand any time soon,and I'm proud to contemplate that process further
Paul The Scandinavian yes i see but i feel like the quality in the content alone is enough to deserve more followers
Absolutely!
This is the most unbiased channel I have ever found
soviet guy1 - Thank you my friend, I try and see both sides and report fairly. 👍👍👍
Had to stop drinking due to my stress and anxiety. Pipe smoking, for me, works better for me...thanks for the video
Byron Earnheart - And a lot less damaging to you liver. 👍👍👍
Probably the most helpful channel on UA-cam for pipe smoking. Thanks.
Yes,Yes.....50 years a pipe man....doc says so far so good....thanks
I never had a problem smoking before until I developed a ton of stress and had to cut back on smoking for a while. I'm working on that and am getting my health back to enjoying my pipe. Thank you for this.
Oreb Wing - I hate to hear this, I hope you can get better soon, and get back to enjoying your pipe. 👍👍👍
Smoking pipe makes me calm. Especially when i am using the breath technique. Also it increases my libido. İt makes me a better person, gives me creativity etc... İ love pipe, Thanks for beautifull informations. Cheers
In my opinion, you basically practice mindfulness with a pipe. You're a true hero!
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar. I am very new to the pipe world and have been watching your videos from day one. The information you have given have been extremely helpful and I am happy to say I can now get through a bowl with no tongue bite.😁 I was a cigarette smoker for half my life and there really isn’t a pipe community in my town or age group so I relied solely on your videos to help me slow down and enjoy my pipe after a day of chaos. It seems weird to say but this has really changed my life as I can now slow down and enjoy the smaller things in life. I’m starting to rant now so I will end with my sincerest thanks and I wish you the good fortune and success in all of your endeavours.
brandon reynolds - Thank you so much for your kind words my friend, in today’s fast pace world, sometimes we forget to just slow down and take it easy, sounds like you are doing just that. 👍👍👍
Another well blended vid full provoking thought. Cigarettes have forever ruined the image of tobacco. The amount of misinformation and propaganda is staggering.
Sweet smokes amigo 😎
Upon AstariKnight - I agree, if you say I smoke a pipe to someone, used to, they would say, oh I love the smell of pipe tobacco, now it’s, oh, you going to die because you smoke.... “Because you smoke” because all forms of smoking is in their mind cigarette smoking, it’s a real shame. 😏😏😏
Hi mutton chop piper, I'm so glad to see yet another informative and well presented video. For the past few years my blood pressure has been sky high even with medication, about six weeks ago I taken up pipe smoking again after a 30 year absence , I was at the doctors last Monday and my blood pressure was almost normal. My wife who is a nurse was against me smoking but even she can't argue with the results and has even given me her blessing. I've watched most of your videos and learned so much about proper pipe smoking etiquette, you sir are a true gentleman thank you so much for your input. Just thought I would mention that I live in Glasgow where they film still game.God bless my friend.
Wullie
wullie beck - There you go, another health benefit to pipe smoking, I am truly pleased to hear of your medical triumph. Thank you so much for your kind words my friend. I’d like to visit Scotland someday I’ll look you up if I ever get the chance. 👍👍👍
A great video, going through a lot of stress home and work related. Just as you said, preparing, lighting and sitting back watching the smoke leave the bowl is very calming.
A big thank you.
paul west - Yes Sir it is. 👍👍👍
Awesome video Chris i agree i find pipe smoking very relaxing and it is a relaxing hobby to smoke a pipe you have to sit down and go through the step of preparing your pipe selecting a tobacco choosing a pipe. Then packing your pipe its a relaxing richual that i love thanks for sharing. Chris happy smokes😄😄😄😄👍👍👍👍👍👍 best regards peter
The Smoove Piper - Pete, I couldn’t have said it better, the whole experience is relaxing. 👍👍👍
Another video!!! Please make a video over different pipe lighters sometime, that would be super helpful! Thank you again Sir Muttnchop!
All of us are different. I agree that pipe-smoking is a stress reliever. It has been pretty much proven by all of us in our minds. Myself, I am not a stressful person. However, smoking a pipe does put me in a very relaxed state, that is hard to describe to others. It is soothing, and relaxing. Thank for this video, since it does advance the knowledge which those of us who smoke a pipe already have.
