Questions You Thought Were Too Dumb to Ask (Pipes Edition)

[gigmaster]

The difference? Prestige
Does it smoke better? No. Nothing smokes better than a $10.00 Missouri Meerschaum.
Should you buy it anyway? Absolutely.....

OK I'll go. Seriously, what's the difference between a $25 Grabow or Brog and a $100 savinelli? I'm referring to smokemanship not so much craftsmanship (although at some point those two must cross paths). I have 4 inexpensive pipes (2 baskets, a MM, & a Mr Brog) and every time I think of getting something in the 100+ range I get scared and back out. Is it really worth it?

[NWSmoke]

The difference? Prestige
Does it smoke better? No. Nothing smokes better than a $10.00 Missouri Meerschaum.
Should you buy it anyway? Absolutely.....

I appreciate your candor lol. FWIW, I just received delivery of a new MM and Mr Brog. Taking Brog for a test ran now and so far so good.

[gigmaster]

Never smoked a Brog, but I have been thinking about it. How are they?

I appreciate your candor lol. FWIW, I just received delivery of a new MM and Mr Brog. Taking Brog for a test ran now and so far so good.

[izkeh]

Never smoked a Brog, but I have been thinking about it. How are they?

I realize you weren't specifically asking me but I can tell you I have a #67 briar and it smokes wonderfully. The bowl is a little thin but it handles all my English blends (that's the only ting I smoke in it) like a champ. It doesn't gurgle. The stem is a little plasticky feeling but it's solid enough that I don't feel like it'll shatter if I drop it or something.

I dropped a whopping $25 on it and it's probably one of my better smokers. I'd grab one.

I also have the churchwarden #14. It's pearwood and it's kind of cheap feeling. Smallish bowl with a really plasticky feeling stem. I hardly smoke the churchwarden. It cost about the same ~$25.

[rx2man]

The difference? Prestige
Does it smoke better? No. Nothing smokes better than a $10.00 Missouri Meerschaum.
Should you buy it anyway? Absolutely.....

Its funny, as a new piper I started off with a MM and it provided a very good smoke with little effort on my end. Once my interest in pipes was piqued I started looking at briars and thats where all my problems started. A MM is cheap and does the job well. Not much to look at but great smokers. I think I need to light one up today.

[bluenoser]

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?

[Haebar]

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?

You have to let your pipes rest and air out after smoking them or they start to turn sour. I'd recommend a rotation of at least three pipes if you're smoking every day.

[Tobias Lutz]

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?

Generally you want to let a pipe rest a bit between smokes (for the moisture to leave the briar). I've found that repeatedly burning the same pipe over the course of a day works, but once it has sat for about 8 hours, it needs to rest a day or two before it is good again. That said, if you smoke once or twice a day, you can easily get by with 3-4 pipes (of which 2 or 3 can be inexpensive cobs).

[Rocket Scientologist]

That said, if you smoke once or twice a day, you can easily get by with 3-4 pipes (of which 2 or 3 can be inexpensive cobs).

So if smoking once or twice a day = 3-4 pipes, does that mean you smoke 20 times a day? (4 pipes = 2x a day ... 40 pipes = 20x a day)

[gigmaster]

I could get by fine with just one Missouri Meerschaum cob.

Do I want to? Of course not.

I see alot of people on here have a large amount of pipes, I'm sure alot of it is collection but is there a need for multiple pipes or could a guy get away with just 1?