>>954739Go for it.
You don't have to drop a lot of cash to get into it.
A Missouri Meerschaum Legend corncob pipe gives god-tier smokes, yet costs just $7 and is available at your local drugstore.
Tobacco: Captain Black (vanilla flavored aromatic), Carter Hall (mild non-aromatic with) and Half and Half (a non-aromatic with a sweet flavor) are all widely available and cost less than $5 per pouch.
A lighter is $1.50
A pipe tool is $3, but you can also use a golf tee or even an old nail for a tamper and pick if you so desire-they're essentially free.
And a pack of regular pipe cleaners is $2
All told, you can get set up and in the game for less than $20. And it all fits into a single quart sized ziplock bag that you can take anywhere.
Pic related is mine. I found an old carriage bolt that makes for a first-class tamper.