How Long Have You Smoked Cigars?

[Skywalker]

I just turned a milestone last month; I have been smoking cigars for one year now!!!

This past year has been a great experience! I have sampled hundreds of cigars and have filled a Humidor, then a 48 qt. cooler, then a small Vinotemp!

While the smoking has been great, the friendships that I have made are even better! I have met many wonderful BOTL/SOTL on this board and the other! I have attended more Herfs than I can count. I even had the pleasure of Herfing back East thanks to Dave (68TriShield) and his posse!

What started as a new hobby has grown into something totally unexpected!!! What a year!!!

How long have you been smoking? What's your story?

[ucla695]

Off and on since the mid 90s, but steady since 2002ish.

[mikeyj23]

I'm definitely still a noob - I think I'm coming up on six years, the first two of which were pretty sporadic. I also think I'd like to forget a lot of what I smoked the first four of those years (), although I'm sure I enjoyed them very much at the time.

[shvictor]

I've been smoking for 8 glorious months

[dunng]

Just about 14 years...

[Don Fernando]

3 years exactly in 10 days.

[Scottw]

14 months regularly.

[neoflex]

I smoked off and on in college and even after college. Nothing serious just a cigar here and there and a half full 25 count humidor of Te-Amos or La Unicas was A-OK by me. I started taking the hobby serious about 5 years ago where I started smoking more regularly and building a collection of smokes. I think it all began when I was in a highly stressful position and I just needed a hobby that would take my mind off of work and allow me to relax and the interest in cigars was right under my nose. Now this hobby of ours will be a part of my life forever.

[TripleF]

Just celebrated 2 years of smoking pleasure!!

[Lucky_Hippo]

I've been enjoying our hobby here for about 14 years now. Started when I was 18 by jumping in with both feet and trying to learn as much as I could about cigars in general. A few years in my 20's the hobby kind of fell to the back of the line as far as importance, but for the last several years it's moved back to the forefront and has maintained it's place as a steady part in my life.

It's a great hobby that can easily be placed aside when life calls for it, and then just as easily picked back up again when the world slows down a bit.

Been smoking for about 13 years, somewhat on and off. Always had full humis but some years it was several sticks a week and some years only one every couple months. Back to several a week.

~Vitis

[tsolomon]

It was 1 year in October.

off and on, more on since '86

I've only been into them since about June last year after trying me first.

[Heliofire]

since 1996, my cigar consumption fell off for a few years but I came back with a vengeance August of 2006,

[Boobar]

Just under 2 years.

[groogs]

I have been smoking for almost 3 years. What I thought would be a new hobby has quickly become an obsession.

bought a Oliva O maduro on my 18th birthday, 24 now

[Whee]

2 years and a month. It was the best birthday present I could've given myself.

[Starscream]

First cigar was in 1995.

First hand-made that I remember was in 96. Fuente

Started smoking seriously in 2006.