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I've heard (but never tried) that you can insert a straightened paper clip before lighting and that will keep the ash on the whole time. Clearly, I'd recommend trying this with a slightly under-filled cigar first as you don't want to "pop" a tightly packed stick. I hear somewhere (I'm great for rumors, terrible for sourcing/citations) that Winston Churchill did this occasionally to impress visitors.

That said, I ash on myself a few times a week. Usually rubs right off. One day I attempted to adjust my glasses and knocked the front of the cigar with my hand. Dropped the "cherry" right into my lap and burnt a hole in my pants...thankfully my pants absorbed all the burn.
 
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I've heard (but never tried) that you can insert a straightened paper clip before lighting and that will keep the ash on the whole time. Clearly, I'd recommend trying this with a slightly under-filled cigar first as you don't want to "pop" a tightly packed stick. I hear somewhere (I'm great for rumors, terrible for sourcing/citations) that Winston Churchill did this occasionally to impress visitors.

That said, I ash on myself a few times a week. Usually rubs right off. One day I attempted to adjust my glasses and knocked the front of the cigar with my hand. Dropped the "cherry" right into my lap and burnt a hole in my pants...thankfully my pants absorbed all the burn.
I missed my pants but the cherry made a pretty hole in my Dad's car seat.
 
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Never if I smoke standing up. Once or twice every time I smoke sitting down. A cigarette smoker taught me to just rub it in and it disappears. Works like a charm.
 
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That's why I usually wear an old flannel when I smoke a cigar or pipe... my "smoking jacket". I've burned enough holes in my shirts over the years so its something I'm conscious of.
 
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I just wear an old Dickies work coat or an old shirt. It is going to happen occasionally.

I might need an Otter Box though. My ash seems to be attracted to my cell phone's screen.
 
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I wear an old wore out hoodie when I step into the man cave (aka my garage). But luckily I have never burned a hole in anything yet. Generally its only when the ash hits the inch and a half point that it drops.
These guys with perfect ashes must be using the paper clip trick!
 
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