Hello Folks - first posting here; glad to be a member of the community... Do you have any ideas to hang, tie, or clip the pipe to secure it from falling say, during physical activity or on a body of water? Thanks !!
Ideas for Hanging or Securing a Pipe Against Loss or Damage - During Outdoor Activities
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Sometimes leaving the pipe in the glove compartment or on a rack at home is the only sensible way, depending on what you're doing. Otherwise, a pocket in some kind of garment on the top of your body, especially if the pocket buttons, is good, or the inside pocket of a jacket. Rigging a pipe holster for your chest or waist is possible, but probably some trouble. Trousers or shorts pockets are a hazard for snapping stems. A backpack or fanny pack may work, but I'd secure the pipe inside, in a smaller pocket or rolled in a t-shirt or some other item you're carrying. Inexpensive cobs are another approach, but I get attached to mine and don't want to break or lose them. I think many pipes float, so might be retrieved from the water if you see them fall overboard. Any pipe that doesn't float I'd leave home from the water.
I’ve seen people use duck call lanyards or regular lanyards to hang pipes around their necks.
I go canoeing all the time in the summer, lakes and white water, and I have never had an issue without anything special to secure my pipe. I mean, if you are prone to just falling out of boats, or dropping a lot of stuff into the water, then sure...
You could get an old beater pipe with a really thick stem, and drill a small hole into it, in a way that does not cross the draft (this is why you need a really thick stem on the stummel side) and then thread a cord through it to use as a lanyard. Or, still referring to a thick stemmed pipe, you could twist a small eye hole screw, and then you could do the same with a cord.
But really, do you fall in a lot?
You could get an old beater pipe with a really thick stem, and drill a small hole into it, in a way that does not cross the draft (this is why you need a really thick stem on the stummel side) and then thread a cord through it to use as a lanyard. Or, still referring to a thick stemmed pipe, you could twist a small eye hole screw, and then you could do the same with a cord.
But really, do you fall in a lot?
I can't really think of a situation where clipping or hanging a pipe during outdoor activities would be necessary. A pocket, a case, or in a pack seem like the answer in every situation I can think of. Maybe you could be more specific about what the activity is and why the pipe needs to be tied, hung, or clipped somewhere.
I am guessing your question applies to when you’re not smoking the pipe?Someone already mentioned a duck lanyard. Additionally, you could look at an ol’ style fanny pack or a chest storage device that is often used by fly fisherman. Both would provide a place for your pipe, tobacco and other accoutrements.
My favorite pipe when I go duckhunting is a wonderful Boswell pocket pipe.
When the duckhunting slows down mid-morning, I can enjoy a smoke and it stores very easily in a pocket of my jacket.
My favorite pipe when I go duckhunting is a wonderful Boswell pocket pipe.
When the duckhunting slows down mid-morning, I can enjoy a smoke and it stores very easily in a pocket of my jacket.
I stick it in my pocket, front pocket for sure. But I am not being hauled up in a bo'sun's chair or pulling in a spinnaker. And obviously not my best pipes.
550 cord with non-slip knot tied around the stem could work to prevent loss or a catastrophic drop I'd think.
It can go in my pocket or at worse, a fanny pack. If it is an activity so strenuous neither of those will suffice, then most likely I don't need or have a pipe with me. Just my .02
Shirt pocket with a button flap and a slot for a pen. Slide the stem up through the pen slot, drop the stummel into the pocket and button the flap.
If you are a clencher, you could just put the pipe in your mouth and have a buddy duct tape it to your face. You could use the thing as a snorkel when you fall in. 
Drill a hole in the bowl near the edge and insert a key ring keeper. Then use a carabiner to attach to a belt loop or bra strap.
I've seen leather pipe holsters for sale, but I can't remember where. It seems like that might be risky for the stem unless you had a nice stubby thick pipe. Also, it might risk one of these law enforcement mishaps where the officer thinks you are carrying when you're not.
This.
Without a button flap, things tend to fall out of a breast pocket when bending over.
Then again, it just might be me. If it weren't for bad luck, I wouldn't have any luck at all.
Solder a ring to the ferrule and tie a lanyard to it? ?
Just take serval cobs. If one falls in... so what.
"Oops, sorry honey I thought that's where it was, no there, maybe there . . . ."
seriously. I was going to suggest the same thing. Plus they go with outdoorsy stuff in a thematic sense.Just take serval cobs. If one falls in... so what.
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