As with anything, moderation is key. There's a huge difference between pipe smokers and cigarette smokers. Pipers occasionally smoke as a relaxing diversion. Cigarette smokers smoke constantly, and because they're addicted, and they're inhaling the smoke. Big difference.
@@neuroleptic2563 Not really. Cigarette smokers usually smoke around the clock. I don't see the relation between a guy who likes a bowl once or twice a day and an around the clock cigarette smoker. Big difference IMHO.
@@gabbyhayes1568 If he smokes daily because he wants to, with no pressure and it is something he could delay without problems then it would be fine (unhealthier, but fine). If he feels the urge to smoke daily, then it's not fine.
My step-grandfather (loved him dearly) was an avid pipe smoker; he would have his breakfast, tend to his pipes, light one and read the newspaper for an hour. After that he would take a walk, a casual stroll really but you would be amazed by his posture, he stood at a tall 185cm with a back straight as an arrow and carried himself like a gentleman. Even at the age of 82 the man was as healthy as anyone could hope to be, sharp as a razor too. He seemed like he would outlive myself actually, so his untimely death was a surprise. Turns out few weeks after an electroshock theraphy his heart just stopped. No sickness, no complications, just stopped just because of a "treatement" gone wrong. You can live your life being careful about every little thing, living straight and narrow. But that doesn't mean you won't get cancer, or die in a traffic accident nonetheless. A person should be aware that no amount of being careful will make them immortal, and sometimes taking some risks for the sake of a brighter day will be more fulfilling than trying to squeeze out every last second from a future that isn't even guaranteed. There is a balance between freedom and safety, and everybody has their own flavor of it, but everyone should remember, safety isn't assured but freedom is. Honestly abstaining from the things I like just to die by some a-hole on his phone running me over would make me pretty mad... if I wasn't dead.
yeah one smoker was healthy that i knew yeah and other people know millions of smokers who are sick. this is nonsense. its like saying shooting your head doesnt harm you cuz i knew someone who did and survived.
When my Husband had surgery the anesthesiologist asked him if he smoked, he said yes. then he was asked, "how many packs"? He told the doctor that he smoked a pipe. The doctor told him that that was much better than cigarettes. My husband has smoked for many years he is 70 and has smoked since he was about 17. When he gets his yearly check-up the oxygen level of his blood has been at 99% for many years. Cigarettes have a huge amount of chemicals to give them the "flavor", pipe tobacco and cigars usually do not have the chemicals added.
@Lloyd Bonafide Why would you even make a pass like that? He was 70 two years ago, so he could very well have actually died. Talk about insensitive and inconsiderate.
The big points about tobacco in my opnion: 1. Moderation is the key for everything, not only tobacco. 2. Tobacco was (and is) the target of large scale social experiments. If you say "tobacco", 200 persons will gather around you with stories about deceased relatives or something government said - even if you smoke very rarely, like me. Look the point: tobacco isn't an angel, but isn't that devil. 3. I always try to avoid doubtful and low quality tobaccos, and i NEVER carry smoke to my lungs.
Nice video. I like sitting round the 44 gallon drum fire with my dad having a beer and smoking a pipe on the saturday night. I will remember those times till the day I bite the dust! We all gonna die of something one day so I suggest you all enjoy your life as much as you can while you are still here. I suggest turning the TV off as a start and get out there!!!! Love you everybody
My doctor told me I'd add 5 years to my life if I quit smoking a pipe. He failed to tell me how long I was going to live in the first place. I still occasionally smoke a pipe just because. As to your drinking a soda with your smoke, the soda probably does you more harm than the pipe. Great video. Keep on keepin on.
Great video. As a long time pipe smoker I have stayed away from highly processed and commercialized pipe tobacco. The cigarette companies manipulate their tobacco plants thru hybridization to boost nicotine levels to ensure they have a nicotine addicted customer, in addition, they re-process their stale cigarettes and re-blend the stale tobacco with fresh tobacco to be re-shipped to the retailers. The tobacco being smoked by cigarette smokers is putrid. Finally, I have known old timers who where pipe smokers like my grandfather who lived well into their 90's with no health problems.
12 years ago I quit smoking cigarettes. I recently took up pipe smoking. These are two vastly different worlds. Cigarettes are the coffin nails of modern tobacco use. Pipe tobaccos are the best of tobaccos. For taste, aroma and chill smoking a pipe is the best. Not anywhere near so addicting. I can skip smoking for days or weeks and then fire up a bowl of Captain Black. Pipe smoking is an art form.
From observing how cigar tobacco is prepared and cured and noting that the cigar is wrapped with tobacco leaves - contrasting with cigarette tobacco which is mushed up in a slurry and processed all to hell with thousands of addictive and harmful additives added to increase the addictive properties, it makes me wonder. Pipe tobacco has be wondering as well- what are "aromatic" tobaccos - what is added?? Once the plant is processed to these levels, how can either pipe or cigarette tobacco even try to compare to the rawest use of tobacco - watch how cigar tobacco is fermented and air cured, then hand wrapped with whole leaves to form the finished product. Interesting isn't it?
@@charlieleishman1344 Great . Aromatics Pipe Tabacco also has lot in it. How is that Raw Tabacco turned into to Aromatic blend. It s gone through lot of processing and must have lot of chemicals.
I've noticed this. I've never smoked cigarettes before so I can't speak on those, but I know that with a pipe or even cigars, I'll often go a week or more between smokes and feel just fine. I never really feel a strong compulsion to smoke my pipe, but it'll be more like I'm sitting on a rock in the woods and think to myself "a bowl might be sort of nice right now". I never find myself packing another one right after, and I usually go a minimum of a few days between smokes - not because I'm making some big effort to, but because I genuinely just forget it's an option sometimes. I like that it's not always there in the back of my mind.
I'm a cigar smoker looking to switch to a pipe because I think it'll be cheaper. I don't abuse cigars and smoke them late at night with a glass of water to reflect on the week's events and to scan the sky. I imagine I'll do the same with a pipe. Your review was very well thought out and delivered responsibly. Thank you.
I'm a former cigar smoker. I'm now exclusively pipe. I enjoy it so much more. I love how ritual and putsy it is. Glad to see another convert. Happy Puffing!
@@mitchellbornI do find cigar smoking and pipe smoking different. I think cigar smoking is more social than cigar smoking at least because I use the breath method for pipe smoking
@@ruready4adventure743 Why would he have it removed? It was his trademark. Be comfortable and confident with who you are! No need to do a bunch of bullshit, to look the way society says you should look. Lemmy had no problem with the ladies LOL! He probably had more ass in his life, than every man combined, that's commenting in this comment section.... R.I.P. Lemmy...
I recently took up pipe smoking as a hobby, but I took the advice of people like MuttonchopPiper here and gave it some thought before I did so. The father of a friend of mine was a heavy pipe smoker that died of some kind of cancer, though he always inhaled. Another friend of mine lost his pipe-smoking grandfather to cancer that returned despite an operation to cut part of his lip away. This kind of stuff weighed on my mind at the start. Most of my family have died from smoking related illnesses, but they usually had other health problems including those related to lifestyle. Stress, mental health problems, poor diet, medications, serious poverty and so on. I know that lung cancer doesn't run in the family, though most of my relatives suffered and died from lung conditions - emphysema, pneumonia, pleurisy, collapsed lungs, tuberculosis. Most men in my family smoked pipes (including some women) but we have no history of oral cancer; the main killer is actually stomach cancer partly due to chronic ulcers (stress), followed by heart attacks and strokes (diet, medication, lifestyle). Looking at the situation as a whole, I reckoned it would be foolish of me to start smoking and inhaling due to the history of lung problems that even affect my non-smoking relatives now. I don't think I should be at high risk of oral cancer however because we have no history of that, even among the pipe smokers in my family. I decided to take up the hobby while keeping inhalation to a minimum, unlike my relatives who always inhaled their pipes going back to the 1930s. I've been smoking for 6-8 months now, a few bowls per week, and I see it as no worse for me than caffeine, junk food or alcohol. I would recommend this approach to anybody else thinking of starting the hobby; never mind other people's stories, look at your own family history and decide for yourself.
Nice video. I have a chronic leukemia (CLL), since 2008, which is being treated very successfully. I still plan to take up the pipe again; I think there's a lot of health hype going around. When I was an Air Force navigator in the '80s I'd sit in the alert facility (as part of Strategic Air Command we lived on base for 1 out of 3 weeks, "alert" status, ready to go to war on a moment's notice) & enjoy my pipe while reading. It had a pipe cleaner that stayed inside the stem to absorb moisture; worked pretty well, but eventually got tired of getting the moisture in my mouth (must've gotten pretty wet tobacco) & gave it up. Don't recall hearing about filters in those days (or just didn't pay attention). My wife has been complaining about my occasional cigars, so I'm taking up the pipe again, & renew the battle with moisture. Sounds like a 9mm filter will take care of the previous problem nicely. I used a Zippo pipe lighter--think I still have it somewhere--but don't recall ever having the lighter fluid taste in my tobacco. Thanks for your helpful videos!
Your points remind me of my opinions about riding a motorcycle: risk mitigation. There is no doubt that riding a motorcycle (like smoking tobacco) increases your risk of certain injuries/diseases. However, there are things that you can do (wear protective gear, wear light colors, never drink and ride, etc) to greatly lessen your risk below cited figures for the "average" person. Smart approaches like you've given here are great to help lower risk while still enjoying a great hobby 👍
Thanks for this, Sir. I was just introduced to pipe smoking by a Brother from another Mother as a Groomsman's gift. I was never a smoker and do not enjoy cigarette smoke (I'm not trying to crap on people who do, just a personal preference), but I found I really enjoyed a nice slow smoke of a pipe and the way it made me slow down and be mindful of my breathing patterns. I was still worried about the health aspects. This helps a lot. I really enjoy the channel and love how you don't talk to the newbies like we're stupid. You have been a big help and I than you for what you do.
Joshua Bender - Josh, you are welcome my friend, the thing about new pipe smokers, is I used to be one, and I remember how I felt when I was trying to learn, and I was treated like crap. I vowed never to do that to someone just learning to smoke a pipe, your words have verified that I haven't. I'm glad you are enjoying the wonderful world of pipe smoking, sweet smokes to you my friend. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper Thank you, Sir. I appreciate your kind words. You have certainly gained a new subscriber and I feel very comfortable going to your channel first for info and advice.
I like what this guy has to say. Very down to earth presentation and gives me zero reason to question whether the information he is providing is true or not. Thank you for your pipe smoking series of videos!!
