To Bamboo or Not Bamboo

I have to say my bamboo pipe collection is very modest, sexy but modest as you can see. I have a bamboo Tomaso Spanu and a Tsuge Ibought from smokingpipes.com. The Tsuge is no Ikebana, I don't have that much money and if I did I'm not sure Tsuge would be the first brand I bought. I'm not trying to take anything away from this pipe or from Tsuge. They are fine pipes, my tastes are just better represented by other makers. I digress....I happen to love bamboo on pipes and think it is a beautiful addition. Many believe that bamboo makes a cooler smoke, some believe that bamboo makes for a drier smoke as the bamboo is porous and draws moisture in. I don't know if either of those arguments have any validity. Aesthetically they appeal to me and they are well made pipes with fantastic smoking characteristics. Neither one gurgles or smokes wet. They are pretty easy to pack and the tobacco burns evenly. Not sure if that is from my exceptional packing skills or from the pipes. I this little article I will give credit to the pipes, because well because I'm nice. Neither of these pipes were particularly expensive, I think both were under $100 USD. So I think you can find good examples of bamboo accentuated pipes as easily as a pic of a Hollywood starlet without undies on.
Now I'm not sure I can even intelligently respond to the questions about the smoking qualities of bamboo. The fact that I don't know the answers really doesn't bother me much. I don't think anyone really knows the answer to whether bamboos are better. So I will continue to smoke my exceptional examples and hope others will see my sexy but modest collection and comment. But maybe just maybe someone will go out and find there own bamboo.