Anyone else OCD about an even burn while smoking?

gaberox

Unless a cigar is burning razor sharp I seem to find myself obsessing about it. Checking constantly after every draw. Still enjoying the smoke but thinking more about the burn than anything else.

hawaiianbass

when I first started smoking I used to be but I'm not so much anymore.

CK

Garen B

I usually don't pay too much attention to it, unless I start to see some canoeing or tunneling, then I adjust or relight as needed. This hobby is about relaxing, don't worry about it unless it threatens your relaxation.

Krieg

same here, I try not to worry about it unless it's getting out of hand...if it burns perfectly, that's just an extra bonus in my book.

gaberox

Well looks like Im the only OCD one ha ha. Maybe its a noobish type thing. Even though I smoke almost everyday Ive only been smoking about 6 months. I dont know why I pay so much attention to how its burning cause mostly they all seem to correct themselves for the most part anyway. I guess theres just nothing better than a super long tight ash on a perfectly even burn. I find the Oliva Gs to deliver this every time.

Krieg I love your signature, I think of it everytime my girlfriend and I go to the cigar bar together. She always insists on smoking a real cigar so I pick out somthing like a Romeo y Julieta for her. She will only smoke like an inch or two before she doesnt like the flavor anymore. So Im like dont waste it and end up smoking 2 cigars at once ha ha.

kent1146

Eh, I do notice burn, and try to correct the burn with a touch-up from my torch lighter if it doesn't correct itself within a few minutes.  What I try to do when I notice uneven burn is to rotate the cigar so that the "shorter" side of the burn is on the bottom.  The idea is that the heat will rise up to the unburned tobacco, and help that unburned tobacco light a little faster.

If that doesn't work after a few minutes, I'll give it a quick touch-up with my torch lighter.

gmill880

Unless it gets really crazy outta whack I don't sweat it .....remember, don't sweat the little stuff ...

undulac

If it is a more expensive cigar, then yes. If it is one of my everyday sticks, then I don't mind as much because I know that I have a couple hundred of his buddies that won't let me down.

PuroFreak

Unless it's really bad I don't mess with it. Smoking a cigar is about relaxing for me most of the time so I try not to worry unless it's bad enough to really hurt the draw or flavor.

Jdorais

i dont OCD about the burn. just bacon.

betasynn

I OCD about Jdorais OCDing about bacon.

phobicsquirrel

cigars burn evenly... :-)

gaberox

I wonder if some of my burn issues lately have to do with me smoking outside on my porch where is 90+ degrees and super humid here in Tampa.

gmill880

gaberox:

I wonder if some of my burn issues lately have to do with me smoking outside on my porch where is 90+ degrees and super humid here in Tampa.

GGRRRRRR ......:( ...damn it you hot weather hussies

phobicsquirrel

yeah, I'm sick of the spur-attic weather here....

PuroFreak

gmill880:

gaberox:

I wonder if some of my burn issues lately have to do with me smoking outside on my porch where is 90+ degrees and super humid here in Tampa.

GGRRRRRR ......:( ...damn it you hot weather hussies

Yea, this hot weather is tough G-man!! haha Actually it's in the 70's to 80's here. PERFECT smoking weather!

gmill880

PuroFreak:

gmill880:

gaberox:

I wonder if some of my burn issues lately have to do with me smoking outside on my porch where is 90+ degrees and super humid here in Tampa.

GGRRRRRR ......:( ...damn it you hot weather hussies

Yea, this hot weather is tough G-man!! haha Actually it's in the 70's to 80's here. PERFECT smoking weather!

Son of a ....raining all day here temps are mild though...