From: ????????????????? (Boaz Rahat)
Subject: Are big-name pipes really better?

Hi fellow smokers,

I'd like to ask some of those with some knowledge or an opinion about
the 'better' brands of pipes. Could you describe the difference in the
smoking experience between pipes by Peterson or Savinelli etc. and
other, lesser-known brands of briar pipe? What makes those pipes
different from a standard, lesser-known-brand of briar pipe?

I'm afraid I don't own a new brand-name pipe to try an experiment of
my own. I have one old small-bowled silver-band K&P (is that
Peterson's), and smoking in it isn't any different than other pipes I
have. In fact, my best pipe is an old cracked and repaired
meerschaum. What am I missing?

I hope to gain an insight on the 'quality' facet of pipe smoking.

Thanks,

Boaz

[ Nothing! I have a $1 pipe that smokes great and an $80 custom-carved
deal that smokes lousy. The higher-priced pipes do tend to have fewer
fills, sand pits, and other defects, but IMHO these do not affect
smoking quality. -S. ]


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