One of my biggest pet peeves is having to use a pipe cleaner to soak up excess moisture while smoking my pipe. I now buy pipes that I know will never require a pipe cleaner and the reason for this is the size of the shank dimension and the quality of the stem. After years of figuring this all out, I have determined that a shank dimension of 4.0 mm and greater plus a well made stem makes sure I never need a pipe cleaner. I now own 33 pipes in my collection that never need a pipe cleaner and those are the only ones that I smoke. I have 3 other pipes that do require a pipe cleaner and will eventually give those away.
So how important is it to you that you never need a pipe cleaner or does it matter to you at all? Do you think I am nuts for making this such a huge issue? lol
ps. I do live in Florida and smoke outside at times in the humidity which really tests a pipe.
So how important is it to you that you never need a pipe cleaner or does it matter to you at all? Do you think I am nuts for making this such a huge issue? lol
ps. I do live in Florida and smoke outside at times in the humidity which really tests a pipe.