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    Quote Originally Posted by drew_goring View Post
    Got any tips or a "how to" for smoking in the car?
    - keep cigars/caddies out of direct sun.
    - cut cigars beforehand (when you load the caddy).
    - cutting a cigar while driving is not recommended.
    - thinner cigars can be lit (and re-lit) with the cigarette lighter in the car.
    - toasting/lighting a cigar with a lighter while driving is not recommended.
    - if you lease your car, read the fine print.
    - smoking a cigar, while driving on a road with no traffic or intersections, while listening to a baseball game, is very relaxing.
    - smoking a cigar, drinking a coffee, talking on the phone, and driving are not recommended as simultaneous activities.

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    I travel regularly from Wichita to Tulsa on business....usually down and back same day which gives me two 3hr segments of uninterrupted smoking bliss. One to start my day with, and one to end it. I've made this drive so many times that the trip is completely stress free and I can concentrate on the smoke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by craig View Post
    - smoking a cigar, drinking a coffee, talking on the phone, and driving are not recommended as simultaneous activities.
    Unless, of course, you are also reading a newspaper, and eating a bowl of cereal. In a stick-shift.

    But, then again, coming from a place where drive thru daquiri stores are on almost every corner, I don't necessarily feel anyone should be taking driving advice from me.

    I usually smoke in the truck when I have shorter distances to drive. I can smoke all I want in the truck, but not her Jeep. So I'll smoke running errands. I agree with just about all points, but I usually pull over to the side of the road to light the cigar. I do this for two reasons: for one, I need both hands and both eyes to light it correctly. Secondly, if I don't get it right the first time, I spend the rest of the cigar "working" with it to keep it burning straight. I'd just rather do it right the first time.
    For an ashtray, I usually use the ashtray in the truck. Been thinking about putting in something where it will hold the cigar while I reach for that daquiri.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mrtr33 View Post
    Unless, of course, you are also reading a newspaper, and eating a bowl of cereal. In a stick-shift.

    But, then again, coming from a place where drive thru daquiri stores are on almost every corner, I don't necessarily feel anyone should be taking driving advice from me.

    I usually smoke in the truck when I have shorter distances to drive. I can smoke all I want in the truck, but not her Jeep. So I'll smoke running errands. I agree with just about all points, but I usually pull over to the side of the road to light the cigar. I do this for two reasons: for one, I need both hands and both eyes to light it correctly. Secondly, if I don't get it right the first time, I spend the rest of the cigar "working" with it to keep it burning straight. I'd just rather do it right the first time.
    For an ashtray, I usually use the ashtray in the truck. Been thinking about putting in something where it will hold the cigar while I reach for that daquiri.

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    When I smoke while driving I usually grab an old water bottle and cut the top off about 1/3 of the way down and fill what's left of the bottle about 1/3 of the way with water. I use that to drop my ash in. Wet ashes are easier to control with the windows open than dry ones and having the windows open while smoking helps your car smell less like an ashtray.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fuma787 View Post
    When I smoke while driving I usually grab an old water bottle and cut the top off about 1/3 of the way down and fill what's left of the bottle about 1/3 of the way with water. I use that to drop my ash in. Wet ashes are easier to control with the windows open than dry ones and having the windows open while smoking helps your car smell less like an ashtray.
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    I love smoking on a long drive. The one problem I have is the wind from the cracked windows makes ash blow around. I wear a lot of suits and I have to take the suits to get cleaned more frequently from cigar ash. Cigar while listening to a ball game though - a "Nationals" pass time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrtr33 View Post
    Unless, of course, you are also reading a newspaper, and eating a bowl of cereal. In a stick-shift.
    On a family vacation the van broke down in the everglades of florida near dusk. Only other vehicle that far in the park was a grave diggers truck. The kind gentleman gave us a lift to the park office. We call for a tow. I got the pleasure of ridding in said tow truck. The driver had lost an arm, but still managed to drive a manual truck, smoke a cigarette and talk on the phone. Sometimes I think I would have been better off w/ the grave digger.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FactoredReality View Post
    On a family vacation the van broke down in the everglades of florida near dusk. Only other vehicle that far in the park was a grave diggers truck. The kind gentleman gave us a lift to the park office. We call for a tow. I got the pleasure of ridding in said tow truck. The driver had lost an arm, but still managed to drive a manual truck, smoke a cigarette and talk on the phone. Sometimes I think I would have been better off w/ the grave digger.
    I'm reading this reply, but to me its like your sig tag is talking Hopefully nobody stated that you had a real purdy mouth.

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    An average workday roundtrip commute of 2 - 2.5 hrs if it's not raining and above 60 degrees I will enjoy a smoke on the way home. I have seen several other guys frequently on my route do the same.
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