Rattray's 99

[coyja]

I picked up these two, Rattray's Goblin 99 and Fachen 99 over Black Friday weekend for around $40ish each.

Both are light, well made, and fit the bill as I was looking for decent briars to use while hiking or in the car while driving.

Took the Goblin one its maiden voyage for aged 5100 a few minutes ago and its a fabulous smoker. The Fachen is good one, too.

I'm loving these little pipes. Good substitute if you are looking for something like a Morgan Bones, but more finished.

(off topic, but that table is so dirty because its our outside table for plants and whatnot. Its a miserably rainy, cold day in Ohio right now....)

 

[workman]

They're filter pipes, right?

 

[snowyowl]

I bought and had to return two Rattray Goblins... three years apart.

The filters for the Goblin -- several different filter brands tried -- when inserted are too long for the filter chamber.

So, when inserted, the pipe doesn't close fully. the filter area is too short.

 

[coyja]

They are filtered and seem to work fine with the 9mm adaptor and a 6mm balsa.

Just tried and a 9mm balsa does hit the bottom of the shaft, but that’s easily remedied by shaving a little off the filter.

I always cut them in half anyway.

I don’t have any other kind of filter to try out... I wonder if they were made to use with a specific filter?

Maybe if we knew the maker it would help.

 

[snowyowl]

I have three plus different 9mm fliters (not including Savinelli balsa) and none close properly.

Good to hear your modified filter approach has worked for you.

I never thought to try a modified/shortened balsa! I just used regulation 9mm filters.

I have a hundred 9mm pipes... so I know something about them.

 

[coyja]

Yeah balsa can absorb 5x it’s weight in water so half a filter works fine.

Also saves me having to reorder them as much