Any Opinions on Vauen

[anotherbob]

Vauen Ocean (1027) (9mm) | Buy Vauen Tobacco Pipes at Smokingpipes - https://www.smokingpipes.com/pipes/new/vauen/moreinfo.cfm?product_id=335544 I just had to pick this one up. Sort of an impulse buy. Didn't even notice it was a filter pipe till after purchasing it. Just curious as it's one of those brads I hear people mention frequently but haven't heard a lot about how much they are liked or not.

 

[lightmybriar]

I like many of their designs, but they’re just too pricey for me. Perhaps if you find yours to be exceptional, you can write about it here and motivate me a little more haha! Nice looking pipe!

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

Vauens are well-engineered pipes you can't expect anything less from this renowned German manufacturer

 

[Chasing Embers]

I used to have three of the Auenland pipes. Well drilled and smoked very well.

 

[anotherbob]

I was looking for a bent pipe that was pretty traditional and not overly fancy. So I looked at all the bent pipes on smoking pipes under 200 bucks. This one just jumped out at me. It wasn't too pricey either which is important (I realized after a certain price point it gets hard to just enjoy the thing).

 

[mikethompson]

Vauens are excellent pipes. I have experience with 2 and they both have been great.

 

[diamondback]

Several Vauens have caught my eye. Were it not for the FDA’s impending restrictions I would add one to my humble collection.

(Meaning, my allowance is going to my cellar.)

 

[mikethompson]

FDA’s impending restrictions

please elaborate on this, restrictions on pipe sales?

 

[diamondback]

please elaborate on this, restrictions on pipe sales?

Sorry, wasn’t clear! Meaning my disposable income has to go to tobacco because of the deeming regs

 

[brooklynpiper]

My Vauen is excellent. 9mm drilling smoked unfiltered. My virginia queen

 

[alaskanpiper]

I'd take a look at Esterval's for any Vauen product if you're willing to wait a while to get it. The last Vauen I bought there was $100 cheaper than it was from US retailers. That may not be the case with the pipe you are looking at, but it's worth a look.

Shipping will set you back more, but you may save enough to make it worth it, especially if you throw down on a large tobacco order as well (HU anyone?)

 

[BROBS]

You can also find unsmoked ones on ebay from time to time.
I used to mainly smoke Vauens with 9mm filters.. they are the absolute best 9mm filterpipes you can buy.

the charcoal filter actually fits into a taper so all the smoke goes through it rather than around it. called the "conex" system.

 

[redone]

I have 2 and love them. Normally smoke without the filter.

 

[Akousticplyr]

I'd take a look at Esterval's for any Vauen product if you're willing to wait a while to get it. The last Vauen I bought there was $100 cheaper than it was from US retailers. That may not be the case with the pipe you are looking at, but it's worth a look.

Shipping will set you back more, but you may save enough to make it worth it, especially if you throw down on a large tobacco order as well (HU anyone?)

Yep. Just looked. SP had one model for $119 and Estervals had the same one for $78.

 

[olkofri]

You need the genuine Vauen adapter in order to smoke it filterless:

Vauen 9mm Adapter

Fast and Free domestic shipping included on all Vauen pipes and accessories, including their 9mm Adapter, built to replace their 9mm filter, now available at TobaccoPipes.com.

www.tobaccopipes.com

There are other 9mm adapters, but the genuine Vauen has a rubber ring which secures it in the mouthpiece and also prevents the smoke from going around it: the smoke will pass only through the adapter's hole.

You can, of course, smoke it filterless and adapterless—an impromptu, jury-rigged reverse calabash, if you wish—but the one time I did that I burnt the hell out of my tongue. Of course, your mileage might be smoother.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

In general I'd put Vauen about on-par with Savinelli, to pay American prices you'd have to really like the design and not be too picky about the price.
A few years ago you could get some of their highest quality pipes for not a lot of money from James Barber in the U.K., but even there prices have climbed a bit since then (disproportionate to GBP fluctuations, still, James Barber is a good place to look as an alternative source).

 

[americaman]

I didn’t find any difference than my other pipes without the filter. Not sure why you would have to buy an adapter. Sounds like a way to get you to spend more money.

As someone said above, Vauens are on par with Savinelli. They are smooth smokers.

 

[chilllucky]

I just bought a Vauen Lime (with the meerschaum-lined bowl) on a black Friday sale. It also has the cartridge filter system, which works well but I bought the adapter which I use most of the time. Sad to say, it was not drilled right and will not pass a pipe cleaner.

 

[BROBS]

It’s not supposed to pass a pipe cleaner so it’s drilled correctly. It has a sump area just like a Peterson Sytem.

 

[chilllucky]

Where did you hear that?

Not being confrontational, but it just looks like a regular mortice to me. I don't see a well. Draft hole is right at the top of the circle.