Brigham pipe question

[Akoni808]

For those of you who have Brigham pipes, how do they smoke without the maple insert?

 

[Piping Abe]

For those of you who have Brigham pipes, how do they smoke without the maple insert?

Just like a normal pipe

 

[minerLuke]

Yup they smoke fine with or without the maple filter. I mostly smoke my Brighams without.

 

[olkofri]

Never tried them without the filter.

 

[yanoJL]

I have 5 Brighams. Like @Piping Abe said, they are fine without the filter (distillator). You may even find that you prefer the open draw of filterless.
I usually use the inserts as I purchased several boxes (8-packs) when I started buying the pipes. It just felt wasteful not to. But the rock maple doesn't seem to be as absorbent as the balsa inserts in Savinelli or Rossi pipes. The Brigham distillators do discolor over time, so it appears they are doing something. And the tube shape makes it easy to pass a pipe cleaner if you get a clog.
But I would not let an aversion to buying or using filters dissuade you from trying a Brigham. They are, in my opinion, fine pipes at that price point.

 

[RookieGuy80]

My two are just fine without the filter. I prefer the bent Dublin without as the draw is already tight on that one.

 

[kcghost]

Just remove the filter and light'er up. Either way is fine.