I have a covered porch where I usually sit to enjoy my cigars. Lately it's been really cold, but today there's a break in the cold, but it had been replaced by rain. I've smoked when it was raining before, but I'm wondering if there could be any ill effects to the performance of my cigars with the high humidity associated with some rain. The cover is larger enough to avoid all drops of liquid, it's the high humidity I'm wondering about. Any opinions are appreciated.
Smoking when it's raining
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My guess is that a cigar's response time to humidity is slow enough that nothing short of saturation will disturb it in the time it takes to smoke it. I sit 'neath a two car carport with my lawn chairs, table, ashtray, radio, and a glass of Chivas; let it rain, let it rain, let it rain!
Rule-of-thumb is that it takes roughly one week to dry your sticks out 1 percentage point after lowering the RH in your humi. So I doubt a little increase in outdoor humidity is going to affect anything in the short time you're out there smoking a stick. I hope that makes sense.
smoking in the rain is my absolute favorite time to smoke. i have never noticed anything ill when smoking with the increased humidity if anything it makes the experience more enjoyable.
You're probably remembering wrong!
Honestly, I've never had a problem in any kind of humidity (dampness / extreme summer heat).Thanks.
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There is nothing like being entertained by mother nature as I smoke a stick. The drone of the rain and the calm of the cigar just bring me to place that's...
I can't say if the barometric drop or moisture has a negative effect on my cigars or not. Anecdotally, I can tell you that I haven't had any problems.
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Ash tells us a lot about the cigar.....some cigars ash no matter what or where you are while others don't. Ash is just a mineral of inorganic compound that is left after the combustion of the leaves....it also tells us how well the cigar was rolled...the torcedor is the one who rolls the cigar where it's not too tight or loose....it's where we get the conical burn that is left once we knock the ash off. The color of the ash also tells us where the leaves were grown and what soil it came from:
"Soil is rich with chemical compounds and a variety of mineral deposits, which are carried into plants by moisture. The soil in different regions is distinguished by its own characteristics: different minerals predominate in different places. Hence the same plant will have essentially different chemical and mineral contents in different areas. For instance, cigars rolled from tobacco grown in the central regions of Cuba (Remedios) produce almost white ash; cigars made of tobacco from the Vuelta Abajo produce gray ash with white veins. Take into consideration that the two areas are adjacent to each other. The difference takes place because the soil in the Vuelta Abajo is full of various minerals in roughly equal amounts, while the soil in the Remedios Region is characterized by potassium predomination." This according to sources a bit more knowledgeable than myself.
It's funny. I've avoided smoking while it was raining mostly because it seemed like it would make me somewhat desperate. Watching cigarette smokers freeze their asses off for some smoke always seemed kinda desperate. I didn't want to equate myself with that situation. As long as I'm smoking because I want to instead of because I need to, I guess I shouldn't worry about it. I do get sorta aggravated if I can't smoke at least once a week, but I don't think I physically need to do it.
I enjoy smoking when its raining. Not that blustery rain but that calm falling almost strategy down rain, slow and big drops thinking agains the gutter, on my BBQ and against the metal shield of my propane heater. Its calming, soothing, relaxing. I could also fall asleep outside some days.
FWIW the only time I ever have issues with if I light poorly or if they were just prone to a bad burn. Ive had perfect burning sticks and some crazy burns in ideal weather.
FWIW the only time I ever have issues with if I light poorly or if they were just prone to a bad burn. Ive had perfect burning sticks and some crazy burns in ideal weather.
Rain is kind of a rare happening where I live, in Henderson, Nevada. But for the rain, when it does come and mostly for the sun, I have a fully covered patio. It works well for both the rain and the sun. For some reason, on the rare times, we do have rain that last a few hours, I truly love smoking a cigar on my patio.
One of my favorite things is to sit on the covered part of my deck with a cigar and a beer during a steady summer rain. I can almost convince myself that I can see my vegetable garden growing with the fresh water instead of the water out of the hose.
OK, I'll admit it. I have convinced myself, just didn't want to sound crazy. LOL!
I have smoked sheltered from the rain last summer and i found the stickes are more prone to relights. Same thing when smoking at night and dew point is reached.