Reverse Calabash Pipes

[olkofri]

Why not a Curvy? Yeah, it's ~$40 over budget but maybe it could be amortised via a piggy bank? ?

I like mine, although I don't smoke it as often because the chamber is, to me, on the large side of the spectrum.

I've yet to smoke my MM 2018 Limited Edition Cob Reverse Calabash: again, the chamber is so humongous that I just don't know what to pack it with; definitely not with a flake.

 

[olkofri]

100% Proven. Reverse Calabash pipes provide a Cooler Smoke. – tobaccodays

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Thanks for posting that, though I must say that that ACME pipe has to be one of the most horrendous pipes I've seen. Ugh.

 

[elessar]

I bought the Chacom that shanez linked to a while back for around $60 from P&C. If you keep an eye on the sales they can be had for cheap. It's a great little smoker.

I also have a Tsuge Drew Estate which could certainly be looked at like a RC.

They don't smoke drier. It's just that the moisture stays in the chamber so you perceive a drier smoke. The moisture is still there whether from moist tobacco or improper technique. That said, I am glad I have a couple. They are great during the summer months when I don't have time for drying the tobacco before smoking. Nice for when I'm in a hurry.

 

[Sonorisis]

In a functional sense, Falcons are reverse calabashes. The humidom is an expansion chamber that immediately follows the smoke chamber. They do collect all the moisture at that point. They do provide a dry, cool smoke.

 

[chopper]

Both of the Volkan RC pipes sold. Interesting since their auctions often don't draw a bid.
Did any member here win one?

 

[Kozeman]

100% Proven. Reverse Calabash pipes provide a Cooler Smoke. – tobaccodays

tobaccodays.com

Hmmm. Not by his analysis. Says tongue bite is cause by the hot steam and then measures the smoke to be a lower temperature than my coffee which doesn't give me tongue bite

 

[craiginthecorn]

I have an Ascorti and a couple of the Missouri Meerschaum reverse Calabash pipes. Yes, they do smoke differently than conventional pipes. Cooler? Yes, a bit; but I have other pipes which smoke as cool or cooler, like my H Wiebe Radiator pipes, my Adam Davidson cavalier, my General Dawes Lyon pipes, and my gourd Calabash pipes. The Radiators and the Cavalier smoke so cool that I have to be careful not to puff too hard and overheat the bowl.

It would be interesting to know the volume of a puff. If the added space in the chamber represents a significant percentage the volume of a puff, then a meaningful portion of the smoke which exits the pipe will have been hovering and cooling in the chamber. If not, we're fooling ourselves.