I'm just trying to start out with pipes.  I've been a cigar smoker for quite a while and been meaning to try out pipes for a while, especially for the winter when it is cold.
I've had a cob before, but couldn't find any good tobacco in my town, so that experiment failed.  But I wanted to try it again, and thought that it would be fun to make my own pipe, so I bought a pre-drilled briar kit and carved my own pipe.  Well, it is done, and now I'm ready to try it out.  
Eventually I'll get a bunch of different bulk and tins to try, but budget is somewhat tight with Christmas coming up, so I ordered some Frog Morton (to be honest because I saw it on Modern Marvels way back when), and some Escudo.
So, which should I try first?  The Escudo, or the Frog Morton? 
