Tobacco pipes have long provided imaginative types a blank canvas with which to express themselves. The results have ranged from incredible, hand-carved meerschaum masterpieces to carbon fiber pipes that look more like supercar accessories than something to smoke tobacco in and a dizzying variety of pocket pipes that prove size isn't everything. In this brief guide, we'll look at some of the best pocket pipes on the market today.

Vauen Tiny

The Tiny by Vauen is a nosewarmer worthy of the title. It optimizes performance and functionality while at the same time somehow managing to advance pocket pipe design and make it relevant to the 2020s. They could just as easily have named this line the Volcano because that is the foundational motif off of which all other aspects of the design spin.

Savinelli Mini

With the Mini Savinelli take their offbeat approach to tobacco pipes to new and exciting levels of esoteric excess. Whether smooth or rusticated the design team here somehow manages to retain proportional integrity while still having fun via the primary colors of the acrylic stems. The Savinelli Mini is a palm-size wonder that risks winding up your go-to pipe whether you're on the go or at home binge-watching your favorite streaming program.

Peterson Short Army

We've talked about Peterson system tobacco pipes in an earlier tobacco pipe guide, and we're always happy to revisit them. The Short Army series encompasses an impressive variety of designs, finishes, and flourishes but the folks in charge never forget the primary purpose of a pipe, even a pocket pipe, is to facilitate the enjoyment of your favorite tobacco. To that end, each of the entries into the Short Army catalog is a joy to behold, hold, and smoke.

Knickerbocker Antique Italian Briars 1960s

The Knickerbocker Pipe Company produces some of the most mind-bending pocket pipe designs you'll find anywhere. The What's in Your Pocket Briar Knickerbocker Pipe is a perfect example. At first glance, you'll think it's some kind of pipe-cleaning gadget that belongs with tobacco pipe accessories. But you'd be wrong. Check out this modern/retro/futuristic/contemporary masterpiece in the Paykoc Pipes online store.

Squashed Pocket Tomato Smooth Meerschaum Pipe

This is a Paykoc Pipes original that embodies everything great about natural materials and thoughtful design. It's a pipe that smokes much larger than it is while boasting a timeless profile not often expressed with meerschaum. Clean, elegant, and sophisticated it's a pocket pipe that aspires to greater things and manages to achieve them. Complete with custom hinged case wrapped in supple black leather.

Nording Compass

Take your basic corn cob pipe, add a generous helping of briar pipe, and toss in a tablespoon of cutting-edge industrial design and you get the Nording Compass. This is an efficient and effective pipe design at its best that offers your choice of Smooth and Elegant, Rusticated, or Metal Blue finishes. We're certain that if General MacArthur were still with us he'd have several of these in his private pipe collection.

The Bottom Line

With pocket pipes designers push their knowledge and expertise to the limit. Check out the full line of pocket pipes and tobacco pipe accessories at the Paykoc Pipes online store. And if you're looking for a source for high-quality wholesale tobacco pipes, complete our online wholesale application or call (888) 313-7137 to speak with one of our friendly sales associates.