In 1964, there were 70 million smokers in the United States, and tobacco was an $8 billion a year industry.With most pipes smoking five to seven bowlfuls of tobacco with the bowl only half-filled you start producing a nice carbonized. In order to get a pleasurable smoke from your pipe, you will need to build up a carbonized lining to the entire bowl interior, which helps insulate the bowl for a cooler, more flavorsome smoke.
I've tried cigarettes on occasion and it's really not the same. Loose tobacco is much, much cheaper than cigarettes, unfortunately it's usually pipe tobacco and that's not really much like a cigarette.
