Choosing a Pipe
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+1 for the Missouri Meerschaum cobs. Impossible to beat the value, especially if you haven’t decided whether pipes are your thing yet.
I've made the decision to go with a Missouri Meerschaum as my first pipe. I will use it faithfully for a pretty long while, then I will give a much larger investment for the next one.
Trying to decide between 3: The Country Gentleman, the Diplomat, and the Cobbit Dwarf. One of my friends told me he thinks I would enjoy the Diplomat more, but I have no idea.
Going with cobs because
1: Majority Rules
2. $10 isn't much if I don't like the pipe. Chances are, I'll like any of them. I'm not picky.
Which one would ya'll choose out of the 3?
Trying to decide between 3: The Country Gentleman, the Diplomat, and the Cobbit Dwarf. One of my friends told me he thinks I would enjoy the Diplomat more, but I have no idea.
Going with cobs because
1: Majority Rules
2. $10 isn't much if I don't like the pipe. Chances are, I'll like any of them. I'm not picky.
Which one would ya'll choose out of the 3?
I’d avoid the Cobbit as an only pipe just because the longer stem is a bit unwieldy. I love my Cobbit Wizard, but not as a main pipe. The Country Gent has a good-sized bowl and their wood plug at the bottom. I have a couple in my cob basket, and they’re solid smokers.
I think you made a wise choice in going with a cob. They are very forgiving when you're first starting out and well worth the small investment. I have a country gentleman that is a great smoker but just a tad heavy for clenching. Though I don't have a cobbit dwarf, I imagine their bowls are on the small side which is nice for a quick smaoke. I have a feeling that the diplomat will serve you well. Best of luck and welcome to the world of pipe smoking.
The cobbit Dwarf doesn't hold very much baccy and is about a 10 minute smoke. I vote Country Gentleman. Looks nice and hold a good amount of baccy. All MM cobs get better with each smoke.
What difference does shape make? I'm probably heading with the Diplomat, (I'm sure I'll get the Country Gentleman later on), but there are two bowl shapes: Barrel, and Apple. I'm not sure which to choose.
To me, the Apple looks slightly better, but the Barrel looks like it could hold the tobacco in easier
To me, the Apple looks slightly better, but the Barrel looks like it could hold the tobacco in easier
I like my Country Gentleman bent and straight. So my vote. Haven't smoked the others as I'm fairly new to the hobby.
To muddy the waters consider 2 or 3 right away if you intend to try a bunch of different types of tobacco blends. Perhaps one for Latakia / English type blends and/or one just for heavy aromatics. I'm admittedly lazy about cleaning my budget pipes so I don't even do English type blends in a cob. There are other thoughts on it of course by far more experienced than me (about everyone here) and if you search old threads.
Regardless, enjoy your piping journey.
To muddy the waters consider 2 or 3 right away if you intend to try a bunch of different types of tobacco blends. Perhaps one for Latakia / English type blends and/or one just for heavy aromatics. I'm admittedly lazy about cleaning my budget pipes so I don't even do English type blends in a cob. There are other thoughts on it of course by far more experienced than me (about everyone here) and if you search old threads.
Regardless, enjoy your piping journey.
Of all my cobs, the Prides are the absolute BEST hands down! the only way to go in my book...
Amen to that, couldn't agree more. Lighter, drier, cooler.
Never tried cob pipes. It's like beer. First sip and I knew I liked it. I think I was 3. So went with briar and started with Morgan bones. But if I didn't know I would like it, I would have gone with cob pipes also.
I would vote for the cob i own a diplomat that i love but it is a bit heavy if you are a clincher. The devil cutty is another great one. my first was the legend it is a great pipe
I'd say get which ever looks nicest too you. With the cobs that is. I agree not to get the cobbit if it's the only one. As it won't fit in a pocket or something like that. But how shapes effect smoke is something full of debate and conjuncture and honestly how one feels about it might make the biggest difference.
A Missouri Meerschaum cob would be a good bet for an inexpensive pipe but I'd recommend spending the 25 bucks or so on one of the special edition pipes with the acrylic stems that don't chew through and have to be continually replaced. The cob part may last you years or decades. To find the acrylic stem pipes, go to the MM site listed with sponsors to the left of Forums. MM cobs are easy to smoke and maintain. Actually, the Dr. Grabow Royalton series is just under 40 bucks, but could last a lifetime; they are briar and the Royalton series also has an acrylic stem. I'd start with the MM cob and add the Dr. Grabow Royalton later, once he have the smoking technique down, and you can smoke them in rotation.
I started out buying a Cobbit Elf and a MM Hardwood Ozark. The two together were not that much, and I liked having two pipes to alternate between. I love the Cobbit Elf, It is a little long, but I appreciate the aesthetic and like the longer churchwarden stem it is very comfortable to smoke.
