At last count I believe I have 12 Molinas. I like every one of them and they all get smoked eventually. I don't think you will be disappointed.
Best affordable pipes?
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I’m just here to say GRABOW.
They are the dependable bic pens of pipes and your grandfather probably enjoyed smoking his Grabow made pipe from the mountains of NC.
No matter how I want it to do something different, my Grabow ( one in particular) is a better smoker than the Peterson 317 I want to love the most!
Good luck in your hunt sir- and GO GRABOW!
They are the dependable bic pens of pipes and your grandfather probably enjoyed smoking his Grabow made pipe from the mountains of NC.
No matter how I want it to do something different, my Grabow ( one in particular) is a better smoker than the Peterson 317 I want to love the most!
Good luck in your hunt sir- and GO GRABOW!
Half the charm of a grabow comes from not caring what happens to it. Its hard to go about the yard while smoking a good pipe like a peterson spigot or even an irish army and not help but cry at the mere thought of dropping it.I’m just here to say GRABOW.
They are the dependable bic pens of pipes and your grandfather probably enjoyed smoking his Grabow made pipe from the mountains of NC.
No matter how I want it to do something different, my Grabow ( one in particular) is a better smoker than the Peterson 317 I want to love the most!
Good luck in your hunt sir- and GO GRABOW!
But a grabow, meh, pick it up, wipe it off, start smoking again.
The other half of the charm of a grabow is dealing with that damned aluminum tenon.
An update on my Molina. I struggled with it for the first 1-2 months. Found it was collecting debris from my pipe cleaners in the stem. The fine folks on the maintenance forum helped me identify the problem and gave me some ideas for getting it clear and fixing it. The Molina Bent Apple is now one of my better smoking pipes, so I'd recommend it.
Rossi,ropps, Irish seconds, and Always estates, estate pipes seem to mean more to me than most new pipes I have
I'd like to suggest Canasta (Ardor's second). Look good, smoke good, cost very little. Super value for money pipes.
I went on a pipe-buying spree in the last few weeks. 2 of the best pipes I received were a Molina chimney stack ($60 delivered) and Ropp Lumberman ($80 delivered). Both are fantastic Virginia pipes and I would recommend them fully to anyone looking for an affordable new pipe.
My personal favorite in that price range... Irish Seconds. You can find them on smokingpipes.eu
I would say cobs. I hate cobs. It’s kinda like the best cheap date is my sister. I also hate my sister.
Chris needs to make some with vulcanite like they used to and I’d be in.
i am a fan of the used market, I look out for older Stanwells. Have owned many and they all punch WAY above their weight class. Check Out Mr. Stanwell's Pipes Etsy shop, lots of good options there for quality stuff.
one or two id be willing to get if i wasnt apprehensive about how some items are marked as "1 left, currently in 2 shopping carts"..
I just got wasted on a rather low cost vintage butane lighter. thumb wheel wont let the inner body out, the fill valve needs repair, blows gas right back out like a garden hose.
but it has a better sparking action then my ronson gas lighter
Nothing odd about that at all. Some people put the item in their cart and ponder it a while.
Maybe they contemplate it. Maybe they look at the competition before choosing. Etc.
It gets sold to the first person who actually pulls the trigger.
I figure people put items in their carts, hoping that the seller will offer them a lower price. I don’t know whether it actually works that way on Etsy, but my wife says that other shopping sites work that way.
I love Peterson pipes. You can get a junior, Aran, or Donegal line pipe for under $100.
I see this site mentioned here from time to time and I try to look for it. But I never find a website
I don't think it works that way, never did for me. I'm guilty of doing it for the other reasons though...
Still no reason to be concerned about whether you get the item, I think the system sorts that out well enough.