Thank you for the thoughtful response.
I prefer bents, but have a few straights in the stable. I also favor a larger chamber (but my larger pipes can easily fit inside the regular smokers of @Chasing Embers and @tbradsim1 ).
My little basket pipe has about a 1/4 bent (if that) and I enjoy shorter smokes and stronger blends with it. While I clench with my bigger pipes, that basket pipe seemingly let's me get more done efficiently (yes, it's all in my head - don't look inside, the wheel still spins but the hamster has been dead for awhile).
As a result of the above along with my new found love for the p-lip and army mount concept, I'm eyeing a Peterson army short. Here's my basket pipe for reference:
