Hand Pipes

I like this pipe. It's packed full of features that are very useful to the smoker on the move. I had the predecessor of this pipe, the ProtoPipe. Unfortunately it was lost or stolen years ago. When I saw this Mendo I really wanted one. There was some nostalgia in my reasoning as well as knowing I would be getting a really useful tool. Pros: The lid serves as a handle. It can be partially opened to hold a hand rolled cigarette in the lid as an alternative way to smoke them. It has a chamber to hold some extra bowls, and a poker to stir with. It has a built in screen that will never need replacing. The poker can be used to clear the holes in the screen, and unclog the mouthpiece tube. The end of the chamber is the perfect size to be used as a tamp for the bowl. The bottom tar trap on the Mendo is a world of improvement over the plug that the proto pipe used. No more getting stuck. Cons: I had to shorten the tube that holds the poker as the chamber would have to be 'jiggled' when turned to lock in place. I removed about 1/16 of an inch with a cut off wheel on a dremel. Then sanded the rough edge down and removed the burrs. The edge is now cleaner than when new and allows the chamber to freely twist into place. Also, I don't remember having to have the poker in place when hitting the proto pipe, but the mendo won't hit otherwise. Not a deal breaker. This doesn't feel as tightly put together as the Protopipe was. the chamber is still slightly loose when screwed in. The tube that holds the poker isn't quite as stiff as the protopipe's was. This pipe is also kinda expensive. I don't know if I would have bought this were it not for the nostalgia. That being said, I like the pipe a lot. I expect it to last forever, just like my proto. I'm only giving it three stars because I had to clean up that one tube.

Good pipe hits HARD but i go through screens fast and its not the easiest to clean. Get one for your collction

i have a couple faux cigarette lighter sneak a smoke and they dont have screes in them and are ok. After getting this screen less sneak a smoke this works 10 times better than my old other ones. you had me at screenless

cool little pipe. what i like about it is you don't need to buy any screens. Wish they made more of their pipes with the screen-less design. Also i like the slide around bowl cover and when your smoking it spins to reveal bowl. Just wish they made a bigger one without the weed compartment (nothing wrong with the compartment i would like to a bigger pipe)

For a daily carry go-everywhere pipe, you can’t beat this design. The little stash tube holds a deceivingly large amount of weed, especially if you pack it tight. I can get four or five good bowls out of a packed tube, more than enough for the workday and I consider myself a fairly heavy smoker. The poker works well for packing/unpacking the tube, as well as unclogging the holes in the bowl. I’m not a frequent joint smoker but I have used the lid as a roach clip a few times and it works well enough. Quality is top notch; my pipe has survived many falls onto hard surfaces with hardly a dent or scratch to show for it. It does need regular cleaning with regular use, but it is very easy to clean and taking a couple minutes out of each day to give it a quick wipe with some rubbing alcohol is no big inconvenience.

perfect size and even though its small still has a good size bowl

Quarts glass bats are better.

I had one all thru high school and there was nothing quite like it, although the Mendo is a great replacement.