New and Old

[jw1962]

I have smoked a pipe 40 odd years now. I trashed my briar pipes. All I smoke now are Missouri Meerschaum cobs. One can smoke any tobacco in a cob and have a cool and dry smoke. It does not take long to break in a new cob either. And I never once had a bad cob.

 

[J.GANDY]

Welcome from Savannah Georgia! You are right about that!

 

[Severus]

Greetings from Ontario, Canada and welcome to the forums!

 

[eugenepark]

Welcome! Yes the MM pipes have many great qualities and are down right affordable too.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

Welcome from Louisiana! I enjoy my cobs as well. Not throwing out my others though! ?

 

[anotherbob]

I love my cobs. I don't consider them inferior to briar just more affordable to make and slightly more disposable. Mainly I think they're cheaper because the material is a lot easier to come by. You can grow cobs all over the place I think it takes one growing cycle to get a cob that makes at least two pipes. It is nice to smoke a pipe you can leave behind and your wallet feels less then one tin of tobacco lighter. Though if I had to choose one or the other I'd prefer briar. There are some blends that just don't taste right to me in a cob.

 

[Tommy Boy]

Welcome to the forum from southwest Michigan. I like cobs but i would NEVER toss my briars for just cobs but to each their own. Smoke what you like in pipes you like and enjoy.

 

[cigrmaster]

I tried a cob years ago but didn't enjoy the experience. The stem was awful and it smoked my flakes very poorly. I tried some Carter Hall in it but got a kind of nasty metallic taste.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I have smoked a pipe 40 odd years now. I trashed my briar pipes. All I smoke now are Missouri Meerschaum cobs. One can smoke any tobacco in a cob and have a cool and dry smoke. It does not take long to break in a new cob either. And I never once had a bad cob.

Other than a very large meerschaum, I mostly smoke cobs now myself.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome!

Lots of cob lovers here, lots who won't smoke them.

You can put your location in your Profile—(please!—because people will forget!) and which will save questions in the future as to where you live when you later mention local stores, weather, tobacco prices, availability, regulations, location of photos, etc., etc..
Under your avatar, (top right, left most of three symbols) you choose "Account Details", which brings up "My Account". "My Location" is halfway down. Whatever you're comfortable with- town, city, county, state.

 

[cshubhra]

Welcome!!!

 

[lelik]

Welcome !

 

[STP]

Welcome from Louisiana! I enjoy my cobs as well. Not throwing out my others though! ?

Yup, not throwing mine out either ?

 

[02Knight]

Welcome from The Great State of TEXAS. I also have a couple of cobs, love them, but own some prettys too.

 

[pipebaum81]

I have smoked a pipe 40 odd years now. I trashed my briar pipes.

Welcome aboard. We only have enough space on the lifeboats to hold 1/16th of our members. Thought you should know. You mentioned trashing your briars. Care to share what happened to them?