Severus Barrowstone - you’re right, the feeling, or effect you get from pipe smoking is hard to describe, but I like it, very relaxing and calming. 👍👍👍
Thank you Chris for another great video, and great topic! The way I look at life is, it seems you can get cancer from anything. Or, actually, we may have cancer within us already and for many of us it stays dormant. I don't know exactly. But it seems when doctors don't have an actual answer, and a person gets cancer. Nevermind, I'm not going to get into it.
Yes, I love my pipe. I love the relaxed feeling it gives you. I can't put it into words what it does, but it's just that nice, easy feeling. Thanks again Chris!
Grant Grindle - I couldn’t have said it, and not said it better my friend. 👍👍👍
Excellent video Muttonchop as always! You presented a lot of very valid points here and I think most of us would agree. I personally totally understand and agree with the stress relief which is a big part of why I enjoy pipe smoking and one of the reasons I tell my co-workers that I do it. Thanks for sharing and take care.
Andrew Cirigliano - you’re welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
Sometimes I suck on the end of my pipe with nothing in it, because I like the taste that is still coming through into my mouth. Tobacco is a sacred plant to many indigenous cultures and also to me. I find respecting it this way and asking the spirit of Tobacco to bless the Tobacco before smoking it helps. I also use Tobacco a lot in my spiritual practice in many ways, offerings for example. Great video, I just subscribed and have watched about four of your videos.
I agree 100% with you. Also, an important point is moderation. Most pipe smokers smoke in moderation compared to chain smoking cigarette smokers.
Mr Dottle - Well said, and you are exactly right. 👍👍👍
I've always wanted the Burnside style beard and never understood why more people don't rock it. Luckily for me, I came across a legend that does today through this video and it's inspiring me.
A great video as always with wonderful informative material. My pipes keep me on an even keel. The satisfaction that I get from the pipe is par none. I’ve actually had doctors tell me that in moderation there is absolutely nothing wrong with enjoying a pipe or cigar for that matter.
Pipefool - it’s funny every time I go to the doctor with a medical complaint, or a checkup one of the questions is do you smoke, then I say yes, a pipe, not once has any doctor said, ohhhhh, you need to quit that immediately, it will cause all kinds of medical problems, no, they just move on to the next question, wonder why that is? 👍👍👍
I have suffered from depressive episodes all my adult life. I have found that pipe smoking especially the slow cadence of smoking helps me to relax and restore so order in life.
A very interesting video.
Thank you for posting.
Regards. Nick.
Nick Need - I hate that you suffer in such a way, I’m glad that Pipe Smoking helps. 👍👍👍
Good to see a video again from you! Nice and useful info, as always. Keep up whenever you can!
Stelios Theofilou - Thank you my friend, I will. 👍👍👍
Thank You Chris, its proven, The best part of pipesmoking is that how great it relieves any stress especially when You are sitting in your rockin' chair with a glass of wiskey-soda,Lol, Best Greets, It is always a great pleasure to see you broadcasting ,Blessings&good Healt to you,Your Friend, Paul
Paul The Scandinavian - Very well said my friend, and I wish blessings and good health to you as well. 👍👍👍
Great! Chris, I think you're completely right to believe in your own opinions. Of course we should trust science as well, but nowadays we believe in Science in a blind way, in an absolute "third person point of view" and completely forget to feel by ourselves. As human, we need to feel life, to be truly alive, to "be in the world". Lately, many scientific studies have narrowed the approach to life, in my sense. health not comes solely from the body. We have to considerate our mental, emotional and spiritual feelings. Smoking a pipe makes great connections to this important part of our health. We contemplate, we think, calm down, we feel life. The existen harm to our body might be minor, in a balance. Congratulations for one more wonderful vídeo! Greatings from Brazil!
Bruno Modigliani - Thanks Bruno, that was very well said, and I agree with every word. 👍👍👍
Very well presented and very good data, my friend. Thank you for sharing this. I think you very accurately and fairly represented the potential benefits and reminded us of the potential risks. Really enjoy your channel. God bless!
