2015 MM Reverse Calabash Three Years Later

[Waning Embers]

With each progressive year since its release, I have been impressed with the durability and performance of Missouri Meerschaum's original dive into the reverse calabash genre. Mine is regularly smoked throughout the year, and is still going strong. I have yet to put fire to the 2018 iteration, but am certain it will be as impressive as its older brother.

 

[bnichols23]

Woof. Not so loud. Cosmic might hear you. :rofl:

 

[Waning Embers]

He knows how much I love my cobs.

 

[mso489]

You get so much pipe at such a modest price, and they're still there years later doing a terrific job.

 

[matchstickman]

Damn I wish I had a little extra cash. I really want to try one of those because I'm told they smoke great and I think they look pretty damn cool.

 

[Waning Embers]

The 2018 version is pretty cool too, though I have yet to smoke it. It's design is a bit more rustic than the original.

 

[matchstickman]

Damnit embers you're not helping my situation any! :mrgreen:

 

[Waning Embers]

:rofl:
I'm an enabler. :mrgreen:

 

[matchstickman]

Yeah in my years on this forum I've learned that all of you are a bunch of f*&%! enablers!

 

[Waning Embers]

:rofl:

 

[jah76]

C. Embers. I smoke the 2018 and I like it a lot, but man that new stem collects a lot of moisture.
I smoke indoors, dry tobacco, but it's such a long smoke, it ends up looking like a greenhouse in there.
I don't have one, but I like the stem on the old one better...the 2018 design seems like it's "made" to collect moisture.

 

[Waning Embers]

I may replace mine with one of the Danish amber stems.

 

[matchstickman]

In all seriousness, I didn't realize these were a limited run kind of thing. That drops the appeal for me since I hate having to hunt for things like this and I already have plenty of cobs. They're still pretty cool though

 

[Waning Embers]

They do pop up on eBay quite often. :mrgreen:

 

[fishnbanjo]

My 2015 version had the glue fail after 6 months, I purchased some glue I like to use and it’s been top notch since, I also upgraded the stem to a slightly longer Danish Stem. The 2018 version is going like gangbusters and I’ve literally have smoked this far more than the first version and the glue is a non issue. The chamber walls are so thick this pipe will undoubtedly outlive several pipe smokers, well worth the investment be it a cob in general or one of these Reverse Calabash pipes, cheers.

banjo

 

[Waning Embers]

The 2018 version is going like gangbusters and I’ve literally have smoked this far more than the first version and the glue is a non issue.

That's good to know for when I do get around to smoking mine. Thanks for the heads up!

 

[disinformatique]

I have the dark stain version with the amber stem. I havent smoked it much, its a nice pipe although it wastes a lot of tobacco.
Cheers,

Chris :puffpipe:

 

[Waning Embers]

it wastes a lot of tobacco

How so?

 

[disinformatique]

@Duane Lots of space under the drilled hole where the calabash chamber meets the main bowl.