Pipesmoking Health Studies

[@Radioposting]

I read that even non-smokers have a 100% chance of death.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

That is always the elephant in the room, eh? -Tom

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

Sitation please? :p

[@JoseMora-wc5zz]

I’m gonna need information from a reprobable news source.

[@6MRPICKLES-666]

Bill hicks

[@mantalk8798]

jakomo 161 Tobacco is like anything. Everything in moderation. You cannot have a pack of beer a day and live very long. The same is true of pipes. If you have 10 bowls a day you will die. However, if you have one once a week or once a month there is no harm in it. The longest living in World War II veteran of 114 years smokes 12 cigars a day and still hasn't died.

[@najeyrifai293]

Basically, brush your teeth and wash your face after you smoke, avoid tongue-bite, try to smoke once every few days rather than every day, and have a cold non-alcoholic drink while smoking.

[@25inspector]

Everything in moderation. Even too much of a good thing is bad. Look at athletes, many die of heart related issues because they push too hard. Moderation I believe is key.

[@sebastienschertl8296]

you cannot really push too hard as your body will stop itself in a 99,99% of the cases the reason they die of heart issues are doping substances like anabolic steroids

[@swissarmyknight4306]

Yeah, that's doping killing them.

[@JinnYoungKim]

I saw Ireland Body Builder died young. He ate healthy food and did exercise everyday... but yeah... Moderation is a definitely key..

[@roadrunner6529]

My great grandpa smoaked a pipe all his life and lived till he was 102

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Good to hear! I'm sure there are also those who perished early, who were pipesmokers ... to me it's very relaxing, and if you maintain good oral health, the risks seem minimized. -Tom

[@kingjames4886]

the oldest person alive smokes cigarettes...

[@blackboard212]

@jon hamm i feel like pipe and cigars r worth it if u enjoy it coz it helps with stress and as someone who can see that stress gives grey hairs. Not to mention all the rest im 100% a supporter of smoking to relax and de-stress. not to mention it tastes amazing.

[@jamesluck2969]

@jon hamm its was a sad day when the news came. Can't but feel sorrow for the family and for what was lost.

[@ExaminerCross]

@@NWPipeSmoker thanks for not being like "yes! All smokers live long!" I hate it when people go crazy like that

[@baldpipesmoker1]

Thanks for the info brother! I did my own research when I first started smoking a pipe. I even looked up famous people from the past who were pipe and cigar smokers to see how long they lived and what they died of. Most of them lived a long time and didn't die because of their pipe smoking. There are a lot of risks in life that have nothing to do with tobacco. I say moderation and just enjoy life. Take care man!

[@NWPipeSmoker]

You are *so right* about that! Thanks for taking the time to write! Happy and healthy puffing to ya! -Tom

[@danielsidaway719]

I wonder if pipe smokers tend to be less stressed, and stress can be a contributing factor for cancer. Just a thought.

[@ElevatedMethod]

Daniel Sidaway Excellent question sir!

[@ribe3969]

Haha, love it! You just made it go full circle

[@corksauve4949]

One study I read said that people who smoke a pipe on a regular basis lived longer than non-smokers.

[@mrmonagamous]

@@corksauve4949 where'd you read that

[@corksauve4949]

@@mrmonagamous Cant' be sure it was a while ago.

[@CigarPipeSmoker]

I had a similar experience at a doctors office when I told the doc I smoked pipes and cigars. He said he didn't count that as smoking as long as it wasn't cigarettes. Lots of good info.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Enjoying your videos, brother. Thanks for stopping by! -Tom

[@baldpipesmoker1]

Okie Cigar and Pipe Smoker That's cool Dale!

[@JinnYoungKim]

I hate someone who compares cigqr and pipe to cigarettes. They think pipe is hazardous that much. It's hobby not like shitty cigarettes

[@Balkancuga]

@@JinnYoungKim Well if cigarettes are also from natural tobacco, and no inhaling just like with a pipe, then its the same.

[@Alex-oz9eh]

@@Balkancuga I've never met anybody who didn't inhale cigarettes

[@Jonahch2v9]

Working in mental health; I find that pipe and cigar smokers have that ability to just sit, relax and think. Priceless for mental health and something that many people can't do now.

[@terragthegreat175]

The only guy in my family to die from cancer chain-smoked cigarettes his entire life. Still made it to about 75. Of course, he was also a veteran of two world wars, a former prisoner of war, and a survivor of the Battle of Berlin, so perhaps there were some...extraneous variables in there. I think I'll run the gauntlet with the occasional pipe.

