Don't Want to Spend a Lot on a Rack

[tzinc]

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-jpm

Well I guess it depends on what kind of rack you're referring to I am talking about a Pipe Rack.

I really don't want to spend money on a rack I'd rather toss that money towards pipes/tobacco. Are there any alternatives out there - I don't care about aesthetics. Maybe repurposing ideas? Building one's not an option I am not a handy man. I have about 10 pipes.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Well I guess it depends on what kind of rack you're referring to I am talking about a Pipe Rack.

I really don't want to spend money on a rack I'd rather toss that money towards pipes/tobacco. Are there any alternatives out there - I don't care about aesthetics. Maybe repurposing ideas? Building one's not an option I am not a handy man. I have about 10 pipes.

Decatur Industries Inc Tobacco 10 Pipe Holder Rack Walnut Wood Danish Style | eBay

<p>Decatur Industries Tobacco 10 Pipe Holder Rack Walnut Wood ~ Danish Style. </p><p>Dark mark on top see picture </p>

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[Latakia Dave]

Considering the repurposing ideas! you can use a egg carton. No very pleasing visually, but it's cheap and you would be repurposing something that most people toss.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

I keep mine in a card board box in a trailer down by the river.

 

[Jaylotw]

Got an old book shelf? Just drill some holes big enough to slide the stem through in one of the shelves and there ya go. I know there's some disagreement with the whole "bowl up or down" thing, but it seems like a quick and dirty way to rack your pipes. And, they'll look handsome on a bookshelf, that's where I keep mine.

 

[sablebrush52]

Any kind of storage will do, shelves, boxes, bins, etc, and are better for your pipes than racks. Of the people I know who own significantly rare and valuable collectible pipes, exactly zero store them in racks.
My storage solution isn't exactly low cost. I have a stack cases designed for holding pipes, anywhere from 15 tto 21 per case. And I have a couple of boxes where the cased pipes are kept.

 

[skydog]

I never wanted to spend a lot of money on pipe stands either. I inherited a 6 pipe stand from my grandfather but all the other pipe stands I have I found used. eBay is helpful sometimes but the majority of my pipe stands have come from antique shops.

Go to enough antique shops and you're bound to find a deal. I've seen overpriced ones in shops just like I have on eBay but I've also found some really good deals for stands that hold 12+ pipes for less than $20. I've also repurposed old leather belts into single pipe stands and still have a few of those around. And with all those stands I've still got pipes in the pipe boxes in a drawer. It would all be much simpler if I didn't have so many pipes.

 

[Chasing Embers]

but I've also found some really good deals for stands that hold 12+ pipes for less than $20.

I got a 16 pipe globe stand for $40. Ebay is the way to go for deals on stands.

 

[DanWil84]

Although a rack is a esthetically pleasing, mine are just in a closet on a pile. I wouldn't bother. They are clean when they go in their pipesock or pouch and that's what it's about.

 

[Streeper541]

You got a local antique mall or flea market? You're bound to find something there.

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Although a rack is a esthetically pleasing, mine are just in a closet on a pile. I wouldn't bother. They are clean when they go in their pipesock or pouch and that's what it's about.

Pile of !???

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

How about an old test tube rack?

 

[DanWil84]

Pile of !???

Well, not a Olympus Mons of pipes, but you get the idea, at least they are not in a rack. If I would accumulate more pipes it would maybe be different, but I'm except for 1 mostly "done". Or at least I tell my wife that.

 

[mso489]

I'm out of step in that I like racks and have several, including a combined rack and tobacco drawer and a wall hung glass front cabinet, plus an open 18 pipe rack and my dad's and grandfather's ten pipe circular rack with amber tobacco jar. The 18 pipe open rack was an excellent deal, maybe $25 new from one of the smaller online retailers years ago. Sorry, I can't remember which. My area is not a traditional pipe smoking region, apparently, since pipes and racks are hard to find in flea markets, yard sales, and antique stores. I think around here, cigarettes were king.

 

[tzinc]

Well, not a Olympus Mons of pipes, but you get the idea, at least they are not in a rack. If I would accumulate more pipes it would maybe be different, but I'm except for 1 mostly "done". Or at least I tell my wife that.

yeah that's what I thought too when I started lol

 

[Sweet Home Alabama]

Always nice to see a nice rack, just saying.

 

[tzinc]

Any kind of storage will do, shelves, boxes, bins, etc, and are better for your pipes than racks. Of the people I know who own significantly rare and valuable collectible pipes, exactly zero store them in racks.
My storage solution isn't exactly low cost. I have a stack cases designed for holding pipes, anywhere from 15 tto 21 per case. And I have a couple of boxes where the cased pipes are kept.

What's the issue with racks? I thought racks would be better for my pipes (I keep them in a Star Wars treasure box now lol).

 

[Chasing Embers]

What's the issue with racks? I thought racks would be better for my pipes (I keep them in a Star Wars treasure box now lol).

I really don't use them myself. I keep most of mine on padded bathroom mats on closet shelves.

 

[tbradsim1]

Look n the foreground, egg carton is a good holder or shoe rack look thru plastic that hangs on closet door.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Pile of !???

They are just pipes.