Does Size Matter?

[didimauw]

I unintentionally started with a tiny pipe, and 8 years later I've almost trippled the size.

 

[bnichols23]

I do medium-small apples/billiards for shorter smokes, but when I have time to enjoy I'll go for medium-large or large. Straight or bent, though usually bent, since it puts less strain on the jaw & dentures if I'm clenching. On full bents I usually enjoy large bowls, clench or no clench.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Size matters most for comfort and length of smoke, but the dimensions do affect the flavor, sometimes in unexpected ways. Your experience may well defy conventional wisdom and I the case of certain blends, even defy your own experience. Buy pipes that appeal to you and that you find comfortable, then find the blends that smoke well in it.

 

[mso489]

The old joke answer to the question, "Does size matter?" was, it depends how you use it, which applies to pipes too, I guess.

 

[craiginthecorn]

Oops. Posted something on the wrong thread, but can't delete it entirely.