[@salvegas]

Well Hell, Life's a risk... Seize the Day. Cancer surviving pipe smoker here.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

And may you continue to smoke with us all for a very long time to come! -Tom

[@salvegas]

Thanks Tom. You have a great channel, and I always look forward to your Vids. -Tony

[@StopMotionAdventure]

Sorry, but Did you get cancer because of pipe smoking?

[@Chacho-i5y]

Explain ""(leukoplakia)"" and tobacco please answer I would love to hear what you think please and thank you

[@84bultaco]

My grandpa smoked a pipe till he was 93. He was happy as hell.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

That's the whole idea, Leland. Thanks for sharing that! -Tom

[@asazeel]

It is said that the fumes from sitting in traffic is worse than pipe smoking.is that ever brought up?

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Noe that I've read - interesting point, though. -Tom

[@cajunpipesmoker1519]

George Burn smoked cigars his whole adult life and lived to be 100. Personally, since I’ve started smoking pipes again, my stress level has fallen significantly! I’d rather die stress free doing something that I enjoy than falling over dead at my office from perceived stress and worry. Pipe smoking is so relaxing and it often takes me to a place that my brain can simple shut off. (No junk…just a nice tobacco). I prefer aromatics

[@calebevans3690]

i don't think anyone argues that there is NO risk to pipes and cigars, it's just a matter of choosing how much of a risk you're ok with

[@Chacho-i5y]

Explain ""(leukoplakia)"" and tobacco please answer I would love to hear what you think please and thank you

[@parsonrick8030]

great info, thanks. Motorcycles, bicycles, pipes and even what I do for a living- all managed (and chosen) risks. Ain't livin' on the edge glorious?

[@artsandclouds]

This comment just brightened my day! Yes, yes it is!!!!!!

[@jamesluck2969]

I'm a pretty young man yet I'm now about 50 times more likely to die of cancer becouse of a lack of knowledge toward what we were told to spray. Meh life goes on, neither me or the employer knew and neither did the company that made the stuff. The stuff did its job well. Now the new stuff doesnt work most of the time. Oh well a good pipe smooths the sole.

[@dalepiper6693]

Good advice and common sense...i guess life these days is a managed risk added to that I’ve always been a bit defiant and I got to 72 so I guess Ill keep smoking.

[@Radioposting]

My doc told me straight up that the nicotine isn't the killer... And if I am required to fill out a form where it asks if I'm a smoker or not, that I should feel free to put an "x" in the "no" box.

[@Saxonx500]

I was a full time firefighter for 32 years.....I suspect I inhaled more cancer causing smoke then than I do now as a pipe smoker.....apparently firefighters have a 4x chance of cancer anyway so a relaxing pipe isn't going to add much to that risk ..... enjoying these videos!

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Thanks for joining me, Monty! -Tom

[@TheHeroesSquare]

Im quite a newbie to pipe smoking. Doing once a day. But its just so great watching an informative video about health risks and reading all the comments. It seems that all you guys are not obsessed and biased about the topic. Always good to be realistic and check everything carefully and do research if you need it. Thanks.

[@christophgunther7893]

wake up every morning and drive to work is much danger as pipe smoking 😂

[@JinnYoungKim]

@@columbmurray Oh thanks God that you and your wife are safe. Have a great day with pipe sir.

[@JinnYoungKim]

@@columbmurray Amen. So am I sir. Today it's really hard to find someone who is Christian.

[@MrRogermorris]

After all my prescriptionsmy nerves have never been the same since so I have started pipe-smoking for this reason to relaxing

[@daleschmidt7157]

I enjoy one or two bowls a day now that I'm retired. I like a long smoke after lunch and then another long smoke in the evening that takes me through sundown.

[@Dave_S]

I setup a policy on myself for my wife and kids last year. It was for almost 8 figures - so they really did a heck of a lot of due diligence and they were leaving no stone unturned. My cigar and pipe smoking did not increase my premiums at all. If I'd have smoke cigarettes it would have been a very different story according to the people I was dealing with.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

That's very informative, David - thanks for sharing that! And that's an act of love, taking care of those you care about, even after you're gone. -Tom

[@christiansotterley3805]

you're a cool guy.

[@neolexington]

I think popular opinion fuels more "studies" than factual data in most cases.

