Any experiences with EA Carey?

[Hitzy]

That's not a bad idea at all longshank, use it for the harsher varieties...
I'm kind of an all day smoker, stress relief is very appreciated these days, and I have fried my tongue a few times already with some heavier bacco, which also ruined the good stuff for me for a few days.
And as mentioned, I can always turn it into a real pipe easy enough... guess I'll start the search. I like the look of the rusty billiards they have.

[Ruffinogold]

Ivesmoked them in the past , the magic inch stuff .. my impression was they were kinda " airy ' ... not my thing but they are good pipes . I'm on board with KBB products or Grabow for a reasonable priced pipe . I'm a sucker for a Yello Bole Checker .. ugly and codgerly . They pop up on ebay for cheap sometimes and a new one is only like 25 bucks when wvsmokeshop has them in stock

[Hitzy]

This cheap Legendex from Italy right now is the best smoker I have, hard to see from the pic but the chamber is egg shaped, this sucker burns clean right to the bottom with a couple light tamps. First experience with something other then a cylindrical bowl, and I notice just how much better this shape works. I've pretty much parked the other pipes at this point.
I do inhale however, so the extra air mixing might be a good thing for me. Plus I'm a sucker for collecting things...so what's one more lol. As long as this hobby doesn't surpass my gun collection I'll be OK

[Ruffinogold]

This cheap Legendex from Italy right now is the best smoker I have, hard to see from the pic but the chamber is egg shaped, this sucker burns clean right to the bottom with a couple light tamps. First experience with something other then a cylindrical bowl, and I notice just how much better this shape works. I've pretty much parked the other pipes at this point.
I do inhale however, so the extra air mixing might be a good thing for me. Plus I'm a sucker for collecting things...so what's one more lol. As long as this hobby doesn't surpass my gun collection I'll be OK

That is such a classic looking pipe .. Enjoy !!

[Kevin Keith]

My experience was with one EA Cary pipe years ago. Too airy for me and I didn't want to tape it up. I don't remember what happened to it.

[Ellis You]

My experience with Magic Inch pipes led me to not change the filters for long periods / many smokes. It seems to me that the more used the filter becomes, the better the draw. I did try some Scotch tape instead of a filter for a while and it worked fine.

[Hitzy]

Well I ordered a Grabow instead (carved Cardinal), don't have any of those yet either, and figure it might be a safer bet. I'll try an EA down the road or if I see one super cheap.
Thanks for all the advice!

[Puff nstuff]

I just saw one of these at a local antique shop and was wondering if it was a worthwhile buy for what they were asking ($32), but after reading this string I think I'll save the $ for something more worthwhile. I see Brigham system pipes are going new from Smoking Pipes for around $45, which seems like a much better deal, and probably a better filter system. Or a new Grabow, of course.

[Wildcat]

...but after reading this string I think I'll save the $ for something more worthwhile.

Good thinking

[Kevin Keith]

I see Brigham system pipes are going new from Smoking Pipes for around $45, which seems like a much better deal, and probably a better filter system. Or a new Grabow, of course.

...but after reading this string I think I'll save the $ for something more worthwhile.

Good thinking

Nothing good ever came outta Canada! lol

Getcha another Grabow, always!