Won an eBay pipe

[Mr Flibble]

Well I say won but no one else bid on it. This will be my 2nd pipe, was gifted an old one. It's a meerschaum, carved like a pirate, with a green stem. I read the tips on breaking it in, clean hands, hold by the stem... Was wondering if there is a preferred tobacco for getting it to color well? I picked up a couple of tins of Davidoff blends, Blue mix and Red mix. Should I use these in it?

Previously, having only the one pipe, I wasn't able to smoke that much. So, no experience with tobaccos really.

[DSturg369]

Smoke whatever you like in it. Meerschaum pipes are great for NOT ghosting tobacco flavors. Looks like you've done your homework as to the rest of the care issues. Congrats on the win and enjoy!!

[Mad Hatter]

Congrats. A meer is great for a guy with not a lot of pipes. Smoke whatever you like and do it all day long. If its your primary pipe it should start to color fairly quickly.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

Congrats. A meer is great for a guy with not a lot of pipes. Smoke whatever you like and do it all day long. If its your primary pipe it should start to color fairly quickly.

I love my meers for all kinds of tobak; they are very nice for the no-ghost and no-soggy-wood aspects. Just make sure to let it cool off well before reloading or cleaning the bowl.

[uncballzer]

I use my meers mostly for those non-english tobacs, as most of my briars are english dedicated. Like the others said, you can smoke anything in them really. I did see a piece someone had wrote about saying what types of tobac color the pipe different shades to start with and how quickly, but I'm not sure where I saw that at, but whatever you smoke in it, I think it should eventually get a dark purple shade if I remember correctly.

[Mad Hatter]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I love my meers for all kinds of tobak; they are very nice for the no-ghost and no-soggy-wood aspects. Just make sure to let it cool off well before reloading or cleaning the bowl.

Here's a humble one right up your alley Moo

http://cgi.ebay.com/S-YANIK-Meerscha...QQcmdZViewItem

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Mad Hatter

Here's a humble one right up your alley Moo

Nice find, Joe - the international Turkish Canadian... very handsome meer, for sure.

[EvanS]

Look at the patina on that one!!

Nice work there Fibble. You'll get much enjoyment from it I'm sure. I need to get a Meer someday. PW&W Cherry Cavendish begs for it

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by EvanS

Look at the patina on that one!!

The pictured pipe is the ebay listing Joe referred to, not the pipe that mr. flibs just won. We're still waiting to see Flibbles carved pirate. As to the ebay pipe above, it appears to be new, delivered pre-patina'ed.

Hey Mr. Fibble - my first pipe was a meer carved like a pirate or buccaneer or something too. I've had it a long time and it smokes great. Pirate pipes are chick-magnets, BTW.