Universal Pipe Filters?

[stavros388]

Greetings,
I've been smoking pipes for about 5 years and inherited quite a few pipes from my father who passed away a couple of years ago. He left a box of Brigham pipe filters behind, too, but they don't fit any of the pipes I have. I am just wondering if there is a universal "one-size-fits-all" kind of filter out there that just reduces or captures tar? Do most people use filters here?
Thanks in advance,

Stavros

 

[Chasing Embers]

Welcome to the forum! Don't use them myself, but filters come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes and materials. Some are company specific, but if a pipe is made for a filter, similar sized filters from other companies will work. Pipe filters really don't work like a cigarette filter, they are really just there to trap moisture, and to cool harsher blends. They also make it nearly impossible to run a pipe cleaner down the stem without disassembling the pipe.

 

[stavros388]

Thanks for your reply, chasingembers! I just did a search and found heaps of relevant info here:
http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/pipe-filter-or-no-pipe-filter-that-is-the-question
Having read some of that thread, I think for now I'll just continue to go without a filter because I really have no idea what filter would fit in what pipe.
Cheers!

 

[Chasing Embers]

Very welcome! And yes, if it has to do with pipes, there is lots of valuable information here!
Happy smoking,

Duane

 

[mso489]

There's a lot to know about filters and non-filter pipes, and adapting filter pipes to not using a filter. I think Brigham pipes rock maple inserts are distinct to that pipe. I think 6 mm filters like Dr. Grabow, Medico, and even Savenelli balsa are interchangeable on most pipes, as is the Savenelli adaptor to make a filter pipe into a non-filter pipe. The 9 mm filters are their own animal, but I think they may be interchangeable between 9 mm filter pipes to some degree. Then there are other filter-like items like the Falcon moisture rings that fit below the bowl. People improvise filters from pipe cleaners in various ways. It is my impression that most Forums members smoke mostly without filters.