When do you tip the ash on your cigar?

[TripleF]

I try and let it go as long as possible before I break off the ash.

I feel that if you are constantly tipping, you're treating your cigar like a cigarette.


Your thoughts?

[yourchoice]

I hate it when the ash gets on me (especially when I'm in my garage) so I tip about every 1 - 1.25 inches

[adampc22]

most of the time i let it fall off on its own

[ca21455]

Long as possible. Keeping the ash short makes the cigar burn too hot. Unfortunatly this leads to cigar ash on my cloths, in the chair, inside the keyboard...;)

[Skywalker]

Like most... when it lands in my lap!!!:rolleyes:

[Tripp]

I'm an ash gambler, I try to ash it right before it falls on me....

I usually lose.

Also, if I need to relight i try to drop the ash off first.

[Rockestone]

I hate it when the ash gets on me (especially when I'm in my garage) so I tip about every 1 - 1.25 inches

:tpd:

That is the ideal length. At that point all your doing is chancing ash in the keyboard!

[theonlybear4CORT]

I usually let it get 1"- 1 1/2" before I ash it.I hate it when it falls on my fine silk shirts while I'm in my apartment that smells of rich mohagony :al

[Rockestone]

I usually let it get 1"- 1 1/2" before I ash it.I hate it when it falls on my fine silk shirts while I'm in my apartment that smells of rich mohagony :al

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[bobarian]

I tend to ash at about 1", since I smoke indoors. Rather ash than have it drop on the floor. Never noticed any difference in flavor. :tu

[icehog3]

I'm an ash gambler, I try to ash it right before it falls on me....

I usually lose.



Pretty much my story too, Tripp. :r

[nozero]

I'm an ash gambler, I try to ash it right before it falls on me....

I usually lose.

Also, if I need to relight i try to drop the ash off first.


Me too. But, it's hard to tell which I do more frequently, drop ashes on myself or drop my lighters.

[lightning9191]

I usually let it go around an inch if I'm sitting down or indoors. If I'm standing outside, then I let it decide.

[WildBlueSooner]

I am a risk taker, a true renegade! I let the ash fall when it is ready :)

[foomanto]

im usually smoking outside so as long as it can hold on to the cigar its there.

[SmokeyJoe]

I hate it when the ash gets on me (especially when I'm in my garage) so I tip about every 1 - 1.25 inches

:tpd: I usually wait too long and get it on my shirt. :ss

[ucla695]

When it looks like it's going to end up on my lap or on the ground. :ss

[DPD6030]

I usually let it fall off naturally. :D

[Cigary]

Long as possible. Keeping the ash short makes the cigar burn too hot. Unfortunatly this leads to cigar ash on my cloths, in the chair, inside the keyboard...;)


For sure on this,,when it gets over an inch I keep my arm extended so I dont ash myself.

[HK3-]

I give it a knock at around 3/4 and if it doesn't fall, I keep on going.

Not all ashes are the same. Some are flaky, some are powdery, some are solid as a rock and some just aren't worth a crap. (crap being the ones that fall off constantly)

[alley00p]

Long as possible. Keeping the ash short makes the cigar burn too hot. Unfortunatly this leads to cigar ash on my cloths, in the chair, inside the keyboard...;)

:tpd:

In fact, while reading this thread, I had an 1-1/2 worth fall on my sweatshirt and onto my keyboard... :D I just keep a can of spray air out here on the table so I can de-ash the keyboard....


:dance:

[WildBlueSooner]

:tpd:

In fact, while reading this thread, I had an 1-1/2 worth fall on my sweatshirt and onto my keyboard... :D I just keep a can of spray air out here on the table so I can de-ash the keyboard....


:dance:

Note to self....buy some spray air! :tu

[eber]

I usually knock it off around 3/4 to 1 inch, but if it is a cigar i have never had before, I want to see how long it holds

[chippewastud79]

As long as the wind allows, if I am inside I keep it on as long as possible. I just set it on the ashtray and let gravity do her work. :tu

[smokin5]

I only tip my ash after it gives me timely service & gets the order right.
Then it's usually 20%.:ss

[Lucky_Hippo]

I usually let it get about an inch, inch and a half and think to myself "I'll ash after the next puff." Then the ash thinks to itself "F*cK this, I'm gonna dump all over this guy right before his next puff, He'll never know what hit him!"

And so, the constant stuggle between man and ash rages on. Sometimes the sun smile upon me and Man becomes the victor, while other fights are lost to the burnt cinder and it's ongoing battle cry of "You can tell your washing machine to kiss my ASH!"


:fu

[kelmac07]

Gambling man here..I let the stick decide!!

[mikeyj23]

I can usually get a pretty good feel for when it's getting weak, so I'll ash it then. Now and then I'm wrong.

[Savor the Stick]

1 to 1-1/2 most times. If I am smoking a Cigar new to me I want to see how the cigar is constructed. Also for reviews I let it hang...:D

[smokeyandthebandit05]

I let it go as long as I can and when I start to see it bending or signs of cracks I knock er off

[WyGuy]

Outside I just let it go on its own, inside about every inch or so.

[Ranger_B]

I think about ashing as soon as I am wiping the ash off my lap.

[skullnrose]

I usually don't notice much of a difference. I don't by any means ash every puff but usually not over an inch or so. If I'm out on the patio and It's a nice ash I let it go till it falls.

[Genetic Defect]

I don't believe in tipping :r

[ca21455]

:tpd:

In fact, while reading this thread, I had an 1-1/2 worth fall on my sweatshirt and onto my keyboard... :D I just keep a can of spray air out here on the table so I can de-ash the keyboard....


:dance:

Much better then my solution of returning the laptop to work for another when the keys start to stick. I imagine the next user would appreciate that also. :D

[TripleF]

I think about ashing as soon as I am wiping the ash off my lap.



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