njrox91, welcome to Forums. I think you came to the right place for pipe smoking, and for your question.
The bad news is, I think the Brylons are a loss. The good news is, you can get a rotation of three or four
Missouri Meerschaum (MM) corn cob pipes that will be excellent smoking pipes and last for years for very
little. I have found them at discount, full size pipes for $3.99. You won't do this well online, but I think you
can find them for $7.50 to $10. Don't buy any other brand of corn cob pipe. These are the only dependably
good ones. The other good news is, you can buy a good briar pipe for less than $50. There are a long list
of these, different brands and shapes. But you can't go wrong with an unfinished Savenelli. Cup O Joes
site has a good selection of these for between $44 and $50. But start with the cobs, get started with
pipe smoking and learning about tobacco. Count your purchase of the Brylon pipes as your tuition in
your education on pipes. The MM's come in both filtered and unfiltered versions. If possible, get one or two
of each. Be sure to get regular size MM's. They make mini-pipes, and their Mizzou pipe is very small. You
want a standard size pipe for starters; cobs are not big bowled. And don't start with a tall one as shown
being smoked by Gen. MacArthur in wyfbane's post. Throw those Brylons somewhere you won't have to look
at them, and start enjoying pipe smoking.
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