Pipe Sock Questions
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Every brand new Rad I have bought comes with a nice heavy leather pipe sock. Some of the artisan estate pipes I have bought also came with a nice leather sock. Back in the say when I was buying new Castello's, Radice's and Viprati's they all came with a cheaper cloth sock. When I was bugyng new Danish artisan pipes they all came with nice leather ones. I can conclude from this that factories use cheaper cloth socks as compared to artisans who use nice leather one's.
I think I did not comprehend the OP's original question. I have not ever seen a new artisan or factory pipe come without some kind of sock.
Every new pipe I've bought has had one. The quality of which is debatable. But, I would like one since I'm spending the money and they always come with one.
The only new pipes I've ever bought that did not come with a sock were Meerschaum pipes, and they came in a fitted case. I personally don't use the socks after I get the pipe, as I like to let my pipes breath. I don't keep anything in leather, as it can absorb moisture from the air and possibly cause problems, especially for metals. But hey, that's just me.
agnosticpipe wrote:
"I personally don't use the socks after I get the pipe, as I like to let my pipes breath."
Exactly! Everyone seems to include them, but I've never heard of anyone doing anything with them once the pipe is home and smoked. (When I was buying a lot of new pipes, in fact, I just threw all of them out!)
To me, unless you're talking about protecting the finish on a very expensive piece of briar (say, upwards of $1,000), it seems like it's a waste of money. I don't believe a $120 Peterson needs a protective sock. On the other hand, removing a new purchase from a pipe sock does increase the whole "buyer satisfaction" experiences. It imparts some sense of luxury, even if you only paid $50 for the pipe inside. And there's something to be said for that from a marketing standpoint.
Bob
"I personally don't use the socks after I get the pipe, as I like to let my pipes breath."
Exactly! Everyone seems to include them, but I've never heard of anyone doing anything with them once the pipe is home and smoked. (When I was buying a lot of new pipes, in fact, I just threw all of them out!)
To me, unless you're talking about protecting the finish on a very expensive piece of briar (say, upwards of $1,000), it seems like it's a waste of money. I don't believe a $120 Peterson needs a protective sock. On the other hand, removing a new purchase from a pipe sock does increase the whole "buyer satisfaction" experiences. It imparts some sense of luxury, even if you only paid $50 for the pipe inside. And there's something to be said for that from a marketing standpoint.
Bob
I must be the odd ball because I keep my pipe in my pocket all day when I'm working and not smoking. I put it in the sock to protect it from being scratched in my pocket. I find the best thing to use for a pipe sock is one of those flannel type shoe shine mitts. My wife works in a Hotel and I get them for nothing and they wear really well. I can throw them in the washing machine if they get dirty.
A lot of the top artisan pipe guys (and a few guys on the bottom like myself...
use Neil over at Smoking Holsters for pipe socks and his very cool pipe bags http://www.smokinholsters.com/ ...and at $12 apiece for a sock, it definitely adds to the cost, but it's just part of trying to put out a good pipe..
use Neil over at Smoking Holsters for pipe socks and his very cool pipe bags http://www.smokinholsters.com/ ...and at $12 apiece for a sock, it definitely adds to the cost, but it's just part of trying to put out a good pipe..
Zack24 that is outstanding and adds a definite touch of class. As far as the regular socks go I have not purchased any high end Artisan pipes yet so I have never recieved the leather sock, but as far as the rest go, all my Petes, Savs and major brand pipes came in a nice cloth type sock. I don't keep the pipe in it because I like my pipes out on my racks where I can see them but I do keep the sock and original box to put them in case I rotate them out of the racks. Nearly every old box I have purchased had a sock in it though so I would say it is the norm and not the exception. :puffpipe:
The only thing I use my pipe socks for is traveling. I have a small bag, about the size of the one that Zack posted, that will hold about 8-10 pipes (in socks), 3-4 half-pint jars of tobacco, my two-pipe/tobacco combo pouch and a bundle of cleaners. The socks are only there to keep the pipes from rubbing together.
I lay a sock down in my car ashtray and then lay my pipe on that when I have to leave a un-finished pipe in the car. It keeps it from getting scratched.
+1 on the SmokinHolsters bags. I also use socks with them, so I don't get pipe ash all over my purdy bags!
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