"Out of respect for us" You sir are a true gentleman. You are incredible

Without doubt the most gentlemanly and respectful person on "youtube"... don't worry about your t-shirt mate !

I smoked cigarettes for many many years. I was absolutely addicted. I could not quit on my own. I had to get the Chantix. I have not had a cigarette since 2009. Pipes are totally different. I can go for days w/o picking it up. That NEVER happened with cigarettes. With pipes, the only addiction is the hobby it's self. I like the ritual and routine of setting everything up, smoking the pipe then cleaning it.

You have to be the most respectful, kind gentleman on KZfaq! You have the most calm, relaxing voice. I enjoy looking in my inbox and finding that you have uploaded a video. Keep on making these videos Muttnchop!

Sound advice. Among other symptoms I would mention headache, sweating and faster heart rate. Drinking a soda or a glass of orange juice usually takes care of it.

Addicted to collecting pipe, collecting tobacco and the whole art and ritual of it, but not addicted to Nicotine. Sounds about right lol. Not that i smoke that much that often.

Muttnchop!!!!!!!!!! As president of the muttnchop fan club of course the t shirt is not a problem....the chop is one of the most respectful gentleman in the community.....great video I do appreciate the tips and as always...........long live the chop 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻🚨🚨🚨

Pipe smoking saved my life, before I was a cig chain smoker, always neurotic and depressive After 10 years of pipe smoking I feel calm, grounded and always happy to be in the present moment of here and now I just feel sorry for those who do not smoke pipe

This is my favorite channel on this website. So wholesome and comfy

Love the channel so far. It has broadened my horizon on pipe smoking. very informative and you seem like a very well spoken person. Thank you for the great content !.

The concept of the video almost suggests that nicotine is some unwantend substance in pipe tobacco, which throws me off a little. Tobacco became used and popular first and foremost because of the drug content, not a single tobacco type or form excluded. And yes you can get addicted to every type, some are more dangerous in that regard, some less. If nicotine didn't matter, then we can smoke peppermint or hay grass :) It is like you would act that you drink whiskey for the taste but dislike alcohol, you just can't separate those two and the same goes for tobacco and nicotine. I don't mean to bash the video, it contains a lot of useful information, I just wanted to state some facts.

This video is just as good as you other videos. I smoke pipes, but even if I didn't , I would start pipe smoking after watching your videos. I learn a lot from your videos, thanks for information. And also, thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge without saying "this is the right way" or "no, you're doing it wrong". Good job, man. Keep it coming...

The best treatment in a video for the nicotine issue. Short, precise and a lot of information. I do not know how many time do you spend making this so instructional videos. Thank you a lot for than, man. Best from Querétaro, Mexico.

I like what you said at the starting of the video, it's really respectful and gentle. Also, I appreciate your advice, thanks.

Hi thanks for the videos they are really helpful to me as a new pipe smoker. Just to say I stop smoking ciggies back in 2005, I use to rolled my own cigarettes, my wife is a cigarette smoker and I was getting the urge to take it up again, so this last month October 2021, I started to learn how to smoke a pipe. So i still have the delight of finding which varieties will be my go to blends. But your videos are a world of information to the new pipe smoker Thanks Michael

This video has helped me a lot. Im a new pipe smoker and after every session i always feel dizzy and didnt know why or what to do. Thank you!

Thanks so much for this vid, I was feeling a bit uneasy when smoking Virginia/Perique blend, yesterday smoked it after a big meal and it was great!

I absolutely love your videos. It’s very educational and I’m glad I found your channel.

All respect to you And thank you so much because of what you’re doing and teaching

Hi, I am From Puerto Rico, one of the best Islands in the Caribbean and we are a US Territory and every body is Welcome and you need a T shirt and shorts because of our Weather, Now, I enjoy your videos, how well you explain and dedicares your valious time with us, since I been seen your videos I learned more about pipe smoking and I enjoy more my blends and Smokes, God bless❤ you all

Now I have a craving for Beer Cheese and Pretzels and it's only 7:30 in the morning. Going to try Maltese Falcon tonight after dinner for the first time. Looking forward to that session. Smells incredible! Thanks for all you do Sir, have a blessed day!🇺🇸

Thank you so much for the tip. I am new to pipe smoking and sometimes I get a little lightheaded. God bless you my friend. John.