[@ThaB1987]

As a PhD in biotechnology and having been a cancer- and currently heart disease - researcher, I would like to add some points: 1) Most smokers do not die from cancer, but from smoking induced heart disease (smoking increases your risk of artherosclerosis, clogged arteries) 2) It is indeed all about frequency (obviously your chance on cancer is higher if you smoke two bowls a day then if you smoke two bowls a week) And last: there are indeed worse risks for getting cancer: being obese or having a sedetary lifestyle (couch potato) is increasing your chances on a variety of cancers and heart disease much more than a daily pipe...

[@Zbroja69]

Bart Krist, thanks for sharing. I don’t know much about biology, but I think it is important to note that although inhaling tobacco smoke is of course bad, but also just keeping it in your mouth or even using smokeless tobacco (chewing) or vaping etc - these are all means to get nicotine into your bloodstream and it is nicotine which increases vascular disease. Here is some interesting read www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3755365/

[@fattyninja4320]

Smoked cigars for 20 years. Now in my 40s I've switched to a pipe. I have never smoked cigarettes. Point being I'm not addicted to premium cigars or my pipe. I can go days or weeks without smoking. Not the same with cigarette smokers. They mix in addictive chemicals to cigarettes and it's a well known fact. Are pipes safer? Is anything safe? Researchers say hot coffee or tea can cause cancer. Look at all the people that die of lung cancer but have never touched a tobacco product. Everyday we roll out of bed we take some kind of risk. My sister died of breast cancer in her 30s. No family history of it. She was healthy as horse but she died anyway. Life is too short to worry about most things. I hope to meet some of you in the afterlife.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

I pretty much agree with you on all counts. -Tom

[@bobanddonnareynolds1226]

I like to smoke my pipes hot and drink whiskey at the same time. I also ride a motorcycle as fast as it can go half drunk and never have a skid lid on. We are still having fun at 71 years old. Live your life and let other people worry about health risks. You will be glade you did if you ever make it to an old man . If not you had one hell of a good time.

[@JinnYoungKim]

@@x234mia4 You're optimistic?

[@gabehanson1808]

Finally an honest talk about pipe smoking

[@seanmckee8106]

The smoking frequency of cigarette smokers is the biggest factor i think. They smoke 30-40 times per day.

[@troykemp5329]

sean mckee lol not in australia you have to be a millionaire to smoke cigarettes... It bloody costs you around a dollar for 1 and coming in a pack of 30...

[@jamesluck2969]

Actually alot of smokers are a pack a day around 20 per day, the in average are 2 pack per day.

[@jiinx72]

@Keir Campbell You haven't met my old team leader. He'd go through two packs of cigs a day. He still burns through a pack and a half so 30 now.

[@InhabitantOfOddworld]

When you bear in mind that each cig is around half a bowl worth, you can visualise why the difference is critical. Imagine smoking even 5 bowls a day, let alone the 10-15 bowls you'd need to meet the average cigarette smoker

[@jondaniels4325]

@@InhabitantOfOddworld good point, not to mention cigarette smokers are inhaling. Basically dropping nukes in their respiratory system each day

[@mackyrulez756]

stay out of cigarettes, but never abandon the pipe

[@TheQuantumPotato]

Glad someone said it! I see this stuff bandied around a lot - the reality is that there is always a risk associated with smoking, no matter how much. My PhD is in AI and Machine Learning for healthcare with a focus on lung cancer and I read studies all day every day - what you realise is that when it comes to lifestyle factors like smoking, all you can really say is that it increases your risk. Trying to quantify one type of smoking being safer over another ends up getting into murky waters, there are just too many confounding factors. I do and will continue to smoke a pipe, but I assume the risk is that I have a good chance of creating some issues because of it. As you say, there are some intuitive conclusions to draw such as less consumption equaling less risk, and not deliberately inhaling creating less risk of lung cancer, but even then, the waters are murky as I say. What you really need to look at with healthcare is meta-studies or systematic reviews. Even then, you're constrained by the quality of the body of work which the meta-study or systematic review has been done on in the first place.

[@TheMKEWERBY]

I just want to say to that end, I've heard studies say that stress and depression can actually be worse for you than smoking, drinking, drugs or even "bad" foods can.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Michael Werbovetz Being lonely is scientifically as worse as heavy smoking.

