Best affordable pipes?

[WVOldFart]

Molinas are in your price range. I have several and they are good pipes for the money.

 

[ziv]

The only thing I dislike about my two Rossi pipes is the strange taste their stems have developed - reminds me of ice cream sticks or something like that. Does anyone know what might cause that?

 

[theTomTom]

I have a modern Dr Grabow. I think I paid $42 for it. Great smoker. Very light. Small bowl size but that’s a plus for me. Some dislike the abs plastic stem/aluminum tenon, but I like it. The plastic requires no maintenance but light cleaning. It’s fairly soft and good for clenching. The aluminum tenon makes it easy to take apart for cleaning.

That tenon is hard to clean. That aluminum is a tar magnet.

 

[theTomTom]

The only thing I dislike about my two Rossi pipes is the strange taste their stems have developed - reminds me of ice cream sticks or something like that. Does anyone know what might cause that?

Have you cleaned it lately?

Warm tap water, bristle pipe cleaner, unscented dish soap and scrub the stem really good.

Take a different bristle cleaner soaked in iso alcohol 91%. Stick it in that air way and slowly rotate and run it in and out. Leave it 10minutes. Come back and use a dry one and see how each pipe cleaner looks.

 

[Waning Embers]

Take a different bristle cleaner soaked in iso alcohol 91%

Unless the stem is acrylic.

 

[Waning Embers]

The only thing I dislike about my two Rossi pipes is the strange taste their stems have developed - reminds me of ice cream sticks or something like that. Does anyone know what might cause that?

What have you been smoking? I find that some Virginia blends leave my pipes smelling like a sawmill.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

That tenon is hard to clean. That aluminum is a tar magnet.

I’ve never had any trouble keeping the tenon clean, and this pipe gets heavy use. But I do remove the stem after every smoke

 

[Hutch Piper]

I have a bunch of Bones and a Rossi. Both work for me.

 

[Indygrap]

I’ve been eyeing the Ropp Vintage line. Old briar, horn stems & for less than a bill? What’s not to love? +1 for Rossi. If you’re not adverse to estates, you can usually find Algerian briar pipes for a song. Sometimes even unsmoked ones.

 

[SourShank]

I enjoy my Ropp. Incredible value for good briar with history behind it.

 

[Waning Embers]

But I do remove the stem after every smoke

Same

 

[Hutch Piper]

Also forgot to add that I have a Mr. Brog No. 100 Frog pipe I got off of Amazon. I love it. Currently selling for $89.

 

[lika]

Blakemar briars , English pipe maker are very reasonable and great pipes.

 

[InWithBothFeet]

I have really enjoyed my Rossi pipes.

 

[theTomTom]

Blakemar briars , English pipe maker are very reasonable and great pipes.

I new a fellow who smoked princealbert in a Castello. But smoked his gawith rope in a grabow.

Price is subjective for most things.

 

[K.E. Powell]

Stanwell gets criminally overlooked ever since their production was moved to Italy, but for your price range, their pipes are hard to beat.

There are a lot of French manufacturers whose pipes are very affordable and well made, e.g. Chacom or Genod.

 

[Sobrbiker]

Rossi gets my vote.

I wish they’d bring back vulcanite…

 

[MattCC]

Take a look at Brulor.

 

[dogparkpiper]

Rossi
Ropp

!

 

[warren99]

I have a modern Dr Grabow. I think I paid $42 for it. Great smoker. Very light. Small bowl size but that’s a plus for me. Some dislike the abs plastic stem/aluminum tenon, but I like it. The plastic requires no maintenance but light cleaning. It’s fairly soft and good for clenching. The aluminum tenon makes it easy to take apart for cleaning.

Yikes! When I started pipe smoking back in the ‘70’s, Grabows sold for under $5.