I guess I’m late to the party but I just realized they are no more?
Needed to order a couple. What are you gents doing these days for MM stem upgrades?
Needed to order a couple. What are you gents doing these days for MM stem upgrades?
Not a thing, never had to replace one.What are you gents doing these days for MM stem upgrades?
Not a thing, never had to replace one.
Black Vulcanite I can see as an proportional upgrade.I made vulcanite stems for my most-smoked cobs.
I agreed, but I like the Acrylic stems "madly".Black Vulcanite I can see as an proportional upgrade.
This is an analogy that may only work stateside, but ever been sitting at a stoplight and glance over at the car next to you and see a guy who has an old faded red Camaro that is half primer colored, crack windshield, missing bumper but has put $2,500 in fancy wheels and tires on it?
Acrylic stems on cobs vaguely give me the, “that’s not right“ feeling.
I agree. It's the one thing I don't like about their standard models. They're cheap stems that start deforming if you think about clenching it.I take the contrary position. I think MM’s cobs are too good to be let down so badly by the stock stems, which are unnecessarily cheap and nasty. MM should make acrylic the new standard, even if they have to add a dollar to the price.
Same, pretty much. I just buy the Missouri meerschaum “danish bits” which come stock on some of the MM pipes, and can be had for about a buck a piece. They aren’t much to write home about, but they’re an upgrade over the cheaper stock stems and have been good enough that I’ve not felt compelled to buy any cob forever stems, though I’ve thought about it at times.
I don't really understand which stems fit which pipes.. Which pipes do the danish bits fit?
$50 could've gotten you this.?I have a few Forever Stems for my cobs. I know they are relatively expensive, but they make the cobs a better all-around smoking experience, in my opinion. A cob with a Forever stem will set you back around $30, but they smoke great and are very durable.
I mean, come on....look at these sexy devils:
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