Peterson questions from Hobie1dog.

[thesandpiper]

Peterson questions from Hobie1dog.
Hobie1dog asked a question in the Peterson group forum(PeteNuts),I am using the main forum to show him some pipe comparisons to size scale. Hope it helps.
Q.”Is the Peterson 140th Anniversary model the largest bowl model that they’ve made so far? I’m looking for a large bowl model. I have a Kinsale XL23 now and want something with even more capacity”.

A, “the 140th anniversary pipe is a large capacity pipe, but not the largest in the Pete series,that award would go to the House pipes.Both are quite expensive in comparison to your Kinsale XL23.Another good big un to seriously consider is the marvellous Darwin range, all with the larger B42 bowls which are bigger than your XL23.

Q. “ The House pipes sure don’t look any bigger than my Kinsale, especially the diameter which looks exactly the same…I cannot find any dimension on the Peterson site.”
Please find enclosed a couple of photos which may assist you.
Photo1 is a comparison of your KinsaleXL23 and the 140 Anniversary.

Photo2. Is a comparison of a House pipe and a 140 anniversary.

 

[hobie1dog]

How did you know that I'm for sure a

Now I have a complete visual comparison of the pipes...outstanding job....thanks. Looks like the House pipe is the way for me to go...now the only thing I don't see is the stem of the House pipe....is it available in a P-lip?

 

[marmal4de]

I've been thinking on getting one of the house pipes series too.

 

[hobie1dog]

Found a Youtube video of it to see how big it is with a person in the picture

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5T818c62AM
Boy: They sure are expensive....$ 400.00 at Cup of Joes 8O

 

[marmal4de]

They're half that price with free shipping from peterson-pipes.com

 

[hobie1dog]

They're half that price with free shipping from peterson-pipes.com

I think with the currency conversion there isn't much difference...that price on that link is Euro I believe.

 

[marmal4de]

1 Euro = 1.35645828 Canadian dollars according to google. the more expensive of the two listed on peterson-pipes.com is €164, so 164*1.35=221.4! Throw in the free shipping and It's very close to half of the $400 you found! Talk about markup!

 

[hobie1dog]

ok ....thanks for the conversion...maybe I'm closer to one of those big boys afterall :D

 

[marmal4de]

Glad to help hobie! I'm also happy you didn't take offence to that post, looking at it now it seems a little douchey!

 

[hobie1dog]

I'm good, no problem here.....there sure isn't much information on the web about the Anniversary pipes or the House pipes, and I didn't even find one on Ebay.

 

[hobie1dog]

I'm getting about an hour and a half smoke out of the XL23 now, without trying to smoke slow, so those big-ass House pipes should get me over the 2 hour mark...I don't know if I want to hold a pipe that long...may have to invent a pipe-holding sling device to wear. :mrgreen:

 

[marmal4de]

You could make it out of an eyepatch, or headgear!

 

[greggors]

I don't mean to rain on the parade, but as a reminder if ordering from the Peterson site don't forget they're in Dublin and most likely will be a customs charge =(

 

[hobie1dog]

I wonder how much a customs charge would be? :crazy:

 

[greggors]

no clue how to figure it out, I've bought DVD's from China for $50 and customs was another $50.. and I've bought a Khukuri from Nepal for $120 and customs was only $13. :crazy:

 

[marmal4de]

Customs charges for wood products imported into Canada range from free, to 6.5% at the most.

 

[greggors]

Know if its the same for the states?

 

[marmal4de]

I spend a good 2 hours trying to figure out what the duty into the states is worth, no dice guys, I am stumped.