Rubber Stem protectors

[Bobby Bailey]

I'm not a clencher specifically because I can't find comfort with or without the softy bits.

With a bare stem, it's too hard to be comfortable on my teeth for long. With the softy bits, I find they force my mouth open wider, and I can't form a good seal around the stem with my lips (or it's incredibly awkward to do so).

The only truly comfortably stem I've been able to clench is the cheap plastic stem found on some Missouri Meerschaum cobs. But of course, those aren't durable, and can cave inward rather quickly.

But at 0.85 apiece, they are cheap and easy to replace.

 

[Swiss Army Knife]

Originally I got them to help clench a heavier pipe I'd just gotten. However now I just throw them on everything, I'm clenching most of the time and it makes it leagues more comfortable. Probably better for my teeth as well.