choosing my cigars

[Taino]

I have this problem when I go out for the weekend or day out fishing, hunting or whatever and that is what cigars do I bring and how many?

I always try to pack things one day ahead, and what I smoke depends on my mood, activities and buddies.

So almost always my solution ends up being bringing a bit of everything in a small tupperware I use for these occasions… the prize I have to pay: volume of the solution.

How do you choose your cigars to bring when you go out?

[habanohal]

When it comes to chooseing cigars, I am like a woman saying " I Have nothing to wear" LOL

I have so much , but still say I have nothing to smoke :-D

It goes on tastes. If I put together my golf smokes the night before, the next morning I usually end up changeing them. Differant tastes.

[Havana Joe]

Since I only smoke at my house, when I'm in the mood for a smoke I just take a look in the cooler and grab which ever smoke I feel like at the time. Although, If I had to plan ahead for the next day, I can see where that would be tough..

[idesign]

I'm taking a golf vacation to Bandon Dunes in June and I'm already starting to think about what to take. :-D

[cigardawg]

» I have this problem when I go out for the weekend or day out fishing,

» hunting or whatever and that is what cigars do I bring and how many?

»

» I always try to pack things one day ahead, and what I smoke depends on my

» mood, activities and buddies.

»

» So almost always my solution ends up being bringing a bit of everything in

» a small tupperware I use for these occasions… the prize I have to pay:

» volume of the solution.

»

» How do you choose your cigars to bring when you go out?

I do pretty much the same thing you do. I take many more than I would ever smoke...never know what I will be in the mood for. For example, went away for 2 days this past weekend. I took two travel humidors full of cigars. Ended up only smoking three sticks.

[shrink]

cigardawg wrote:

I take many more than I would ever smoke...never know what I will be in the mood for. For example, went

away for 2 days this past weekend. I took two travel humidors full of cigars. Ended up only smoking three sticks.

Now if he were a woman, he'd have said:

I take many more than I would ever wear...never know what I will be in the mood for. For example, went away for 2 days this past weekend. I took two travel bags full of

clothes. Ended up only wearing three outfits.

What's all this nonsense about Mars and Venus?

[Tave1225]

These are always good problems to have. What cigar, What cigar?:-) :-D

[Ken Gargett]

my problem is that i never know how much time i'll have on the shorter trips, or even if i'll have a chance to have a cigar, or what i'll feel like. so i try and bring a range. that means a heap of the guys i regularly run into on these trips assume i'll be bringing the cigars and if i don't have enough for all, look at me as though i have commited a crime. i'm sure most of the guys think i get them for free or they are only 50c each.

not sure what i am going to do about it.

[Black Plague]

My solution to the same conundrum you have will seen be solved once I get my Herf-a-Dor in the mail. It's a 15-count travel humidor, very similar in design to the Cigar Caddies you might see sold. That way, I can bring a good assortment on a short trip and anticipate my changing mood.

[El Presidente]

I have a 15 ount Travel Humidor which is always packed and ready to go. I may fiddle with it during the week by adding a few or taking a few out....but it lives in my LandRover.

[skid11]

i'm sure most of the guys think i get them for free or they are only 50c each.

Ken

I thought that not only did you get them all for free but the czar actually paid you for reviewing each cigar !! ;-)

[Lorax429]

I never know what I might be int he mood for when it comes time to light up so I always end up taking a selection with me. Even if I know I am only going to be able to smoke one or two cigars, I'm taking anywhere between 4 to 8 cigars with me. And then when it comes time to smoke one, I usually spend at least a minute or two mulling over my choices to select just the right smoke for my mood. It's a sickness I think, but one I don't seem to mind having.

[tattoodad13]

I usually pack two or three of my go to smokes and two or three of my been a while smokes.:-)

Does the trick for me.

[Mel]

» When it comes to chooseing cigars, I am like a woman saying " I Have

» nothing to wear" LOL

»

» I have so much , but still say I have nothing to smoke :-D

»

» It goes on tastes. If I put together my golf smokes the night before, the

» next morning I usually end up changeing them. Differant tastes.

