It's getting cold...

[oneizzzz]

It's getting cold here in Idaho and I'm having a harder and harder time committing to going outside and lighting up a cigar.

What's your cold weather smoking setup?  Does your palate change during the cold months?

[Bijan]

1 minute ago, oneizzzz said:

What's your cold weather smoking setup? 

Electric heater (infrared) and heated clothes (hoodie, socks and gloves). Hope to eventually partially enclose my deck to deal with the wind.

2 minutes ago, oneizzzz said:

Does your palate change during the cold months?

If anything it's better/more consistent as humidity differences have less of an effect on cigars in the cold.

But if the cold makes you suffer, it will affect your enjoyment even though it may not affect your palate.

[Chibearsv]

Outdoor pavillion now has roller shades on 4 sides to block wind.  Infra-red heaters built in on 2 sides.  It's working great right now and I haven't turned the heaters up past 1/2 power yet.  When it gets too cold for that to work anymore, back to the heated garage I go.  I really prefer being outside though.

 

 

[cgoodrich]

2 hours ago, oneizzzz said:

It's getting cold here in Idaho and I'm having a harder and harder time committing to going outside and lighting up a cigar.

What's your cold weather smoking setup?  Does your palate change during the cold months?

Hi @oneizzzz. I live in Boise! If you’re nearby, perhaps we could meet up one day somewhere in the Treasure Valley: Sturman’s in Boise, The Vault in Meridian, V-Cut in Nampa…

[LLC]

2 hours ago, Bijan said:

Electric heater (infrared) and heated clothes (hoodie, socks and gloves). Hope to eventually partially enclose my deck to deal with the wind.

If anything it's better/more consistent as humidity differences have less of an effect on cigars in the cold.

But if the cold makes you suffer, it will affect your enjoyment even though it may not affect your palate.

I have a heated jackets but didn’t get gloves, as I wasn’t sure if the dexterity they would allow was good for smoking a cigar. Which ones do you use?

[Bijan]

8 minutes ago, LLC said:

I have a heated jackets but didn’t get gloves, as I wasn’t sure if the dexterity they would allow was good for smoking a cigar. Which ones do you use?

I hate wearing gloves when smoking so I ended up getting pretty heavy ones and only wear one on the hand that is not holding the cigar.

I'll probably try to find some lighter ones at some point.

The ones I have are from Amazon. Some random Chinese brand, benefit is that the socks and gloves use the same batteries and extra batteries are cheap. You have to be really careful with Amazon though as more than half the search results are sponsored junk.

[Chas.Alpha]

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[oneizzzz]

2 hours ago, cgoodrich said:

Hi @oneizzzz. I live in Boise! If you’re nearby, perhaps we could meet up one day somewhere in the Treasure Valley: Sturman’s in Boise, The Vault in Meridian, V-Cut in Nampa…

Sweet!

[Kaptain Karl]

All hell is breaking loose here in northern california, looks like we're going to get 10 inches in rain here in the next week. Yes, we freaking need it! 

[Frozen North]

We’ve already had snow here. God help me.

[SpecialK]

5 hours ago, cgoodrich said:

Hi @oneizzzz. I live in Boise! If you’re nearby, perhaps we could meet up one day somewhere in the Treasure Valley: Sturman’s in Boise, The Vault in Meridian, V-Cut in Nampa…

Sign me up also 😁. I'm in Meridian .....

[YOM'$]

4 minutes ago, SpecialK said:

Sign me up also 😁. I'm in Meridian .....

In 🦅.  I’m in too.  

[Habana Mike]

Down to 66 some mornings here. Not looking forward to the low 50's that happen on occasion. Figure I'll deal with it.

[Cigar Surgeon]

I do reviews down to around -17F or so and layers are always my friend. Thick, insulated socks with winter boots. A base thermal layer, with two layers on top and then a parka and snow pants as my outer later.

I also sometimes use a reflective foil roll on my chair to try and trap some of my body heat.

In an ideal world the worst I'd be in is a heated garage.