Clay Pipes by Lepeltier

[AcworthAl]

Has anyone tried Lepeltier pipes - The World's finest clay pipes.

These things look beautiful. Let me know if you have smoked one.

Thanks a million to the guys who put the link on the form

[brianwalden]

dmkerr has one and likes it. I'd like to try one out someday but am trying not to buy any more pipes for now. I don't know why, but I'm a sucker for the blue one with the ship on it.

[dmkerr]

I have the blue clipper ship pipe but in the "Burley" style... not so much of a bend.

It smokes well. Whistles a bit but smokes cool and dry. It can be smoked hard and fast without fear of damage to the pipe (one's tongue would suffer, of course) and it can be "un-ghosted" with hot water, but do remove the stem first!

It's clay but it's glazed so it's not as fragile as your garden variety churchwarden. Still, dropping it on concrete will cause it to do what most things made of clay will do - shatter.

Very neutral tasting, as the clay adds no commentary of its own to the blend as briar can (and meerschaum if smoked too fast to the point of tasting the wax). I highly recommend them. I couldn't smoke ONLY these pipes but they're nice for yard work or on windy days. Mine is an "aromatic tobacco only" pipe so it doesn't get smoked as much as it could be, but it's definitely something that everyone should try. Maintenance-reduced pipes are nice!

[AcworthAl]

Originally Posted by dmkerr

I have the blue clipper ship pipe but in the "Burley" style... not so much of a bend.

It smokes well. Whistles a bit but smokes cool and dry. It can be smoked hard and fast without fear of damage to the pipe (one's tongue would suffer, of course) and it can be "un-ghosted" with hot water, but do remove the stem first!

It's clay but it's glazed so it's not as fragile as your garden variety churchwarden. Still, dropping it on concrete will cause it to do what most things made of clay will do - shatter.

Very neutral tasting, as the clay adds no commentary of its own to the blend as briar can (and meerschaum if smoked too fast to the point of tasting the wax). I highly recommend them. I couldn't smoke ONLY these pipes but they're nice for yard work or on windy days. Mine is an "aromatic tobacco only" pipe so it doesn't get smoked as much as it could be, but it's definitely something that everyone should try. Maintenance-reduced pipes are nice!

Really appreciate the information. I purchased one with a Deer on it. I do not need any more pipes, but this, I do not know why, I could not pass up

If I knew how to post pictures, I would, but I have to figure that one out

Again thank you

[brianwalden]

Originally Posted by AcworthAl

If I knew how to post pictures, I would, but I have to figure that one out

Go to the web page with the image you want to post and right click on the image. When the options pop up select something like "copy image location" (the exact wording will very depending on your browser). You want the link for the actual image, not the link for the page it's displayed on.

Then when you're writing your post, click on this and paste the link for the image you want to display into the box that pops up. You can preview your post before submitting it to make sure it worked.

[thewileyman]

Those look really nice! If I hadn't just bought a new pipe last week I'd snap one up in a heartbeat.

[longburn]

Originally Posted by AcworthAl

Has anyone tried Lepeltier pipes - The World's finest clay pipes.

These things look beautiful. Let me know if you have smoked one.

Thanks a million to the guys who put the link on the form

Wow,those are nice.And....if my wife ever finds out your the one who gave me that link your life won't be worth two cents
LOL

[AcworthAl]

Originally Posted by longburn

Wow,those are nice.And....if my wife ever finds out your the one who gave me that link your life won't be worth two cents
LOL

Yea, they are beautiful. I thought they were going to be those cheap ass church warden things that you must hold by the stem. However, these are fired like pottery. I needed another pipe, like I need another wife, but I just had to have one of these.

[AcworthAl]

Thanks to everyone for the great informaton I have received. This is a great group of people. However, you have contributed to my PAD.

[AcworthAl]

Well fellow puffers, my Lepeltier clay pipe arrived last night. It is absolutely gorgeous. I loaded it with some Sherlock Holmes and it smoked wonderfully. I let it cool for an hour and loaded it again with Trout Stream, again a simply superb smoke. OK, now here is the bad news, it does not hold very much tobacco, the outside of the pipe appears to be larger than it is. Also I had to remember to smoke the Virginian very slowly, that pipe can get very hot. The cost to me was $68.00 including shipping. Would I buy another one, I do not know. Time will tell. In retrospect, I wish I had purchased the large bowl model.

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by AcworthAl

Well fellow puffers, my Lepeltier clay pipe arrived last night. It is absolutely gorgeous. I loaded it with some Sherlock Holmes and it smoked wonderfully. I let it cool for an hour and loaded it again with Trout Stream, again a simply superb smoke. OK, now here is the bad news, it does not hold very much tobacco, the outside of the pipe appears to be larger than it is. Also I had to remember to smoke the Virginian very slowly, that pipe can get very hot. The cost to me was $68.00 including shipping. Would I buy another one, I do not know. Time will tell. In retrospect, I wish I had purchased the large bowl model.

Bingo. I told them that if they ever decide to make a mold for a much larger bowled pipe, I'd buy their first two. It's good for a short smoke... but then again, you don't have to let it dry or cool between smokes. When one bowl goes out, just dump the ash, reload and relight. The tobacco will smoke cool even though the bowl is hot. Just don't touch!

[AcworthAl]

Originally Posted by dmkerr

Bingo. I told them that if they ever decide to make a mold for a much larger bowled pipe, I'd buy their first two. It's good for a short smoke... but then again, you don't have to let it dry or cool between smokes. When one bowl goes out, just dump the ash, reload and relight. The tobacco will smoke cool even though the bowl is hot. Just don't touch!

Thanks, I do not recall seeing a large bowl on their web site, but there was a picture of one in the catalog that came with the pipe. You are right, you need not let the pipe rest, just cool off enough to re-pack

[Jordan303]

I remember messaging dmkerr a few months back when I was debating between this and a boswell. I ended up getting tobacco hehe.

These are definitly on my to buy list tho, trhe fact that I cant scorch the bottom, ghost it, or need a cake build up is a nice thought.

However when you say small bowl how long are we talking? 45min?

[uvacom]

I've got a couple on the way, I'll be sure to give the full report as well!

[strider72]

Looks like a dang fine smoke. Anyone's experiences with them?