You have the gentlest spirit. Thanks for your great videos. I recently tried out a pipe with a new friend who has a couple extras. I had wanted to try it for a long time. I had smoked cigarettes for 3 years or so as a teen and now am 28. My friend is glad to have a smoking buddy now, as we live in Baja, MX. I decided I’d smoke very moderately, maybe at most once a week, because of some of the health risks. I am definitely not in the crowd who thinks smoking is a sin. I love looking at all the beautiful pipes that are made, and maybe I’ll own one some day. The Savinelli pipes are so beautiful. Anyway, I appreciate you sir and hope you are able to enjoy your pipe for many years to come. Thanks for the great and caring videos.
don't forget to floss! Smoking increases you risk of periodontal disease by decreasing neutrophil and fibroblast chemotaxis. You should floss before you brush and scrub your teeth with the floss - brush your gums at a 45degree angle for 2.5 minutes two times per day. Get regular oral examinations, including head and neck cancer screenings by your dentist and 6 month cleanings (3 months if you are diagnosed with periodontal disease). Try to keep pipe smoking to a minimum and enjoy only on special occasions. Smoke outside in the breeze to avoid second hand smoke. Pipe smoking will increase your risk of oral cancer(squameous cell carcinoma) with a survival rate of about 50%. Pipe tobacco smoke can also increase your risk of other salivary tumors which have a much worse prognosis. Alcohol will increase your risk of oral and esophageal cancer by about two fold (tobacco alone). You can get lung cancer with any form of tobacco smoke. There are more than 4000 carcinogens in tobacco smoke of any kind. The more you are exposed to smoke the greater your probalility of acquiring different forms of malignancy. Like you I enjoy a pipe, but understand, we are all taking a major risk. I do limit my exposure to only special occasions. I hope this helps you in your discovery process.
Just not every day; every time you expose yourself to a chemical insult it increases your risks. I advise you to look at the stochastic effects of exposure (mimics radiation exposure). Smoke like many native americans do, only when its special.
I find smoking special and spiritual many times per day. If geneology takes me, nobody will care or notice; all that matters is any scrap of happiness that I can muster in the wasteland.
My Grandfather smoked a pipe to the end. Even though the right side of his face was affected by cancer, and it left him horribly disfigured, he still enjoyed his pipes. As a young kid, he would tell me stories as he smoked his cherry tobacco. All of my cousins have at least 1 of his pipes. This channel brings back lot of wonderful memories!
I know this video is a few years old but i truly appreciate even haveing the initiative to do the video. As a person who is considering taking up pipe smoking, alcohol tasting, and snus, as well as vaping; I do a lot of research beforehand and try to see the risks and the positives (if there are any). I used to be very anti tobacco, anti cannabis, anti alcohol, etc. But i have learned a lot from both sides, hearing what they have to say. All in all you just have to know what try is fine with you. If you feel something is harming you, you may have to take a step back and take a break or lay off. But that is life. Anything can happen the most practical and unpractical can cross our paths. You can sit back and try to avoid anything that could come with a negative risk and still get some sort of health issue...... but then again would you have really experienced life. Sorry for the wierd comment, but thank you again for this video and all the other videos you have uploaded.
I know your comment is a few years old. But I am in the exact same situation. I was extremly anti any drug and is now reasearching all kinds of tobacco. It feels like cigars and pipe tobacco get alot more health related critism then they deserve and alot of ”studies” claiming they are the same as cigarettes. But this cant be true since cigarettes have 500+ additives and are inhaled. So i might try a cigar or pipe and see if i feel like it’s that bad.
@@gitgud6310 I appreciate your comment/reply. Yes and see how you feel about it and if it is worth your down time (etc.). Happy Piping; as MuttenchopPiper says ;-)
The preferred approach to considering this question, as any question, is some variation of the Ben Franklin method. In this case, make two columns. On the left, list the top five pros of pipe smoking. On the right, list the top five cons, or detriments, of pipe smoking. When you complete the lists, compare the two and the right decision for you will be staring you in the face. Honesty is a prerequisite in this methodology.
3 months ago I moved my family of 7 out of the city to 30 acres. Haven’t looked back. I’ve been doing tons of research on pipe smoking as it’s had my interest over the years (like 20). I like the idea of “contemplative” pipe smoking in the privacy of my shop. That’s how I’ve always viewed it. I’m actually a worship leader at our church and not looking to advertise my hobby but you’ve added value and have affirmed to what I otherwise see as harmless, masculine, small life pleasure. Told my family that they may walk in on me here and there but they say as long as it doesn’t smell like cigarettes, they’re fine with it. I’ve been doing about a bowl a day over the past week in the shop and there truly is something relaxing while watching creation through the smoke of a pipe. It’s a cup of hot chocolate for men. Thanks for the vids, you’ve helped me affirm the way I’ve thought of it for some time now👍🏻
Aaron Hoffman - You bet Aaron, I truly believe in my heart that not only does God expect us to spread his word, he also wants us to enjoy the life he has breathed in to us, if not, why would he of created so much beauty for us to enjoy? Pipe smoking and the contemplative, relaxing state it puts you in let’s us slow life down a bit and enjoy what God has created for us. 👍👍👍
Very fair and honest! Thank you! My family has a ton of friends who smoke pipes and none of them have cancer. Pipe tobacco is to cigarettes' what a gourmet steak is to a McDonalds cheeseburger.
Thank you very much for your priceless observations, really appreciate them from an experienced smoker. You raise very valid points as well. I've just started with pipe smoking, and the one big difference I've observed is the burnt aftertaste, its almost a charred smell and taste for hours together, and this is regardless of the type of tobacco I use. I make sure, I smoke outdoors, I do not inhale, I do not over draw and overheat the pipe with rapid draws, clean the pipe, brush my teeth and clean my tongue. At the moment, I'm going through a huge conflict, of quitting cigarettes altogether and limiting myself to one pipe smoke a day, typically late evenings after dinner, in open air. But even that is really a borderline experience for me, since the near-term aftereffects are significantly obvious as compared to cigarettes. That aftertaste, and the amount of burnt stuff (that black fine dust, and the burnt smell) is very disturbing. I will continue this observations for next few months and if it gets just too much, will stop altogether. Please do continue to make such thought provoking posts.
Cool smoking is definitely a very important factor. I smoked a bowl that was consistently too hot a week ago and my throat is still inflamed which is not good and tended to make my mind go off the edge with worry. I think I will give it a break for a decent period and might look to return in the future
I was with you until you said no alcohol Muttnchop, lol. I like a snifter of a good single malt scotch with my daily bowl or cigar. But I do agree with you in the sense that I'm going to enjoy my routine until I have to cross that river. At 65, I've already lived a pretty good life and I'm going to enjoy the rest of the ride my way.
See your Bilbo pipe in the background! I start pipe smoking because of Lord of the Ring so it makes me smile. Thank you very much for your informations!
To a pipe smoker i would recommend having coffee along with your pipe as coffee reduces risk for oral and throat cancers and those who drink 4 cups a day reduce their chance of those cancers by 49%!! An alcoholic beverage increases the chance for oral cancers so alcohol should be taken in moderation.
I quit smoking cigarettes 183 days ago. I'm looking into learning to smoke a pipe. I'm only looking to relax and unwind after a hard day at work. The info hear has been helpful. I will subscribe and I look forward to learning the art of pipe smoking. Thanks.
When I was younger I asked the owner of The Hill Country Humidor in San Marcos, TX which was worse for your health, cigs, pipes, or cigars. His answer was honestly pretty shocking for someone in the industry. Basically it boiled down to them all being worse for your health than not doing it. That being said he advised moderation if I wanted to get into it and to thoroughly enjoy it rather than it being an addiction/obligation.
By that logic, you should be using the strongest drug available. How about make a real argument: you don't care about your health when making these choices.
This is a very careful and realistic approach to a subject I feel is necessary for any smoker. You did a really good job handling this, and covered some pretty important practices I'll be incorporating myself. Well done, I subscribed and am looking forward to watching your other videos.
Thank you for your video, and for taking the time to research this topic. It is certainly a political topic, and I strive to be considerate to others when lighting a pipe. I have been fortunate in that I've had mainly, if not all, positive reactions to my pipe smoking. An anecdote of my own pipe smoking experience is that while smoking outside one evening my aunt, some 100 or more feet away, was complaining that someone (me) had used a match and the smoke from the spent match was bothering her breathing. As I puffed the pipe to glowing I started walking further away and my aunt hollered at me to come sit next to her because the smell of my tobacco smoke was so pleasant. Here is a woman that suffers various ailments, especially asthma, and who can not be at elevations of a mile high because there is not enough oxygen for her at those levels, asking a pipe smoker to sit with her so that she could enjoy the experience.
Jonathan Clark - that's an awesome story my friend, if pipe smokers smoke aromatic blends, most people don't mind, matter of fact, I think most people enjoy smelling a wonderful blend of pipe smoke, but bring out the English blends especially the heavy Latakia, and you can clear a room. 🎃🎃🎃
Muttnchop Piper I can not recall what specific blend I had in my pipe, though I know it was a Nat Sherman, probably a lighter Virginia. That said, the heartier English blends are what I now prefer, and I find that even receive compliments on those. In fact, my wife once asked if I would lend her a pipe to try smoking and when I went to fetch her a nice Virginia she asked that I share some of what I was smoking (Nat Shermans Empire English). My wife, who like myself detests cigarette smoke, took to the pipe and that great English blend right off. She is not a regular smoker (honestly, I hardly get to smoke but once a week), but my wife really enjoys those English blends. And, from what I've learned from my friends who also share a love of pipe smoking, I'm quite lucky indeed in that their spouses are not so found of smoke of any kind. Additionally, while I have been enjoying pipes for a few years now, I still consider myself something of a novice and I am very glad that youtube recommended your pipe smoking health video as it alerted me to your channel. I have since gone back to the beginning of your uploads and am thoroughly enjoying your videos. I find your videos to be well crafted, and informative. I would certainly recommend them even to more experienced smokers because they are of such quality, and, honestly, there is always more to learn. I thank you sir for your efforts and for sharing your experience!
Jonathan Clark - first let me say, I to am more partial to English blends, except for a couple of aromatics, I prefer Oriental forward English blends, my favorite right now is Seattle Pipe Clubs Plumb Pudding. Next it is awesome that your wife smokes a pipe, even if it's just accessionaly, I am able to smoke in the house because I smoke at one end, and my wife watches tv at the other end so she does not smell it very often. And finally, thank you so much for watching my videos, I hope you have found some useful information in them. 👍👍👍
Oh, and I forgot to mention that Lord of the Rings was indeed a part of my interest in pipe smoking and it also forged a great friendship. My own inspiration for smoking was formed largely by the fact that my grandfather had a meerschaum pipe (a gift from his brother, that he never smoked) on display in his bedroom. The meerschaum got me to wanting a pipe of my own, if only for the look of the thing. Then after reading and watching the Lord of the Rings I thought that the experience really sounded like something I should try. And so, together with my grandfather, I purchased a few cheap corn cobs, a bit of tobacco, and my pipe smoking journey had begun. As for the friendships, several have been formed as a result of both the smoking and the Fellowship of the Ring (they do seem to go hand in hand). One such was after I had turned a churchwarden on a friends lathe and was talking about my new pipe outside a geology club meeting at my college. Another student chimed in, asking about my pipe, explaining that he was a pipe smoker (he and his father started smoking pipes after watching and reading the Lord of the Rings). The beginning of a friendship was formed that afternoon, and with your videos and our conversation this afternoon I am reminded of how pleasant it can be meeting fellow pipe smokers.
Just came across your channel. Been smoking for quite a while (when I was a kid) but been doing it moderately. I don't usually carry smoke to my lungs, I think there's a difference between a habit and a hobby. Some days ago I read a comment here on YT about someone's Grampa made it to 92 years old and smoking actively. Moderation is being a connoisseur. Love your channel! Greetings from Mexico.
