With all the types and brands of pipes on the market, do some smoke cooler than others? I am looking to add to my pipes and thought I would ask for assistance. I only have 2 pipes and really only like one. So, I need more--any suggestions including the number of pipes to rotate through would be welcome.
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Do any pipe types/brands smoke cooler than others?
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Posted 5 months ago #
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Cool smoke or cool to the touch?
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There are a lot of variables that can go into this.
With out knowing if you're having issues with a hot smoke or a hot pipe like brewshooter asked, hopefully this will help out some:
It could be the tobacco (tobacco's with high sugar content, such as Virginia and Aromatics) will burn hotter the those with lower sugar content such as a burley.
A hot smoke can also be caused by how fast you're smoking as well, as well as lenght (short nose warmer versus a long churchwarden).
As well as pipe construction - if you're getting a pipe that's hot to the touch, all the above can be a factor plus how thick the chamber walls are as well as the type of material used for construction (i.e. briar, meerschaum, pearwood, corn cob).
Personally my meerschaum gives me the coolest smoke, smoke to fast though, the bowl will still get extremely hot.
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Generally, I feel that Missouri Meerschaum corncobs without filters smoke the coolest. But any pipe filled with drier tobacco smoked slowly will be cooler than a pipe with moister tobacco puffed too quickly.
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All other things being equal, my Meer smokes the coolest.
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I have a Peterson churchwarden that has a cool smoke, but, because the walls are thin, can get quite hot in the hand.
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In my opinion, wide open draws and dry tobacco burn hot and fast no matter how slow you smoke.
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The multipass models such as the Kristin and the Quiet Comrade are known to be cool smokers as the smoke has to make a long passage before it gets to you.
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so many pipes, so many baccy's, so many variables, mid dry baccy, slow puffin what kinda pipe go u have mate???
Now i gotta larn how to reed and rite goodPosted 5 months ago # -
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It would help if you let us know what the two are and which you prefer.
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Meers, true calabash pipes, and churchwardens come to mind.
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I have 6 Falcon pipes that are the coolest smoking pipes that I have.
U.S.M.C. (SEMPER FI)Posted 5 months ago # -
With the exception of that abonination called Brylon, most any pipe pipe will smoke cool if smoked correctly. Some pipes can be a bit more tempermental than others, and require and slower smoking cadence, but they can all smoke cool. As for coolest smoke without a learning curve I would have to go with a gourd Calabash.
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hobie1dog said: "The multipass models such as the Kristin and the Quiet Comrade are known to be cool smokers as the smoke has to make a long passage before it gets to you."
Hobie1dog,
I have never heard of a multipass pipe model. How does it work? Are they expensive? Thanks!All,
I have heard that Meerschaums smoke cool. I do smoke slowly and draw in shot slow draws. I don't remember the brand of the pipe (bought it 10 years ago, but didn't start smoking again until recently). The pipe I like is a thick walled, very hard briar made in Italy. It doesn't start getting warm until about the last 1/3 of the bowl. So the more it burns down, the hotter the smoke gets even though I am drawing slowly.
ChandlerjrPosted 5 months ago # -
@ chandlerjr
I think hobie may have been referring to Kirsten Pipes.
I don't have one yet, but I have only heard good things about them.
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Cobs smoke very cool, as tiltjlp mentioned. The biggest key to a cool smoke, however, as was mentioned, is smoking slowly - and having your 'baccy fairly dry.
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Rudyard KiplingPosted 5 months ago # -
Wow Guys,
Found out something interesting about the Kirsten pipe operation. Right now, they can only sell out of there local stores and had to shut down there internet site as far as selling pipes are concerned. I called the main store in Seattle Washington and found out something interesting.I happened to get one of the owners of the Kirsten stores and pipe company. The major credit card clearing bank that was servicing their web site shut them off because they are selling tobacco products. Now, not just tobacco mind you, but pipes. I said, you got to be kidding me: he said nope, and further we have tried 5 other banks and they won't take us either. The owner also told me, that they will probably have to not send out products via postal mail because the post office doesn't want to ship tobacco products.
He said the factory is closed until January 10, and to call him back about the end of January. I can then send him a check and he could send me a pipe by way of Fed Ex or UPS.