[@carl-ok9gn]

I'm not discounting any info here, or any examples of folks living into their very late years without smoking related illness. However, one aspect left out of nearly all of these discussions is epigenetics. Objectively and factually, there are those of us who have our anti-cancer genes turned off and will get cancer regardless of lifestyle just as there are those of us with anti-cancer genes active who could lead lifestyles that promote cancer and remain cancer free. the hard part is seeing the common ground between the two.

[@Cosmicblast77]

I was researching various health insurance policies and I found out from a number of them that if you smoke 4 or less times a week they will not give you a higher premium. They see no extra health risk to charge you more for being a smoker.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Interesting ... thanks for sharing that. -Tom

[@cingram8168]

Yeah well they don't want you having guns any more either not giving them up either😀

[@DrKooBot]

Stress fracking kills so I could see pipe smokers living longer lol

[@robertcarrico2388]

I smoke pipes 2 bowls a day I'm 29 and I love pipe smoking I love pipes and tobacco I'm mostly English and Virginia pipe tobacco guy

[@YorkshirePiper]

Cancer begins when the body's PH level drops down to a highly acidic range, which causes lymphatic system to stop working correctly, and dead cellular waste begins to be dumped into the body's bloodstream as the lymph channels swell. Cancer cannot survive in an alkaline environment, fact. So smoke you're pipe all day long as much as you like because let me tell you, if you eat right, get enough oxygen and nutrients, you're body's PH will remain balanced and cancer simply cannot survive in that environment, as soon as you compromise the immune system and acidosis sets in this is when you enter the teratory of cancer. If you're body's PH is alkaline you can smoke all day long and cancer simply will not be a reality, but if you're immune system is comprised and your diet is full of sugars and processed food ect and you keep pumping the body with carcinogens you will eventually die... simple as that . Keep you're body's PH alkaline and you'll be fine . As for genetics..it takes 23 separate genes to cause cancer to form, these gene's are turned on and off via environmental signals, stress diet ect , it's not genetic, is epi-genetic

[@imawrench]

Thanks Tom for the well thought out video. I like the idea of "managed" risks. As someone who commutes by bicycle year round, I have personally know a handful of healthy folks that have been killed while cycling, and I don't know anyone that has died from causes pertaining to pipe smoking. Good tips in regard to smoking cool and staying hydrated. Hard to not want a whiskey with my evening pipe though, hehehe ;)Take care my friend,Stephen

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Stephen, if you enjoy that whiskey with your pipe, then have one for me ... heck, just enjoy it. Or maybe keep your mouth lubricated with water during the smoke ... -Tom

[@ronthunders6124]

something about you is very listenable. And you make me wanna smoke my pipe too!

[@peterhoward492]

Honest guy Honest smoke Always

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Just me, take it or leave it. But thanks, Peter. -Tom

[@1994jhg]

This guy is very relaxing to listen to. Also I like that mug. It looks like the bottom half of an old Coleman thermos.

[@BigFatHeretic]

If you want to be perfectly safe, you can just lay down in a crib curled up in a fetal position with your thumb in your mouth! But then you'll go into dementia! On the other hand, a life that is worth living is not without risk. So, enjoy that beer and smoke that pipe, an have a nice big fat cigar! I'm 66 years old and I have been smoking a pipe and cigars since I was only 19. I have known pipe smokers in their 90s.

[@skippindocs5793]

My dads healthy at 47 and he’s been smoking since he was 16

[@gromit848]

A regular customer at my grandmothers restaurant who is well into his 60's close to 70 now once told me his doctor told him not to stop smoking his cigars and sipping bourbon because it was actually helping his blood pressure and stress levels.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

What about weekend campers and bushcrafters who spend hours in front of smoking fire? Maybe that should be also discouraged. Or people who live in cities that have polluted air?

[@igormarinkovic1531]

I always lose my mind in pipe smoking and dont care about anything else

[@stevef9876]

lol please consider red meat consumption decrease, the booze, too

[@DroopyWorm]

@@stevef9876Red meat is extremely good for you

[@thylacine622]

Damn you look handsome with that hat!

[@tigeratlas]

Placebo (and no-cebo) effect is real. If you’re worried about cancer, your risk goes up.

[@2Brento]

Thanks for your video. It's like smoking a pipe with a friend.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Thanks, Todd - feels that way to me, too. -Tom

[@thebaka234]

hi so I'm a cigarette smoker for 6 years and it becomes a big addiction and I don't know if pipe or cigarettes a healthier ( I know the two can do cancer)

[@Chacho-i5y]

​@@NWPipeSmokerExplain ""(leukoplakia)"" and tobacco please answer I would love to hear what you think please and thank you

[@serles]

Filters should make quite a difference. I read that they take out about half of the nicotine and tar and they cool down the smoke and prevent the tobacco from "biting". I cannot imagine that getting tongue bite is healthy ...