Padre Piper - Thank you for your kind words my friend. 👍👍👍
Well done as always...Keep teaching, keep encouraging. Your videos are so calm, I can not believe you would stress about anything! Your frankness and genuineness always show through. Thank you for serving our Country sir!
nitsujthepirate - Thank you my friend, and thank you for your kind words. 👍👍👍
I think and feel when I sit down and put the tobacco in my pipe and start smoking, which is "my moment". A time to think, maybe also read a book or listen to music, a relaxing moment. Congratulations my friend!!
Omar - Exactly, couldn’t agree more. 👍👍👍
I agree with you Muttnchop Piper. The paramount benefits of pipe smoking are without a doubt the relaxation and stress relief effects. This far outweighs any health risks. I wish people would keep their nose out people's business and stop trying to make tobacco less accessible by increasing taxes and regulation. Life is not risk free, and as you say, people are happy to accept the risks so let us damn be we aren't children!
Thank you Chris for the very fair and great information on pipe smoking and stress you hit it on the head . It relieves stress and can save you from harm . Anything in moderation is the key and that's the key. Great video perfect as usual thank you Chris great to see you again . You brother Scotty Dickens Nashville TN
Ray dickens - You bet Scotty, and thanks again for all you have done for me, you are a true friend. 👍👍👍
Watching your videos is pretty darn good for my stress level as well. Thank you for all you do.
As always Chris explains the knowledge in philosophical way
which it’s important to understand logic, cause, and how to deal with it!
I said it before that Chris Videos helped me to quit smoking cigarettes by smoking pipe to relaxing my stress..
and plus on that I started to study chiropractics philosophy which made me think how the nerves system and spinal cord may cause illness if you got a subluxation in your spine.
I really happy to be one of your subscribers, may Allah bless you bro ❤️
Haman puffer - Thank you for your kind words my friend and your blessing, 👍👍👍
I strongly agree with you. Generally, I think what makes me calm down, is the consequent attention paid to a certain activity - like pipe smoking or praying the hours prayer. In both cases, when I am into it, I do it in a contemplative, rhythmical way where breathing is very important, and I feel very present. So breathing is the way ...
Alexander Bierstedt - You said it my friend. 👍👍👍
Muttonchop great vid. I couldn't agree with you more. My job is very stressful in sales. My pipe in the evening really makes a difference. I believe for me the positives out way the potential negatives. Keep the great content coming. Thanks again brother.
I agree with you, Muttchop. When I smoke my pipe, I slow down and enjoy the experience all the while relaxing and relieving the stress of the day. Happy piping.
Eric Wrana - It really is so relaxing. 👍👍👍
I've been considering getting into pipe smoking and found your channel yesterday. It's really great. You seem like a genuinely good dude. Ordered some stuff online today, and looking forward to learning from you!
Brennan Moran - That’s great my friend, I have done a group of videos called “Just the Basics” watch those first, it will get you started it the right direction. 👍👍👍
I will do that, thank you!
The best pipe smoking teacher in the world ❤
A thoughtful, well-balanced commentary on a difficult subject. Well done (as usual), Chris. Thank you, my friend.---Todd
Smoke on, brother! To each his own. Happy smokes to you!
deckard97th - Thank you my friend, and the same to you. 👍👍👍
Chris, every time some puritan reminds me that smoking is bad for my health (which, as an adult, I know very well) I always reply that it sure is bad for my health but it certainly is good for my soul ;-) Take care and thanks for another great video! Héctor
Quaker Piper - Well said my friend. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the advice and the whole video! Very well done! Kind regards from Montevideo, Uruguay! 🇺🇾
Gabriel González Fernández - you’re welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
How I see pipe smoking is that I'd rather take the risk with smoking, rather than live life not enjoying it to the fullest. I've also found recently its helped pull me through hard times
kiri kili - Well said my friend, I bet if you looked, there is some study some doctor somewhere has done that chronicles the danger of everything, I.e. water, food, air, exercise, not exercising, so what should we do just sit in a chair in an empty climate controlled room being fed food intravenously. No, I’ll enjoy my life, and if death claims me sooner then later, so be it, at least I had fun. 👍👍👍
Tonight I set a chair out on my back porch, lit up a nice briar with a subtle cherry and dark chocolate tobacco. I sat down and looked around at the silent snow covered neighborhood. My pit bull puppy hops up on my lap for some love and I thought in that moment...I am content.
