Hunter's Pipes, Anyone Actually Smoke One?

[shanez]

I'm talking about those multi-piece things. I'm looking at one that is Bruyere with a silver cap and an antler stem kinda setup. It's cheap enough I might get it just as a decoration but it would be neat if it was actually meant for smoking as well.

Anyone have something like this they actually smoke?

 

[cshubhra]

I don’t (and don’t have one) but I am a part of a Facebook group on pipe Smoking and one of the founding members of the group(From Ireland I think) has a bunch of hunters and other similar ornate pipes and regularly post photos of smoking them.

 

[anotherbob]

I have bought two. One smoked like a dream the other is the worst smoker I've ever come across. The one that smoked great was an awesome pipe. Huge bowl smoked dry no matter how wet the tobacco was. The issue is the ones I can find aren't made for smoking so the bowl is a complete crap shot as to wheter it's any good or not.

 

[anotherbob]

also easiest thing to clench in the freaking world, it just kind of hangs good.

 

[Spinkle]

I just looked these up and they look almost like the Dunhill Cavalier. I wouldn't mind trying one out to see how they compare to normal pipes. Does anyone know of a decent brand for these that I should check out?

 

[mso489]

Not to be confused with the Nording hunter pipes; my wife gifted me with a Nording zebra hunter which is a somewhat up-market Nording and an excellent smoker, nicely crafted.

 

[elessar]

I do have one of these that I used to smoke quite frequently. Although that was back in the days where I had even less idea of what the hell I was doing. Lucky I put the tobacco in the right end. A good friend and myself would buy a couple ounces of Raspberries and Cream pipe tobacco and puff away till our tongues melted, both in our hunter pipes. Good times.

I can't say whether or not it is a good smoker or not because at the time I would not have known the difference. I'll try to post a pic of it this evening.

 

[elessar]

I assume you mean one of these?

 

[Pikey Mick]

I have two and they are fantastic smokes. Dunhill Navy Rolls is a good VaPer in a briar but absolutely stellar in my porcelain hunter. Brings the perique out from mellow to full punch you in the nose!
A few words of advice on using one : remove the bowl if you want to tap out the ash otherwise you will get covered in tar etc where it collects in the reservoir under the bowl. And always clean the bowl with a damp tissue once it's cooled down because if you leave a cake to build up your pipe will be in danger of cracking. Also if you buy from second hand make sure you check the lid because there are a lot out there with rust all over them. Your bowl should only really be filled to the half way point or you could be looking at a 4 hour smoke!. I normally put out enough tobacco that I normally use in a briar and load it from there. IMHO they are the best pipes you will buy for a cool dry smoke and I wish I'd found them before I bought my other pipes. You will notice nuances in your blends that you won't taste in your usual pipes and I smoke flakes in mine with no problem.
Lightning one can be a bit of a challenge and I use a butane lighter with a long nozzle like you would use for lightning a bbq, and you have to take quite long draws because of the length of the stems. As a rough guide the bowls on mine are approx 2"long x 1" wide.
You can buy them new from Germany
GERMANUS - https://www.german.us › Pipes › Pipes
These are a few of mine, although I much prefer the porcelain ones.
Web results
Hunter Pipes - GERMANUS

 

[mso489]

I suspect you have to research it a little so you know what you're getting. Some are real pipes designed with the smoker in mind, and some are decorative mostly.

 

[olkofri]

Does the porcelain get too hot to the touch? I reckon you're s'posed to hold them by the stem, but I wouldn't want to burn myself by accidentally having my bare skin come into contact with piping hot porcelain.

Ach, the ueber-cavernous bowl doesn't endear them to me either. These were made for @chasingembers!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Does the porcelain get too hot to the touch? I reckon you're s'posed to hold them by the stem, but I wouldn't want to burn myself by accidentally having my bare skin come into contact with piping hot porcelain.

Ach, the ueber-cavernous bowl doesn't endear them to me either. These were made for @chasingembers!

They're too narrow. No where near my preferred tobacco capacity.

 

[Pikey Mick]

Does the porcelain get too hot to the touch? I reckon you're s'posed to hold them by the stem, but I wouldn't want to burn myself by accidentally having my bare skin come into contact with piping hot porcelain.

Ach, the ueber-cavernous bowl doesn't endear them to me either. These were made for @chasingembers!

They used to get hot until I got the cadence right. You can hold them by the chamber that sits below the bowl as the bowl has a cork grommet. And yes the bowls are large but you only fill them half way anyway unless you want a 4 hour smoke!

 

[Pikey Mick]

They're too narrow. No where near my preferred tobacco capacity.

Bowls on mine are 2" deep x 1"wide. I wish I could find one with a smaller bowl but it doesn't bother me that much because they are fantastic pipes.

 

[olkofri]

They used to get hot until I got the cadence right. You can hold them by the chamber that sits below the bowl as the bowl has a cork grommet. And yes the bowls are large but you only fill them half way anyway unless you want a 4 hour smoke!

Gotcha. I do smoke like a DB 18 201 locomotive, mind you. I'll see if I can get one, even if I have to fill the bowl only to 1/3 with fine ribbon. Thankee.

 

[Akousticplyr]

They're too narrow. No where near my preferred tobacco capacity.

You're a bowl group "ZZZ" right?

 

[Chasing Embers]

You're a bowl group "ZZZ" right?

Typically magnum. 3 inch depth by 1 inch width.

 

[Akousticplyr]

Typically magnum. 3 inch depth by 1 inch width.

I find myself picking up bigger and bigger bowls with each new pipe to the collection. I am preferring longer marathon smoking sessions as my tastes change.
I need to check out a Magnum.

 

[weezell]

Smoke it??? NO...

 

[mikethompson]

A few words of advice on using one

Great advice!

They always catch my eye as well, but I know if I were to get one it would just end up as decoration.