Anyone else have this Problem?
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Lately I have found myself wanting to smoke my cobs more often than my briars also. For a while I only had one cob and didn't take as good care of it as I did my briars. Lately I have gotten several more cobs and I am loving them. But in reference to the question in the title of your post.....to be able to get amazing smoking pipes at such a great price is far from a problem. Just continue to enjoy what you are doing.
And of course you also need to look for a new briar. There is no cure for this sickness. We must get more and more pipes.
And of course you also need to look for a new briar. There is no cure for this sickness. We must get more and more pipes.
It's actually pretty normal, and you're fairly lucky to have found this out early. I love cobs, and I love (most of) my briars; my problem is that in addition to being a pipe smoker, I'm also a pipe guy. I really like the pipes themselves, if you know what I mean. If that weren't the case, I would just stick to cobs. Some people genuinely don't like the way cobs smoke, but a LOT of people just can't get over their hangups with the looks or "hillbilly" associations of the cob. I'm glad you like them; they are cheap and practical.
Over time, buy a few more cobs and see how they work for you. Add a light weight briar or two (for a comparison with cobs which are light for their size). You might enjoy cobs more and prefer them, and not need many briars. Or you might just enjoy some of each. Let's not talk about Meerschaum or clay pipes yet.
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I often smoke cobs more than my other pipes. Light weight, smoke cool and dry, and something pleasingly archaic about them.
As a briar guy I was shocked at how well a cob smoked - go for it! They're great lightweight clenchers. I was also amazed at how long they last as I thought they were disposable. I've had my first for at least a year and don't see why I shouldn't go fire it up right now.
I had a couple cobs back in the day and they were great smoking pipes! Honestly, I'd rate them and meers ahead of briars in terms of being sweet-smoking. They weren't prone to souring and required little or no resting. As I happen to prefer shorter smokes, I found the size pretty much perfect (not counting the MacArthur style which I never owned). The cob itself seemed apt to last forever, never had one burn out on me. It was the stems that gave out. I'm not a clencher and still managed to crack the mouthpieces, and in those days before the internet I don't recall a ready source for replacements, it was easier and probably just as economical to run down to the drugstore and buy a new pipe. Today there are even beefed-up replacements, but they seem to cost more than the pipe by a lot, so I probably wouldn't go for one if I still smoked cobs.
The reason I don't smoke cobs today is purely a personal thing. Corncob pipes evoke for me the image of Popeye and Mammy Yoakum and I grew up in the boonies and am still sensitive about the rube/hick/redneck/hillbilly stigma. I feel embarrassed to smoke one even if nobody sees me with it. I'm ashamed of my snobbery but I just can't seem to get over it. A pity because like I said, I like how they smoke better than briars, I just don't like how they look.
The reason I don't smoke cobs today is purely a personal thing. Corncob pipes evoke for me the image of Popeye and Mammy Yoakum and I grew up in the boonies and am still sensitive about the rube/hick/redneck/hillbilly stigma. I feel embarrassed to smoke one even if nobody sees me with it. I'm ashamed of my snobbery but I just can't seem to get over it. A pity because like I said, I like how they smoke better than briars, I just don't like how they look.
Of course they smoke cool and dry! The very thing that makes them so is the same thing that makes them also fairly short lived. But if all you are after is disposable utility rather than enduring beauty and art, then the cob is the thing. Wonder if the FDA can regulate a corncob as well. Doesn't that qualify it as a food source?
Cobs are considerable lighter then most briars. I'm also a clencher and I find that shorter pipes work much better for me. I also smoke predominately meerschaum pipes which also tend to be lighter weight.
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