[@GusBuster-ti4mc]

When I'm outdoors smoking cigars or smoking pipe I actually spit a lot. Don't know if that helps lower the risk of getting any mouth cancer but it also helps me from feeling to green in the gills. lol

[@GusBuster-ti4mc]

Kinda of a old saying when smoking and getting a little sick.

[@gabbyhayes1568]

The part about pipe smokers living longer than non-smokers was actually out of the Surgeon General's report a while back. But hell, what do they know, lol. I think it all boils down to your inherited genetics. How else would you explain some pipe smokers living into their 90's. I'm not giving up a good Scotch either, lol.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

It should be quality rather than quantity of years, if you ask me. Some good stand-up comedy sketches about that from Dennis O'leary on KZbin. :) -Tom

[@4570Govt]

My grandfather never smoked, never had a drop of alcohol in his life, yet died at 75 years old from esophageal cancer(that spread to his lungs). Go figure. My father, a physician of nearly 40 years, has been quite adamant about how "smoking" is bad for ones health. Having attended a day lecture/conference at a local hospital with my dad when I was young(around 10ish), they had a fresh set of lungs that were removed from a "lifelong smoker" on ice, on display in a glass case. Blackened and really nasty looking, oozing tar, inflamed and bubbles all over it. The fellow was (95) when he died, according to the little chart detailing life history. Well, that image seared into my brain kinda turned me off of eating the catered lunch provided for the attendees, pasta with red sauce and salad IIRC. My other grandfather(mom's dad) smoked a pipe for many years, and rolled his own cigarettes "that whistled" according to my mom(her dad). Apparently he gave up smoking as a gift to her for my parents wedding. Maybe her marrying a doctor was a reason, lol. Well, to round out this longwinded comment, I'm 34, and awaiting my first two pipes in the mail: two MM cobs and a couple tins of recommended blends a friend steered me towards. Due to be arriving this week, so I'll be lighting my first bowl this next weekend. I've tried cigarettes, tried a vape, and tried cigars. All multiple times, just to see if there was anything that caught. Well, each one caused me to nearly puke. Fingers crossed that pipes won't turn me green 🤣!

[@catholicchristdisciple]

How did it go ?

[@figeon]

@@catholicchristdiscipleHe died 💀

[@catholicchristdisciple]

@@figeon this guy?

[@figeon]

@@catholicchristdisciple just joking because he hasn’t answered since making his original post

[@rovey887]

Another great video. I guess surviving getting kicked in the teeth by a horse you can do pretty much anything you want and be ok. lol. thanks again and keep the vids coming. Take care.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Uncle John didn't really care what other people thought of him - probably because they all thought really highly of him. He was a straight-up guy who went through a lot, but was always helping other people. Conservative, but not judgmental. Died a couple years ago at 95. -Tom

[@carsoncitydigs]

Most of the pipes on amazon are found under the “health” category

[@thelumpydumperpodcast2536]

My grandpa smoked cigars for 30 years and heat 80 with no health problems

[@NWPipeSmoker]

The oldest man in America at 112 said that cigars and whiskey were among the keys to his longevity. And good genes. -Tom

[@mstarot2793]

If second-hand smoke causes cancer then none of us should have live through the 70s. Everyone smoked. All the time. And everywhere.

[@andrewbender8879]

Probably one of the more truthful analyses of the effects of pipe smoking I've come across yet from a Fellow pipe smoker. Moderation in anything is key. Location is too. If you smoke your pipe in an enclosed room full of other smokers 2 times a week you are getting a small amount of your pipes smoke by mild accidental inhale, but you are getting HUGE amounts of second hand. Which is proven to cause cancer. So there are many facets. The biggest is predisposition to cancer in your family.

[@brianquilty687]

Sorry Tom ... I went back in time to watch this video and glad I did. Very interesting input from you. I'm sure we can all agree that many things we do involve some form of risk. Driving a car, taking a plane ride, crossing the street, swimming in the ocean. Life in general is a risk of some sort.

[@Chacho-i5y]

Explain ""(leukoplakia)"" and tobacco please answer I would love to hear what you think

[@thomasschnackenberg9475]

Great information! 10:32… Priceless. I laughed at the same time, and then laughed even harder upon rewind. R.I.P. Uncle John.

