Heavily into pipes and no, cigars and pipes not the same. Pipes IMHO take more skill than a cigar. If you really want to smoke pipes, get a Dr Grabow or a Cheap Meersham pipe off Ebay. And if you have a local B&M that sells pipe tobacco, try the house blends which sell from my experience $1.50 to $2.25 an ounce. Plus, plenty of online places that sell pipe tobacco.