Essential or Not: What's Missing In Your Pipe Gear?

[Peterson314]

What's a common item that just never made it to your pipe shelf?

I've had a pipe for 20 years, but I have never owned an ashtray, pipe knocker, pipe rack, or pipe stand. Just curious who else has gone years or decades without a part of some "standard" kit.

 

[Lumbridge]

Ashtray - I just use an empty round tin. Nice to have a lid.
Don't use a knocker, just stir the ash, dump, and wipe out the bowl.
I do have a pipe rack. It gives smoked pipes a good place to dry, keeps them organized, and I don't allow myself to buy any more than will fit on the rack, so it keeps "PAD" in check.
I use a leather pipe holder because I set my pipe down frequently during some smoke sessions.

Some people forego the tamper, but I find them useful since I don't care much for scorching my thumb.

 

[jguss]

What's a common item that just never made it to your pipe shelf?

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[Scottmi]

I have yet to get a proper leather tobacco tray...solely because I have some leather I want to use to make one, and haven't been able to find where I stashed the roll of hide. !!

 

[blackpowderpiper]

I suppose I'm lucky but I want for nothing.

 

[warren99]

I don't own a buffing wheel and doubt that I ever will. I've bought too many over-buffed estate pipes where the name of the carver is barely legible and stain is removed. It's simply too easy to ruin a good pipe.

 

[Peterson314]

Pipe Babes 2016

Past photo galleries can be found at these links: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 – 2009. We hope you enjoy these lovely ladies smoking pipes.

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Hahahaha. I didn't know those were even available. Is this some Esoterica-level rarity shit? I just checked Smokingpipes, and they are sold out.

 

[Peterson314]

I have yet to get a proper leather tobacco tray...solely because I have some leather I want to use to make one, and haven't been able to find where I stashed the roll of hide. !!

Me too! I'm a woodworker and have tried my hand at leather making once or twice. I REALLY like it. But like woodworking and pipes and tobacco, it's really easy to outspend my availability.

 

[Peterson314]

I don't own a buffing wheel and doubt that I ever will. I've bought too many over-buffed estate pipes where the name of the carver is barely legible and stain is removed. It's simply too easy to ruin a good pipe.

I just bought a set of buffing discs. I'll buff the bowl of an estate to a shine but I always do the stamps by hand for the same reason.

 

[verporchting]

Gawith & Hoggarth blends

 

[Chasing Embers]

Let's see, pipe, tobacco, lighter, and pipe cleaners. Nothing missing here.

 

[scloyd]

I don't have any sort of travel pouch or tobacco pouch. I no longer have any pipe racks. I keep all of my pipes in drawers. Also, no buffing wheel/discs.

 

[Egg Shen]

I feel like I could run out of matches at some point in my life. So more matches

 

[bullet08]

Solid gold butt scratcher.

 

[LuckyGlenn]

Only the essentials for me. Pipe, tobacco, lighter, tamper, cleaners.

 

[Michigan_Bill]

No ashtray, no knocker, no leather pipe holder. I did just get a leather tray for tobacco and it's really handy.

 

[Peterson314]

Only the essentials for me. Pipe, tobacco, lighter, tamper, cleaners.

I went so long without a tamper. About 10 years with my finger or a stick, then I upgraded to a golf tee. I finally bought a $1 horseshoe nail and guarded it like it was My Precious Ring.

 

[Chasing Embers]

tamper

 

[jpmcwjr]

I'd really like a valet to handle the cleaning and polishing of my pipes. I've let it go too long already. Otherwise, I am set for now.

 

[Wet Dottle]

I regret never having bought a Savinelli Fitsall pipe reamer.