Russell: At some point I suspect this is going to become pretty severely off-topic, so I’ll open up comments on this post to carry on if needed.

I was looking at a local tobacconist whose online catalog doesn’t include nearly all that they sell. I’ve seen a bunch of good-looking pipes online, but I discovered that two pipes can look great, while one of them “feels” right in the hand and the other doesn’t. I like a bowl that is larger around and preferably a bit deep, too.

The pipe “expert” I talked to was simply saying that a churchwarden works best either indoors or in non-winter weather, because the long stem already cools things, and the cold wind cools them even more.