I started smoking around eight months ago and for the most part skipped out on winter... I'm in california and its freezing. How do you guys who are forced to smoke outside and live in colder regions do this. I literally had a blanket, a heating pad, and a nice glass of bourbon to keep me warm and it wasn't enough.

California and "cold" don't really belong in the same sentence. Ha.

Its getting pretty cold in Minnesota. What I've been doing is walking around the neighborhood. Keeps me warm. However, We'll see how much I actually get out when it REALLY starts getting cold. Also, we're lucky (for now), as there isn't a smoking ban here.

I'm in Baltimore. I had to suffer the lower 40's about two weeks ago, it's really not that bad. Kills me is the wind, if it's windy outside I can't get the aromas to stay around and that really takes away from the smoking experience. The only cure for this is to smoke a yard gar because it really doesn't make a difference what the weather is or what you're doing.

An upside to all this is that my premiums will hybernate all winter long and when spring hits they will spring up like flowers.

Happy Smoking to you all.

Cold's a relative thing ... in the East Bay (SF Bay Area), it DID get down to about 30deg F last night and with the ambient RH, that DOES feel pretty doggone cold ... it sure makes smoking outside less than enjoyable ...

Got down to 40 in SoCal on the coast and I'm freezing. X

I think my smoking will cut down during the cold months here in NE. I have a sucky long commute so I do most of my smoking while driving. I also find myself going to the local Cigar Bar more frequently to enjoy one indoors. This is about the last place our Nazi politicians here in MA will allow us to light up.

Probably won't be long before they try to close down Cigar Bars and ban smoking in my car or backyard too.

I have a cigar bar I can go to thirty miles away, but the annoying local will spend the entire time trying to convince me that his own store brand of cigars are just as good as any other name brand, and that at close to 187.00 a box they are a really good deal. I'd rather freeze

I'm in Philadelphia, and I am lucky. I have my "shop" in the rear of my property. It's two story w/ electric. I am about to run the cable out. Many nights you will find me "out back". It reinforces my theory that divorce rates rose along with the demise of the detached garage. Once things changed to an attached garage, the significant other could just open a door to see what was going on. I believe that it's much better to have your own space.

I have a "smoke room" out in my "shpo". I just finished lining it with t&g cedar so it may one day become a sauna; yeah right. It is about 8' x 8' has an exhaust fan for circulation, 37" TV w/dvd, heaters, and the fridge and humidor are just out in the "shpo".

Doesn't beat my neighbors root cellar bar though. So I split my time between the two places.

When you live as far out as I do you get pretty creative and as cold as it can get you must have someplace warm to go.

Kornazoo,

The wife does not come out to my "shpo". I keep telling her the mice problem is terrible and she stays away. She will go to her sewing room upstairs and I will retire out back to "work on a project". Our marriage is much better for it and that is the truth.

A man needs his space as does a woman.

Castlewa

Lol Korn. That's funny, but probably true as well.

Here in the Bay Area it indeed doesn't get that cold, maybe a few days out of the winter. Lately I've been able to put on a sweater, a jacket, and a wool scarf and sit outside comfortably for the 1/2 hour it takes me to enjoy the nightly stogie, no problems. Since I've cut back to one per day they sure have started tasting better too, more like a cigar than a cigarette.

"No problem honey! I'll go get the milk."

This is why the hot tub was invented, crank it up to 102 degrees and you're good to go for over an hour, regardless of the temperature outside - unless it's raining.

hey lukin, soud's like you's doing alright to me...

ps: aloha from Hawaii

Like Ryan I enjoy walking and smoking. When it hits the 30s I really enjoy smoking out side. At that temp I can sit on the patio with a light jacket and read.

Cold is relative.

I agree,some of my relatives can be pretty cold. X

My roommate and I (yes, I still rent; and yes, he bums sticks off of me) are planning on tracking down a nice space heater for the garage since we don't smoke in the house.

Should be a nice remedy to the cold weather.

The cigar bar on Sat. afternoon and beside the fireplace when the wife isn't looking. Don't smoke much in the winter. Mainly stock up for the other months!

I say 'Hey, you! I'm king of this castle!' *speaking to cat* 'I'm smokin' here on the couch!' She doesn't seem to mind. Sometimes she even reaches her head up to sniff the cigar, and gives a sort of squinty 'yeah that's a nice one' look.

I have a detached shop out back for when it gets to cold other wise I can sit on my porch or walk. There is a cigar bar about 30 miles to the west of me but it's a bit upscale and snobbish. There is a racehorse track and casino about 7 miles to the east of me that I prefer. Give me $50 4 hours at a slot machine all the beer I can drink and no one setting around me because of my cigars... Doesn't get much better than that.