Great Cigar Reminders: who has lost a piece of clothing to a cigar?

[ramon_cojones]

Thanks for the heads up!

Those older Borrelli were brilliant. Held their shape and colour for a decade even with once a week wear.

yes they were quality was exceptional back then

fortunately i've not burned holes in my jeans where i've dropped a hundred ashes LOL

[Professor Twain]

I've got a nice scar on my belly from catching an ash drop when I was smoking by the pool. Good thing my belly's big enough to protect more sensitive parts

[puromaniac]

Like others, a pair of pants. Singed the tip of some fingerless gloves while stubbornly nubbing something good one winter outing. And a neat hole in the top of my waders. Fortunately higher than I wade.

[Rushman]

My tally includes a tablecloth (this past Christmas Eve), few shirts, wife's blouse and one pair of jeans. Still wear those so that doesn't count.

[mychetboy]

Smoke naked..that would make a disturbing video review of any cigar...but might save some clothes

[bresdogsr]

Ashed myself more times than I can remember usually after having a drink or two. No burnt up clothes, but a nice scar on my ankle from a burning cigar, that hurt a little.

[Hash]

I burned a small hole in a nice Thomas Pink shirt,I think the style of the shirt was called Havana.I could not put the montecristo 520 down .

[fingerburner]

Fell asleep once. The resulting casualties were a pair of board shorts and a beanbag...

Lucky to still have the *other* bag still intact.

[Nino]

No holes on shirts, pants, shorts etc. so far ...

But I lost a Lumix camera to a jet torch lighter in Havana.

My Singapore buddy lighted a cigar with it, put it down next to my camera, didn't realize the flame was still burning and the flame heat melted away a screw/cover on the camera body.

The residues fell inside the lens assembly and after that I had spots on all my pictures.

Wanted to repair the camera back in Germany but the repair cost was higher than the value ..

Expensive experience ( my friend never realized what happened and I didn't tell him ) ...

[MIKA27]

Back in 2006 I purchased a McLaren team jacket at the Melbourne Grand Prix, cost me around $500 bucks.

Three months later, cold evening, put on the jacket (Damn I loved that jacket!) enjoyed a few drinks and cigars with some friends, and the ash fell and burned a hole in it.

I still have that jacket but it's obviously ruined.

I think the booze had a play in it because after all these years, I have never come close to dropping ash on myself, i'm normally always conscious about it.

[foreese]

I've never damaged anything meaningful of my own, however I did once burn a hole in the brim of my wife brand new $200+ straw hat. This was over 20 years ago, she reminds me every time she wears it.