2XLOL I see myself all over this post. I sit and stare at the humidors for quite a while in mental agony. Last year I took a fishing trip to Alaska can you imagine the horror of predicting what cigars I would want for a week, five thousand miles from my stash? I calculated six cigars per day for seven days=42(+ten for good measure) an d I took about 55. It worked out great. Oh I also had two boxes of NCs and two lighters sent directly from Thompson. I had my buddy pick up a can of fluid.:-D

[Colt45]

I pretty much echo the responses already given. Even if I'm just out for the day,

and know I'll only smoke one cigar, I'll bring three to five. I choose different

sizes, and take it from there.

» I have a 15 ount Travel Humidor which is always packed and ready to go. I

» may fiddle with it during the week by adding a few or taking a few

» out....but it lives in my LandRover.

Rob, this has been discussed here before, but do your cigars ever seem a bit

over humidified from sitting "long term" in a caddie, especially in your climate?

[tacmedic]

» » When it comes to chooseing cigars, I am like a woman saying " I Have

» » nothing to wear" LOL

» »

» » I have so much , but still say I have nothing to smoke :-D

» »

» » It goes on tastes. If I put together my golf smokes the night before,

» the

» » next morning I usually end up changeing them. Differant tastes.

»

» 2XLOL I see myself all over this post. I sit and stare at the humidors for

» quite a while in mental agony. Last year I took a fishing trip to Alaska

» can you imagine the horror of predicting what cigars I would want for a

» week, five thousand miles from my stash? I calculated six cigars per day

» for seven days=42(+ten for good measure) an d I took about 55. It worked

» out great. Oh I also had two boxes of NCs and two lighters sent directly

» from Thompson. I had my buddy pick up a can of fluid.:-D

oh no you didn't say that did you:-D ....I always pack more than I could ever smoke...my buddies always seem to not bring stogies, and they have come to expect getting them from me...plus the enjoyment of sharing is worth it...

[The Master]

I pack my traveldor based on how many cigars a day I will be smoking(normal day is 5-7 cigars), and which sizes and brands I want with me.

I'll pick some petite coronas, lonsdales, corona gordas, churchills, torpedos and dalias. Then I will grab which brands I want in relation to the size of the cigar. I always bring way more cigars than I will ever smoke, this way if I run into another cigar guy, I will have plenty to share.

[Stuck in Alaska]

I have two traveldors. One holds between 5-8 cigars, the other can hold between 12-15. I pack them both full of different sizes and marques and let the situation dictate what I'll smoke.

However, I don't regularly smoke large cigars (DCs, Churchills, etc) so I usually pack 2-3 of those since I figure if I'm on vacation, I might have some extra spare time to enjoy these larger ones.

[Ken Gargett]

» i'm sure most of the guys think i get them for free or they are only

» 50c each.

»

» Ken

»

» I thought that not only did you get them all for free but the czar

» actually paid you for reviewing each cigar !! ;-)

i've just twigged to this post. you are kidding, aren't you.

i bet rob was in stitches when he read this. had to go on holiday, laughing too much. no, the sad fact is that i am merely a lowly member of the forum who rob conned into doing endless stuff for free.

to paraphrase george, i am gargett, king of the idiots'.

[Colt45]

» to paraphrase george, i am gargett, king of the idiots'.

heavy is the head that wears the crown.

[bgoodz]

I'm always thinking about what I want to smoke next, be it day, week or weekend. Sometimes when I go to sleep I think about what smokes are in the next rotation and which ones I want to try. I'm starting to lean back to all habanos with the exception of Maduros and bomb smokes. I haven't taken a vacation in 6 years other than around the house. But I've given it some thought and I think I need to get a traveldor.

[Homebrew]

» I have this problem when I go out for the weekend or day out fishing,

» hunting or whatever and that is what cigars do I bring and how many?

»

» I always try to pack things one day ahead, and what I smoke depends on my

» mood, activities and buddies.

»

» So almost always my solution ends up being bringing a bit of everything in

» a small tupperware I use for these occasions… the prize I have to pay:

» volume of the solution.

»

» How do you choose your cigars to bring when you go out?

I fill my otterbox, with a fairly wide selection, of marques, and vitolas.

You never really know what you will be in the mood for. On a recent fishing trip, I threw in a Cohiba Sublime, thinking that I probably wouldn't smoke it. But it was perfect after a great day of fishing, which included catching a 9lbs 10 oz largemouth.:-D

Always throw in a celebratory cigar, even if you don't think you will smoke it. Today might just be a banner day, and you will need it.:-)

Dave (A.K.A. Homebrew)