My Corn Cob pipe burned up today!

[ckeller52]

On the way to work I had a bowl of Boswell's True English in one of the pack of two CCP's I bought off eBay a few weeks ago. I lit it with a bic lighter and started my drive. Ten minutes into the drive I noticed the side of the bowl was dark like it was carboned up. Five minutes I noticed red glowing in the black and i knew I was smoking CC now.

Did I do something wrong or was the pipe just too cheap? It was not a Meerschaum pipe.

 

[burro]

most likely you have a cheap pipe, Missouri Meerschaum makes the best
cobs hands down. burnouts can happen, but they should be rare. i have some MM
cobs that are decades old and still smoke great.

you can buy your cobs directly from:

Missouri Meerschaum

also, your bic lighter isn't designed to light pipes. you would be better off using
matches or a Zippo PIPE lighter.

 

[psyktek]

Another possibility is that you were driving with the window down (were you?). The draft from the window could have caused the burnout. In the same vein, pipe smoking on a windy day outdoors can be a risky venture. :0

IMHO, BIC lighters are fine for pipe lighting, they have a soft flame and are pretty directable.

 

[ckeller52]

Yeah, they were cheap pipes. Linky I think I'm going to sell the other one on ebay.

Thanks for the MM link I'm placing an order tomorrow.

I enjoy using a match but the Bic is more convenient in the van and yes the window is always open when I smoke regardless of the temperature here in Chicago. Which coincidently also has wind in it's nick name.

Seems it was a perfect storm for this pipe smoking disaster today.

 

[LilBastage]

Look around the web. You can probably find a Missouri Meer for less than on their website.

Mars Cigars has a pretty good selection and good prices. When Frenchy has them he has good prices, too. I've had a couple of transactions at both with no problems at all.

 

[ckeller52]

Look around the web. You can probably find a Missouri Meer for less than on their website.

Mars Cigars has a pretty good selection and good prices. When Frenchy has them he has good prices, too. I've had a couple of transactions at both with no problems at all.

Alan

Great tip on Mars Cigars those prices are way better so I placed an order today. :thumbs: