I tend to prefer medium sized pipes- The giant pipes tend to be a bit cumbersome- Here is tiny pipe made of horn I recently acquired, i'm not sure what I think of it:
Do you prefer large,medium or small pipes?
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I prefer medium bowls. I wouldn't mind a small bowl to be able to smoke a pipe in the time an average cigarette lasts and I wouldn't mind a large bowl to every now and then spend a few hours straight of enjoying a favorite blend. But I do like my medium bowls though. They're just the right amount for me right now. I usually have myself a 45 minute to an hour or so smoke which is just perfect for me.
Yes, if it is Briar and holds tobacco the size doesn't matter to me at least. I have various sizes for various places/events/what have you, but as a norm just grab what strikes me at the time.
I smoke my pipes according to the tobacco. Smaller bowls for high powered blends med for most and big by huge for sitting back with a book and a good English.
I like them all...I usually utilize a pipe size based on a time frame. Smaller pipes or Cafe Pipes as I like to call them for short smokes. Medium to large earlier in the day and bigger bowls for the final smoke.
In general I lean toward the smaller sizes, both for smoke time (I prefer to keep a smoke to under :45) and, as I tend toward clenching, for comfort & grip. Although if I had a belly like Ganesh and multiple arms, I could obviate both of these issues and start smoking logs like hobie's monstrosity as pictured. :nana:
I prefer pipes that have a 7/8 to 1 inch wide bowl. I'm not sure if that's considered large or not. They smoke better for me.
Generally, medium to large. I'm buying a chimney with a big diameter where I can fill in 4-5 flakes (Irish Flake :P ). I wonder how it will go with something like Springbank 10 y.o. 100 Proof or Glenfarclas 105, but it's definitely going to be great.
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