Waterproof Cigars . . . Who Knew?

[PapaDisco]

Y'all know how much I rant about jungle humidity squashin' my smokes, and I appreciate you puttin' up with me.

However, much to my amazement, I'm here in soggy Saigon; rainy season, in the middle of a torrential downpour, at the open air, rooftop bar of the Rex, and lo and behold I've finished two HdM Epi 2's ('09's) and an SLR Regio (2013) and they all smoked beautifully with no re-lights and no humidity driven bitterness.

Thank the Gods!

[Ginseng]

Congrats. That is quite an unexpected occurrence. I've smoked during rain or post rain a number of times and the result has been unvarying: cigar sputters, turns acrid, goes out. You must have called up some special jungle cigar mojo

Wilkey

[Optic101]

Happy for you as I always fell for you when RH is going over 100

[JoeyGunz]

smoked one of my most memorable cigars in a rain storm, probably before I tended to otherthink everything about cigars haha

[garbandz]

"rainy season, in the middle of a torrential downpour, at the open air, rooftop bar of the Rex, and lo and behold I've finished two HdM Epi 2's ('09's) and an SLR Regio (2013) and........"

the lengths we go to in the pursuit of happiness..........

[tjohn7]

Have the same problems when I'm down in Mexico. So frustrating to fork over cash at LCDH and then have your cigar struggle to stay lit. Damn humidity!

[Geo17pip]

Interesting, I find my cigars to actually smoke better in humid climates like in the Dominican Republic or Cayman for example. Wonder why?

[Maplepie]

I thought this thread was going to be about dyed NC cigars.

people tar roofs (rooves?) to waterproof them. does that mean the dyed NCs would be waterproof too?

Also, if you need, stick a cocktail umbrella in your cigar to smoke during the majority of "Singing in the Rain"

[puromaniac]

Ah yes, the lengths we go....

One of the most memorable cigars I smoked recently was a Partagas E2 I enjoyed in a raging downpour while I sought shelter under a giant blown down cedar tree next to a raging river. Couldn't fish but did enjoy Plan B tremendously. Let it rain. Burn wasn't too bad, either.

[Rye]

Also, if you need, stick a cocktail umbrella in your cigar to smoke during the majority of "Singing in the Rain"

This is PRICELESS!!!

I feel a photo opp on the horizon!

[Maplepie]

I feel a photo opp on the horizon!

take videos instead. PLEASE.

[sengjc]

Waterproof cigars beat fireproof cigars any time.

[PapaDisco]

For a change of pace you can always try the Rinsing Technique of running the cigar under the tap head first!

I always wondered about that, although my struggle in the jungle usually has to do with the wrapper having more moisture than the filler and so the thing tunnels like crazy. When I 'wet box' my sticks by leaving them out to acclimate a day or two then they have a tough time staying lit.

But this trip I feel like I'm on a winning streak. Yesterday went down with an Epi2 (2009), Punch Punch tubo (2009), R&J Churchill tubo (2012) and Parti E2 and they all burned well. A couple re-lights here and there but nothing chronic. The E2 and R&J got harsh in the last third (something that I believe is more likely in high humidity), but that was it.