Very good info and advices, thank you Sir!

Very useful information! Thanks!

I'm glad that I saw this video today. It's funny that I felt exactly those symptoms with NightCap. I'm a new pipe smoker and bought it for the first time yesterday and, while the blend tastes amazing, I felt very dizzy. So I call it a night.

MC, one of life's gentlemen for sure ! I get the nic hit sometimes from cigars, though I loved them, since rediscovering the pipe I am slowly going off the cigars. soooo relaxing. God bless. Kieran

What helps me manage high nic blends is 1. Lower the amount of tobacco by smoking a smaller bowl or packing less. 2. Don't pack tightly. 3. Use a filter. 4. Slow down the frequency of your draw. 5. Lower the volume of your draw if necessary. So as you can tell, it's mainly about slower cadence and good technique.

Great advice for both pipe and cigar.

I'm doing an experiment right now. I smoked a full bowl every night for two weeks. I've since put my pipe away till today and while I want to pack a bowl, I don't feel a 'need' to. I've come to the conclusion that when smoked correctly, it's nearly impossible to get addicted to pipes.

It's really awesome getting to hear from a fellow bluegrass native. And I love going to Halls on the River.

Hello Muttnchop ! I am new in the pipe family and I have to thanks you ! You have a great KZfaq channel with great advices. Thanks and happy piping to everyone !

This is a fantastic video. I have recently started smoking pipes, and to be honest I was a bit concerned I would become addicted. I will say, the smooth mellow relaxation I get after smoking a bowl IS addicting, haha. I love that feeling

Thanks for your video! When I started, I had many people concerned I would be addicted to nicotine. After a few years of smoking, I can say that it has not. I find a sugary drink does the best for me to counteract the effects of nicotine. Nicotine has gotten a bad wrap over the years due to "Big Tobacco's" additives. But in doing my research on it, I found that it has many of the same properties as caffeine and has helped lesson symptoms of Alzheimers.

Valuable information. Thank you

great advice my friend only been smoking for 2 years and thought was doing it wrong started checking on stuff and things reviews he gives a good breakdown of the various blends strength and nicotine content wich put me on to baccys i can smoke so greatly helped with my choices also enjoy your vids great indepth advice cheers and thanks mate

I smoked cigarettes for about 10 years, finally quit then picked up chewing tobacco when I got into trade work. That's a 5 year habit now, so I'm no stranger to nicotine or addiction to it, but I can say pretty confidently it'd be hard to get hooked on pipes or cigars. I've quit chewing for 3 or 6 months at a time and, once the cravings are gone, I still have the tolerance (provided I smoke enough/strong enough tobacco) but its not a "lateral" move. I could smoke a bowl of Irish Flake and still have a weak craving for a dip right after, not because I "need" more nicotine, but because its a product engineered to form a habit. On the flipside I have relied on the pipe to help me quit chewing before. It doesn't 100% scratch the itch but the nicotine gets delivered and, if you can stick it out a few days the worst is over YMMV. Thanks Chris for your great videos, you are the ONLY KZfaq pipesmoker I subscribe to- you are kind, thoughtful and are dedicated to the hobby and to seeing it passed on. Long live the Chop indeed!

Thank you for the advice. I'm a new pipe smoker but I've occasionally smoked cigars for years and upon my first light I experienced the nicotine "buzz". I've felt it before with cigars but nothing to the extent of my first light using a pipe. I smoked Peterson's Old Dublin and I'd say I was 1/3 of the way through the bowl and it hit me. I knew to put the pipe down before I got sick, but I have to say it was a much more intense feeling than with the cigars I've smoked. I had just had dinner and so I can say that I wasn't expecting it. I later finished the bowl when the feeling passed and I was able to finish the bowl, granted I still had a little of the "buzz" but nothing compared to the initial light.

Very informative! Another awesome video. Thank you! I get that light-headed and nauseous feeling with some cigars. I really hate it.

