Just won tickets to Cigarfest and this will be my first time going. I was hoping for some advice from people that have been there before. The questions I have so far are:

1. Is there a shuttle that will take us to CI?

2. What is the alcohol situation like? Are they cool if you bring a flask, can you bring a cooler of beer, etc.

3. Is everything pretty expensive, food, alcohol at the bar, etc.

Also, please feel free to share any other advice to a first timer!!

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1. Is there a shuttle that will take us to CI? No

2. What is the alcohol situation like? Are they cool if you bring a flask, can you bring a cooler of beer, etc. They are cool

3. Is everything pretty expensive, food, alcohol at the bar, etc. Not bad

There will be a mini CI store set up at the event. There will also be many other make the trip to the other 2 main stores. It is a good ride though.

Join the tailgaters so you can eat, drink, smoke and have a great experiance along with the main event.

Thanks for the advice, so they will actually let you bring a cooler of beer to the events?

I didn't see anyone actually bring them in to the room. Besides your hands will be full of cigars. You can walk around the hotel and parking lot with them.

They do have a mini bar set up in the event to help hold you over until you get back outside or to your room.

zager75- just get on of those hats that hold a couple beers..... problem solved....

But bring some warm clothes if you want to hang around outside. Last year it was colder than my ex's heart. That's cold (too cold for me, and I generally prefer a little cooler weather...just too damned cold outside for shorts).

BTW, there is an ATM at the resort, but if it runs out, there may not be another one for a few miles. The turnoff from the turnpike takes you to a couple places to eat...Denny's, a burger place or two, etc., plus a WaWa store. Prolly some ATMs around there.

Awwwwww....the beer hat, gotta love the 80's!! Does the resort have a restaurant?

And if you want to drive a NASCAR car around the Pocono raceway you can sign up at Stock car racing experiance. They are running on Monday.

Thanks Pacman, I wouldn't have thought of bringing warm clothes to tailgate!! Probaly would have spent $80 buying a crummy sweatshirt at the hotel!

^HUH? No chit? A real race car? What's that cost?

#13 for #11.

#12 No problem. Poor planning last year on my own part kept me indoors for nearly the entire day. I just wasn't dressed warmly enough for tailgating, and I'm normally wearing shorts when the temp is consistently 50 or better, so I don't get cold that easily.

Geez Pac, I don't remmeber seeing you in line last year. I would have swore I'd remember the purse.

Cold?! It was barely chilly.

Wait, my hands were like icicles! I don't think I could feel them up to my elbows by the time all of you jamokes got inside...

I'd like to hook up and meet some of you in person. Where/when will the tailgaters parties be going on?

You going Pac?

Pac, I will forward you the info.

Tell Steve ( or Jesse) that you want the JH cigar car.

^ Same place as last year, JHC?

#15 That's because I had Cigar Nut tickets and was inside 98.2% of the time.

#17 Yup.

#18 Thanks, Dave.