Medico pipes

[jship079]

I saw on the back of the medco filter box that they have pipes for like 20 bucks I know you get what you pay for but are these pipes good smokers

 

[papipeguy]

They have their fans. having an inexpensive pipe is a handy thing to have when you want to try out a blend you have not had before. No sense in "ghosting" a $100 pipe on an experiment. Corn cobs can serve the same purpose.

 

[pstlpkr]

Filters?.... They put filters in pipes?

Ohhhh Tragedy.
Sorry guys, I just don't get the whole filter thing.

 

[igloo]

They make a good little working pipe just make sure it is not Brylon . The bits are useally made of nylon and they slip over a metal shank . http://www.smfrankcoinc.com/ybmd/medico/medicopipes.htm

 

[strongirish]

The same $20.00 would buy you a better pipe as an estate on EBay.

 

[bubbadreier]

Strongirish has got it right!

 

[unclearthur]

I have snagged more than one great brand name estate for less than the price of a Medico.

Just takes patience and the instincts of a shark! LOL!

 

[juozapas]

That's what I've been thinking as well...I should wait till I find an estate pipe for the same value to come along.

I think the weight of the pipe is measureable.

Medico pipes lack the weight (or mass) that a briar has...( I'll spend my money on different pipe tobacco's till then )....

 

[thorsrevenge]

I completely agree with uncle on this one

 

[ejames]

Medico pipes lack the weight (or mass) that a briar has...

??? If you want weight ,buy a Medico Brylon!

Most Medicos are briar though and among the cheapest estate pipes on Ebay. I've had several,always a good smoke for me.Have two in my rotation at present.

 

[whitebriar]

they are what they are--i have three that are over 50 years old--the old wood may be somewhat better--

i enjoy smoking them--just finished some Balkan and then Oriental in a pair of them--good smokes--

are they as good as my Peterson?--No--would i sell or trade them?--NO!

 

[uberam3rica]

ive got a medico and i think it smokes fine

 

[douggerthebarber]

I have a medico as well, it imbues a kind of plastic taste to me - I think I would try a corncob before I get one of those again.

 

[uberam3rica]

imbues a kind of plastic taste to me

mine doesnt do that

 

[logandow]

I have 2 medicos and they serve me well

 

[jaybird]

I bought an unsmoked medico and it smokes great, it's an old one though, I don't know if the quality today is the same.

 

[smokeybear]

I have a Medico varsity that is Italian Briar and brown blasted. I find it smokes great mind you I haven't smoked anything else but it hasn't discouraged me from continuing my pipe smoking hobby so as a beginner pipe I think it holds its own very well.

 

[shawn622]

I have a briar Medico Bulldog that smokes like a champ. It was gifted to me

 

[lyle]

I have a 60+ year-old Medico that I'm currently breaking in. It smokes great, and I like the size, weight and shape a lot. Aesthetically, it is a disaster--countless fills, poorly fit stem, etc.

 

[lifeon2]

I tend to buy estate pipes in lots I have some great medicos and quite a few that just didnt make the cut for one reason or another.