Crud On or Crud Off?

[Mister Moo]

Looks like (at this point, after 10 votes) I'm the only "crud on"! What is that! I see pipes frequently with the crud on, so a little confusing to me, the vote.

I tend to only smoke an array of cobs and I'm "country", so I like it, the crud, charring, whatever. I rarely smoke a non-cob pipe but even those, I tend to leave the crud on and build up...shows a history to me. But, I don't have any expensive pipes in my collection...yet. I am sure if I did, or when I find a meer I can afford...I'll most likely keep it clean, I'd imagine.

Either way, super cool poll and thread!

I have evidence some cigar smokers claim they take cello off but, in reality, leave it on. I respect your honesty as I do that of all pipe smokers. Also, I have reason to suspect some cigar smokers claim they leave their cello on when actually they take it off. They are a mysterious lot those cigarists.

[quo155]

Outside of work I tend to always be wearing Wranglers. Denim works well for this- I just moisten the rim with a bit of saliva and give it a quick rub on the back of my pant leg when I finish a bowl

My Wranglers...denim...is good for all sorts of things! They make great fingernail files too...

I have evidence some cigar smokers claim they take cello off but, in reality, leave it on. I respect your honesty as I do that of all pipe smokers. Also, I have reason to suspect some cigar smokers claim they leave their cello on when actually they take it off. They are a mysterious lot those cigarists.

Yes, mysterious...that's for sure...yet making us all unique individuals while achieving (and enjoying) the same end result!

[Mister Moo]

Yes, mysterious...that's for sure...

Probably should have said "sinister".

[Lostmason]

I really have more to concern me than cleaning the rim,,altough I do keep my meer wiped off also,Guess it depends on the pipe,if it is a "pretty"pipe I'ld have to vote to keep the crud off.

[Tobias Lutz]

Outside of work I tend to always be wearing Wranglers. Denim works well for this- I just moisten the rim with a bit of saliva and give it a quick rub on the back of my pant leg when I finish a bowl

[MrMotoyoshi]

I love when my cobs get nice and cruddy. They look so much cooler than when they are pristine. I typically do a simple wipe like Tobias does with my briars.

[Branzig]

I love when my cobs get nice and cruddy. They look so much cooler than when they are pristine. I typically do a simple wipe like Tobias does with my briars.

I agree with the cob statement. I like my cobs to be a little singy and very blue collar. Nothing wrong with burnt corn on a cob.

My briars I am a fan of keeping the rim tidy. I usually apply saliva before lighting the pipe to protect it and wipe it clean after each bowl.

I am not sure about the Meers...I am to new to them to really know what I like in that regard....time will tell

[Pugsley]

I should expand on my earlier statement. I try to keep the rims on my briars as clean as possible, but I love the look of a cob that's had a hard life and aside from running the occasional pipe cleaner through them, I do nothing in the way of cleaning.

[Emperor Zurg]

Crud ambivalent. It's just a pipe - a device to burn rotten leaves.
I've got better things to do than police a little wayward residue.
I don't own a meer and probably never will. I don't like fragile/fussy things.

I can't find the 'who cares' button on the vote...

[commonsenseman]

I voted all three. While I like to think of myself as a "crud-Off" type of fellow, I'm "not sure" I care enough to constantly keep the rims clean.