Your a Man of Humblness and kindness 🌱 🐢 it is difficult to find folks that have a honesty about themselfs, that one can trust. My grandfather instructed me once, not everyone who's trying to help you is trying to help you and not everyone who trying to pull you out of a jam is trying to pull you out. You speak slowly and are slow with thoughts ...I'd like to think, I could... trust a person like that. 🌱🌰
Just found your channel. Great video! I too make pipe related videos. Before I started pipe smoking I did quite a bit of research. Smoking a pipe is definitely the least dangerous use of tobacco. Cool chops by the way! God bless.
BaldPipeSmoker actually smokeless tobacco is the safest followed by pipes and cigars. Look at the research and studies explained by Dr. Brad Rodu an oral pathologist.
I love the honesty about your wife letting you smoke. When I go out with the guys and smoke a cigar one of the first things I do is shower and brush my teeth to rid myself of the smell. I can do what I want like anyone but life is so much more pleasant when she's not upset lol. Thanks for the videos!
Thanks for the objectivity and balanced argument. I am relatively new to pipe smoking and it may seem contrary, but health is important to me as well. By the way, I just subscribed - thanks for presenting the art of pipe smoking it in nice fashion.
अवधूत Avadhūta - you're welcome my friend, but, you did not subscribe.... you joined the Muttnchop Pipe Club, I think the word subscribe is too cold for friends who have a love and passion for pipe smoking, so welcome to the club my friend. 😃😃😃
I came upon your channel from doing my own research on risks of pipe smoking. I'm about to embark on a new journey into pipe smoking. I'm a cigar smoker looking into starting to smoke pipes. Your videos are very informative. New subscriber here!
Corvette Garage - Thank you my friend, if you have question don’t hesitate to ask, but before you do, I suggest you watch a group of videos I have done called just the basics, that will set you on the right track. Also, just so you know, you didn’t subscribe, that’s to cold of a word for what we mean to each other as pipe smokers, you instead have joined the only UA-cam pipe club called the Muttnchop pipe club, welcome to the club my friend. 😃😃😃
Muttnchop Piper thank you kindly for the welcome sir. I was up viewing quite a few of your videos last night. I will find the videos you referred me too and watch them.
I looked into this topic too. The "secondary smoke" you talked about, is a concern. But you need to put it in a context that we can understand. And that is, research has found that driving on the highway, with your windows down, in traffic, is MORE dangerous than "second hand" pipe smoke. I always found that to be interesting trivia. Good video. Keep up the good work.
I agree, if you think about it there are tons of things we choose to do that are a danger to our health, eating greasy fast food, riding a motorcycle, skiing, sky diving, rock climbing, why people feel that smoking a pipe trumps all other dangerous activities is beyond me. The risk in my opinion is negligible, and I don't plan on stopping anytime ever. Thanks for your comment. 👍
I’ve heard plenty of surgeons smoke pipes and cigars as a way to relax after stressful days at work…not sure that’s true but makes sense…just my input!!! Thanks for a great channel 🤘😎🤘
The crucial thing is the tobacco itself. The Burley that comes out of the fields of Kentucky and what goes into a cigarette are FAR different. The crap and chemicals added will blow your mind!! It scared me more than smoking cigarettes themselves did. I make this point to show before cigarettes because popular in the early 1900s there wasn’t much health issue with tobacco. Tobacco in its natural form has far less nicotine than a cigarette and no added BS. It’s the cigarette and the process companies invented to make tobacco such a “ evil”. Before cigarettes people puffed on pipes or a cigar for pleasure, little if any inhaling, or it was chewed. Both my great grandpas lived to be 90 and were pipe smokers. Mt grandpa and several uncles smoked cigarettes and inhaled every puff...all died in 60s of massive heart attacks. Moral of the story....Tobacco has been around for a long time but the way we use it drastically changed and the crap put into it changed. At least with pipe smoking your puffing natural tobacco that’s not molested with a chemical bath of chemicals and extra nicotine to make sure you get hooked. I quit cigarettes and went to pipe only now for about a week and I can already feel lung function returning and I feel better. Much smaller doses of nicotine through real tobacco and no inhaling.
Muttnchop Piper No sir...thank you! I’ve learned so much here. I’ve tried every way in the book to quit cigarettes so I began my pipe smoking education here :). I found the problem is I just like smoking, but I don’t want the massive health problem. I am a researcher by nature and after much study I’ve learned using tobacco like my ancestors of old is the way to go. I can puff and enjoy a smoke all while my lungs are already clearing. You should go watch the cigarette process BTW...it’s like dragging tobacco through a SEWER and then selling to you to smoke.
So cigarette company has ruined all? I think it's time to say goodbye to Marlboro. Tobacco must take time to relax right? Not that smoking in 1 mins....
Excellent and mature treatment of this important subject, thank you. I'm a cancer survivor (not smoke related) in remission, and a very occasional smoker looking at trying pipes. Would be interested in your thoughts on longer stem pipes eg churchwardens for keeping the exhaled smoke further from yourself, and making the smoke cooler. Again thank you for your responsible & mature treatment of this subject.
As a pipe enthusiast, I realize how hard it must have been to make this, especially because it's a topic that many smokers avoid in fear of sounding "P.C." or criticizing their own habits. But, it is VERY important. Knowledge about the possible down sides of our favorite habits is vital to understanding them and ourselves. I probably would have subscribed to your channel anyway, but this video made me sure that you are very reasonable. Keep on the good work!
Thank you my friend. One of my goals with all my videos is to come at the subject of pipe smoking from an impartial approach, if there is a danger, or a concern with our hobby, then let's get it out in the open and talk about it, and figure out ways to reduce that danger. Thanks for subscribing it is very much appreciated. 😃😃😃
Inhalation of any kind of smoke is a health hazard. That being said, people should be able to do what they want with their bodies, and if that means doing activities that may lead to cancer or other serious health issues, they should be allowed to do so. This is how I live my life, and at least how I feel, others should live their lives as well. But again its their lives they live how they want to.
ryman989898 - nicely said my friend. I try not do judge others, and I don't care how you conduct your life, but I expect the same respect from others, so if I want to smoke a pipe, and someone doesn't like it, then let me live my life, and they can live there's. 😃😃😃
I truly believe that cigarettes and pipes/cigars are totally different animals. You don’t bring the smoke into your lungs and when it comes to nicotine addiction it isn’t there for the latter category. Harmony and pleasant people is what you find in the pipe and cigar smoking community. That is what make life worth while 😊👍
Thank you for this video! You've gained a new subscriber. I'm a relatively infrequent smoker of cigars, and have recently ordered a pipe and some English blends of various strengths because cigars are just too expensive for how often I want to smoke them. Can't help but want to smoke a cigar every couple days and when you get up to 8-10 decent Cubans a month (Romeo y Julietas, Hoyo De Monterrey, etc) it gets prohibitively expensive as I'm not what you'd call a Bilderberg or even a Rothschild. We'll see how it goes soon enough.
My doctor once asked me if I smoked. I said I smoked a pipe every now and then. He sort of made a "nah" type noise and half shook his head as if to say "doesn't count, not interested".
We all make a conscious decision to smoke. Whether by pipe, cigar, pipe, etc. None of it matters. Smoke is not good for the lungs or mouth in any known universe. Some folks last longer than others. I lost my mom and dad to copd and lung cancer, directly related to smoking. No question- I very much enjoyed cigs, cigars, and sometimes the pipe over 25 years. I now have COPD to show for it. No question- I miss the pleasure of it. On the other hand- smoke of any kind is just straight-up not healthy for humans, nor any other animal for that matter. I wish there was a way to smoke without consequence- believe me.
regardless of the stigma against vaping. you should try it. buy a decent pen and tank setup and kick back. The flavor is full, the heat is mild at best for pens. and you don't have to worry about anything until that tank empties out. When the tank is done. refill, and continue. When the battery is done after about 5 days for a slow vaper, 3-4 for a mild, 2-3 for moderate, 1-2 for a serious vaper. charge up and go. in 2-3 weeks change out the tank's coil and start again or if you get a new flavor change early. This setup is simple and easy to get into. The fancy shit isn't for anyone who enjoys the slow smolder of thought that comes from a pipe.
Well, I never smoked by choice when younger, except second hand smoke and I hated it being a severe asthmatic. Now that I am in my late 50's and asthma under control, and I realize that mortality is a reality after losing almost all my elder relatives except my one uncle who was a pipe man, I have become a pipe man. Why? As I said, my asthma is under control and I do like a pipe. My brother, a Marlboro man, has survived throat cancer, and now my sister a smoker too, is battling lung cancer....so far so good. My other two sisters and mother, all smokers, are gone now, but not from smoking. My father too, a pipe man till the end, lived till his 80's. So, I say, what the heck....I am not gonna live forever, and a pipe relaxes me....so I will enjoy it till something ends my being here. Do everything in moderation and don't inhale. I think I have inhaled enough smoke when it was acceptable and I didn't find it so. How ironic now that it is not acceptable, but I find it so, because more of my life is behind me than in front of me. lol. Who wants to live forever anyway! Nothing is good for you on this planet filled with monsters called humans....events in Las Vegas proved that. Just enjoy the time you have here and cause no harm to anyone else.
In the 90s I read in a magazine where the CDC had done a ten year study about cigar and pipe smoking. I can't remember the exact numbers but they found that those that smoke like one cigar a day or those that smoked like three pipe bowls a day were no different than non-smokers.
My great grandfather smoked filterless cigarettes since he was 11. He died at 98 from lung cancer. My grandmother smokes and had smoked since I was a alive. She's going on 85/6. My mom had breast cancer, she had chemo with a woman who never smoked and had lung cancer. My father died at 48 from sepsis, like others have stated life's too short. I know the risks, I'll enjoy my 2-4 pipes a day
Good video. Fair on your analysis. I for one use a filter, I drink water during my smoke, and when finished I brush my teeth with an electric toothbrush and also the roof of my mouth as far back as possible. I then scrape my tonge with a tonge scraper. This process throughly cleans my entire mouth. There are no guarantees in life, but I feel that you can enjoy pipe smoking and still help prevent any health issues by following a thorough cleaning routine.
Posting your references to the websites and data you researched wouldn't be a bad idea. Just in the spirit of being even more transparent and impartial.
Brilliant video and observations sir! A lot of people fail to realize that hygiene has the biggest effect on oral cancers. While smoking certainly won't help, it's not the end all be all to whether or not you get these cancers.
I was used to smoke pipe from my early age, quit it a few years back started smoking cigarettes, recently I thought to start with pipe again. I remember my grandfather told me how to smoke pipe delicately. So I would like to say I indeed have enjoyed your video after a long time and sure I liked it.
Sir, may I have the pleasure of knowing your name? Anyway, good pipes and tobaccos are not available here in my country, once it was though like till 90's! Do you have online shop to order and buy? P.S. Your videos might be a bit long but that defines your delicacy and taste. Thanks again for taking time to make such good videos.
When it's your time to go, it's your time to go. Period. I knew a man that was an absolute health nut. He was in peak physical condition. Poor SOB died of a massive heart attack on a jog one afternoon. He was 49 years old... When the reaper comes, it's done. Doesn't matter what you do, or don't do. I firmly believe that..