Amen to that, Ray Darville. Muttnchop is indeed a gentlemen of the first order. Thanks for another great video! I'm a relatively new pipe smoker (3 months), even though I'm not so 'new' myself (57 years) :-) Keep these videos coming Muttnchop, I'm sure I'm not the only one getting an education here!

Thanks, Chris. Some interesting info. 1. I like having snack sized Milky Way bars while I puff as a way to refresh my pallete. So, glad to hear they help with nic-sic too. 2. I have found that while napping, a fan on your face helps the symptoms as well.

Everyone's body and brain chemistry is different, and therefore everyone will react differently to drugs. Let's not kid ourselves, nicotine is drug. Additive-free tobacco is addictive, however the addictive potential is mild. For me, it's about half as addictive as coffee, but more addictive than alcohol. If I'm smoking just one bowl of pipe tobacco a day every day for a while, and then I stop for whatever reason, I get a headache and feel a bit tense for about half a day, and I keep thinking about smoking until this passes. But it passes easily enough. Further, I have a friend who smokes additive-free rolling tobacco, and he's completely hooked. My father's godfather was completely hooked on cigars. But you are right about additive-laced cigarettes. I tried smoking pre-made cigarettes and was scared off by how addictive they are. I used painkillers heavily for years after I hurt my back, and quitting was the hardest thing I have ever done. Yet, just from getting my feet wet, I am convinced that pre-made cigarettes are more addictive than opiates.

smoking pipe for 2.5years. great videos and awesome source of informations for beginners like me. please keep posting even it is not important for you. dont say that this is already known by everyone:)

Great video. Wish I saw this about 2 years ago when I smoked my first cigar. 😂

Another great video, thanks! I've found that the blends that affect me the most are things like 1792 Flake (and some of the other Samuel Gawith blends), and Peterson's Irish Flake, and I've found that making sure they are dry (by letting them dry much longer that seems necessary) helps these a lot. My theory is that when there is any moisture in them I puff harder and faster to try to keep them lit - and these high nic blend need to be sipped!!! I think this was the case with the Gawith and Hoggarth Sweet Maple Twist that we smoked for Blend Club a few months back. I really liked that blend (I think I gave it the highest rating of the group) but it was because I would slice off a couple coins, rub them out, and let them sit an dry for several hours before loading my pipe. I found that blend to be quite enjoyable that way and I didn't get the nic hit others mentioned. So, if you have something that is a little higher in moisture content, and is known to be high in nicotine, give that a try as well.

I was recently smoking several cigars in a short space of time as I was having a few drinks and I started feeling really ill. I wasn't even drinking that much, and I started feeling ill - I ended up throwing up due to the nicotine sickness. Genuinely, this video I think is vital to new smokers of pipes and cigars.

not a doctor but I believe the reason sugar is helpful for nicotine sickness is because nicotine causes your blood sugar to fall fairly quickly, and smoking after meals when your blood sugar is highest offsets that drop

In fact since the time I started on pipes, I never felt like smoking cigarettes. I have been a cigerette smoker for a very long time.

Thanks for your videos I really enjoy them

This happened a couple of weeks ago, and some other times. The jitteryness, sweating, and nausea. Every time it was because I smoked my pipe too long. Last time, I think I was smoking for about an hour. Sometimes, just setting a time limit prevents the nicotine sickness. Mine is about 20 - 40 minutes, but I'm kind of a lightweight. Good videos, Muttnchop. Thanks.

Yet another great video. .. Now I am wanting some beer cheese. woots. Totally agree about additives in cigarettes. ..which is why I roll my own with pure Virginia burly blends. Dark chocolate can really help on the dizzy headache feeling. Great video....thanks Chris.

Very helpful video! Greets from Crimea.

Switching to pipe smoking (half a pack a day habit) and not knowing much about different blends I went to the local cigar/pipe shop for my 1st tins, picked up some Nightcap and Haunted Bookshop. All I can say is they both seem to hit *hard* on the nicotine, not unlike some of the times I've finished a Lucky Strike after being completely out for a few day's. Taste is amazing compared to cigs of course but I've learned my lesson tonight smoking a couple full bowls on an empty stomach. Thanks for the informative video, Subbed.

