>>827330Just do yourself a favor and get a corn cob pipe.
For a couple of reasons:
They are cheap and you wont cry if you break one. They can give a good smoke even when being cheap. They dont require a lot of care but learning to take care of pipes in general will make them more long lasting and will give a tasty smoke everytime.
They are more robust to drops (unlike real merschaum or clay or stone) briar is good and robust but more expensive.
And to be honest they feel more adequate for american expedition the likes of Huckleberry Finn.
I assume you are new to pipe smoking so get besides the pipe the basics:
The pipe tool.
A good starting tobacco (any pipe tobacco that is mild or light, virginia tobacco a good starter or get anything that smells to you really tasty.
wood matches, gasoline ligther, or when near campfire grab a thin stick and fire away.
pipe cleaners (use them for their real purpose, that is cleaning a pipe)
alcohol.
Pic related: my selfmade Popeye mouthpiece.
