DSE601 E-Pipe

[BenJammin]

Excellent review! I just got mine last week, and this thing is friggin awsome. The only suck part is that damn jewel cap but so far my batteries last long enough to keep it from being too much of a pain.

Power and the Pipe

I proudly take my pipe out in public and haven't had any scoffers so far. You know why? The general public isn't as hostile towards pipe smokers as they are towards cigarette smokers. People will lend you credibility and respectability on a subconscious level they're not even aware of themselves. Your body language changes when you smoke a pipe. You achieve a position of "presumed authority" in the eyes of others. You can feel this, and respond accordingly. You feel smarter, more sophisticated, wise. It happens all the time with all kinds of other social cues. It's our cultural conditioning. Why else do you think cops, judges and clergy wear black? How seriously would you take a Highway Patrolman if his uniform was lavender and teal? The bullets in his gun are just as lethal, but no one dressed like that could even think of shooting you, right?
There was a buddy of mine who used this quirk to pull a little mind-frag when he was in the Army. He didn't smoke at all before entering the service, but he took up a pipe just to screw with his officers' heads. Enlisted were allowed limited smoke breaks, but there was no regulation specifically stating it had to be a cigarette. Whenever he fired up that pipe, it would make them very uncomfortable. Something wasn't right about it, but there was nothing saying that he couldn't do it. By smoking a pipe he was assuming the social role of an intellectual superior. He was no longer a subordinate within the unspoken social dynamic he was now an equal or better.
There's been a decades long crusade demonizing smokers. But more specifically targeting Cigarette Smokers. The new "smokers are scum" culture hasn't caught up with the pipe yet.
Columbo smoked cigarettes, HellBoy and Clint Eastwood smoke cigars, Sherlock Holmes smokes a pipe.{-----In all the old movies that is, in the books, he was actually a ....... fiend i.e. the 7% solution, that's Hollywood for you.}

Damn it man, do forgive me if my 601 brings out the lecture hall in me. I think I shall retire to the study, carry on my good man, carry on.

[Crash]

Excellent review! I just got mine last week, and this thing is friggin awsome. The only suck part is that damn jewel cap but so far my batteries last long enough to keep it from being too much of a pain.

Power and the Pipe

I proudly take my pipe out in public and haven't had any scoffers so far. You know why? The general public isn't as hostile towards pipe smokers as they are towards cigarette smokers. People will lend you credibility and respectability on a subconscious level they're not even aware of themselves. Your body language changes when you smoke a pipe. You achieve a position of "presumed authority" in the eyes of others. You can feel this, and respond accordingly. You feel smarter, more sophisticated, wise. It happens all the time with all kinds of other social cues. It's our cultural conditioning. Why else do you think cops, judges and clergy wear black? How seriously would you take a Highway Patrolman if his uniform was lavender and teal? The bullets in his gun are just as lethal, but no one dressed like that could even think of shooting you, right?
There was a buddy of mine who used this quirk to pull a little mind-frag when he was in the Army. He didn't smoke at all before entering the service, but he took up a pipe just to screw with his officers' heads. Enlisted were allowed limited smoke breaks, but there was no regulation specifically stating it had to be a cigarette. Whenever he fired up that pipe, it would make them very uncomfortable. Something wasn't right about it, but there was nothing saying that he couldn't do it. By smoking a pipe he was assuming the social role of an intellectual superior. He was no longer a subordinate within the unspoken social dynamic he was now an equal or better.
There's been a decades long crusade demonizing smokers. But more specifically targeting Cigarette Smokers. The new "smokers are scum" culture hasn't caught up with the pipe yet.
Columbo smoked cigarettes, HellBoy and Clint Eastwood smoke cigars, Sherlock Holmes smokes a pipe.{-----In all the old movies that is, in the books, he was actually a ....... fiend i.e. the 7% solution, that's Hollywood for you.}

Damn it man, do forgive me if my 601 brings out the lecture hall in me. I think I shall retire to the study, carry on my good man, carry on.

I totally agree with you cigars and pipes are for the elite class, and cigarettes are regarded as something lowlifes smoke. I won't say much but I think i'll go grab my 601 of the shelf and puff on it a bit.

[PuffinStuff]

Crash, great review and answers. I just learned what I wanted to know about the pipe. I have been eyeing them since I started vaping! Gotta get one!

I am a grandma too and dont care what anyone says. I know I will get the "hey gramdma, whatcha got in that pipe"!! He He. I love a pipe! I love the way it feels in my hand and it is the perfect "smoke" for putting your feet up and relaxing!

I smoked a pipe when I was younger. I have a pipe that belonged to a great -great uncle. I just couldnt afford to smoke cigs and also had a good friend that was a Merchant Marine. I had the privlege to sample tobacco from around the world!

Women have been smoking pipes for centuries. Pipes are classy and not just for men! Thanks much

[Crash]

Crash, great review and answers. I just learned what I wanted to know about the pipe. I have been eyeing them since I started vaping! Gotta get one!

Ya know, I am a granny too and dont care what anyone says. I know I will get the "hey gramdma, whatcha got in that pipe"!! He He. I love a pipe! I love the way it feels in my hand and it is the perfect "smoke" for relaxing! Women have smoked pipes for centuries!

I smoked a pipe when I was younger. I have a pipe that belonged to a great -great uncle. I just couldnt afford to smoke cigs and a good friend was a Merchant Marine. I had the privlege to sample tobacco from around the world!

Pipes are classy and not just for men! Thanks much

Thank you everyone for the positive feedback, it gives me comfort in knowing that I'm actually able to help people out. and I really don't think the pipe has anything to do with age, its more about wisdom and class, well for me anyway.

[Barkingmad]

Thanks Crash! Your feedback is much appreciated. Sorry for delay - I kinda lost the thread and couldn't find it again

[Crash]

Thanks Crash! Your feedback is much appreciated. Sorry for delay - I kinda lost the thread and couldn't find it again

I know the feeling, there's so many reviews I tend to get lost at times as well, but I always try to reply back to all the comments.

[kgonepostl]

LOL.. kill for???? hmmmm... I am just not sure I could get past the granny issue... I am a grandmother... But.... I really don't want to be seen by my children with a pipe in my face... gads they tease me enough without one...LOL

I think they look sooooo cool... Maybe I will get one for my hubby and just borrow it from time to time.... secretly...heheheh... yeah yeah... I'm a whimp

Miss, I'm 24 years old. I think it looks really cool. It may be a lady's pipe but I was so close to buying one. It's just so........slick