I enjoy c&d burley Flake #1 and SG 1792 Flake a lot and they definitely require you to have good meals beforehand. Although I tend to get the munchies afterwards too..lol....But one thing to add is if you have a drink with your smoke too. I have more coffee and soda with the pipe more regularly and I think that helps too. Thanks for this video and what you do!!

Top shelf Piper!

Your videos are very interesting I'm 20 years old and started pipe smoking a year ago but I had put it down and just picked back up and it's very relaxing

Great video - love the t-shirt and the beer cheese! Enjoy your week and happy smokes to you!

This explains some of my experiences ... Thanks for another Muttnchop video. Without you I'd only be smoking either ash or aromatic ash. Kudos from the holy land.

Awesome video. I actually have a bit of a nicotine high right now lol. I was puffing a bit robustly on my corncob during my commute home from work. I find sugar definitely helps lessen the effects. I often have a glass of sweet iced tea or a craft beer when I smoke. The sugar does just as you stated and the cold beverage cleanses the palate and seems to help with tongue bite as well. Thank you for another great video.

I feel if people start to get nicotine sick and have to keep setting the pipe down they should just power through it a few times and build the tolerance up to it. You are 100 percent correct and very educational on this for people but I personally just powered through and it stopped to where you can smoke the strongest blends morning or night.

Another excellent video there and very informative as always.Also nice tshirt and that beer cheese sounds very tasty :)

It's all about the ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate). For the lay person its brain food and has direct effects on your metabolism. Sugars and fats increase the ATP and it helps balance out the nicotine in your system. It doesn't actually make it go away as much as it brings back balance or homeostasis. I don't claim to be a medical expert by any means but I am dredging up my recollection of lectures from when I was in Paramedic school. If anyone has a better understanding by all means please correct me. As always, I truly enjoy each of your videos. Your variety of topics are very enjoyable. Ps. about the mutt chops I bet it's a historical reason that you sport them, and well I might add. I thing you would be surprised to see how many people would be interested in knowing why you have chosen to sport them. As a medic I keep the bushy mustache and chin beard.

Been a cigarette smoker for almost 20 years now and was kicking the habit with the use of a vaporizer and e-juice. It was working better than any other method I attempted (cold turkey, gum, pharmaceuticals, etc.), until my state banned the sale of e-liquid. It has gotten to the point where my doctor suggested I try DMT or psilocybin mushrooms to try and kick the cigarette habit, but I've never tried psychedelics or hallucinogens. I have read recent studies that suggest these psychedelics may break your cigarette habit, but I fear the "bad trip" aspect of using these substances. After stumbling upon your videos, I believe I will give pipe smoking a try before doing anything else too radical...

I tend to smoke Nightcap and other full blends at night, after a heavy meal. I sort of stay on the couch or chair, and smoke a small bowl, slowly. I just purchased some Sam Gawith 1792 Flake and hear it’s pretty strong. Hopefully I’ll survive. Lol. Thanks so much for your channel. I really enjoy it. Cheers from rural Arkansas.

Nice vid Chris. Thanks.

Hello Mr. Muttnchop, I like your videos, I like your style and how you are a true gentleman, just the way pipe smokers should be. Thanks for this video, I actually had no idea that cigarette tobacco contains additives to make you more addicted, I think that's wrong. Love Nightcap, love pipes. Keep up the great work!

First of all you look like a boss no matter what you put on. Now, I have no idea why anybody would want to "watch out" for the nicotine. The lightheadedness you describe is actually one of the things that invited me to the practice of smoking in the first place. In fact, I have something special for when I want to get a strong nicotine buzz, it's called Dokha tobacco smoked in a Medwakh pipe. Real potent stuff that will probably make you fall on your back if you view something like Nightcap as "high in nicotine". This is why I only smoke the strongest pipe tobaccos. The smoke being tasted and not inhaled, I feel like I need something really strong in order to feel any nicotine when I'm smoking a pipe. Even twists seem "mild" to me, though I do feel the nicotine when I'm halfway through but let me tell you it's a good feeling.

Good helpfully video thank you .I smoke one or two pipefulls a day usually mid-day and evenings and I look forward to this ,as you would to a meal , I think we all like to try different tobaccos , like yourself I like to be aware of nicotine , but nicotine and a satisfying smoke tend to go hand in hand , however I have found myself a mild to medium straight va with plenty of taste . Don't get hooked on the strong ones . All the best.