A lot can weigh on a man's mind. His status in life, his responsibilities, his hopes and dreams, his career, his job, his family. The decisions he has made or the ones he needs to make.
Sometimes it's just nice to sit down, pet a dog, savor the taste of something that brings comfort, and enjoy a moment because what's the point of living longer if we waste so many of these moments.
I take a beta-blocker to counteract the side-effects of one of my other medications, although I otherwise have no issues with my blood pressure. In the four months since I began pipe smoking, and kept it up around 2-4 days a week, I have noticed that my medication side-effects were resolved without the beta-blocker, so I now have one less pill to worry about thanks to pipe smoking. Thank you for helping me discover how enjoyable and beneficial of a hobby pipe smoking is. I might have given up and returned to *cough* cigars *cough* if it hadn't been for your channel.
Raymond Lisle - Thats great to hear my friend, I take 4 pills for various conditions, and if I could stop taking one because of pipe smoking, I would love that. 👍👍👍
thank you for your advice...im still saving up for a pipe...I really think it will help with my stress... thanks again.
Scott McLinden - You are very welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
Great vid! I totality agree, I'm puffing on some navy flake at the moment and feeling relaxed. I understand the non medical disclaimer but in studying actual health factors like environmental, lifestyle and nutrition, I think you and I may know more about health than it taught in medical school unfortunately.
Matt Mosley - sounds about right. 👍👍👍
I haven't smoked a pipe in over a year. And guess what, I'm stressed, I now have come down with heart problems out of now where. Blood pressure went through the roof. My doctor said i had to quit and this happens after i do. I'm about tempted to start smoking a pipe again.
I don't have the reference in front of me, but I read that according to the Surgeon General, pipe smokers, as opposed to cigarette smokers, live an average of two to three years longer than the run of the American population. The pipe soothes in a way that the cigarette does not, and a calm mind is more conducive to longevity than mental turmoil.
Great video. I smoke my pipe and enjoy tobacco in general. It's MY choice and also part of my cultural heritage(s).
DarkM4773r - Well said my friend. 👍👍👍
It’s been a while! Glad to see you put up new vids.
Mohsen Naini - life gets in the way sometimes, I’m trying my best to balance it. 👍👍👍
just glad to see you're still around.
Excellent information and video! Thank you!
Gizapowerplant - you’re welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
I don't know if I'll ever develop cancer from pipe smoking -- hopefully not. I don't smoke that much, just one bowl a day on the average, and live quite healthy otherwise. Plus, cancer doesn't run in my family. Never has, for generations. What I do know for sure, on the other hand, is that I'd have had at least one heart attack yet if it weren't for the relaxing effects of smoking my pipe in the evening...! So, like you, I will continue.
Ian Cavon - Sounds like a sound plan. 👍👍👍
Thank you for your videos. I finally got a 30 min one light smoke! ! I smoked it walking, feel very relaxed, more than just from walking. I was recently in the hospital because of a burst appendix followed the next week with a 2nd surgery for a bowl obstruction- it’s been a couple weeks and I’ve been getting cold sweats at night, I’m assuming from withdrawals because of all of the pain killers. I’m starting to imagine smoking a bowl in the middle of the night to get rid of the anxiety so i can sleep - it sucks waking up sweaty and having to change my clothes!
Sorry you are in a bad way, I'm glad pipe smoking brings you a moment of enjoyment 😉
@@MuttnchopPiper thanks for your reply.
good stuff!!! I've always thought it was a calming sense when smoking a pipe
Sam Sinatra - Yes, it is for me. 👍👍👍
I love your channel Muttnchop!
I’ve been watching you for quite sometime now and feel mentored by you. You were what got me into this interesting, recreational hobby. You always have great info and explain subjects so carefully and clearly, which I appreciate a lot. I just wanted to say thanks for all you’ve attributed.
