Your Favorite Pipes?

[Sobrbiker]

So far, my Kaywoodie 04 Flame Grain Meerschaum, and 40 Relief Grain 4 hole are in the lead, but my most often smoked briar is a little Briarlee Illustrious I snagged off eBay from @telescopes.
My Lee Lovats I got from @Briar Lee are awesome smokers but the very generous bowls have them grabbed less.

 

[blackpowderpiper]

A fun question and one that I don't have a definitive answer for. I've got around 35 pipes in my rotation (which is more than I need) and they all smoke well in their own way. For me, I don't really get to know a pipe until I've smoked it about 100 times. At that point, I begin to understand the little nuances that each pipe has and the way it needs to be treated in order to deliver the best smoke.

Having said that, I've been really pleased with all of my Boswell pipes. They smoke consistently well every time. As an avid hunter/outdoorsman, I really enjoy their shotshell pipes. I have a Savinelli 673 that is a joy to smoke and feels great in the hand. I have a variety of MM cobs that smoke wonderfully and are what I reach for when enjoying the outdoors. I could go on, but in the end, it's hard to single out just one.

 

[jaingorenard]

I love my James Barber B-Line pipes:

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They're just about the cheapest pipes on the market and you get an amazing sandblast.

Barber B-Lines are a lot of pipe for the money!

 

[bluegrassbrian]

If I don't love the way a pipe smokes or looks I won't keep it very long. Not sure I've ever gone over 25 total at a given time.

That said, while it's not my prettiest, this old Reiss Premier 05 (gold foil logo) has never delivered anything less than a flawless bowl full.
Thanks to Lazarus Pipes for fixing the chipped button. That couldn't have been easy to re-attach, but it's held for years now.

 

[RookieGuy80]

I have a small number of pipes (compared to some here). To keep that number so small, I am pretty ruthless when it comes to weeding out anything that delivers less than a stellar smoke for at least one genre of tobacco. That makes this question hard, because the honest answer is all of them.

To give a better answer, that would go to either one of my MM Country Gentlemen, MM Mark Twain, or my Morgan Bones Arbutus Sitter. Those are the pipes that effortlessly smoke whatever I put in them, and I'm not concerned with what I'm doing with them.

 

[CoffeeAndBourbon]

If it's for an effortless (no thinking) smoke, either my Morgan Bones Bulldog (Thanks @Michigan_Bill) or one of my MM cobs. Pack and go

 

[tobakenist]

Any of my Peterson System Standard's, lost count of them many years ago, they are all ready to go, I have rare and expensive Petes but the bog Standards are the pick up ones, just going to pick one up now.

 

[ShopPipesWizard]

I am a big sucker for any Ben Wades Freehand pipes, I have about 6 and they are always my favorite to smoke

 

[kcghost]

I have a small half-bent Chheda pipe that was made by artisan Jesse Jones. It had never failed me in delivering me a quality smoke.
The other is a 1/8 bent Doug Finlay freehand that just smokes VaPers extremely well.

 

[JOHN72]

I can't give a complete answer, because I only have three brands of briar pipes. But hell, I wouldn't hesitate to buy a Ser Jacopo again, I have one, and it's fantastic.

 

[Lumbridge]

My MM Zenon hardwood. It smokes even better than my trusty Legend. It seems to just smoke perfectly no matter how lazily I pack and light. Puts many of my briars to shame, quite frankly.

 

[mso489]

Lumbridge is right about the MM Zenon. About half my ninety-some pipes fill the bill as old faithfuls, after years of sorting and culling. I have my up-market treasures and my low-end work horses. Most get high marks after years of use. The so-so smokers have mostly gotten traded off for store credit for pipes I prefer, or to active duty military as donations, or to a friend who didn't need smokers, just curios pieces.

 

[smokiespipesmoker123]

I’ve got this Altinay billiard with a silver rim and spigot that I like

 

[Ahi Ka]

A Kirsten with a cob bowl and a 1940 Dunhill which has its chamber glued back together are pretty much what I smoke from these days. Still buying pipes though!

 

[anotherbob]

like children they're all the best. Though honestly we know that Mom and Dad love Dave the best. My System Spigot and my Vauen bent Ocean really are the two that give the most consistently great smokes. The Rattrays gives me the best smokes but it's temperamental The Brebbia is great but the draw is too open and I find that mutes some flavors a bit. The Peterson System and the Vauen hit that sweet spot where I can just pack and go and get a good smoke. It does seem like openness of draw is the big factor or more accurately having the right one that agrees with me and the way I smoke.

 

[AroEnglish]

I’ve started smoking this Peterson clay daily. It’s a small bowl that gives me a good 15 minute smoke. I don’t know how long you’re supposed to rest clays (thoughts, @condorlover1?) but this pipe seems to be up for multiple smokes a day.

If I could only have one pipe though it’d be this Moonshine Cannonball. Everything about it is just perfect for me (look, feel in hand, clenchability, etc.). It doesn’t get smoked as often as the Pete but it’s in regular rotation.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

I’ve started smoking this Peterson clay daily. It’s a small bowl that gives me a good 15 minute smoke. I don’t know how long you’re supposed to rest clays (thoughts, @condorlover1?) but this pipe seems to be up for multiple smokes a day.

If I could only have one pipe though it’d be this Moonshine Cannonball. Everything about it is just perfect for me (look, feel in hand, clenchability, etc.). It doesn’t get smoked as often as the Pete but it’s in regular rotation.

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The rest period for a clay ia as long as it takes to cool off.

 

[FLDRD]

This Peterson 314. I have no idea why, I have 5 or 6 other 314's but from the first there was something about this one. Smokes drier than any other pipe I have. It's a champion.

 

[AroEnglish]

This Peterson 314. I have no idea why, I have 5 or 6 other 314's but from the first there was something about this one. Smokes drier than any other pipe I have. It's a champion.

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That’s a very lovely blast, especially on the left side.

 

[RustiePyles CPG]

This Peterson 314. I have no idea why, I have 5 or 6 other 314's but from the first there was something about this one. Smokes drier than any other pipe I have. It's a champion.

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What @AroEnglish said, great blast for a standard!