Hey there. I'm in Arvada.Welcome from Evergreen, CO.
Where you at in CO?
I definitely agree with you on the difference between pipe tobacco and cigars.Welcome aboard. I like cigars too but like pipes so much more. I buy a box about once or twice a year. The thing is I can tell differences in cigars but at the end of the day the profile range of cigars is much narrower then pipe tobacco.
I have to ask what's the issue with the Vauen. My one is probably one of my best pipes. Then again my Rattray's is exceptional aside from having a small chamber and a pencil shank.