Medico pipes

[locopony]

The first pipe I ever bought was a medico briar wood pipe. Its a good pipe nothing to write home about but smokes pretty good after 20 years. Its still a good pipe to have at work or in the woods. Its actually a tough working pipe and will take some abuse. For 20 bucks whats to lose?

 

[joshwolftree]

I have a Grabow that was one of my first pipes and I love it. I also love my Brylon medico. But that may be because my Medico was my grandads

 

[flyguy]

I own a Dr. Grabow and a Medico, my first two pipes. I gave up on buying filters as I like to run a pipe cleaner through without waiting for the pipe to cool. Did you know the Savinelli filter replacement tubes fit these pipes?

 

[05venturer]

igloo, Why not Brylon???

 

[locopony]

Something about inhaling fumes from hot plastic seems ...........well less than I deal.

 

[ghost]

The third pipe I ever bought was a Medico, and we never bonded. Plastic stem. I still have it, but haven't smoked it in years.
I see old Medicos all the time at antique stores, I may try an old one out. The price is always right. I have an old one waiting to be refurbed on my bench right now.

 

[jeff59]

Sorry guys but my medico varsity is still my "ole reliable". I am so used to the way it feels and smokes. It served me well over the years.

 

[jeff59]

As far as the filter thing goes. To each his own. I find some tobaccos are better with the filter, some are not. I know this subject can be debated forever. I usually use the filter, but then old habits are hard to break.

 

[jwp159]

I have an old medico spartan bulldog that has been a great smoker for me. It was an estate that took some cleaning up but was well worth the 5 bucks I gave for it. :D

 

[toby67]

I have a Merico pipe, it came with a paper filter which I immediately removed and I love the pipe. It's a bent billiard and sits in my mouth purfect and rarely needs relighting. I'm betting once my Meerchaum arrives and the estate pipes I have purchased that it will quickly move to the back of the rack but I like the Medico far more than I do my Falcon.

 

[toby67]

Now I have a Meerchaum, a couple of Kaywoodie's, a couple of MM Cobs, a YelloBole, and a few others I still find myself often reaching for my Medico, it just sits in my mouth and has a nice feel. Yes it's a Briar and its my travel pipe that I smoke while driving or have my hand busy cause I can bite down on the stem without giving a hoot.

 

[mso489]

If no details are given on the $20 pipe offer, I would think there is a strong chance it is a Brylon pipe, which

is a synthetic material from the sixties -- not from World War II as sometimes suggested. A few Forums members

really like Brylon pipes for their durability, for rough work place situations, etc. Most people find them much less

good than briars, cobs, or Meerschaum.

 

[michiganlover]

The ad copy on the back of the filter box clearly says the pipe being offered is briar; so no chance of getting Brylon.
If you look at wvsmokeshop, you will see there are actually quite a few Medico lines that are briar.

 

[newbroom]

When I first started shopping the auction, I won a bid on 9 Medico pipes. When I got them they were all unsmoked and marked imported briar. I've just kept them that way for now. I've got a bunch of old estates in my rotation as well as several cobs, so, I'm going to keep those as a hedge against whichever acquisition disorder may strike me down the road.

 

[danielplainview]

Not a big medico fan myself. I have a couple but never smoke them. I've seen few comments putting Dr Grabow and Medico in the same catagory. Sure they're both drugstore pipes, but that's about the only similarity. I have a lot of Grabow pipes and they are all consistently great smokers. Take a second look at some Emperor's and Starfire's. Top notch pipes for great price. and no I'm not a paid spokesperson.

 

[okiescout]

Brings back memories of wheat harvest when I was 16. Medco bulldog and Cherry Blend pipe baccy. Thought I was in heaven.

But I was just 16 back then. :lol:

 

[tuold]

My Medico Jet Streams are always in my rotation. There are others I pick up from time to time. The Guardsmans are good pipes.

The older Medicos can be very good buys.
I recently picked up my second Medico Brylon pipe, this Onyx:

For a six dollar pipe...well...hey, it works! And as many here never fail to mention, it's dishwasher safe!

 

[toby67]

Personally I think medico pipes are underrated