I found this helpful. Half of my family are cigarette or cigar smokers, and the other half isn't. I got into pipe smoking through my hobby as a reenactor, but I have cautiously watched how often i smoke, which has been a good habit of keeping. While I tend to smoke on my weekend encampments, it isn't every time, and it is only with a certain group of friends. I also smoke at home, but I have kept it to once or twice every couple of months.
Thanks for the info. I had a dental checkup yesterday and my hygienist told me that the roof of my mouth looked more leathery than before. My dentist said it was caused by the smoking but that it wasn't anything malignant. He just told me to smoke in moderation. I also looked for answers online and found similar information that you found. Funny but I found one that said unless you smoked more than ten bowls a day, your risks are similar to non-smokers. I'll find that study and link it here. Thanks again.
Pretty much what I practice in my pipe enjoyment. My Dr., when he asked if I smoke, I described my pipe smoking and such, he said: Yeah, you're not "technically" a smoker so, you'll not have that on your chart. I've spoken with fellow pipe smokers and we've often gabbed about the downsides. As long as one practices good brushing and keeping one's face clean, it really reduces risks. Sipping a cool drink is a good tip, and I've been practicing that too. It does help, and pipe bite happens when one is drawing too much, and too hard, so you're getting hotter smoke and, making your pipe burn like a furnace. All around bad! Gotta sip and take your time. Good video.
+Muttnchop Piper his comment was wallets not good for you there is no links between that and heart disease as well as no links between cigars and heart disease
+Muttnchop Piper my grandma's dad died of lung cancer he was a pipe smoker for 40 years or better but he also worked on road construction and we believe that's what caused the lung cancer but that's the only case that I know of other than sporadic you're in there and most of it was caused because of workplace injuries rather than tobacco usage
+Muttnchop Piper he died in the early 80s but he's the reason I picked up the pipe is because I heard so many stories about him and all the great stuff he did in his life the only difference is he only smoked cherry tobacco and I can't find a cherry tobacco that suits me lol
+anthony landreth Me either. I have tried and tried to get a cherry tobacco that I feel is good but none yet and I have been smoking a pipe now for 52 years now (geez, shouldn't have done that, lol) makes me older than dirt.
Will chime in as veteran vapor and retired paramedic who spent a career treating copd patients. I switched to vaping in ‘09 and literally vaped 20 hrs a day and loved it - no doubt in my mind that vaping is healthier than inhaling tar and products of combustion but then again having your lungs constantly filled with vaporizes Propyleneglycol and vegetable glycerin along with nicotine and flavorings is healthy ether. I always loved smoking and vaping allowed me to live on the vape but I found that I no longer took or enjoyed my “smoking breaks”. Recently I retired and just happened upon the YTPC and got interested. I have now been smoking a pipe for a month and have not vaped in a week and am starting to off load my e cig gear. I am already feeling better in my lungs. My lungs were starting to feel “dry” or “heavy” on the vape , though I didn’t have a cough. Now just on the pipe I just feel like I’m breathing a little looser and better. I initially was smoking way too hot and getting a lot of tongue bite but with your guidance I’m now got things cooled way down and my bowls are much more pleasurable. I will say that I enjoy the smell of the smoke in my beard so won’t be washing the smoke off my face lol. Thanks for all the great content Muttinchops 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
The Seattle Pipe Club hosted a Doctor one evening for one of their monthly meetings and he did a lecture on smoking and your health. Here are the results from that lecture and his studies. www.seattlepipeclub.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=969877&module_id=17020
Just so you are aware, this doctor is a plastic surgeon and has nothing to do with cancer research, nor is he at all qualified to be presenting information like this. Not all doctors are experts just because they have an MD.
DevoShreds well, you’re not qualified at all to judge whether or not some one else is qualified to present information. All doctors are trained to do research, and also read papers and research and interpret their findings to apply to their practice. Medical research literature is peer reviewed and methodologically refined such that such the results derived are meant to be cross-referencible between different studies, both concurrent, or at different times. Thereafter, the art of doctoring (specialists all go through the same foundation years), comes into play with regards to applying the derived knowledge to the practice of making medical decisions. Yep, I’m a medical doctor who hasn’t chosen a specialty yet, so I am exposed to all specialties. 😎
i became a smoker when i was about 30 years old. i started with and only pipes. i never smoked cigarrete. i cant say that smoking is healthy..i concern about it...my both parents were smokers of cigarettes and both died from cancer..one in lungs another esophagus..cancer sucks..i hope never happen to me or anyone else..the good part of smoking pipes is..we dont smoke every 10 minutes like cigarettes smokers. .but even that way we run risk..i loved watching your video.keep posting... btw i smoke once a day.
So sorry about your parents, and your right, we smoke 1 - 3 times a day, not 3 packs a day, so I think just by that we lower our risk. Thanks for watching 😄
Two years later and I really appreciate the video that you've made here. I understand your coming from a place of bias, as am I, but I believe that you present your evidence in a very proffesional manner. In the end smoking something we take pleasure in but it is a vice. If I wasn't a sub before I am now.
Wyatt Hayes - Bias, but more reality, it’s reality that smoking can cause cancer, but when it comes to pipe smoking the chance is low, how many times have you heard either in the news or studies that have been conducted that smoking a pipe causes cancer, for me it’s almost none, we are lumped into the category of “Smoking” Smoking causes cancer, so when your out in public Smoking your pipe and someone says smoking that pipe will give you cancer, you know the reality. 👍👍👍
@@frankmark787 hot drink kills bacteria or kills sick cells...similar to drinking tea when your sick...but I’m sure cold drinks are also fine as long as it’s not iced because smoking iced cold drink makes you accessible to getting the cold.
Smoking a *cough, cough* pipe is *cough, cough* completely *cough, cough* safe *cough* and has no effect on *cough, cough, cough* your health. *cough, cough, cough* I rest my case... *cough*
I have plans to start pipe smoking, and my main concern is how it will affect my gums. At present my gums are fine, but I don't have much to go on if they start to recede. However, if I treat pipe tobacco like I treat alcohol, I think I should be fine. I was a teetotaller in my youth; didn't even drink beer until my mid 20s, and then only rarely and never more than a pint at a time. In my early 30s I branched out to liquor - whiskey, cognac, rum - but still only occasionally, and just one unit at a time. I may indulge a bit extra on Christmas, but to this day I have never been drunk. And I figure that booze is surely worse than beer, but with the amounts I drink, what difference does it make. And if people can smoke cigarettes habitually, several times a day for years and years and the associated problems don't even happen to all of them, I shouldn't be too worried about smoking the pipe maybe... once a week?
Am I the only one that immediately saw this man's sweet muttnchops and thought to myself: "This dude know's what he's talking about"?
I thought the exact same thing.
Everybody's freaking out about the money gap, and job discrimination against women, and I'm just here like,
Damnit, I can't grow muttnchops...
Once you've built up enough knowledge the muttnchops will come.
Of course, after all he researched 4 websites on the internet.
yep.
As with anything, moderation is key. There's a huge difference between pipe smokers and cigarette smokers. Pipers occasionally smoke as a relaxing diversion. Cigarette smokers smoke constantly, and because they're addicted, and they're inhaling the smoke. Big difference.
Jean-Paul Sartre - You said it perfectly my friend. 👍👍👍
What if I would like to smoke every day
@@bannanaavacados7148 the you would be smoking like a cigarette addicted smoker.
@@neuroleptic2563 Not really. Cigarette smokers usually smoke around the clock. I don't see the relation between a guy who likes a bowl once or twice a day and an around the clock cigarette smoker. Big difference IMHO.
@@gabbyhayes1568 If he smokes daily because he wants to, with no pressure and it is something he could delay without problems then it would be fine (unhealthier, but fine).
If he feels the urge to smoke daily, then it's not fine.
My step-grandfather (loved him dearly) was an avid pipe smoker; he would have his breakfast, tend to his pipes, light one and read the newspaper for an hour. After that he would take a walk, a casual stroll really but you would be amazed by his posture, he stood at a tall 185cm with a back straight as an arrow and carried himself like a gentleman. Even at the age of 82 the man was as healthy as anyone could hope to be, sharp as a razor too. He seemed like he would outlive myself actually, so his untimely death was a surprise. Turns out few weeks after an electroshock theraphy his heart just stopped. No sickness, no complications, just stopped just because of a "treatement" gone wrong.
You can live your life being careful about every little thing, living straight and narrow. But that doesn't mean you won't get cancer, or die in a traffic accident nonetheless. A person should be aware that no amount of being careful will make them immortal, and sometimes taking some risks for the sake of a brighter day will be more fulfilling than trying to squeeze out every last second from a future that isn't even guaranteed. There is a balance between freedom and safety, and everybody has their own flavor of it, but everyone should remember, safety isn't assured but freedom is. Honestly abstaining from the things I like just to die by some a-hole on his phone running me over would make me pretty mad... if I wasn't dead.
very valid point and I'm taking that to heart. thank you very much 😎🤛🦍
@@partyingpotatoes7579 i hope that you dont meant that pun
yeah one smoker was healthy that i knew yeah and other people know millions of smokers who are sick. this is nonsense. its like saying shooting your head doesnt harm you cuz i knew someone who did and survived.
@@neopettersson3584 I didn't realise it was a pun
You just put life into perspective for me, thanks
When my Husband had surgery the anesthesiologist asked him if he smoked, he said yes. then he was asked, "how many packs"? He told the doctor that he smoked a pipe. The doctor told him that that was much better than cigarettes. My husband has smoked for many years he is 70 and has smoked since he was about 17. When he gets his yearly check-up the oxygen level of his blood has been at 99% for many years. Cigarettes have a huge amount of chemicals to give them the "flavor", pipe tobacco and cigars usually do not have the chemicals added.
@Lloyd Bonafide Why would you even make a pass like that? He was 70 two years ago, so he could very well have actually died. Talk about insensitive and inconsiderate.
@Antun Šturlić yes.
My last name is Burchfield too
@@bryanbridges2987
People die at 72?
The big points about tobacco in my opnion:
1. Moderation is the key for everything, not only tobacco.
2. Tobacco was (and is) the target of large scale social experiments. If you say "tobacco", 200 persons will gather around you with stories about deceased relatives or something government said - even if you smoke very rarely, like me. Look the point: tobacco isn't an angel, but isn't that devil.
3. I always try to avoid doubtful and low quality tobaccos, and i NEVER carry smoke to my lungs.
Der Alte - Great points my friend. 👍👍👍
Thank you sir. Have a good day!
Der Alte what do you mean carry smoke to your lungs?
Inhale.
Der Alte No id rather smoke everyday and take advice from professionals
This man makes me feel like I'm in the 1800's. Keep rockin' the chops, good sir!
Nice video. I like sitting round the 44 gallon drum fire with my dad having a beer and smoking a pipe on the saturday night. I will remember those times till the day I bite the dust! We all gonna die of something one day so I suggest you all enjoy your life as much as you can while you are still here. I suggest turning the TV off as a start and get out there!!!! Love you everybody
Right on Joel, thanks for the great comment. 👍👍👍😃
Ya you can also find peace in Christ and not care when you go because ya know heaven...
