Bent Or Straight? Your Opinions

[flyguy]

I like them both.

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[crazypipe]

Both ::

 

[john218]

I only have 2 bents and a couple that are 1/8 bents.
My favorite shapes are Canadians, billiards and Lovats in that order.

It's just a matter of what shapes are most appealing to me.
Other than the possible tendancy of some bents to gurgle and their being easier to clench because of their balance, I don't think there should be any difference in potential smoking quality between them and straight shapes.

 

[reflectingdane]

I tend to buy new pipes based on the aestethics, bent or not. But I have recently begun tilting towards the bents, more comfortable in my mouth and IMO more of a nostalgic feeling.

 

[allan]

I started out only with bents and couldn't enjoy the look of the straight.
Now i find that full bents are much more difficult to run a cleaner through during smoking as I won't take it apart while it is hot.
So now I'm leaning towards straights and slight bents only.
Tastes change

 

[oldredbeard]

Like so many have said, it depends on the mood I'm in and what I'm going to be doing. However I have a lot more straights than bents.

 

[allenz]

Bent imo takes a lot more effort to clean, especially a full bent.

I am leaning towards straight atm.