This sure sounds strange to me, but I was talking to one of the owners. Can this be totally true? You can buy porn using a credit card but not a tobacco pipe? I am clueless on this one. Maybe some of you tobacco experts can explain this to me. I had credit card in hand ready to buy a pipe!
ChandlerjrPosted 5 months ago # -
I believe there is a restriction on sending tobacco into Washington. So, this could all be part of that.
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It is illegal in Washington state to ship tobacco (with the exception of large cigars) to anyone in Washington state who is not a licensed wholesaler or retailer. Shipping of pipes themselves is not illegal.
I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear that USPS is giving them grief...even if they are following the law.
As for the banks... sounds totally messed up, but again...it wouldn't surprise me in WA.
As for Kirsten pipes themselves: They are quality pipes and smoke cool and dry. I've had one for about 10 years. The aluminum body allows heat to transfer from the smoke and also causes moisture in the smoke to condense inside the body before being pulled thought the stem.
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It's the same reason we can no longer buy tobacco from UK tobacconist, the credit card companies will not authorize the tobacco purchase and soon it will happen to online retailers here I do believe, that’s why I say, support your local tobacconist if you have one because one day we are going to wake up and not be able to purchase tobacco on line and you will be sorry you never supported your local shop and they went out of business. I know it's hard to pass up cheap pipes and tobacco from on line retailers, but what you save today will cost you dearly in the future and we all know this to be true even if we don’t want to believe it now.
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Now i want to try a kirsten lol
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A Kirsten was next on my PAD list. Looks like I'll have to wait a while. Actually, I'll be going up to the Seattle area next June for the National Homebrewer's Conference and a side trip over to Kirsten sounds like it's in order!
Hmm, just looked at the Kirsten site and don't see anything about this, looks like you can still place an order.
Man, my home state has some dumb laws regarding tobacco. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm suddenly glad I live in California. I know, what are the odds?!!?
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I'll stick my two cents in here:
I would have to say that some of the coolest smoking pipes I have are those produced by Claudio Cavicchi.
A little pricey but well worth every penny.
Even the 1 C grade have exquisite grain.
The 5 C Volcano is the "Bee's Knees".Here is a pic of mine..........
They don't look too bad after 20 years, eh?Posted 5 months ago # -
Lawrence,
How often do you rotate through your pipes? Also, what do you think the minium number of pipes should be for a nightly and weekend pipe smoker?
ChandlerjrPosted 5 months ago # -
A good place to start is to do it the old school way, smoke one pipe a day, all day ( probided you wait about an hour after each smoke) and then let it rest 7 days, this means you have one pipe per every day of the week.
This will keep your pipes in very good working condition, it is not the do all end all, you can have more or less than 7 (around here its more often 'more')
My pipe mentor always tells me to build a collection of 30 pipes i regularly smoke, one for each day of the month, while this may seem like alot, it probably is a good goal, the key is pipes you regularly smoke, its common to have pipes you never pick up
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Jef I. RichardsPosted 5 months ago # -
Yep, I spellled Kirsten wrong...sorry.
Here is a site that has pictures of the Quiet Comrade internal design that shows the multiple pass design
http://www.smokingmetal.co.uk/pipe.php?page=83and another site about them
http://quietcomrade.embarqspace.com/#/dark-smooth/4527320704Posted 5 months ago # -
I have one kirsten, it's from the 1940's in real good shape and it's still on the job and smokes good. This pipe was made befor they started putting o-rings in them so I never need to buy them.
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Ye the ones on Bafin Island do
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I am not young enough to know everything.Posted 5 months ago # -
If you don't mind long stems, Churchwarden pipes are well known for very cool and pleasant smokes. My favourite kind of pipe. I have 3 Peterson's churchwardens and 4 Savinelli churchwardens. I have about 14 pipes for rotation. If you're looking to expand your collection, do try Peterson pipes. I found that their inexpensive pipes such as the Peterson Aran pipes smoke really well.
Posted 5 months ago # -
My MM Corn Cob Freehand provides the coolest smoke I have ever enjoyed. Next up would be one of my meerschaum pipes.
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