A Few Pipes

Here are my pipes.
A small, but sweet collection.
One at a time…. One at a time.
Afterall, you can only smoke them one at a time.

This is my first pipe ( that I kept ). A Peterson 307 XL Standard System P-Lip. It is still my most used pipe to date. I use it for damn near any tobacco I desire ( except latakia blends ). It’s mainly used for Aromatics and Cavendish blends. It’s 6 1/2″ long, 2″ high, with a bowl depth of 1 1/4″ and a bowl diamter of 3/4″. The rugged build of this pipe makes it a perfect travel companion. The rustic finish is perfect as I don’t have to worry about scuffing and scratching it. I really like the P-Lip design ( hole is at the very top of the stem, rather than the center of the stem ) I like it because the stem end is less wide than a fish tail stem and works well when clenched with your teeth. I do tend to teeth clench a bit. I really like Peterson pipes. I would buy another… wait a minute… I did.

This is my Peterson Bulldog with a straight shank and a P-Lip stem. It’s 6″ long, 2″ high, with a bowl depth of 1 1/2″ and a bowl diamter of 3/4″. It’s about the same weight as my 307. I use this pipe mostly for Virginia tobaccos in particular and Cavendish blends. I find Cavendish tobaccos do not ghost the briar too bad. As I mentioned, it’s mostly for Virginias.

A fitting Peterson pic. 2 Peterson Pipes and a tin of Peterson tobacco.

I picked up a few Corn Cobs. I suggest to only buy USA made Missouri Meerschaum Corn Cobs. They are very cheap and can had under $10 each. They are a throw away pipe. You literally smoke them until you burn a hole through them over time. That can take anywhere from onths to years ( depending on your smoking habits ) I’m a bit of a power puffer, so if I get a year out of one, I’m doing well. You can smoke them with a filter as mine came with Medico filters inside. You can use balsa wood filters in a pinch, but they are not as good as medico filters. They draw is loose with balsa wood filters. You can choose not to us a filter in it at all, if that’s what you desire, but you’ll probably draw in a bit of ash at the end of your smoke or any goop if your selected tobacco produces any. What I do, is take a pipe cleaner, fold it, and insert it into your pipe in place of a filter. They are a good for a few fills before you need to replace it. I replace them every 3 bowls. Can’t really clean out the bowl of a Corn cob as it’s just a reamed out piece of corn. Doesn’t take long to produce a good cake on the side of the walls of one of these. These pipes are best for Virginia tobaccos and Burley toboaccos. You can smoke anything you want in them really. I have read they don’t suit Latakia blends very well. But who am I to say? I smoke Virginias in one and Burley’s and Capt. Black Royal in the others.

First up is my General bent stem.