GhostOfRockyHorror - You bet my friend, and thank you for your kind words, it is appreciated. 👍👍👍
Love your videos, Can you do a video on how long it takes to build a carbon cake, and show us how and when it’s time to “ream” down the cake once it’s gets to thick? Without a reamer if possible? Thanks keep up these videos your information is very detailed and patient. Great stuff!!!
Joe Partipilo - Joe I plan on doing a video like that once I get one of my pipes to the point where it needs reaming. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper thanks for replying!👍🏻
I will start pipe smoking. I have anxiety issues. So, this will help
Stress is mostly caused by worry and fear of uncertainty so anything that can slow down the “monkey brain” , is a nice welcome. Pipe smoking does that for many people. I believe that the focus on breathing during pipe smoking helps one stay present.
It really depends on your mindset towards smoking.
For example i am dealing with depression/shadow work in a non-coping way, with meditation/frequency music by being present and questioning what is bothering me.
To release whatever emotion that was stored up. Sometimes if i do find myself being stuck i light up my pipe with an herbs. I smoke mugwort/blue lotus and it works like magic, even if it does draw out my inner fears.
Everything you feel is temporary, just allowing the storm to pass through without resistance.
If I want to smoke, i would do it while i am already Zen. (Not because i want to cope with what is bothering me internally. I simply want to enjoy the moment alone with my pipe without any disturbances)
Pray the rosary in a state of Grace
Muttnchop!!!😁 well done my friend 👍🏻 I agree with you completely on this......Great to hear from you today brother 👍 take care see you soon 👍 😁
Pipes And kayaks - Thank you my friend, good to hear from you. 👍👍👍
Can I make a video suggestion? Can you do a 45 minute video of you just smoking and pipe and not saying a whole lot? I know myself and a lot of people smoke our pipes while watching your videos (especially during blend club) if you had a videotape of just you smoking a pipe your viewers can feel like they are smoking a pipe with you. Anyway I think I'd be cool to have a "virtual mantle" with you :) Just a thought. It'd be fun if you just chimed in every now and again but mostly just smoking a pipe with your fans :)
Hi Chris, Wonderful seeing you. I find piping relaxing, Bet the writer is type when your smoking and they pass you walking they cough like they are breathing the emissions directly above a smoke stak and say nasty thing's with dirty looks. Even kid's act this way, I've put many in their place. Everything in moderation is smart. Best Regard's
Mark Stengel - Yes, I have gotten those dirty looks before as well, but I have also gotten smiles, and comments like “You don’t see that much anymore” I like the latter reaction better.
Nothing in life is 100% safe, however, there is a big difference between pipe smoking and cigarettes. For example, when I smoke a cigarette in the morning I feel like I could go back to bed after smoking when I smoke my pipe I feel calm and ready for the day. I am sure people may disagree but it's my personal experience. We all check out sooner or later and this life is finite so enjoy it:)
Steven Codding - Well said Stephen, very well said. 👍👍👍
For me I never was about being safe, but in my opinion all (maybe not all but most) things worth doing and that bring enjoyment and fulfillment damage your health and shorten your life in one way or another.
Lets start with the classic ones: alcohol (in truth I almost never drink alcohol but I get it), smoking, and food, all of those without moderation are bad, and can you honestly tell me people with morbid obesity are healthier than a smoker? Nah it's about moderation and knowing the risks, sure eating those sweets isn't good for me but I'm getting enjoyment out of them, same with drinking with friends or smoking a pipe. As a side note smoking a pipe is like drinking a good whiskey or wine and smoking cigarettes is like being alcoholic drinking the lowest price thing you could find, one is okay and the other is a chronic disease.
Even stuff like sports, taking a vacation (sunbathing increases your risk of skin cancer), or even sitting at home trying to preserve your body to the grave isn't good.
