Peterson P-Lip

[badbriar]

I am sure this has come up at some point - could not find anything so...

IYHO, is the P-Lip effective and do you like it? The like it part is for Peterson pipe enthusiasts, of course!

 

[JimInks]

I like them and wouldn't buy a Peterson without one, though I do have one that I inherited that has a fish tail bit. I find the p-lip is easier to clench and since the hole is at the top of the button, it distributes the smoke differently than fish tail bits, which is nice change for a constant smoker like me.

 

[upnorth1]

I finally took the plunge when a Peterson I wanted at auction had a P-lip. I love it and I will purchase other P-lip Petersons. BTW clenching a P-lip is easier and is a feature I really like about it.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I like my p-lip pipes just fine. Wouldn't buy a pipe because of it, nor absent it.

 

[sandollars]

P-Lips are great! I use them with tobaccos that have the propensity to bite back if one is not paying attention.

Several argue they direct the smoke to the roof of the mouth which they don't like but if I had to choose between a tender tongue and a tender mouth roof..... No brainer.

Of course, I do my best not to fall victim of either but hey, shit happens sometimes....

 

[bullet08]

all my peterson are p-lip but one. it's different and i like them. but there are ways to avoid bite without p-lip. with fishtail, my tongue gets "tired". i don't experience that with p-lip.

 

[mso489]

I have one P-lip on a Killarney 999, a really nice pipe. I enjoy it as a change of pace and am glad I have it, but it is a more bit than I want it my mouth, a little bulky. With most fishtail, I'm not much aware of the bit at all.

 

[rogers]

Not a fan.

 

[warren]

It does what it's designed to do by keeping the heat from running across the tongue. I like them but, I have no problem with a fishtail either.

 

[eslavs]

All but one of my Petes are P lips. I love em.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Like rogers above, don't care for them. I do a type of dangle clenching that just doesn't work well with them.

 

[ukbob]

Only got 1 with a p-lip , does the job what it was made for.

 

[mortonbriar]

I like them, it makes for a good bent dangle in my experience.

 

[MikhaelDavid]

Not being able to pass pipe cleaners is a deal breaker for me.

 

[ssjones]

I'm a big fan - but only with vulcanite stems.

 

[blackpowderpiper]

Amazingly I've never tried one. Perhaps one day I'll pick one up and see what all the fuss is about.

 

[hauntedmyst]

I like them and to me it's a big part of what differentiates them.

 

[Elric]

My first pipe was a P-Lip on the recommendation of the tobacconist but once I moved on there was no going back. I found it harder to clench and they didn't take to softies very well. The anti-tongue bite aspect may have worked but it wasn't worth the annoyance once I learned proper smoking cadence.

 

[italiansallion]

I don't really care for them. My only Peterson was a fishtail until a couple of weeks ago when I was gifted a P-Lip, and I find the bit too big to clench. Typically when purchasing a pipe comfort of the bit is one of the first things I look for, along with weight and chamber diameter.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

IYHO, is the P-Lip effective and do you like it?

Just to throw my $0.02 into the pile, I am not a fan. Maybe my tongue is just tougher than my gums and the roof of my mouth, but having the "I've just eaten pizza with molten cheese that stuck to the roof of my mouth" pain is way more uncomfortable.

I did a post years ago about filing off the P-lip parts of the stems. I had given them a try for a year or so, and then just opted for filing them as opposed to just putting them in drawers never to be seen again. Now, I only remember they were ever p-lips at times like this.