[@oldsagerat]

Great video ! I'm 60 and smoke two to six bowls of Prince Albert a day. Depending on weather My dentist told me there was risk of irritating the soft palate In the mouth. My doctor is Mormon and doesn't like tobacco or coffee. I have to drive on busy roads most days and consider it riskier by a long shot. "Happy smokes"

[@NWPipeSmoker]

I'm with you! Seems that having a glass of water or other benign beverage alongside as you smoke is a good thing (not alcohol or hot or acidic drinks, which wash away even more of the mouth's protective mucus layer) is a strategy, as is taking a break if you feel irritation in your mouth. -Tom

[@RazorBrain1]

As a motorcycle rider myself Im glad you brought it up. I smoke about a bowl a day and maybe a cigar once a week when I have the time to enjoy it. I always have something to drink and clean my mouth thoroughly after. And when I rife I wear all the proper gear. My mind set is that im going to enjoy my life and do the things I love and take steps to minimize the risks. No sense in being scared of everything. What would be the point to living?

[@zeegh5867]

I enjoyed your talk. just relaxing informitive and your smoking is cool.

[@nathanheller3240]

Another great video, Tom. As always you keep it real and tell it how you see it. I'll always respect that.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Just my $0.02 worth, Nathan. Thanks for the comment. -Tom

[@alexsweet6737]

It is not about smokers and non smokers...Yes indeed if you anything over excess it will effect your health, now whether it is a good or alcohol..anything excess will effect. Secondly I have my Cousin who didn't ever smoked and no habbit of drinking alcohol he died last year due to Lung disease... So in short ....forget and keep aside all these Research and Studies ... Just keep in Mind if you are smoking heavily then you should come down...Smoking pipes 3 times in a week is not going to effect anyone.... There are so many hazardous Air and pollution which itself is enough to make normal person sick

[@RichardBarry-p8z]

Try "naval Virginia flake" it's a non aromatic slow cured old time tobacco...👍

[@gabehanson1808]

When you get down to it. It’s all about genetics

[@wildernessman760]

I don't want to be too old to enjoy my life. If I can't do anything but lie in a bed and mumble then kill me. When my ability to do simple tasks for myself ends I don't want to be here anymore. I think the way I feel now I can easily be alive and well far into my 80s. Thats good enough for me. Let me enjoy a couple grand kids a while then my life will be fulfilled.

[@astroman2112]

Hey Tom! I know how that random aromatic smoke goes. Nice every once in a while. Damn...The cancer thing...Loads of booze here on my end, lol. Pure water sure is a great thing for sure. I'll still gamble on the calmness and lowering stress and of the blood pressure it gives me that I'll live longer. Great vid as always amigo. Cheers, James.

[@nycdrums5985]

geez good to c u back dude!!

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Thanks, James - great to hear from you! -Tom

[@matt882]

As a new pipe smoker this is great info. Thanks. Unrelated question, who makes the hat you’re wearing in this vid.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

As I remember, I got that at Duluth Trading as a closeout. -Tom

[@zironemegeaz]

high fat diets are much better for you then carbs and sugar and some native tribes in Alaska survive in large part on seal fat and meat no bread or sugar

[@thesmoovepiper4356]

hello NW pipe smoker very informative information I love smoking my pipe and I try an smoke at leas one bowl a day and as u said smoke cool and sip ur pipe you knw I've always wondered how come it is that smoking a pipe is not Addictive like smoking cigarettes I can leave my pipe alone for months but ppl that smoke cigarettes they are addictive I never understood that concept great video and I also love bent shapes pipes too lol happy smoking my friend😊😊😊😊

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Thank you, Peter - and smooth, rich smokes to you, too! -Tom

[@TotalDbag24]

Cigarette smokers purposefully inhale smoke into their lungs, which causes the nicotine to enter the bloodstream. (red blood cells are used to transport oxygen, so if you pollute your lungs with nicotine, the bloodstream will also become polluted with nicotine) While nicotine can be absorbed through the mouth while pipe smoking, it's nowhere near as concentrated as when it's absorbed into the lungs.

[@arcticpiper5278]

great video! The most I smoke is once in a day and usually it's not consistently every day. I drink water, root beer or chocolate milk when I smoke and every time I go to the dentist I ask him to check out any sores or anything else that seems out of place in my mouth. So far so good.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Good job! I do the same (though with water, but the visits to the dentist). -Tom

[@devikasuryavanshi6061]

He is a master of presentation and of a good life.