So in my opinion, if you can stop when you want (are not addicted to nicotine) and are aware of the risks if you enjoy it then do it. I stopped smoking cigarettes (started vaping then stopped with that and switched to snus and finally a few months ago got rid of my addiction completely) not because I was worried about my health, nor about money but because I was just tired being a slave to my addiction, always needing to carry it with me, doing it the first thing in the morning, feeling like s* when I didn't or couldn't get my fix. Now I've limited myself to one bowl a day (and there are weeks when i don't smoke at all) and I can honestly say I enjoy it much more, look forward to it and when I'm with someone or driving/working etc. I don't need to get my fix.
Hay man i love your videos and thank you man glad to see you ar doing more videos
SUNARROW86 SUNARROW86 You are welcome my friend, thanks for watching. 👍👍👍
Sorry about your mom! Get better Mrs. Piper!!
TrueBlueNC - My mom thanks you my friend. 👍👍👍
Cigars and pipe smoke,2 of the best smells in the world.🙂
You nailed it! Exactly why I enjoy my pipe
Tobacco has some very small health benefits but the damage it does far outweighs the benefits. First, you talked about stress being bad for the immune system and that smoking helps reduce stress. Both statements are somewhat true but lack a crucial piece of information. Nicotine, in your Tobacco, does one main thing in your body. It makes your entire immune system slow and unresponsive. In fact, this unresponsiveness makes smoking reduce inflammation given that inflammation is produced by your immune system (neutrophils and other antibodies). So far it sounds good but the bad news is that a slow/unresponsive immune system is less capable of fighting cancer cells. You may or may not know this. However, everyday our body produces cancer cells and everyday our immune systems is fighting cancer. If you smoke, you increase your risk of developing cancer because your immune system isn't operating at 100% and it will fail to kill the cancer cells that form each day. I didn't mention the obvious cancers like mouth, gut, lung cancer since you hear that everywhere anyways. We are talking about cancer/tumors pretty much all over the body not just the obvious cancers.
Hello, dear Muttnchop! I'm your big fan from Russia :) I have a question about tobacco cellaring. I heard that straight virginia tobacco can store forever and only get better. How long can latakia blends be stored? And what about aromatics?
P.S. Thanks for your vids! It is really unique, authentic, heartwarming content and I see you as a very wise, sincere, genteel person.
Art Ko - First of all, let me say thank you so much for your kind words, now as far as cellaring tobacco goes, potentially you can store any blend indefinitely, Virginia’s do the best since they have more sugar then the other blend types that goes through a type of fermentation process the longer it ages which sweetens, and enhances the flavor of the blend. Latakia will intensify in taste after aging, Aromatic tobacco’s do not age well, because the toppings that are used will freeze the aging process, I would say you can age it for about 2 years to let the toping soak into the leaf, but it needs to be smoked soon after that. I usually age my tobacco’s for 5 to 10 years, then start smoking them. 👍👍👍
I went to counseling several years back and when the counselor found out what I experienced in the military (I think I traumatized her.); asked me what I did to relieve the stress and I said, "Nothing, I just suck it up". She went into length telling me how dangerous holding stress in could harm me from everything you said to possibly effecting my Parkinson's Disease. I know that smoking a pipe helps me with my Parkinson's. I have also seen articles about it helping thin your blood. Muttnchop, have you seen the report presented to the Seattle Pipe Club in 2002?
The Pacific Northwest Pipe Smoker - Yes, I love that report, but with everything that comes out positive with pipe smoking, there are those that say everything from the Scientists were paid off to come to their conclusions, or it’s a fake report. Why do people always believe the bad things about something, but are always suspicious of the good things?😏😏😏
I smoked a pipe for the first time last night. I’ve always had problems going to sleep usually it takes 30-45 min last night it took me about 10 minutes or less and I slept like a baby. Thanks a bunch.
And how is it going? I bought a pipe but still didn't lit it. Wanted to make it a decompression ritual as stressful/anxiety is really affecting me. But my thought always goes back to the health risks. :(
@@evolucaohunz it’s going great. You should try it and see how you like it, once won’t kill you or cause health problems. But it helps with stress which kills a lot of people.