My doctor told me I'd add 5 years to my life if I quit smoking a pipe. He failed to tell me how long I was going to live in the first place. I still occasionally smoke a pipe just because. As to your drinking a soda with your smoke, the soda probably does you more harm than the pipe. Great video. Keep on keepin on.
There is a guy who advocated a radical primal diet to optimize health. He died by falling through a balcony. Lol.
People who drink soda shouldnt be allowed to vote
Agreed. Sugar is far greater a health hazard than pipe smoking.
Great video. As a long time pipe smoker I have stayed away from highly processed and commercialized pipe tobacco. The cigarette companies manipulate their tobacco plants thru hybridization to boost nicotine levels to ensure they have a nicotine addicted customer, in addition, they re-process their stale cigarettes and re-blend the stale tobacco with fresh tobacco to be re-shipped to the retailers. The tobacco being smoked by cigarette smokers is putrid. Finally, I have known old timers who where pipe smokers like my grandfather who lived well into their 90's with no health problems.
BobbyJ - Well said my friend. 👍👍👍
what kind of tobacco do you smoke?
Any recommendations on organic tobacco brands you like?
@@33yatesidk about organic but capstan blue is pretty good
12 years ago I quit smoking cigarettes. I recently took up pipe smoking. These are two vastly different worlds. Cigarettes are the coffin nails of modern tobacco use.
Pipe tobaccos are the best of tobaccos. For taste, aroma and chill smoking a pipe is the best. Not anywhere near so addicting. I can skip smoking for days or weeks and then fire up a bowl of Captain Black.
Pipe smoking is an art form.
From observing how cigar tobacco is prepared and cured and noting that the cigar is wrapped with tobacco leaves - contrasting with cigarette tobacco which is mushed up in a slurry and processed all to hell with thousands of addictive and harmful additives added to increase the addictive properties, it makes me wonder. Pipe tobacco has be wondering as well- what are "aromatic" tobaccos - what is added?? Once the plant is processed to these levels, how can either pipe or cigarette tobacco even try to compare to the rawest use of tobacco - watch how cigar tobacco is fermented and air cured, then hand wrapped with whole leaves to form the finished product. Interesting isn't it?
@@charlieleishman1344 Great .
Aromatics Pipe Tabacco also has lot in it.
How is that Raw Tabacco turned into to Aromatic blend.
It s gone through lot of processing and must have lot of chemicals.
I've noticed this. I've never smoked cigarettes before so I can't speak on those, but I know that with a pipe or even cigars, I'll often go a week or more between smokes and feel just fine. I never really feel a strong compulsion to smoke my pipe, but it'll be more like I'm sitting on a rock in the woods and think to myself "a bowl might be sort of nice right now". I never find myself packing another one right after, and I usually go a minimum of a few days between smokes - not because I'm making some big effort to, but because I genuinely just forget it's an option sometimes. I like that it's not always there in the back of my mind.
I'm a cigar smoker looking to switch to a pipe because I think it'll be cheaper. I don't abuse cigars and smoke them late at night with a glass of water to reflect on the week's events and to scan the sky. I imagine I'll do the same with a pipe. Your review was very well thought out and delivered responsibly. Thank you.
Alex Cordero - thank you my friend, I think it should be a smooth transition from cigar to pipes. 👍👍👍
I'm a former cigar smoker. I'm now exclusively pipe. I enjoy it so much more. I love how ritual and putsy it is. Glad to see another convert. Happy Puffing!
@@mitchellbornI do find cigar smoking and pipe smoking different. I think cigar smoking is more social than cigar smoking at least because I use the breath method for pipe smoking
Very interesting topic. Something to ponder on while we smoke our pipes. LOL
I agree 👌
I clicked on this because I thought Lemmy Kilmister came back from the dead with a tobacco pipe and thicker facial hair.
Spencer Robinson I have been told I look a little like Lemmy, but he is way more handsome then I , we lost a great one with his passing. 😒😒😒
I was going to say pretty much the same thing!
Spencer Robinson And without the huge mole. You think Lemmy would of had those removed.
Miss Lemmy...
@@ruready4adventure743
Why would he have it removed? It was his trademark. Be comfortable and confident with who you are! No need to do a bunch of bullshit, to look the way society says you should look. Lemmy had no problem with the ladies LOL! He probably had more ass in his life, than every man combined, that's commenting in this comment section....
R.I.P. Lemmy...
I recently took up pipe smoking as a hobby, but I took the advice of people like MuttonchopPiper here and gave it some thought before I did so. The father of a friend of mine was a heavy pipe smoker that died of some kind of cancer, though he always inhaled. Another friend of mine lost his pipe-smoking grandfather to cancer that returned despite an operation to cut part of his lip away. This kind of stuff weighed on my mind at the start.
Most of my family have died from smoking related illnesses, but they usually had other health problems including those related to lifestyle. Stress, mental health problems, poor diet, medications, serious poverty and so on. I know that lung cancer doesn't run in the family, though most of my relatives suffered and died from lung conditions - emphysema, pneumonia, pleurisy, collapsed lungs, tuberculosis. Most men in my family smoked pipes (including some women) but we have no history of oral cancer; the main killer is actually stomach cancer partly due to chronic ulcers (stress), followed by heart attacks and strokes (diet, medication, lifestyle).
Looking at the situation as a whole, I reckoned it would be foolish of me to start smoking and inhaling due to the history of lung problems that even affect my non-smoking relatives now. I don't think I should be at high risk of oral cancer however because we have no history of that, even among the pipe smokers in my family. I decided to take up the hobby while keeping inhalation to a minimum, unlike my relatives who always inhaled their pipes going back to the 1930s. I've been smoking for 6-8 months now, a few bowls per week, and I see it as no worse for me than caffeine, junk food or alcohol. I would recommend this approach to anybody else thinking of starting the hobby; never mind other people's stories, look at your own family history and decide for yourself.
Alexander Mulholland - Thank you for the added information my friend. 👍👍👍
Isnt crazy how positive the pipe smoking community is?
I feel you are being very unbiased by looking at both sides! Great video!
Nice video. I have a chronic leukemia (CLL), since 2008, which is being treated very successfully. I still plan to take up the pipe again; I think there's a lot of health hype going around. When I was an Air Force navigator in the '80s I'd sit in the alert facility (as part of Strategic Air Command we lived on base for 1 out of 3 weeks, "alert" status, ready to go to war on a moment's notice) & enjoy my pipe while reading. It had a pipe cleaner that stayed inside the stem to absorb moisture; worked pretty well, but eventually got tired of getting the moisture in my mouth (must've gotten pretty wet tobacco) & gave it up. Don't recall hearing about filters in those days (or just didn't pay attention). My wife has been complaining about my occasional cigars, so I'm taking up the pipe again, & renew the battle with moisture. Sounds like a 9mm filter will take care of the previous problem nicely. I used a Zippo pipe lighter--think I still have it somewhere--but don't recall ever having the lighter fluid taste in my tobacco. Thanks for your helpful videos!
Your points remind me of my opinions about riding a motorcycle: risk mitigation.
There is no doubt that riding a motorcycle (like smoking tobacco) increases your risk of certain injuries/diseases. However, there are things that you can do (wear protective gear, wear light colors, never drink and ride, etc) to greatly lessen your risk below cited figures for the "average" person.
Smart approaches like you've given here are great to help lower risk while still enjoying a great hobby 👍
Thanks for this, Sir. I was just introduced to pipe smoking by a Brother from another Mother as a Groomsman's gift. I was never a smoker and do not enjoy cigarette smoke (I'm not trying to crap on people who do, just a personal preference), but I found I really enjoyed a nice slow smoke of a pipe and the way it made me slow down and be mindful of my breathing patterns. I was still worried about the health aspects. This helps a lot. I really enjoy the channel and love how you don't talk to the newbies like we're stupid. You have been a big help and I than you for what you do.
Joshua Bender - Josh, you are welcome my friend, the thing about new pipe smokers, is I used to be one, and I remember how I felt when I was trying to learn, and I was treated like crap. I vowed never to do that to someone just learning to smoke a pipe, your words have verified that I haven't. I'm glad you are enjoying the wonderful world of pipe smoking, sweet smokes to you my friend. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper Thank you, Sir. I appreciate your kind words. You have certainly gained a new subscriber and I feel very comfortable going to your channel first for info and advice.
I like what this guy has to say. Very down to earth presentation and gives me zero reason to question whether the information he is providing is true or not. Thank you for your pipe smoking series of videos!!
You have the gentlest spirit. Thanks for your great videos. I recently tried out a pipe with a new friend who has a couple extras. I had wanted to try it for a long time. I had smoked cigarettes for 3 years or so as a teen and now am 28. My friend is glad to have a smoking buddy now, as we live in Baja, MX. I decided I’d smoke very moderately, maybe at most once a week, because of some of the health risks. I am definitely not in the crowd who thinks smoking is a sin. I love looking at all the beautiful pipes that are made, and maybe I’ll own one some day. The Savinelli pipes are so beautiful. Anyway, I appreciate you sir and hope you are able to enjoy your pipe for many years to come. Thanks for the great and caring videos.
Owen Lewis - Thank you so much for this kind comment, I’m glad you have a buddy to smoke with. 👍👍👍
Sure Muttnchop! Me too. Great story about your grandpa by the way. You seem to have a rich family history. I personally love stories about the past.
don't forget to floss! Smoking increases you risk of periodontal disease by decreasing neutrophil and fibroblast chemotaxis. You should floss before you brush and scrub your teeth with the floss - brush your gums at a 45degree angle for 2.5 minutes two times per day. Get regular oral examinations, including head and neck cancer screenings by your dentist and 6 month cleanings (3 months if you are diagnosed with periodontal disease). Try to keep pipe smoking to a minimum and enjoy only on special occasions. Smoke outside in the breeze to avoid second hand smoke. Pipe smoking will increase your risk of oral cancer(squameous cell carcinoma) with a survival rate of about 50%. Pipe tobacco smoke can also increase your risk of other salivary tumors which have a much worse prognosis. Alcohol will increase your risk of oral and esophageal cancer by about two fold (tobacco alone). You can get lung cancer with any form of tobacco smoke. There are more than 4000 carcinogens in tobacco smoke of any kind. The more you are exposed to smoke the greater your probalility of acquiring different forms of malignancy. Like you I enjoy a pipe, but understand, we are all taking a major risk. I do limit my exposure to only special occasions. I hope this helps you in your discovery process.
Thanks for the detailed information my friend. 👍👍👍😃
Thank you.
Just not every day; every time you expose yourself to a chemical insult it increases your risks. I advise you to look at the stochastic effects of exposure (mimics radiation exposure). Smoke like many native americans do, only when its special.
Bob Novac well said
I find smoking special and spiritual many times per day. If geneology takes me, nobody will care or notice; all that matters is any scrap of happiness that I can muster in the wasteland.
2:53 That nose wiggle was adorable!
My Grandfather smoked a pipe to the end. Even though the right side of his face was affected by cancer, and it left him horribly disfigured, he still enjoyed his pipes. As a young kid, he would tell me stories as he smoked his cherry tobacco. All of my cousins have at least 1 of his pipes. This channel brings back lot of wonderful memories!
