also helps to stick with something easy to smoke, like a Dunhill Ribbon cut tobacco (95% of their stuff). That stuff burns insanely well for a beginner right out of the tin till you get your sea legs
Pipes are cool because the tobacco cost 1/10 of what cigars cost. And there is an infinite variety of pipe tobacco available. And they’re cooler than cigars. And don’t stink like cigars. And your Father and Grandfather smoked a pipe, and they’re much cooler than you are!
Seriously, I enjoy both. Just enjoy pipes more. People who say they are tired of the constant delights are doing it wrong.