I have been thinking about trying pipe tobacco for a while. I always associated tobacco with cigarettes. I remember my pap and dad smoking pipes when I was a kid and liking the smell. I finally decided to give it a try. Buying my first cob pipe this weekend and a couple ounces of various tobacco blends

As you said, high nicotine blends should be smoked only after a full meal. Another point to observe is bowl size. I love Burley/Kentucky/Perique blends, but wouldn't want to smoke something like MacBaren's HH Bold Kentucky in a pipe that lasts me more than an hour. Smaller pipes providing a, say, 40 min. smoke are the way to go with such blends. For many it may also be wise to refrain from drinking spirits parallel to smoking a heavy tobacco; instead one should keep oneself hydrated by choosing a non-alcoholic beverage or at least one that's low in alcohol, like beer or a light wine. Observing these points, I've never experienced any nicotine sickness so far.

Great video.

I love a good beer cheese with pretzels but im also a Kentucky boy. Just got my first pipe started with a churchwarden I'm loving it so far just trying to find a good blend of tobacco

The go to source for pipe info!

Thank you for sharing some Kentucky culture with us. Never heard of Beer Cheese. I am way up in the "Great White North".

On the subject of addiction. I smoke one or two hand rolled cigarettes every now and then (maybe once or twice a week). I usually stick to "organic" tobacco blends that contain no additives. But once I couldn't find any, so I bought a Vanilla flavored pack (Look Out, I think was the brand), and they were good. But they became increasingly addictive really fast. So yeah, everything's good to enjoy so long as it is done in moderation. Also, when I was a teen I once smoked like three cigarettes with my cousin (she was older than me). And after that I felt really really sick. She told me eating a green apple would... And it did! So another "remedy" I guess.

For me a couple of heavily buttered slices of bread and a tall glass of cold water helps a ton. That and having a lie down. Great video.

Thanks for the nice video. Muttnchop, The way you look with all that background setup (Tobacco tins, Pipes etc.) makes me wanna smoke pipe all day long :) Greeting from Kuwait. I visited Kentucky 3 times, If I had known you before, I would say Hi in person at least. I learned alot for you, thanks for your videos and keep the good work and the cozy background :)

Love the shirt.. Great video. Wes

Everyone’s different. You can always smoke more tobacco but you can never unsmoke tobacco, so start small.

Gretings from Syberia, Russia. It was really nice to know about beer cheese (since I've never heard of it before, I will try to make it for sure) and some effects of heavy tobacco, which I felt recently while smoking Nightcap (I think I will need to try some more virginia blends. Unfortunately, it is not popular at all to smoke a pipe here and I've never seen a person with pipe, cigarettes only; but I often offer my friends to smoke a pipe and some of them like it, so, I suppose, the number of pipesmokers will grow in here. Thank you for the video and the information you put in it.

Great info Muttnchop. i have never seen a video done on this subject. it answered alot of questions for me. Oh, I am going to have to try beer cheese. Take care Bro.

I don't mind high nicotine content,blends like Irish Flake,5 brothers,Old Joe among to name few are simply good blends,strong and solid. I've never really understand talks about nicotine buzz,never had experienced one... but it's just me, old man with tongue made of leather.I usually smoke Nightcap in the morning. Good video so thank you and as always cool smokes mate.

Fresh air also helps, because when you're feeling sick and still smelling the smoke, especially indoors, it can make you even sicker. (But maybe that's just me) And if you already feel sick, do yourself a favour and just go to the bathroom. After going to the bathroom you will instantly feel a lot better. It happens to all of us at some point, although I think it is more common to happen with cigars.

