The perfect pipe

[GatorGirl]

So all of us have a “perfect pipe” or perhaps, favorite pipe. Have you dedicated it to a particular blend? A particular type of tobacco? How often is it in your rotation or is it a daily driver? What makes it so perfect?

[Fr_Tom]

I have a few pipes that I am very fond of. I typically smoke them every day. For me anyway the bit needs to be vulcanite and clench well. The bowl needs to be 7/8 in or a little wider. I tend to go though spells where I am only smoking a couple of things, so I guess something like "serial dedication" is pretty much my smoking style just in general.

[Tsal]

My pipes are dedicated to tobacco.
In all seriousness, my only criteria is that the bit is comfortable and the pipe is proportionate. I also dedicate my pipes to two maybe three genre's of tobacco i smoke. Brit crap, Americana Codger and fancy.

[Piping Abe]

I dedicate a pipe to a specific tobacco when I find what works well. The most important part of a pipe is the stem because that is the part we put in our mouth. If it is not comfortable, the pipe will move along.

My favorite shape is the Bulldog. I prefer 1/8 to 3/4 bent pipes. And right now i’m focusing on lighter pipes with 1.5 inch bowl depth or less.

I don’t think I have a favorite but most of the pipes I own now have some sort of sentimental connection, where I bought them or who gave them to me.

I’m a big believer in that you don’t need many pipes. My ideal would be to have each pipe I own dedicated to each of my favorite blends. So somewhere between 10-20 pipes. But I have more than that for sentimental reasons.

[Middle Earth]

Perfect pipe for me has drilling and draft that is perfect for me. In this regard I find Rinaldo to be consistently perfect.

[Mr Beardsley]

All of my pipes are pretty near perfect for me. If they don't smoke great or fit great they were out the door long ago

[BlueRidge]

I've moved to lighter pipes. Rossi piccolos and Ropp etudiants have been great for me. however I do really like the Peterson spigot 999s so there's that

[Mr Beardsley]

I've moved to lighter pipes. Rossi piccolos and Ropp etudiants have been great for me. however I do really like the Peterson spigot 999s so there's that

Those are both on my radar for a cost effective knockaround type pipe

[Tsal]

I've moved to lighter pipes. Rossi piccolos and Ropp etudiants have been great for me. however I do really like the Peterson spigot 999s so there's that

Those are both on my radar for a cost effective knockaround type pipe

Because we can't say cheap anymore. We have to make it sound less offensive.

[BlueRidge]

I've moved to lighter pipes. Rossi piccolos and Ropp etudiants have been great for me. however I do really like the Peterson spigot 999s so there's that

Those are both on my radar for a cost effective knockaround type pipe

Because we can't say cheap anymore. We have to make it sound less offensive.

pffft I hope they stay cheap! they're great