What Pipe Is Your Favorite?

[tslex]

Bulldogs, perhaps especially bent bulldogs.

 

[smokinginquirer]

Savinellis seem to take the cake in terms of favorite brand. Interesting.

 

[fishnbanjo]

I seriously like every pipe I own or it wouldn’t still be with me but I think the OP is mostly looking for shape favoritism. I really tend to gravitate toward Apples, Squashed Tomatoes, Dublin’s and Princes but some pipes like Falcons and their ilk have me pleased with the Billiard shape, I also have a few Pots that are just the ticket at some time or another and this isn’t even adding what material the pipe is made from, cheers.

banjo

 

[jacks6]

I'm partial to a certain material than shape - Morta over all other. I love that I get a cool smoke every time.

 

[dottiewarden]

Variety is the spice of life. Each of my pipes has been favored at one time, usually when new, with the exception of the odd dud. My momentary favorites are often liked to the specific blends I'm smoking at the time. I tend toward straight billiards but I also like: Canadians, Bent Bulldogs, Hungarians, Dublins, Bent Meers, etc.

 

[judcole]

The one I'm smoking. ::

 

[unkleyoda]

I have 3 favorites. All 3 are Petersons.
Dublin Castle X105 (straight billiard)

Smooth system standard 303

Saint Patrick's Day 2016 408 (Peterson's version of the author shape)

 

[lifesizehobbit]

Part of what brought me to piping is my own "tactile" tendencies. I like different shape and feel in my fingers (same with Pens/Pencils, etc.)
I tend to favor stubbier (nose-warmers) pipes with what I describe as masculine dimensions. Two of my favorites are Rick Black Mortas that are shorter thicker pipes. But I also love the Sav/Rossi 320 shape and yet still have some traditional billiards (prize is my birth year Dunhill).
Speaking of Birth Year Dunhills... anthonyrosenthal74... get yours yet? :rofl:

 

[curl]

I have 4 MM Bent Rob Roy's and I use one of them everyday, so I must like this shape a lot.

Of my briars, I like the classic shapes, mostly if they have a saddle bit.

The current favorite is my recently purchased Briar Works Bent Pot.

 

[ssjones]

This 40's era GBD 9242 Sandblast. I picked it up at the NYC show a few years ago.

 

[irishearl]

No doubt about it, the Sav 320 shape which I have in the Rossi line. It's also the lowest amount of money I ever paid for a new pipe which wasn't a basket pipe.

 

[tbradsim1]

My Giant Bang that Mike personalized for me for my Naval service, Birthstone under the shank, smokes good, relaxes me, just an A O K pipe.

 

[leacha]

I needed a pipe for walking the new dog that was a clencher and didn't gurgle when I smoked baccy that made my mouth water. Enter the Savinelli Dry System. Bent for clenching, P-Lip to minimize saliva gurgle and the blasa filter for the other end. The first pipe worked liked a dream so I just pick up the second a few days ago.

 

[panamacharlie]

I did the same thing (see my post above), and later got my third one, the mate to your second picture.

 

[johnsteam86]

This one is a hard one so I had to break it down into three different categories.
Cob: MM Cobbit Shire. The feel and bulkiness of the cob makes it a real good smoker for a long period of time that I mainly use on Saturday mornings.

Briar: Savinelli unfinished bent. Unsure of the shape number but this was the first pipe that I had purchased 12 years ago and it was simply love at first puff. Nothing to spectacular just a good smoker and plan on getting more like it in different shapes.

Other Wood: MM Ozarks. I have two of them and use them everyday when working in the shop or if just taking a break from yard work. Once it is broken in down where the shank enters the bowl you get a great smoke everyday no matter what type of tobacco you put into it. I have tried flakes, coins, ribbon and the occasional shag and they all smoke great it in. The bit is a little cheap but hey its only $.59 to replace if I happen to mess it up on the shop which is a winner on my part.
That's really my take on them so far but the collection is ever growing so it could change here in the next couple months. Who knows. :puffpipe:

 

[peckinpahhombre]

My favourite pipe is always the most recent one I have acquired

 

[jaytex1969]

My second "decent" pipe was a Stanwell 185.
It has become the preferred relaxation pipe. I dedicated it to VaPer ribbon blends and it never fails to place me into the preferred coma-like state. I think I'll load it with some Russ O SV-23 now... ::

 

[leacha]

@panamacharlie

I did the same thing (see my post above), and later got my third one, the mate to your second picture.

Yeah I saw your post and realized I'm not the only one who likes these. The Dublin is a great smoker. I forgot how much I like the conical shaped bowls.

 

[spartan99]

I greatly prefer straight pipes. The billiard is my favorite shape, particularly saddle stems, followed by the pot. I like both smooth and rusticated finishes, but own no sandblasts.
That said, I smoke corn cobs at least two thirds of the time.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Churchwardens and pots are my least favorite, followed by Danish freehands. Favorite all time? Canadians.