For cleaning I use a little bit of ISO, then a little of Pendleton Canadian Whisky, then a little bit of Pendleton for me. After a few swabs and shots, all seems fine.
Welcome from the Texas Hill Country. I moved from the Houston area (Cypress) a couple of years ago. Moved just before Hurricane Harvey. Hope you're staying above the waterline.
That has been my dilemma as well. I have my eyes on a Ropp churchwarden, but I keep asking myself if I'd really smoke it. Probably a few times, but not regularly. I'll probably fall back on, "you can't have enough pipes" and just buy it.
I've been a casual pipe smoker of no name pipes and tobacco for more than 30 years. Then I discovered this site and the online pipe smoking community. Now I'm hooked and joined to seek like-minded thinkers.
Mark