I know this video is a few years old but i truly appreciate even haveing the initiative to do the video. As a person who is considering taking up pipe smoking, alcohol tasting, and snus, as well as vaping; I do a lot of research beforehand and try to see the risks and the positives (if there are any). I used to be very anti tobacco, anti cannabis, anti alcohol, etc. But i have learned a lot from both sides, hearing what they have to say. All in all you just have to know what try is fine with you. If you feel something is harming you, you may have to take a step back and take a break or lay off. But that is life. Anything can happen the most practical and unpractical can cross our paths. You can sit back and try to avoid anything that could come with a negative risk and still get some sort of health issue...... but then again would you have really experienced life. Sorry for the wierd comment, but thank you again for this video and all the other videos you have uploaded.
I know your comment is a few years old. But I am in the exact same situation. I was extremly anti any drug and is now reasearching all kinds of tobacco. It feels like cigars and pipe tobacco get alot more health related critism then they deserve and alot of ”studies” claiming they are the same as cigarettes. But this cant be true since cigarettes have 500+ additives and are inhaled. So i might try a cigar or pipe and see if i feel like it’s that bad.
@@gitgud6310 I appreciate your comment/reply. Yes and see how you feel about it and if it is worth your down time (etc.). Happy Piping; as MuttenchopPiper says ;-)
The preferred approach to considering this question, as any question, is some variation of the Ben Franklin method. In this case, make two columns. On the left, list the top five pros of pipe smoking. On the right, list the top five cons, or detriments, of pipe smoking. When you complete the lists, compare the two and the right decision for you will be staring you in the face. Honesty is a prerequisite in this methodology.
3 months ago I moved my family of 7 out of the city to 30 acres. Haven’t looked back. I’ve been doing tons of research on pipe smoking as it’s had my interest over the years (like 20). I like the idea of “contemplative” pipe smoking in the privacy of my shop. That’s how I’ve always viewed it. I’m actually a worship leader at our church and not looking to advertise my hobby but you’ve added value and have affirmed to what I otherwise see as harmless, masculine, small life pleasure. Told my family that they may walk in on me here and there but they say as long as it doesn’t smell like cigarettes, they’re fine with it. I’ve been doing about a bowl a day over the past week in the shop and there truly is something relaxing while watching creation through the smoke of a pipe. It’s a cup of hot chocolate for men. Thanks for the vids, you’ve helped me affirm the way I’ve thought of it for some time now👍🏻
Aaron Hoffman - You bet Aaron, I truly believe in my heart that not only does God expect us to spread his word, he also wants us to enjoy the life he has breathed in to us, if not, why would he of created so much beauty for us to enjoy? Pipe smoking and the contemplative, relaxing state it puts you in let’s us slow life down a bit and enjoy what God has created for us. 👍👍👍
So we’ll said Aaron!
Very fair and honest! Thank you! My family has a ton of friends who smoke pipes and none of them have cancer. Pipe tobacco is to cigarettes' what a gourmet steak is to a McDonalds cheeseburger.
Thank you very much for your priceless observations, really appreciate them from an experienced smoker.
You raise very valid points as well.
I've just started with pipe smoking, and the one big difference I've observed is the burnt aftertaste, its almost a charred smell and taste for hours together, and this is regardless of the type of tobacco I use. I make sure, I smoke outdoors, I do not inhale, I do not over draw and overheat the pipe with rapid draws, clean the pipe, brush my teeth and clean my tongue. At the moment, I'm going through a huge conflict, of quitting cigarettes altogether and limiting myself to one pipe smoke a day, typically late evenings after dinner, in open air. But even that is really a borderline experience for me, since the near-term aftereffects are significantly obvious as compared to cigarettes. That aftertaste, and the amount of burnt stuff (that black fine dust, and the burnt smell) is very disturbing. I will continue this observations for next few months and if it gets just too much, will stop altogether. Please do continue to make such thought provoking posts.
Cool smoking is definitely a very important factor. I smoked a bowl that was consistently too hot a week ago and my throat is still inflamed which is not good and tended to make my mind go off the edge with worry. I think I will give it a break for a decent period and might look to return in the future
I was with you until you said no alcohol Muttnchop, lol. I like a snifter of a good single malt scotch with my daily bowl or cigar. But I do agree with you in the sense that I'm going to enjoy my routine until I have to cross that river. At 65, I've already lived a pretty good life and I'm going to enjoy the rest of the ride my way.
See your Bilbo pipe in the background! I start pipe smoking because of Lord of the Ring so it makes me smile. Thank you very much for your informations!
To a pipe smoker i would recommend having coffee along with your pipe as coffee reduces risk for oral and throat cancers and those who drink 4 cups a day reduce their chance of those cancers by 49%!! An alcoholic beverage increases the chance for oral cancers so alcohol should be taken in moderation.
Great info AroxFTW, thanks for sharing. 😃😃😃
LOL good then I am way int he clear. Usually Im up to 4 cups before 10am.
AroxFTW
How does that work?
Is this true?
@@bannanaavacados7148 you can check yourself if it's true or not
I quit smoking cigarettes 183 days ago. I'm looking into learning to smoke a pipe. I'm only looking to relax and unwind after a hard day at work. The info hear has been helpful. I will subscribe and I look forward to learning the art of pipe smoking. Thanks.
TRAIN WRECK - You are welcome sir, if you have any questions along the way, don't hesitate to ask. 👍👍👍
Life is too short and you should take any pleasure you can in this brief time we have in this chamber of horrors.
taisgdl agreed. 👍👍👍
When I was younger I asked the owner of The Hill Country Humidor in San Marcos, TX which was worse for your health, cigs, pipes, or cigars. His answer was honestly pretty shocking for someone in the industry. Basically it boiled down to them all being worse for your health than not doing it. That being said he advised moderation if I wanted to get into it and to thoroughly enjoy it rather than it being an addiction/obligation.
That probably explains why I Masturbate a lot :)
As a wise man once said, there's no pleasure in life worth forgoing for an extra 5 years at St Maries retirement home
By that logic, you should be using the strongest drug available. How about make a real argument: you don't care about your health when making these choices.
This is a very careful and realistic approach to a subject I feel is necessary for any smoker. You did a really good job handling this, and covered some pretty important practices I'll be incorporating myself. Well done, I subscribed and am looking forward to watching your other videos.
Vehicle Birdnest - thank you my friend. 👍👍👍
you look like you've came straight out of ww1
Tom Kaye - especially with that shirt, I hadn't noticed before, but you're right lol. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper 😂😂 nice video by the way!
Perhaps the Civil War...
LOL
@SirOliver Oh no...not again... :D XD XD
Thanks for being absolutely honest about pipe smoking!!!
Thank you Lemmy Kilmister
Thank you for your video, and for taking the time to research this topic. It is certainly a political topic, and I strive to be considerate to others when lighting a pipe. I have been fortunate in that I've had mainly, if not all, positive reactions to my pipe smoking.
An anecdote of my own pipe smoking experience is that while smoking outside one evening my aunt, some 100 or more feet away, was complaining that someone (me) had used a match and the smoke from the spent match was bothering her breathing. As I puffed the pipe to glowing I started walking further away and my aunt hollered at me to come sit next to her because the smell of my tobacco smoke was so pleasant. Here is a woman that suffers various ailments, especially asthma, and who can not be at elevations of a mile high because there is not enough oxygen for her at those levels, asking a pipe smoker to sit with her so that she could enjoy the experience.
Jonathan Clark - that's an awesome story my friend, if pipe smokers smoke aromatic blends, most people don't mind, matter of fact, I think most people enjoy smelling a wonderful blend of pipe smoke, but bring out the English blends especially the heavy Latakia, and you can clear a room. 🎃🎃🎃
Muttnchop Piper I can not recall what specific blend I had in my pipe, though I know it was a Nat Sherman, probably a lighter Virginia. That said, the heartier English blends are what I now prefer, and I find that even receive compliments on those. In fact, my wife once asked if I would lend her a pipe to try smoking and when I went to fetch her a nice Virginia she asked that I share some of what I was smoking (Nat Shermans Empire English). My wife, who like myself detests cigarette smoke, took to the pipe and that great English blend right off. She is not a regular smoker (honestly, I hardly get to smoke but once a week), but my wife really enjoys those English blends. And, from what I've learned from my friends who also share a love of pipe smoking, I'm quite lucky indeed in that their spouses are not so found of smoke of any kind.
Additionally, while I have been enjoying pipes for a few years now, I still consider myself something of a novice and I am very glad that youtube recommended your pipe smoking health video as it alerted me to your channel. I have since gone back to the beginning of your uploads and am thoroughly enjoying your videos. I find your videos to be well crafted, and informative. I would certainly recommend them even to more experienced smokers because they are of such quality, and, honestly, there is always more to learn. I thank you sir for your efforts and for sharing your experience!
Jonathan Clark - first let me say, I to am more partial to English blends, except for a couple of aromatics, I prefer Oriental forward English blends, my favorite right now is Seattle Pipe Clubs Plumb Pudding. Next it is awesome that your wife smokes a pipe, even if it's just accessionaly, I am able to smoke in the house because I smoke at one end, and my wife watches tv at the other end so she does not smell it very often. And finally, thank you so much for watching my videos, I hope you have found some useful information in them. 👍👍👍
Oh, and I forgot to mention that Lord of the Rings was indeed a part of my interest in pipe smoking and it also forged a great friendship. My own inspiration for smoking was formed largely by the fact that my grandfather had a meerschaum pipe (a gift from his brother, that he never smoked) on display in his bedroom. The meerschaum got me to wanting a pipe of my own, if only for the look of the thing. Then after reading and watching the Lord of the Rings I thought that the experience really sounded like something I should try. And so, together with my grandfather, I purchased a few cheap corn cobs, a bit of tobacco, and my pipe smoking journey had begun.
As for the friendships, several have been formed as a result of both the smoking and the Fellowship of the Ring (they do seem to go hand in hand). One such was after I had turned a churchwarden on a friends lathe and was talking about my new pipe outside a geology club meeting at my college. Another student chimed in, asking about my pipe, explaining that he was a pipe smoker (he and his father started smoking pipes after watching and reading the Lord of the Rings). The beginning of a friendship was formed that afternoon, and with your videos and our conversation this afternoon I am reminded of how pleasant it can be meeting fellow pipe smokers.
Just came across your channel. Been smoking for quite a while (when I was a kid) but been doing it moderately. I don't usually carry smoke to my lungs, I think there's a difference between a habit and a hobby. Some days ago I read a comment here on YT about someone's Grampa made it to 92 years old and smoking actively. Moderation is being a connoisseur. Love your channel! Greetings from Mexico.
Your a Man of Humblness and kindness 🌱 🐢 it is difficult to find folks that have a honesty about themselfs, that one can trust. My grandfather instructed me once, not everyone who's trying to help you is trying to help you and not everyone who trying to pull you out of a jam is trying to pull you out. You speak slowly and are slow with thoughts ...I'd like to think, I could... trust a person like that. 🌱🌰
Just found your channel. Great video! I too make pipe related videos. Before I started pipe smoking I did quite a bit of research. Smoking a pipe is definitely the least dangerous use of tobacco. Cool chops by the way! God bless.
BaldPipeSmoker actually smokeless tobacco is the safest followed by pipes and cigars. Look at the research and studies explained by Dr. Brad Rodu an oral pathologist.