In my life I have smoked some cigarettes (socially, I was never a regular smoker, but would bum one occasionally during a night out or at a party), the occasional cigar, and my pipe fairly regularly. I've honestly never really felt anything from the nic when smoking my pipe, even some of the blends that are supposedly higher in nicotine. I have started to feel a little lightheaded or jittery near the end of a big or strong cigar, once even feeling slightly nauseous, but to be fair I hadn't eaten much in the last couple hours. In comparison, I have gotten lightheaded from the very first puff of a cigarette each and every time I've smoked one. Without fail. It's a night and day difference. This is mainly advice for those coming to pipe smoking without having been a regular cigarette smoker, because I was that guy too, worried that I would get addicted, and it's just not really an issue with pipes unless you literally smoke nic-heavy burley flakes or brown twist around the clock and even then the level of nic in your system is just so much lower than with cigarettes, I have a hard time imagining it being very hard to quit.

Back before i gained a tolerance to chewing tobacco i used to get really sick from it and the best cure i found was to put sugar in my lip at the 1st sign of sickness... Since then i have gotten used to the nicotine in chew and pipe tobacco and it doesnt negative effect me as much. Once you get sick from it a few times, you'll be able to see sickness coming and stop before it happens

Love your videos everyday watcher

More important than the lack of additives, cigar and pipe tobacco nicotine takes much longer to get into the blood stream than that of cigarettes, because the smoke is not inhaled. The speed of the nicotine "hit" from cigarettes greatly increases the propensity for habit-formation. Also, pipes and cigars simply aren't nearly as quick and easy to smoke as cigarettes, so it's much harder to smoke them multiple times per day, every day.

I very much agree with you MC. Not once in my pipe smoking career have I felt that I 'needed' to smoke. I actually recommend to my friends trying to quit cigarettes to pick up a pipe to help with tapering off. Strangely, according to medical scholars, nicotine raises blood sugar levels. I have always thought that it lowers blood sugar, because low blood sugar has a similar effect of causing lightheadedness. Perhaps they are spreading a false claim to deter diabetics from smoking ;)

What is your opinion on packet Tobacco like for example “Drum”

Go 30 days without smoking. That’s a good way to tell if you’re addicted or not.

Congrats for the great job you're doing. I start pipeing recently. Another day I've tried the Five Brothers which is 100% burley. wow...i realy could feel the nicotine. And also got a headacke... on the other hand I've heard this kind of tobacco is good to "clean" the pipe... mainly when you smoked aromatics on it. Maybe a video about this? best!

I had a mild case of nicotine sickness once. It all started for me where I actually felt really good to the point of things getting a little brighter. I then felt ultra relaxed for about 15 minutes or so and then the sickly feeling came in. Not very pleasant once that bit kicks in but I still enjoy my pipe and it hasn't put me off. Just like when we learn our alcohol limits, We still go back for more but have a bit less next time!...lol

I wished I had watched this video before I gone to get a cigar and decided to look cool at a coffee shop 🤣. Thanks for video.

When I smoked cigars two years ago, I could hardly go for a day without smoking at least one. I quit for 11 months, briefly relapsed last December, and made the switch over to pipes in mid-January. I smoke anywhere from zero to five days a week, and it is much easier on my wallet than cigars were (even though I recently expanded my pipe collection to seven), not to mention that many of my friends compliment me on my cologne when they are in fact smelling black Cavendish with an occasional hint of Latakia. The times I tried cigarettes never ended well.

Cigarettes are nasty

I'm a cigarette smoker but I've been switching over to pipes lately to cut down. Normally I'd smoke a pack and a half a day of cigarettes but I've gotten myself down to a pack since I've started smoking pipes. A pack a day is still a lot but I hope to cut down more.

Love da shirt bless up mate

I've had pop or a spoon of honey to ease the nicotine effect. I find that helps a great deal. Usually I don't get light headed from pipe tobacco, but the other day I was just spinning from Ye Olde Signe by Dunhill. I normally smoke on an empty stomach as I dont feel the effects from pipe tobacco often.

i used to experience nicotine sickness back when i used to vape. it helps to be hydrated and full.

Hey Chris great informative video as always - question, do you use the balsa filters with your savinelli 122? Thank you

I've been watching a few of your videos and I'm interested in this hobby. But looking at pipes online their prices vary widely, and I don't want to over invest into one or smoke Chinese chemicals. You made a video on buying a new pipe, but that was more for people already smoking them. Could you maybe do a video for those wanting to start out? Websites you recommend and maybe a handful of pipes you think would be good for a beginner? Maybe tobacco as well.