| Smoking pipes can never run out of popularity. Firstly, | | | | pipe from India, while the Kiseru, a thin long fine metal |
| their charm is indefatigable. Secondly, they have their | | | | pipe, originated in Japan. Like a hat, you must choose a |
| own unique pleasure. These pipes provide a sense of | | | | pipe that matches your style, personality and taste. |
| ecstasy which is unachievable otherwise. They have | | | | Your options are numerous with the kinds of smoking |
| always enjoyed that public attention and being | | | | pipes on offer. Your preference may vary between a |
| regarded as an eminent credential. It is also the finest | | | | bong, a smoking metal pipe, a smoking water pipe, a |
| way to smoke tobacco amongst cigarettes, cigars | | | | glass smoking pipe, a bubbler or a clear glass bong. |
| and pipes. | | | | Once you have opted for a pipe, you must learn its |
| The history of smoking pipes predates that of many | | | | functionality. It is only with practice that one can relish |
| countries and even civilizations. The Indians and | | | | the ultimate pleasure of smoking a pipe. First step is to |
| Persians had evolved pipes hundreds of years ago to | | | | learn to pack your pipe. It must be done with soft |
| smoke cannabis and tobacco. The pipes have evolved | | | | hands, such that the tobacco can still have vents for |
| as a tool to accentuate the flavor you smoke. | | | | air. Secondly, you must learn the art of lighting it evenly. |
| Typically it consists of a tube with a small bowl to | | | | Unevenly lit tobacco cannot be truly enjoyed. It |
| keep the material to be smoked. It gives you a fine | | | | hampers the flow of gases in the pipe. Lastly you |
| relaxing flavor. Every time you inhale, a light hit is felt. It | | | | must decide the angle of holding your pipe. If it is a |
| is that soft rush of tobacco through the pipe that | | | | hookah or some other heavy glass/ water smoking |
| mesmerizes all its aficionados. Every puff renders you | | | | pipe, you will have to situate yourself at one place, |
| a new energy. | | | | while you can enjoy mobility in almost all other cases. |
| Pipes come in different shapes and sizes. They may | | | | Once you select a pipe and lit it up you can have an |
| also differ as per the smoking systems. It is also found | | | | experience of a life time, an experience limited to a |
| that the designs also change with cultures and | | | | lucky few. |
| countries. The famous Hookah is a smoking water | | | | |