I love the honesty about your wife letting you smoke. When I go out with the guys and smoke a cigar one of the first things I do is shower and brush my teeth to rid myself of the smell. I can do what I want like anyone but life is so much more pleasant when she's not upset lol. Thanks for the videos!
Michael piety - I agree completely my friend. 👍👍👍
Thanks for the objectivity and balanced argument. I am relatively new to pipe smoking and it may seem contrary, but health is important to me as well. By the way, I just subscribed - thanks for presenting the art of pipe smoking it in nice fashion.
अवधूत Avadhūta - you're welcome my friend, but, you did not subscribe.... you joined the Muttnchop Pipe Club, I think the word subscribe is too cold for friends who have a love and passion for pipe smoking, so welcome to the club my friend. 😃😃😃
I came upon your channel from doing my own research on risks of pipe smoking. I'm about to embark on a new journey into pipe smoking. I'm a cigar smoker looking into starting to smoke pipes. Your videos are very informative. New subscriber here!
Corvette Garage - Thank you my friend, if you have question don’t hesitate to ask, but before you do, I suggest you watch a group of videos I have done called just the basics, that will set you on the right track. Also, just so you know, you didn’t subscribe, that’s to cold of a word for what we mean to each other as pipe smokers, you instead have joined the only UA-cam pipe club called the Muttnchop pipe club, welcome to the club my friend. 😃😃😃
Muttnchop Piper thank you kindly for the welcome sir. I was up viewing quite a few of your videos last night. I will find the videos you referred me too and watch them.
I looked into this topic too. The "secondary smoke" you talked about, is a concern. But you need to put it in a context that we can understand. And that is, research has found that driving on the highway, with your windows down, in traffic, is MORE dangerous than "second hand" pipe smoke. I always found that to be interesting trivia.
Good video. Keep up the good work.
I agree, if you think about it there are tons of things we choose to do that are a danger to our health, eating greasy fast food, riding a motorcycle, skiing, sky diving, rock climbing, why people feel that smoking a pipe trumps all other dangerous activities is beyond me. The risk in my opinion is negligible, and I don't plan on stopping anytime ever. Thanks for your comment. 👍
thank you
I’ve heard plenty of surgeons smoke pipes and cigars as a way to relax after stressful days at work…not sure that’s true but makes sense…just my input!!! Thanks for a great channel 🤘😎🤘
The crucial thing is the tobacco itself. The Burley that comes out of the fields of Kentucky and what goes into a cigarette are FAR different. The crap and chemicals added will blow your mind!! It scared me more than smoking cigarettes themselves did. I make this point to show before cigarettes because popular in the early 1900s there wasn’t much health issue with tobacco. Tobacco in its natural form has far less nicotine than a cigarette and no added BS. It’s the cigarette and the process companies invented to make tobacco such a “ evil”. Before cigarettes people puffed on pipes or a cigar for pleasure, little if any inhaling, or it was chewed. Both my great grandpas lived to be 90 and were pipe smokers. Mt grandpa and several uncles smoked cigarettes and inhaled every puff...all died in 60s of massive heart attacks. Moral of the story....Tobacco has been around for a long time but the way we use it drastically changed and the crap put into it changed. At least with pipe smoking your puffing natural tobacco that’s not molested with a chemical bath of chemicals and extra nicotine to make sure you get hooked. I quit cigarettes and went to pipe only now for about a week and I can already feel lung function returning and I feel better. Much smaller doses of nicotine through real tobacco and no inhaling.
JohnnyRebKy - Thanks for the insight and info my friend. 👍👍👍
Muttnchop Piper No sir...thank you! I’ve learned so much here. I’ve tried every way in the book to quit cigarettes so I began my pipe smoking education here :). I found the problem is I just like smoking, but I don’t want the massive health problem. I am a researcher by nature and after much study I’ve learned using tobacco like my ancestors of old is the way to go. I can puff and enjoy a smoke all while my lungs are already clearing. You should go watch the cigarette process BTW...it’s like dragging tobacco through a SEWER and then selling to you to smoke.
JohnnyRebKy - I can’t imagine. I’m glad I have been able to help you stop smoking cigarettes. 👍👍👍
So cigarette company has ruined all? I think it's time to say goodbye to Marlboro. Tobacco must take time to relax right? Not that smoking in 1 mins....
Good honest video. There definitely isn't much information about pipe smoking out there. Well done.
Thanks Nathan 👍👍👍
Excellent and mature treatment of this important subject, thank you. I'm a cancer survivor (not smoke related) in remission, and a very occasional smoker looking at trying pipes. Would be interested in your thoughts on longer stem pipes eg churchwardens for keeping the exhaled smoke further from yourself, and making the smoke cooler. Again thank you for your responsible & mature treatment of this subject.
if nothing else, churchwardens seem helpful in lowering smoke temp by the time it hits your mouth.
As a pipe enthusiast, I realize how hard it must have been to make this, especially because it's a topic that many smokers avoid in fear of sounding "P.C." or criticizing their own habits. But, it is VERY important. Knowledge about the possible down sides of our favorite habits is vital to understanding them and ourselves. I probably would have subscribed to your channel anyway, but this video made me sure that you are very reasonable. Keep on the good work!
Thank you my friend. One of my goals with all my videos is to come at the subject of pipe smoking from an impartial approach, if there is a danger, or a concern with our hobby, then let's get it out in the open and talk about it, and figure out ways to reduce that danger. Thanks for subscribing it is very much appreciated. 😃😃😃
Inhalation of any kind of smoke is a health hazard. That being said, people should be able to do what they want with their bodies, and if that means doing activities that may lead to cancer or other serious health issues, they should be allowed to do so. This is how I live my life, and at least how I feel, others should live their lives as well. But again its their lives they live how they want to.
ryman989898 - nicely said my friend. I try not do judge others, and I don't care how you conduct your life, but I expect the same respect from others, so if I want to smoke a pipe, and someone doesn't like it, then let me live my life, and they can live there's. 😃😃😃
Muttnchop Piper Agreed.
Not to offend but many folks don't inhale with a pipe just saying that as a point of clarification traditionally
You guys inhale pipe smoke lol
Could listen to this man talk all day.
I truly believe that cigarettes and pipes/cigars are totally different animals. You don’t bring the smoke into your lungs and when it comes to nicotine addiction it isn’t there for the latter category. Harmony and pleasant people is what you find in the pipe and cigar smoking community. That is what make life worth while 😊👍
Eric Wedin - I couldn’t agree more my friend.....well said. 👍👍👍
I'm an online marketer, which is stressful. So once or twice a week, a puff on my pipe is a lovely excursion for me.
Thank you for this video! You've gained a new subscriber. I'm a relatively infrequent smoker of cigars, and have recently ordered a pipe and some English blends of various strengths because cigars are just too expensive for how often I want to smoke them. Can't help but want to smoke a cigar every couple days and when you get up to 8-10 decent Cubans a month (Romeo y Julietas, Hoyo De Monterrey, etc) it gets prohibitively expensive as I'm not what you'd call a Bilderberg or even a Rothschild.
We'll see how it goes soon enough.
Welcome aboard my friend. 😃😃😃
Bilderberg...just finished reading THE BILDERBERG GROUP by Daniel Estulin...very,very,very eye opening I must say.
Good, simple, common sense advice. I’m glad you mentioned drinking soda while smoking a pipe. I thought I was only me that did that.
My doctor once asked me if I smoked. I said I smoked a pipe every now and then. He sort of made a "nah" type noise and half shook his head as if to say "doesn't count, not interested".
Do u feel better about your oral cancer now?
Every man dies, but not every man truly lives. 👍 Enjoy your pipe. Moderation is the key to a life well-lived.
We all make a conscious decision to smoke. Whether by pipe, cigar, pipe, etc. None of it matters. Smoke is not good for the lungs or mouth in any known universe. Some folks last longer than others. I lost my mom and dad to copd and lung cancer, directly related to smoking. No question- I very much enjoyed cigs, cigars, and sometimes the pipe over 25 years. I now have COPD to show for it. No question- I miss the pleasure of it. On the other hand- smoke of any kind is just straight-up not healthy for humans, nor any other animal for that matter. I wish there was a way to smoke without consequence- believe me.
my great grandma started smoking at 14 and never quit. she died at 91 in 2012.
i find it amazing my great grandma lived that long
Well, Cuban doctors are working on a vaccine for various cancers.
regardless of the stigma against vaping. you should try it. buy a decent pen and tank setup and kick back. The flavor is full, the heat is mild at best for pens. and you don't have to worry about anything until that tank empties out. When the tank is done. refill, and continue. When the battery is done after about 5 days for a slow vaper, 3-4 for a mild, 2-3 for moderate, 1-2 for a serious vaper. charge up and go. in 2-3 weeks change out the tank's coil and start again or if you get a new flavor change early. This setup is simple and easy to get into. The fancy shit isn't for anyone who enjoys the slow smolder of thought that comes from a pipe.
Well, I never smoked by choice when younger, except second hand smoke and I hated it being a severe asthmatic. Now that I am in my late 50's and asthma under control, and I realize that mortality is a reality after losing almost all my elder relatives except my one uncle who was a pipe man, I have become a pipe man. Why? As I said, my asthma is under control and I do like a pipe. My brother, a Marlboro man, has survived throat cancer, and now my sister a smoker too, is battling lung cancer....so far so good. My other two sisters and mother, all smokers, are gone now, but not from smoking. My father too, a pipe man till the end, lived till his 80's. So, I say, what the heck....I am not gonna live forever, and a pipe relaxes me....so I will enjoy it till something ends my being here. Do everything in moderation and don't inhale. I think I have inhaled enough smoke when it was acceptable and I didn't find it so. How ironic now that it is not acceptable, but I find it so, because more of my life is behind me than in front of me. lol. Who wants to live forever anyway! Nothing is good for you on this planet filled with monsters called humans....events in Las Vegas proved that. Just enjoy the time you have here and cause no harm to anyone else.
In the 90s I read in a magazine where the CDC had done a ten year study about cigar and pipe smoking. I can't remember the exact numbers but they found that those that smoke like one cigar a day or those that smoked like three pipe bowls a day were no different than non-smokers.
My great grandfather smoked filterless cigarettes since he was 11. He died at 98 from lung cancer. My grandmother smokes and had smoked since I was a alive. She's going on 85/6. My mom had breast cancer, she had chemo with a woman who never smoked and had lung cancer. My father died at 48 from sepsis, like others have stated life's too short. I know the risks, I'll enjoy my 2-4 pipes a day
Doctoberfest598 - Very well said my friend, thank you. 👍👍👍
Good video. Fair on your analysis. I for one use a filter, I drink water during my smoke, and when finished I brush my teeth with an electric toothbrush and also the roof of my mouth as far back as possible. I then scrape my tonge with a tonge scraper. This process throughly cleans my entire mouth. There are no guarantees in life, but I feel that you can enjoy pipe smoking and still help prevent any health issues by following a thorough cleaning routine.
Posting your references to the websites and data you researched wouldn't be a bad idea. Just in the spirit of being even more transparent and impartial.
Thanks for your video. This is a good topic for discussion. Very good points about taking care of your mouth.