[@tonynapoli5549]

Mike from Blakemar Briars is alive and kicking saw him this Tuesday gone 01/10/2019 happy piping 👍👌🇬🇧

[@Gnorde]

I love your scenery in your videos, I'm tempted send you a nice HD camera just so the videos are in higher quality lol. Maybe a hero 4 black or something lol.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Got one - files are so f-ing huge that I can't deal with them, with my antique computer gear. Half-HD is what I call it (640x480). Gotta love the color of the Foveon sensor on the Sigma, though. -Tom

[@shinzman87]

@@NWPipeSmoker The "older" looking vids are kinda cool in my opinion. Kinda fits in with the mustache, hat, and pipe.

[@Radioposting]

The 15 minutes of smoking discussion is billable to your insurance company. Welcome to the Medical Industrial Complex.

[@spaceman51974]

A bent-Apple a day, keeps the doctor away.

[@prwpt]

I'm a little (lot) skeptical of 'recent studies' by scientists. Studies paid for by 'do gooders' who want to discourage certain behaviors often confirm the do gooders desire to control behaviors they don't like. Surprise? I take all scientific studies done to control behaviors with a grain of salt. Climate change? The Science is settled!!!!!!! Really? What real scientist talks like that? Anyway, I always enjoy your videos and look forward to the next ones eagerly. -- Bill (your unknown smoking buddy in NY).

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Thanks for the note, Bill. I'll smoke with you anytime! My curiosity is what fuels the do-gooders to go to the lengths they do - I just don't get it. -Tom

[@NGC6144]

I remember it used to be more so noted in the past the association of lip cancer with pipe smoking. My suspicion is that may have had more to do with vulcanite stems since vulcanized rubber contains nitrosamines and more could be possibly created from constituents in the rubber reacting with saliva. So, I personally don't buy pipes anymore that have vulcanite stems. As you mentioned from your club doctor tobacco variety can play a role in risk. From my research dark air-cured varieties have much higher carcinogens than flue cured. I read an European study on the developmental cancer rates of cigarette smokers depending on the respective variety of tobacco they smoked. For the duration of the study, those that smoked dark air-cured blends showed development of cancers as where those that smoked flue cured blends did not. The highest levels of nitrosamines I've seen noted was Indian dark air-cured. Cigars can be incredibly high too. If one can smoke virginias with ease then that would be the better choice but, myself along with many others can't handle the virginia bite. Todd

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Interesting observations, Todd. An old vulcanite stem ... is like licking the sidewall of the tire on your car, on a hot day. I did read in one of the studies that much pipe tobacco (burley) is alkaline, which allows greater absorption into your mucus membranes than an acid environment (Virginias). More study needed! -Tom

[@NGC6144]

Yes, that's my understanding also. The cigarette companies went so far as to add ammonia to tobacco to increase alkalinity and enhance nic. absorption. In the industry I think it is called "impact boosting."

[@davidarbelaez4395]

We are all going to die so what are we trying to avoid by not having any vices?

[@gabepettinicchio7454]

I just don't believe that pipe smoking in the outside air, w/o any inhalation can be much of a risk. I do think that there is a threat for mouth cancer with mod-hvy smoking of any kind.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

How much you smoke matters, and we all inhale, some more, some less. Just good to be aware of the risks, then proceed in a way to enjoy the experience with your eyes wide open. -Tom

[@TravelFreakTF]

So much sense in one single video man! Subbed👍

[@theusher2893]

What a great video. A chat among friends, out on a beautiful day.

[@FreedomFist]

Great video sir, very informative. You mentioned how doctors are now saying cancer is more likely caused by the combustion of something. It's interesting to note that "apparently" no one has every gotten cancer from smoking marijuana. Could be the chemicals released from the tobacco I suppose but I'm not sure if I buy the "combustion" reason.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Let's talk about your suggestion that nobody has ever gotten cancer from marijuana. What research supports that idea? I'd love to hear about it. My impression, from spending a lifetime around daily marijuana smokers, is that many of them are also cigarette smokers, and by the nature of the process, they draw deep - as deep as they can, often for as long as they can, to get the most out of a toke. More research needed! -Tom

[@FreedomFist]

NWPipeSmoker well we can't bunch in pot smokers who smoke cigs too, totally discounts the notion. I agree yes that more research is needed certainly, but it's almost certain that pot won't kill you. I'm not an advocate for either pot or cigs but just curious about doctors saying it's specifically combustion that causes the cancer. By that logic burnt toast should give you stomach cancer. Maybe it does, lol 😂.

