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<blockquote data-quote="Sasquatch" data-source="post: 152829" data-attributes="member: 509"><p>Looks alone tells you absolutely nothing about how a pipe will perform. Even "brand" has very little to do with it. There are misdrilled Petes and misdrilled Dunhills around. </p><p> </p><p>A good smoker comes down to airflow imho. Assuming the briar isn't junk, then what seperates pipe-to-pipe performance more than anything else is how well set up the pipe is internally, and you can't judge that without opening the pipe up and looking at how the bits go together and basically testing the draw. </p><p> </p><p>In my experience, buying 150 dollar pipes gives you far less chance of buying a loser pipe than buying 30 dollar pipes, but spending money is no guarantee. What you need for a guarantee is that whoever made the pipe did a good job. </p><p> </p><p>Dunhills in my opinion are a charade - a perfectly decent pipe to be sure, but just like jeans with a red tag on them, they are more expensive just because. Collectibility is high, resale value also high, which may be something to consider.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sasquatch, post: 152829, member: 509"] Looks alone tells you absolutely nothing about how a pipe will perform. Even "brand" has very little to do with it. There are misdrilled Petes and misdrilled Dunhills around. A good smoker comes down to airflow imho. Assuming the briar isn't junk, then what seperates pipe-to-pipe performance more than anything else is how well set up the pipe is internally, and you can't judge that without opening the pipe up and looking at how the bits go together and basically testing the draw. In my experience, buying 150 dollar pipes gives you far less chance of buying a loser pipe than buying 30 dollar pipes, but spending money is no guarantee. What you need for a guarantee is that whoever made the pipe did a good job. Dunhills in my opinion are a charade - a perfectly decent pipe to be sure, but just like jeans with a red tag on them, they are more expensive just because. Collectibility is high, resale value also high, which may be something to consider. [/QUOTE]
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