Do You Prefer to Buy Unsmoked or Pre-Smoked Pipes?

[sablebrush52]

I take my own cutlery ???

What about plates, glasses, and napery? Do you bring your own bedlinen, towels, and furniture when you stay at a hotel?

 

[JOHN72]

I honestly don't like second hand pipes that have hundreds or thousands of smokes. I would accept pipes with a few smokes. But I would not refuse a gift of a used pipe, because it is a gift. I mean, I don't turn down a used gift. As long as it's not underwear. But I like to buy and brand new things.

 

[Grangerous]

I couldn’t possibly smoke a pipe that has already been in someone else's mouth. Yuck!

Guess you bring your own forks, spoons and knives to restaurants and coffee shops?

 

[Streeper541]

Yes.

 

[jiminy]

I'm not sure if I have a preference. I do love getting new pipes, it is simply exciting to me. However, I have bought more estate pipes than new pipes, mainly due to the price. Hard to go wrong when you can sometimes get lucky and buy 5 pipes for $90 or so.

However, I have had a few that were beyond my amateur skills to restore. They weren't high end pipes, so it didn't pay to get all fixed up fancy (I'm relatively poor). I end up flipping those for whatever I can get for them. Something about chewed up stems and old, thick cake turns me off more than I care to admit.

 

[warren]

Do you bring your own bedlinen, towels, and furniture when you stay at a hotel?

The only thing one shouldn't take for a stay in a hotel? A "black" light.

 

[Sir Yak]

No particular preference between new and estate for me. I’m pretty picky. I don’t buy many pipes so if I find one that I really like the look/make of i’ll buy it used if is in acceptable condition. One of my “nicest” pipes is an estate. It had been properly cleaned and prepped and smoking it didn’t seem any different than smoking a brand new pipe. But that pipe would have likely cost more than twice what I payed for it if it had been new. So in some sense I’d prefer estates to save some cash. That being said, I’ve bought more new pipes than used.

 

[olkofri]

Brand new only.

 

[sablebrush52]

Good luck finding something like this new:

 

[Simmerdown☕️]

I don’t care estate or new, but I really prefer pipes over 100 years old.

The only pipes I despise are the inbreeding, window licking, short bus riding half-breed vegetable (although technically a grass) variety.

 

[BobbyD]

I have about 2 dozen pipes all estate. Most British in origin. I search out pipes by certain favorable criteria for how I enjoy my smokes starting with length. I prefer longer stem, medium size bowl, and lower weight. No filters. Stingers are usually a deal breaker. I just find it easier to narrow down what I like in the estate market among factory pipes with a history of decent quality. Occasionally you strike out but It's exciting when you get a vintage that exceeds expectations. I suppose it's the character of older pipes that I find more appealing.

 

[cshubhra]

Now it is … “None” …. Not buying pipes at the moment. I really wanted to be the first person who answered none ?

Now that I got that out of the way : When I used to buy pipes it was both, and in the future if I buy pipes, it would possibly be both

 

[Searock Fan]

Eateries normally are inspected and held to certain standards. Pipes? Not so as one would notice. So, some people, not knowing what communicable disease the previous smoker may have died of, simply prefer to be cautious. But, smoking is for the risk takers so. many smokers simply choose to ignore such or, trust in their or others abilities to fully exorcise what ever demons might reside in a used pipe. People's health concerns shouldn't be trivialized.

Of course you should clean and sterilize a pre-owned pipe before smoking it. On the other hand, there are just a few rare diseases that could live on or in a pipe for more that a few hours. Luckily we're unlikely to encounter them.

 

[leonardbill1]

The majority of my pipes are estate pipes because of my collecting interests. Every once in a while I'll find an unsmoked pipe that fits within what I collect. Most of the pipes that I purchased new are commissioned pipes, Castello pipes that I purchased from Bob Hamlin in the late 90s, or my beater pipes that I'm ok taking outside of the house.

 

[JOHN72]

If anyone wants my used corn pipes? Don't be afraid to smoke them, I always sterilize my mouth with brandy.

 

[Davy Jones]

Good luck finding something like this new:

Now, that's quite the charmer.

 

[PaulTheScandinavian]

I like either,but I don't want to spent to of time on restoring ,so when it comes to estate market I prefer to have those refurbished -restored ones, which doesn't not always mean these do not need any additions touch up,in 80% of cases with estate pipes theres always something that could have been done better)another thing with brand new ones is manufactures are hardly producing straight billiard shapes in strict accordance with the 50-60 models as seen here,

 

[AppalachianPipe92]

I'm kind of 50/50 on this topic. I love a new pipe - breaking them in, deciding what to smoke in them, etc. But I also love an estate, especially a professional restored one. I also enjoy restoring then. I enjoy some of the pipes that aren't made any more, and it's also a cost effective way to obtain artisans and pricey pipes.

 

[marconi]

Unsmoked filtered pipes are my first choice but they are fairly rare.So I mainly buy new factory pipes and cobs.

 

[judcole]

I tend to buy unsmoked, which includes unsmoked estates. Not a hard and fast rule - the last pipe I bought had been smoked before.