[@frostaxe463]

Too much of anything is bad though just don't do it too much, too much coca-cola is bad

[@JinnYoungKim]

Yep. Moderation is the key.

[@nelg70]

Life is a risky. Enjoy what makes you happy. 😄

[@majorintherepublick5862]

Quality of life

[@GTFiorano]

good one, love this camera or filter it almost looks like super8 , anyway, I ride a motorcycle everyday to work. the MCN statistic while unbiased also is loaded by reported accidents. a small side swipe in a car is not much maybe not reported but on a bike it could be a wreck, 33 time more likely to be in an accident or 33times that accident will be 'bad'. I will go check the link. and how about the risks of pipe smoking, you really can't do a study and subject people to harm to prove it. I really feel while there is risk, it isn't worse than sitting by a fire camping or by the hearth. cigarettes have been tested and reviewed but they can only by extension attach findings to pipe smoking with such little and mostly anecdotal evidence of habits. but we do what we enjoy. I am glad to see you are doing well.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

I'm a fan of Sigma's Foveon sensor - this was captured with a Sigma DP2 Merrill. I like the quality of the color, and depth of field, and video sizes are still reasonable enough to work with compared to full HD. It's cranky, though, not a casual point and shoot. David Hough's '33 times more likely' statistic seems to me well-reasoned, recognizing with any study there's no way to capture data 100% accurately. But I'm just me, not a statistician or clinician who would be better able to evaluate quality of studies. My friend Eric (who is more of that mind) shared another study, so the vids on this aren't done, yet. -Tom

[@GTFiorano]

i do appreciate your commentary as always do keep them coming!

[@wildmanofthewynooch7028]

One more thing don't smoke with any sores in your mouth either.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Right on - goes without saying. Even if you were nicotine-addicted, at that point it'd be better to wear a patch. -Tom

[@SmokinBriar]

Hey Tom...Thanks for this video. I will be reading all the information in the links you provided. My Doctors...both Heart and Family agree that with heart issues, it's all about the nicotine. They said nicotine makes your blood "Sticky" and easier to clot, also damages and constricts your arteries and reduces your oxygen levels in your blood. Their advice was cut way back, and switch to a very low nicotine blend....Or give it up completely. Thanks for the good wishes Tom....I appreciate that very much! Be well....

[@NWPipeSmoker]

I've been hearing from a few folks that nicotine has some effect against Alzheimer's ... have to find some research about that. We want you happy and healthy - whatever that takes! -Tom

[@gorryman]

Wake up with a lil haunted bookshop , Five brothers all day, and 1 smoke of bold dark fired before bed , inhaling all the while , man I’m screwed

[@bigredchef1733]

i like this guy

[@Magician12345]

i want a LOTR style pipe.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

I had to look that acronym up, Magician. You're referring to a 'churchwarden' style of pipe. -Tom

[@theusher2893]

That would be a churchwarden pipe. I love mine.

[@kingjames4886]

that "gel stuff" on flavored tobacco is glycerin. it helps keep it moist longer too.

[@NWPipeSmoker]

Yep ... mmmmmm, yummy glycerine - not what I would choose to ingest, I'm afraid. And never listed as an ingredient. Good information, thank you! -Tom

[@kingjames4886]

I'd prefer not to, but it's hard to find high quality tobacco in my area unfortunately. nice video :)

[@Strelok__762]

Like others said,moderation. If you smoke 20 bowls a day then you are risking health issues just as if someone eats 20 burgers or pieces of cake a day they are putting themselves at risk. One burger or piece of cake a day is not going to kill you or make you fat and I relate pipe smoking in the same way. BTW my Grandad smoked cigars daily as well as chewed tobacco like it was going out of style and he passed from natural causes never got cancer, I also believe genetics play a huge role

[@Texanfish55]

I smoke my Pipe 2 to 3 times a day , greatly reducing my stress , wonderful way to unwind

[@eymerichinquisitore9022]

Once upon a time the air we breathe and the food we eat were different but above all I think it depends on where and how we live. I am 55 years old, I have been ill for 7 years and I am sure that pipe and cigars have had few faults. I will smoke my pipe as long as there is air in my lungs. I'm pretty sure that day will come at the right time.