I was wondering, with the way my new job has been going, I have been stressing out a lot and have been thinking about enjoying a smoke once in a while just to help de stress. I also grew up around a lot of smokers around 18 years ago. But just right now, with the stress, I have been craving it. Anyways, I have been wondering which to try out or go with? Should I go with a cigarette, a cigar, or a pipe? I have had a cigarette or two at a party in the past years but was wondering if anyone had any suggestions what to try or start out with?
Love your videos mutton chop you have taught me so much!
What cigar flavors are available for pipe smoking?
I'm bothered by low blood pressure. I don't "smoke", but chew tobacco (snus), snuff tobacco and vape. The nicotine boosts my blood pressure to normal. I consider this a benefit. I'm still researching which bad effects there are in using tobacco/nicotine without combusting it.
2:00 Chronic stress as described is just a nicotine addiction to me.
I'm a smoker since 25 years and I alredy feel shortness of breath under effort.
All males in my family were smokers and have been killed by tobacco in the age from 60 to 73 years old.
Good luck with that.
Pipe smoking is joyful and relaxing. ✌️🔥🥃☺️
Hello friend I just started smoking a pipe I enjoy it not
To prove anything my grandfather smoked one I
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Awesome video. As a new pipe smoker l have learnt lots of useful knowledges from you. Thank you. And l noticed that in you back pipe board, there are about 10 savinelli 320 pipes, is 320 that good? l like the appearance of the savi 320, but l'm not sure the quality of smoking.
Nice to see another video
Michael Whaley - Thanks. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper yes sir thank you
Thank you for very educational video. I am an OTR, over road truck driver, smoking my pipe relaxes me when people cut me off, traffic. I really appreciate you're videos. Also what is you're opinion of Seattle pipe club's Mississippi river. I value you're opinion.
Brian Gleason - First Off Thank you for your kind words my friend, second thank you for being a Truck Driver, if it weren’t for people like you our lives would be far more difficult, let’s just see what would happen if truckers stayed off the road for a week, everything depends on the deliveries you provide, and again I thank you for that. Seattle Pipe Clubs Mississippi River is a good tobacco, but after smoking Plum pudding I feel it’s a little bland, I don’t get a lot of flavor from it, I still like it, and smoke it from time to time, but Plum Pudding is my favorite tobacco of theirs. 👍👍👍
You remind me of Ron Swanson from parks and rec 😁 great vids
In my sincere opinion, the man that is moderate, tempered and clever in his habits, being not a slave of liberal vices nor "taking things" with low quality and looking on the manner it enjoys this pleasure (in this case, not inhaling &c.), don't need to bother that much about health - except if he already have a specific previous condition, of course.
Der Alte - Nicky said my friends, nicely said. 👍👍👍
Ive decided to start smoking my pipe again after a few years hiatus mainly as I now have a garden and somewhere to go and relax and yes ive noticed my stress levels have dropped a hell of a lot. I enjoy a bowl on a morning and one after I come home on a night.
Mark Mountford - Pure bliss isn’t it, a smoke in the morning, and one in the evening, absolute bliss. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper it's absolutely heaven a little nook bird song a good book and enjoying a good blend. I've even been inspired by you chaps in the ytpc to start posting videos. I've joined a few Facebook pipe pages and in the process of arranging a meet in the smoking room of a tobacconist with some lads from the local area so might even get a regular pipe club going 👍
north east piper uk - That’s Awsome, it’s really fun to get together with others and have a bowl now and again. 👍👍👍
Great vid Chris. Thanks.
Challenger Dart - You bet my friend. 👍👍👍
I actually left the pipe club because I've suffered a lot in the recent months and started smoking my pipe like people smoke cigarettes - It wasn't relieving to me at all and it made me really worse. Good news is that I'm looking back at your videos and how I was before the conundrums happened and it was amazing - I want to return back to my pipe! However I'm quite unsure how I want to get back into it, any recommendations on how I'd ease back into it? For a while my pipe, as for anyone else, was a tool of relaxation and that's how I want to keep it.
Ehsan Hussain - just take it slow, fill the bowl of your pipe half way with your favorite tobacco and just smoke once or twice a day. 👍👍👍
Temperance my friend. Don’t sin.
Oh that was with a 9mm filter as well, cant imagine what it would be like without a filter.