The Joy of Sitters

[mso489]

A pipe that will sit in a stable way with the chamber up has a fine attribute. Straight pipes that will do this are a real convenience, but for the full benefit, bent pipes are good because their footprint can be so small. I have several sitters in my collection, among them two Peterson B11 bent brandy's, sometimes also sold as volcanos, that sit on about one square and a half inch. It's really nice at desk, or roaming around the house, to be able to park a lit pipe with assurance. My first pipe, bought in the seventies, is a bent pot sitter, probably a Chacom, a Tinder Box St. Ives. If you find a sitter you like, it will like you back.

 

[Papamique]

This is one attribute of Sasieni pipes that I like. Almost all are sitters with the exception of some bent stem shapes.

 

[Casual]

I always wondered why it went out of fashion for straight pipes. So many great older pipes have that flat spot along the shank, useful in a pinch. And I don’t think it takes anything away in aesthetics.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Most of my pipes are sitters.

 

[blackpowderpiper]

I too own a Peterson B11, the Killarney model. It is a reliable pipe and I do enjoy it's sitting capability.

 

[musicman]

I also love sitters, and most of my collection will sit in some way or another, some a little more cock-eyed than others, but good enough to not spill the tobacco all over the table. My favorites are bent sitters, for the exact reason that you describe, @mso489. I also appreciate the older straight pipes, especially the billiards, that have that flat spot on the bottom. One reason I like old British billiards. I don't own a single pipe stand yet, so if I'm not smoking a sitter, the pipe is in my hands the entire smoke. During our Tucson summers this can be problematic as I don't need anything to contribute any warmth to the briar, such as my grubby hands. To be honest, I also kind of like the aesthetics of a good bent sitter as well.

 

[username]

I have 5 pokers as I like sitters. Also like that about cobs.

 

[mso489]

I have various roosts around the house where I can park a pipe where it won't spill, and it is not near anything flammable, and the cats can't get it. But a sitter pipes makes this almost effortless, any flat surface that is high up.

 

[tschiraldi]

All my Sasieni pipes sit up nicely. I'm trying to teach them to roll over and speak, as well, but no luck so far.

 

[mso489]

Sitters just feel like they are cooperating and contribute to the serenity that pipe smoking is supposed to impart. I think many tend to shrug off this particular feature in a pipe, but I suggest it is a definite luxury, usually at no extra cost.

 

[cigrmaster]

I have a few but never bought them because they were sitters. I just liked the way the pipe looked and it just happened to be a sitter.

 

[anotherbob]

my cobs are the only sitters I have and it's funny I love that feature but it's way down on the list of what I look for. It's a nice treat every once in a while. A pipe has to either be comfortably clenchable for a minute or a sitter.

 

[kcghost]

Yeah, I kind of like sitters but I don't own too many of those.

 

[smknron]

I have a couple of sitters, they are nice to be put on a desk or shelf while moving around the house. I'll be honest, sometimes I'll forget where I put it lol, and have to start back tracking hoping to find it.

 

[mso489]

Since my first pipe, mentioned above, was a sitter, I think it has always been a feature that attracted me. I don't want extra weight or bulk to attain the sitter feature, but otherwise it is a definite plus. If it is designed right, it gives a kind of underlined streamlined look to a pipe, more dynamic than sedentary if it is carried off well.

 

[bullet08]

Couple of pokers are about it. Do have few that are not sitters, but rather stable. Just got few of those leather loop thing of pipe stands. They seem to work pretty well.

 

[JLD66]

I love pipes that will sit up straight. They’re very convenient.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I have a couple of pipes that I cant help noticing how easy it would have been to make them stand up straight. Hell, Ive though about doing it myself.. just a little flat spot on the bottom, and boom, a sitter.

 

[Keweenaw]

I love all the sitters in my collection. Especially this "drunken sitter" by American carver, Randy Wiley. Seen many of these over the years, but took me awhile to find one.

 

[jaygreen55]

Sitters? I've got a few...





Great for sitting on the deck in my Adirondack chair with a good book and a beverage with a few racks of ribs or a brisket smoking low and slow. Most have very generous bowls