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Lifer
Nov 30, 2020
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Asking a general question like that is open to too many variables.

What is it about a pipe that you consider important ?
And what would put you off buying a particular pipe ?

Bad pipes happen irrespective of the brand - even “high end” and highly priced ones

Could be one with bad drilling that somehow eluded quality control.
Or one with a hidden flaw in the briar that is not apparent on the surface

One of the worst pipes I had to break-in was a brand new pipe by a lauded Danish producer that had a really foul bowl coating.

I have been very lucky with my purchases generally - from cheap estates up.

There isn’t a brand I would avoid in principal.

Due diligence always - see something you like, look up reviews on the brand/maker
 

Maierar

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Sep 9, 2019
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Ooops. Having trouble editing out the second attachment (my mistake).

Got it.
 
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sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings
Jun 15, 2013
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That pic is to much! LOL 😆

Where did you get this, and is this fiction, or any reality to it?
It's very real. This guy made his first appearance here maybe 7 or 8 years ago, If I remember correctly he was Iranian, maybe Syrian, in his 80's - a longevity that he attributed to having never bathed - and he smoked camel shit in that pipe.

So no, I wouldn't recommend smoking it if it ever became available for sale.
 

cosmicfolklore

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Aug 9, 2013
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I won’t be buying Ratray’s again. No response to emails to their website.
Rattrays doesn't have much of anything to do with those pipes. They are made by a sub-group working under the umbrella of K&K, I believe. But, who knows for sure where or who makes them.

I have some pipes that I avoid like the plague, but it would just piss off their devoted fans to mention out loud. Because, hell, even Yugo cars have fans... ha ha.

But, I would be negligent NOT to mention corncobs. Getting mobbed by corncob fans is like being hated by homeless people. Well... ha ha... usually they are homeless people, or not far from it. puffy