IMO a poker nosewarmer is the ultimate hunting/fishing pipe; fits easily in a hunting coat pocket and sits upright for when you have to set it down to take a shot or reel in a fish. I have a few shorty pipes of differing shapes and I haven't found the shortys to smoke any hotter than any other... but then I'm a very slow smoker. I generally don't clench a pipe except briefly when I need two free hands on short notice - I'd sooner just stuff it in my back pocket for a minute so having the bowl close to my face doesn't really matter much. I'm with 'PipeSmoker' though on the filter. That it has a filter would be a deal breaker for me.