Travel Bag

[OwlTellYa]

I’m going on a two-week vacation in a month, and I am thinking of buying a leather dopp kit like this one: Amazon.com - https://a.co/d/4btITJo. Mainly because the dopp kit is much less expensive than a pipe bag. Is there any reason that might be a bad idea and I should get the pipe bag instead?

 

[lraisch]

The link you posted is for a bag that is not genuine leather. It appears that the elastic straps might hold a few pipes adequately, but there's little padding on the sides to protect your pipes. Might work well if used as an organizer inside a suitcase or something.

 

[tbradsim1]

For only 70 odd dollars at Amazon you can get a Apache hard case that will protect and last you a long time.

 

[kcghost]

If 12"x6.7"x7.1" is large enough for you it should work for you.

 

[tbradsim1]

That was a fast look, other cases available bigger with good price point, something that will last!

 

[UB 40]

It’s okay and the price is much cheaper than any of the so called pipe bags. Who needs padding?

 

[tbradsim1]

Pipes break, you need padding, my take.

 

[RookieGuy80]

I use something very similar for traveling. A leather toiletries bag holds a cob and briar (briar in a sunglasses case) along with 3 smaller jars. The side zipper pocket can fit a pack of cleaners and a Bic lighter or a couple boxed of matches depending on your pleasure.

Does it work as well as a purpose built pipe case? Probably not. The day my cob breaks in there is coming. The only protection my pipe has is a sunglasses case. Nothing stopping the jars from breaking though. Were it me, I'd get a dedicated pipe case on sale somewhere and feel better about bringing my pipes further than my wife's car.

 

[OwlTellYa]

Okay, sounds like not a good idea. I might note that at present I have one $20 pipe and a few $9 pipes, so if they break it’s not a huge loss. I haven’t ventured into the better pipes yet. Also, this will be a road trip, so no worries about baggage handling.

At any rate, are there recommendations for a quality pipe bag?

 

[UB 40]

I have a domke camera bag, very thin very smart because it lacks of the usual padding those bags have and carry my Nikons and several lenses in that bag for years now on a daily basis, separated from one another only with a minimum of pvc foam and fabric. Of course I carry the bag close to my body. Nothing worse happened ever. In the last two years I usually carry a pipe without case in one of the smaller compartments on the front, often a cob. Sometimes I separate the stem from the stummel. That’s all.

I wouldn’t take a 1000 Dollars pipe there anyways. It might break if it’s accidentally hit by a car. But then the car will hit me as well and I have other problems than a broken pipe.

 

[didimauw]

That looks like a decent set up for a travel bag. I have a nylon 4 pipe case that has been in use for atleast 8 years now, and it has outlasted two other actual leather cases. The lining is what seems to give out, in the tobacco pouch area. No one wants to pull their pipes out, and see them covered in dry tobacco bits.....ugh ...

 

[physiognomy]

Just about anything works if you avoid rough handling. I’m sure I’ve used a dopp kit to tote a few pipes & tins. My (limited) experience with pipe bags/pouches is they can be tailored for straight or smaller pipes & don’t fit my stuff well. I generally repurpose a small/medium pouch (E.g. Maxpedition Fatty, Beefy, etc) or handgun case. Even the soft-sided pisol cases/bags have a bit of padding.

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[Egg Shen]

i never could settle on a dedicated case. They all have design flaws to me. Instead I grab whatever handy vessel and throw in 1 cob, 1 briar, just wrapped in a hand towel, and 2 meerschaum pipes which have their own hard cases. This is sufficient for a week of travel. Ain’t lost a piece yet.

 

[The Amish Tyrant]

Try Scotte. Link below.

Cheap, yet efficient. The accessories are worth the price of admission. Then work your way up to something nicer.

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[captpat]

I use a Maxpedition Versipack, which comes in several sizes to suit the need. Holds several tins, multiple pipes, cleaners, tamper, and still has room left over.

 

[AroEnglish]

I’m going on a two-week vacation in a month, and I am thinking of buying a leather dopp kit like this one: Amazon.com - https://a.co/d/4btITJo. Mainly because the dopp kit is much less expensive than a pipe bag. Is there any reason that might be a bad idea and I should get the pipe bag instead?

I use something like this when I travel. Mine is old, crappy, and found in a back closet. It’s perfect for what I need.

 

[PaulRVA]

Ive been happy with Martin
Wess and Sillems pouchs. You can get them at Danish Pipe, Tobacco Pipes and Ebay. For tins I use a canvas dopp kit.

 

[daveinlax]

I’m well stocked with pipe luggage and rarely travel anymore but when I was on the road for weeks at a time (and you could still get a smoking room) my Ultimate Pipe Bag was my constant companion. The thing that sets it apart from the others is that it fits larger and bent pipes without the squeeze.

 

[bullet08]

Ziploc bag and paper towels. And get a bag you will enjoy later.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Before: a hiking pharmacy bag.
After some modifications (padding, elastic strap holders, a piece of clothe to cover the logo's: a pipe bag.