Metal pipes take a beating. Drop them on concrete, stuff them in a pocket, forget about them for a week — they’ll still work. That’s their whole advantage over glass.
Red Eye produce most of the range worth mentioning here. The Amazed Pipe is a standard one-hitter design in machined aluminium — clean bore, consistent thread on the cap. The Bul-it and Raswell are the same concept in different form factors. Red Eye also do a limited edition Amazed with a different finish — functionally identical, different look.
Fimo psychedelic metal pipes are the novelty option — polymer clay over a metal body, each one different. They’re not premium but they’re genuinely handmade and the bore is consistent.
Metal pipes do add a slight metallic note to the taste, especially new ones. Run a pipe cleaner through before first use. That helps.
