Having Fun With Small Pipes.

teufelhund

Lifer

Mar 5, 2013

1,497

3

St. Louis, MO

• Mar 7, 2013

• #1

I just got my first Peterson briar in the mail today. I've been looking forward to it's arrival all week it's a small pipe like my kaywoodie and was very affordable. It has an awesome dark red rustic finish; I am very pleased with the aesthetics. I'm just coming to the realization that I think I enjoy my small straight pipes more than any others I've had or tried. Anybody out there feel the same way? I'll try to post some pics later if I can dig out my camera. Tonight should be fun and the weather is nice; maybe I'll take a walk. -Take care.

 

brewshooter

Lifer

Jun 2, 2011

1,658

3

• Mar 7, 2013

• #2

I like smaller, shorter, fat pipes quite a bit. I have two that I picked up at the West Coast Pipes show in November that led me to this realization.

 

jwp159

Can't Leave

Jan 1, 2010

365

2

• Mar 7, 2013

• #3

I enjoy small to medium size pipes myself. I'm a clincher and that size works well. I also like strong tobacco so the smaller bowl size goes well for that too.

 

rotschefeller

Starting to Get Obsessed

Nov 27, 2012

147

0

Köln, Germany

• Mar 7, 2013

• #4

I like small to medium sized bowls. I guess I like everything in that proportion really. It's easier to decide how much you want!

 

drwatson

Lifer

Aug 3, 2010

1,721

5

toledo

• Mar 7, 2013

• #5

I go is spurts from big to small.

 

thesmokindragon

Lifer

Jul 12, 2011

4,135

4,216

• Mar 7, 2013

• #6

Really enjoy the Stanwell featherweight line myself, great lil pipes/smokers.

You just can't go wrong with one of them, suggest if you are looking for a smaller

bacci pipe to give them a look...they really do have a nice

range of styles and finishes in this line, which also makes the PAD

go crazy

 

lumberjakpipester

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 21, 2012

293

0

• Mar 7, 2013

• #7

I love small pipes, about Dunhill group 1 or 2, I find that size perfect for the flakes I most often smoke.

 

thesmokindragon

Lifer

Jul 12, 2011

4,135

4,216

• Mar 7, 2013

• #8

Great flake smokers indeed brother... Really enjoy the flake in them
Latest edition and smoke'in flake slow, cool & dry

https://smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/stanwell/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=111177

 

lumberjakpipester

Starting to Get Obsessed

Sep 21, 2012

293

0

• Mar 7, 2013

• #9

That is one sweet little pipe!

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,459

• Mar 7, 2013

• #10

Depending on the time you have and the tobacco, really big pipes Dunhill size 5 and up, are great, but 3's and 4's seem

like the backbone of my piping. I like to have several courses, like a meal. The big pipes are for working on a problem

or project where I need to deliberate and only pause to relight if needed. I use my one 2 only now and then, but with

the right tobacco, it is great. The only bent pipe I have that takes a pipe cleaner all the way to the bowl. However, you

can fill a larger pipe only half full and make a 3 out of a 5, more or less.

 

buster

Lifer

Sep 1, 2011

1,305

3

• Mar 8, 2013

• #11

I have a Stanwell bent Dublin feather weight. It is a sweet flake pipe. I have one large pipe and it hardly ever gets used. I found that a med or small bowl suits me just fine. Especially if the tobacco has a bit of nic to it.

 

willwoodbine

Lurker

Nov 30, 2012

33

0

• Mar 8, 2013

• #12

I like the short nose warmer types with wide stubby stems, proper outdoor clencher pipes

 

fishnbanjo

Lifer

Feb 27, 2013

3,030

64

• Mar 11, 2013

• #13

I'm a group 1-3 bowl lover especially now that Kajun Kake and loads of VA's and VA/Per's are in my rotation.

 

tjameson

Lifer

Jun 16, 2012

1,191

4

• Mar 11, 2013

• #14

Smaller pipes are my bread and butter and I love me some bread and butter.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

41,210

60,459

• Mar 11, 2013

• #15

Yes, small pipes are just right for some tobaccos and certain times, and can actually provide

quite a long smoke with the right fuel. I have some smaller Petersons (along with full sized)

that I value a lot, and I recently bought a Johs Lovat that seems to be a great little pipe, not

miniature, but portable and easy on the teeth. Both my cobs are in the small category. Bear

in mind, you can always have a short smoke in a big bowl, and it can be just right. But a small pipe

in its glory is a fine and noble pipe.

 

cigrmaster

Lifer

May 26, 2012

20,249

57,280

66

Sarasota Florida

• Mar 11, 2013

• #16

I prefer group 4 and 5 sized pipes the best and my collection is about 95 percent of those. I have a couple of 3's and a few 6's but nothing smaller or bigger. I consider 4's and 5's to be medium and 6's and above to be large pipes. I am sure people classify these differently but that is how I view the sizes.