You are welcome sir, and your right it is a subject to think about. 😉
If people are worried about their health then they to reevaluate their thoughts about life. Life is hazardous to their health
Gene Bradbury - Great Quote. 👍👍👍
Moderation in all things. You say that but still wouldn’t wash your hands with benzene, would you?
1000th comment. Your videos are very helpful and chill. Thanks for posting! Be well.
Thank you brother. Nice video
Sasquatch piper 2 - You are quite welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
Brilliant video and observations sir! A lot of people fail to realize that hygiene has the biggest effect on oral cancers. While smoking certainly won't help, it's not the end all be all to whether or not you get these cancers.
David Mikhail - thanks for the support of this video my friend. 😃😃😃
Did you replace your smoke detector battery?
haha
Really good video, impartial and concise. Enjoyed it alot and was pretty clarifying. Thanks
Cigarettes=addiction. Pipe smoking=meditation.
I was used to smoke pipe from my early age, quit it a few years back started smoking cigarettes, recently I thought to start with pipe again. I remember my grandfather told me how to smoke pipe delicately. So I would like to say I indeed have enjoyed your video after a long time and sure I liked it.
Jason Adam - sounds good Jason, your grandfather was correct, smoking your pipe delicately is the best way. 👍👍👍
Sir, may I have the pleasure of knowing your name? Anyway, good pipes and tobaccos are not available here in my country, once it was though like till 90's! Do you have online shop to order and buy?
P.S. Your videos might be a bit long but that defines your delicacy and taste. Thanks again for taking time to make such good videos.
Jason Adam - my name is Chris, and my go to site for ordering pipes and tobacco's is Smokingpipes.com or pipesandcigars.com. 👍👍👍
Thank you Mr. Chris. :)
Love your videos man, but I think you burnt the muffins! (beep beep beep beep beep beep) 😜
Excellent advice, thank you for the research you did on this issue.
You're welcome my friend. 👍👍👍👍
also nobody gets out of life alive so who cares.smoke up.
rustypoorboy Amen
When it's your time to go, it's your time to go. Period. I knew a man that was an absolute health nut. He was in peak physical condition. Poor SOB died of a massive heart attack on a jog one afternoon. He was 49 years old...
When the reaper comes, it's done. Doesn't matter what you do, or don't do. I firmly believe that..
I found this helpful. Half of my family are cigarette or cigar smokers, and the other half isn't. I got into pipe smoking through my hobby as a reenactor, but I have cautiously watched how often i smoke, which has been a good habit of keeping. While I tend to smoke on my weekend encampments, it isn't every time, and it is only with a certain group of friends. I also smoke at home, but I have kept it to once or twice every couple of months.
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I thought i was going insane Lol
It's actually 6.
He has to check his beeper
I had to rewind this multiple times to make sure it wasn't something in my basement. LOL
@@supermike0822 😂😂😂
Thanks for the info. I had a dental checkup yesterday and my hygienist told me that the roof of my mouth looked more leathery than before. My dentist said it was caused by the smoking but that it wasn't anything malignant. He just told me to smoke in moderation. I also looked for answers online and found similar information that you found. Funny but I found one that said unless you smoked more than ten bowls a day, your risks are similar to non-smokers.
I'll find that study and link it here. Thanks again.
Thanks for the info oxlopez, I think pipe smoking effects each of us differently, and some it doesn't effect at all. Thanks for the comment. 😀😀😀👍
Great video. You aren't in denial like those who dip tobacco on youtube
Thanks Bart. 😃😃😃👍
Pretty much what I practice in my pipe enjoyment. My Dr., when he asked if I smoke, I described my pipe smoking and such, he said: Yeah, you're not "technically" a smoker so, you'll not have that on your chart.
I've spoken with fellow pipe smokers and we've often gabbed about the downsides. As long as one practices good brushing and keeping one's face clean, it really reduces risks. Sipping a cool drink is a good tip, and I've been practicing that too. It does help, and pipe bite happens when one is drawing too much, and too hard, so you're getting hotter smoke and, making your pipe burn like a furnace. All around bad! Gotta sip and take your time.
Good video.
35GEmonitorT - Thank you my friend. 👍👍👍
To quote my cardiologist there is no links between pipe smoking and heart disease
I would concur, I would even guess that the relaxing nature of pipe smoking is good for your heart 😀
+Muttnchop Piper his comment was wallets not good for you there is no links between that and heart disease as well as no links between cigars and heart disease
+Muttnchop Piper my grandma's dad died of lung cancer he was a pipe smoker for 40 years or better but he also worked on road construction and we believe that's what caused the lung cancer but that's the only case that I know of other than sporadic you're in there and most of it was caused because of workplace injuries rather than tobacco usage
+Muttnchop Piper he died in the early 80s but he's the reason I picked up the pipe is because I heard so many stories about him and all the great stuff he did in his life the only difference is he only smoked cherry tobacco and I can't find a cherry tobacco that suits me lol
+anthony landreth Me either. I have tried and tried to get a cherry tobacco that I feel is good but none yet and I have been smoking a pipe now for 52 years now (geez, shouldn't have done that, lol) makes me older than dirt.
Will chime in as veteran vapor and retired paramedic who spent a career treating copd patients. I switched to vaping in ‘09 and literally vaped 20 hrs a day and loved it - no doubt in my mind that vaping is healthier than inhaling tar and products of combustion but then again having your lungs constantly filled with vaporizes Propyleneglycol and vegetable glycerin along with nicotine and flavorings is healthy ether. I always loved smoking and vaping allowed me to live on the vape but I found that I no longer took or enjoyed my “smoking breaks”. Recently I retired and just happened upon the YTPC and got interested. I have now been smoking a pipe for a month and have not vaped in a week and am starting to off load my e cig gear. I am already feeling better in my lungs. My lungs were starting to feel “dry” or “heavy” on the vape , though I didn’t have a cough. Now just on the pipe I just feel like I’m breathing a little looser and better. I initially was smoking way too hot and getting a lot of tongue bite but with your guidance I’m now got things cooled way down and my bowls are much more pleasurable. I will say that I enjoy the smell of the smoke in my beard so won’t be washing the smoke off my face lol. Thanks for all the great content Muttinchops 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Peter Chris Bjarkman - That’s some great info, thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍
The Seattle Pipe Club hosted a Doctor one evening for one of their monthly meetings and he did a lecture on smoking and your health. Here are the results from that lecture and his studies. www.seattlepipeclub.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=969877&module_id=17020
I read this study, it was very interesting 👍
Just so you are aware, this doctor is a plastic surgeon and has nothing to do with cancer research, nor is he at all qualified to be presenting information like this. Not all doctors are experts just because they have an MD.
DevoShreds well, you’re not qualified at all to judge whether or not some one else is qualified to present information.
All doctors are trained to do research, and also read papers and research and interpret their findings to apply to their practice. Medical research literature is peer reviewed and methodologically refined such that such the results derived are meant to be cross-referencible between different studies, both concurrent, or at different times.
Thereafter, the art of doctoring (specialists all go through the same foundation years), comes into play with regards to applying the derived knowledge to the practice of making medical decisions.
Yep, I’m a medical doctor who hasn’t chosen a specialty yet, so I am exposed to all specialties. 😎
i became a smoker when i was about 30 years old. i started with and only pipes. i never smoked cigarrete. i cant say that smoking is healthy..i concern about it...my both parents were smokers of cigarettes and both died from cancer..one in lungs another esophagus..cancer sucks..i hope never happen to me or anyone else..the good part of smoking pipes is..we dont smoke every 10 minutes like cigarettes smokers. .but even that way we run risk..i loved watching your video.keep posting... btw i smoke once a day.
So sorry about your parents, and your right, we smoke 1 - 3 times a day, not 3 packs a day, so I think just by that we lower our risk. Thanks for watching 😄
Found out my dad had stage 4 cancer, and I gave up all tobacco on the spot. When my dad found out he said "Why?" What's life without a good stogie?
Two years later and I really appreciate the video that you've made here. I understand your coming from a place of bias, as am I, but I believe that you present your evidence in a very proffesional manner. In the end smoking something we take pleasure in but it is a vice. If I wasn't a sub before I am now.
Wyatt Hayes - Bias, but more reality, it’s reality that smoking can cause cancer, but when it comes to pipe smoking the chance is low, how many times have you heard either in the news or studies that have been conducted that smoking a pipe causes cancer, for me it’s almost none, we are lumped into the category of “Smoking” Smoking causes cancer, so when your out in public Smoking your pipe and someone says smoking that pipe will give you cancer, you know the reality. 👍👍👍
I started pipe smoking today,literary like 4 hours ago
Follow my guidance, and I think you will find it a pleasant activity. 😃😃😃😒
+Muttnchop Piper 💛💜
+Muttnchop Piper how old were you when you first started smoking pipe? if you don't mind me asking
+Mwmen Alkazragi 16, after reading The Lord Of The Rings. 👍👍👍
I started soon after reading The Hobbit haha
Subscribed. Love your content.
but I have to mention, I set playback at 1.5x the normal speed.
Hater's gonna hate, snowflakes will melt. Light up and enjoy.👍
A very sensitive exposition of a most important subject. All the best.
Thank you sir. 😃😃😃👍
Drinking coffee while smoking lower the risk of health and throat complications
what about tea?
@@frankmark787 I believe so, as long as it’s hot or warm...I mix it up with coffee and tea when I smoke
@@lordken33 what's the catch behind the drink being hot or warm?
@@frankmark787 hot drink kills bacteria or kills sick cells...similar to drinking tea when your sick...but I’m sure cold drinks are also fine as long as it’s not iced because smoking iced cold drink makes you accessible to getting the cold.
thank you i appreciate this video, i just started pipe smoking and i feel you gave me some good tips. thank you again
Dillon Johnson your very welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
I had an uncle that was a moderately heavy pipe smoker and they attributed the fact that his pecker fell off to his pipe smoking.
Frank - Thanks for watching my video.
I take it your aunt wasn't big on him smoking pipes? I see the connection :)
Wait, but how did his pecker fall off?
I want to say thank you for your help. It was a great video and important thing to know.
fperezhn - You are very welcome my friend. 👍👍👍
Smoking a *cough, cough* pipe is *cough, cough* completely *cough, cough* safe *cough* and has no effect on *cough, cough, cough* your health. *cough, cough, cough* I rest my case... *cough*
/r/wooosh
@obglobgablob Same :"D
FinalFantasyFan66666 he has asthma he says so in other videos nothing to do with pipes
Really wasn’t expecting Chester Arthur to talk about pipe smoking
I saw those muttonchops and immediately thought "This guy knows what he's talking about"
I have plans to start pipe smoking, and my main concern is how it will affect my gums. At present my gums are fine, but I don't have much to go on if they start to recede.
However, if I treat pipe tobacco like I treat alcohol, I think I should be fine. I was a teetotaller in my youth; didn't even drink beer until my mid 20s, and then only rarely and never more than a pint at a time. In my early 30s I branched out to liquor - whiskey, cognac, rum - but still only occasionally, and just one unit at a time. I may indulge a bit extra on Christmas, but to this day I have never been drunk. And I figure that booze is surely worse than beer, but with the amounts I drink, what difference does it make. And if people can smoke cigarettes habitually, several times a day for years and years and the associated problems don't even happen to all of them, I shouldn't be too worried about smoking the pipe maybe... once a week?