For those not familiar with Mr. Brog, the brand is pretty much the European (Made in Poland) equivalent to Doctor Graybow here in the US.
And I own several of them and the Dezerter #13, Churchwarden, in a Rustic Ebony Finish is my most recent addition to my collection.
I looked at the Pipe on the Mr. Brog website which then linked me to Amazon for actually purchase,which I did for under $30 including $&H.
For the most part, Mr. Brog makes their pipes out of Pear Root that has been; Fully "Seasoned'' for two years!
Some people here kind of "Poo Poo" the idea of a pipe made out of Anything other than Briar or Meerschaum.
I own Pipes made from the above materials and I have found that my Mr. Brog Pipes smoke just as well (or in some instances Better) than my more expensive Pipes.
Some folks seem to think that Pipe bowl's made of seasoned Pear Root just won't last long (or burn up as Pipes made out of Briar.
And based on my own experience, that just is not true,!
My first Mr. Brog, was purchased about 18 months ago and absolutely no signs of the bowl showing any wear or "Burnout".
Anyway, when I opened up the box, I realized that the pictures of the pipe online just didn't do justice to the actual pipe.
Like most (if not all) Mr.Brog Pipes use a small metal (I am told, they are called Stinger's) smoke filters and they greatly reduce the "Draw" of the pipe
So, even before I packed it with Tobacco snd tried smoking it, I removed that pesky filter and trashed the damn thing!
And then came actually smoking my new pipe!
The first thing I noticed was that It had a very, VERY open draw to it and the length of the Stem did an utterly fantastic job delivering a nice cool smoke!.
#2 was how comfortable it was to hold and never got hot.
Another nice thing is that it breaks down into 3 pieces for easy cleaning using a standard pipe cleaner instead of the really long pipe cleaners needed for most Churchwarden Pipes.
Now onto the interesting part..
The top "lip" of the bowl has an attached piece of metal protecting y rim of the bowl from the flame when you light it.
It is also where a slotted cover is attached.
A lot of folks seem to think of the cover is just a gimmick to sell the pipe but, it really does have it's uses.
When it is very windy, the wind screen protects the contents of the bowl from blowing the lit tobacco from blowing out or the wind making the tobacco burn super hot and damaging the bowl.
And here are a couple of other uses for the "Lid"
I can fill the the pipe with tobacco, close the lid and put it in my inside jacket pocket.
Also, if I am smoking inside, should I drop the pipe or knock it off the table, it keeps the burning tobacco inside the bowl
And I own several of them and the Dezerter #13, Churchwarden, in a Rustic Ebony Finish is my most recent addition to my collection.
I looked at the Pipe on the Mr. Brog website which then linked me to Amazon for actually purchase,which I did for under $30 including $&H.
For the most part, Mr. Brog makes their pipes out of Pear Root that has been; Fully "Seasoned'' for two years!
Some people here kind of "Poo Poo" the idea of a pipe made out of Anything other than Briar or Meerschaum.
I own Pipes made from the above materials and I have found that my Mr. Brog Pipes smoke just as well (or in some instances Better) than my more expensive Pipes.
Some folks seem to think that Pipe bowl's made of seasoned Pear Root just won't last long (or burn up as Pipes made out of Briar.
And based on my own experience, that just is not true,!
My first Mr. Brog, was purchased about 18 months ago and absolutely no signs of the bowl showing any wear or "Burnout".
Anyway, when I opened up the box, I realized that the pictures of the pipe online just didn't do justice to the actual pipe.
Like most (if not all) Mr.Brog Pipes use a small metal (I am told, they are called Stinger's) smoke filters and they greatly reduce the "Draw" of the pipe
So, even before I packed it with Tobacco snd tried smoking it, I removed that pesky filter and trashed the damn thing!
And then came actually smoking my new pipe!
The first thing I noticed was that It had a very, VERY open draw to it and the length of the Stem did an utterly fantastic job delivering a nice cool smoke!.
#2 was how comfortable it was to hold and never got hot.
Another nice thing is that it breaks down into 3 pieces for easy cleaning using a standard pipe cleaner instead of the really long pipe cleaners needed for most Churchwarden Pipes.
Now onto the interesting part..
The top "lip" of the bowl has an attached piece of metal protecting y rim of the bowl from the flame when you light it.
It is also where a slotted cover is attached.
A lot of folks seem to think of the cover is just a gimmick to sell the pipe but, it really does have it's uses.
When it is very windy, the wind screen protects the contents of the bowl from blowing the lit tobacco from blowing out or the wind making the tobacco burn super hot and damaging the bowl.
And here are a couple of other uses for the "Lid"
I can fill the the pipe with tobacco, close the lid and put it in my inside jacket pocket.
Also, if I am smoking inside, should I drop the pipe or knock it off the table, it keeps the burning tobacco inside the bowl
