Cigarette Newbie

[e-pipeman]

I'm obviously preparing for the zombie-apocalypse. How long can you store them? And I wasn't clear on the steeping question/answer above.

Currently:
Shake the heck out of them, tapping the top side on the palm of my hand. Hard. Several times.
Unwrap the cellophane and open the top.
Store the pack in a cool place for a day to let it "air out".
Glue the cellophane back on.
Put it in the fridge, or sometimes just leave it in the cupboard. For a month.

Is that correct?

When the grandchildren come to visit I make sure to leave a few open cartons lying around. After all, they learn by example.

RE: Storage. I keep mine in an old Anderson shelter covered in camouflage netting so that the fda will NEVER find my stash.

 

[chellemmm]

To answer the OP's question: Yes, it is FINE. You should play around with this kit until you are ready for something more advanced. When you are ready for something more advanced, I hear that Zippo makes a really sturdy personal lighter (PL) and maye you can get some colored smokes for when you are out and about:

 

[e-pipeman]

You can do it that way if you can't afford a cigar, but once you try one nothing else is as good. Besides, cigarettes break so easily you'll have to buy extras just to make sure you always have a spare in case the one your are smoking breaks. If my cigar breaks I can send it back to the manufacturer and they will be able to fix it for me.

The cigar fanbois are out in force today, it seems.

 

[DJ RyckRak]

Why do you need twenty matches ???
You just light one, and then light the others off the first.
It's called chain smoking !

And be sure you drink plenty of coffee....
The ingredients in cigs aren't strong enough by themselves...
You want to be good and awake so you can smoke more !

 

[Robino1]

To answer the OP's question: Yes, it is FINE. You should play around with this kit until you are ready for something more advanced. When you are ready for something more advanced, I hear that Zippo makes a really sturdy personal lighter (PL) and maye you can get some colored smokes for when you are out and about:
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But isn't the artificial coloring bad for you?

 

[e-pipeman]

To answer the OP's question: Yes, it is FINE. You should play around with this kit until you are ready for something more advanced. When you are ready for something more advanced, I hear that Zippo makes a really sturdy personal lighter (PL) and maye you can get some colored smokes for when you are out and about:
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Thanks for this. I was wondering whether I should cover my Benson in sticky-backed plastic? Maybe a nice Formica pattern. I think that would make it easier to grip.

 

[chellemmm]

No worse than all those CHEMICALS in that PV you used to vape.
Plus, I like to stealth smoke.

But isn't the artificial coloring bad for you?

 

[Hulamoon]

Why all the hate for cigars, man? Cigars are the best but I'm not hatin' on you.

The cigar fanbois are out in force today, it seems.

 

[chellemmm]

Cigars are fine. Great, even! BUT, to recommend them to a NEWBIE is just wrong.

Why all the hate for cigars, man? Cigars are the best but I'm not hatin' on you.

 

[Hulamoon]

Yeah That's right - and if you think THAT's bad, then these are worse - they have an even bigger warning label than regular cigarettes do!

No worse than all those CHEMICALS in that PV you used to vape.
Plus, I like to stealth smoke.

 

[Myk]

Plus, when vapers blow their nasty vanilla flavored vapor in my face, I SWEAR I am going to call the police. Or punch them. It happened to me (and my KIDS) last week! TWICE! In the grocery store, even! Vapers were hanging out on the air freshener aisle and BLEW VAPOR in my KIDSES FACE. Where is the vapor etiquette?

Did you try staring at them and doing a half-hearted fake cough? I always imagine that working in my fantasies. Or maybe fan your hand in front of your face really fast.
I hope you burned those clothes, I've heard that third hand vape is worse than actually vaping.

 

[DJ RyckRak]

OP-
Sorry, I just noticed you are British....
In that case, skip the coffee remark, and just do RED BULLs or shots of hard liquor....
Nothing enhances the flavor of chain smoking as well as a hard liquor hangover !!!
If your really into it, you too could be broke, divorced and homeless soon.

 

[Hulamoon]

Hater.............

lolol, I haven't had this much fun in ages..wait....Actually that's really sad...

Cigars are fine. Great, even! BUT, to recommend them to a NEWBIE is just wrong.

 

[RosaJ]

That's really good - you're going to spend many a happy hour rebuilding those. Enjoy smoking!

Yeah, don't forget the hazmat suit.

 

[Robino1]

With all this hate going on, how long before they shut this thread or worse......move it to the lounge?

 

[Hulamoon]

I don't see why they should. We're still on topic - but if you're not smoking a Provari cigar you're setting yourself up for failure....

 

[chellemmm]

ROBIN! Don't tell me you smoke CIGARS???

 

[Robino1]

ROBIN! Don't tell me you smoke CIGARS???

Uh.....no... Of course not....




Hiding hand behind back

 

[chellemmm]

Well, I heard that the new Cigarillos (mini-cigars) are back in stock at Fast Tech. NOT Knockoffs. Great for those who don't want to smoke something so LARGE and MANLY.

 

[Stephuhnator]

ROBIN! Don't tell me you smoke CIGARS???

Have something against women smoking CIGARS chelle?? I smoked cigars back in the day when I worked at a place called Freud's Cigar Shoppe, come at me dawg!