Another New guy With a question or two
taythegibs
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Hey, my name is Gibs (im on a few jeep forums under the same username) and im a "young-in" I have had a few cigars over the last two or so years, and I had my first on my 19th birthday. I don't smoke cigarettes, but i've had a pipe or two, and carved out a pipe but haven't gotten to try it out yet.
I was getting my Cigars from Sosa Family Cigars in orlando but have since moved back to NWGA; I always went off of the recommendations of the guys at Sosas and never kept any for more than a couple of hours after purchase so storage was never an issue for me.
I have gotten and enjoyed several including, what was probably my favorite, the Playboy by Don Diego which i have gotten twice. I don't have a refined palate but im trying to work on it.
My problem is that my significant other has asthma so i can not smoke around her and so i only want to keep a small stock of cigars on hand. Have any of you guys been in a similar situation and how did you go about not effecting their asthma?
I stumbled upon this awesome site by following a link to the "CAO stocking stuffer" (http://www.cigar.com/cigars/viewcigar.asp?brand=1083) which i jumped on and am eagerly awaiting! For now im going to be using a modified ammo box lined with cedar For a humidor, I dont plan on these lasting too long so I wont be too picky on the humidity, I have some gel that I will be using.
I guess im kinda out of the norm here being a college kid but do you guys have any recommendations for low cost cigars? thanks for the help and all of the info here on the forum, I hope to learn a lot!
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. As for the wife's asthma smoke outside if your worried about smoke sticking to you and triggering an attack wear some kind of smoking jacket and a hat, should do the trick.
If you hang around here long enough you will learn fast and before you know it your little stash is gonna grow if you do get a humi always think bigger. It's almost guaranteed that anything less than a 50 count will be to small real quick.
What are you studying?
I have a baggy pair of heavy sweat pants, and a big old heavy sweat shirt that I wear most of the time when I smoke outside around the house. These sweats stay outside in my shed, and get washed every couple days, or as needed.
When I smoke, I try not to let the smoke "hit" me too much as I'm puffing.
Currently im studying to be an Agriculture ed teacher
I love going bike riding in the battlefield, although its been a while because the rear gear on my bike locked up sending me over the handlebars....i have been eyeing a few samplers but i guess i gotta get my coolidor setup first
I try my best to smoke with the wind blowing into my back and my clothes make their way straight to the washer, i somehow read over it earlier but im not married yet(although i often refer to her as the wife). for now she is just the girlfriend, but her health means a lot to me (yeah im saying that while talking about smoking....)
Thanks for all of the support guys! Where would you recommend buying a humidifier, and for the size should i go traditional/gel/or beads? (sorry for all of the questions but i want to do it right the first time and not ruin anything) Im diligently watching for the mail man!
Most good sticks (cheap or not) with some age on it, where it was stored properly for a time will improve a LOT.
The beads are the way quite a few of us go. You can buy them rated for your preferred RH range and they are really cheap. The conservagel beads are half the price of the Heartfelt beads and work exactly the same.
You said you were doing some reading here? Keep it up, there is a TON of information here, and using the search feature you can find most of what you are looking for. Asking questions will always get you some answers as well. Good to have you aboard.
I cut the cap off and lit it with a match and tried to draw... the head was too tightly packed to get much of a draw at all...i fiddled with the MX2 and rolled the third at the head end between my fingers to try and loosen it (i was out and about so i couldn't look it up to see if there was a proper way to do so) by the time i could get a decent draw i had to relight.
The burn was not even and the center didnt seem to burn much at all at the half centimeter by the foot and then the last couple of inches. The taste was meh at best the first half but then got better as i got into0 the second. I dont know if i just got a dud or what but i was NOT impressed at all by the MX2 which seems odd after reading several great reviews about it
The cigar had been in my coolidor (averages 66-67% humidity and 68-71 degrees) since Nov. 21 and i had pulled it out about 45 min before i smoked it.