Smoking In Your Vehicle

[alfredo_buscatti]

I don't smoke in the car as I shudder to think of burn holes in the leather seats as well as trying to use my lighter for touchups and lighting the cigar proper. That much dual attention to the road and to the cigar spells an accident.

Like anyone else, I do do two things at once while driving, but the only technique that I've found that seems even moderately safe is quick glances at the road alternating with giving attention to the second thing. But for me, I find that I forget to do the quick, alternating bits of attention to both things, the attention to the road suffering.

[Mr B]

Originally Posted by OLS

It is also with MUCH research that I have found this out, and now I pass it on to you for free.
Light your cigar and set your climate control to put out air at the feet only. Crack the window
slightly and smoke away. It is the best you're going to get. It creates positive pressure from
bottom to top helping the burn, helping air out the smoke and keeping the overall noise and breeze
to the bare minimum.
Your welcome.

I'm with Brad on this one. Vent at the feet. No fan on at all, there is always a little air coming in thru the vent. And the Drivers Window only cracked about 1/2 an inch.
Its enough flow to keep the resting smoke going out the window but not enough to speed up the burn.
This is also enough flow to exhauset the exhale. Works great for me anyway.

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by OLS

It is also with MUCH research that I have found this out, and now I pass it on to you for free.
Light your cigar and set your climate control to put out air at the feet only. Crack the window
slightly and smoke away. It is the best you're going to get. It creates positive pressure from
bottom to top helping the burn, helping air out the smoke and keeping the overall noise and breeze
to the bare minimum.
Your welcome.

I've done this many times and I can say it works MUCH MUCH better.

[icehog3]

My burns often seem a little off in the truck, but nothing outrageous, Wade. Might call for a couple extra touch ups, which can be a pain at 65MPH though.

[Devanmc]

I have to agree, here i have a messed up burn when i smoke and touch ups at 70+mph tend to be alittle dangerous. i think its just the increased air flow

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[CRIMPS]

Smoking while driving is too stressful

[Volusianator]

Originally Posted by CRIMPS

Smoking while driving is too stressful

That's what RELIEVES my stress!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

That's what RELIEVES my stress!

No doubt, my long drives would be a different story if I couldn't smoke a cigar!

[guitar4001]

i only smoke in my car...the wife's land rover is off limits.

[MiamiE]

Is there any way to create a vaccum effect inside the cabin?

[T.G]

Originally Posted by MiamiE

Is there any way to create a vaccum effect inside the cabin?

My car has a dual position or dual sliding sunroof, I think that's what they call them anyway, rather than just sliding straight back into the roof, I can pop the back up/open about an inch and half which creates a low pressure zone behind this "wing" and with windows closed or just slightly cracked, creates a very effective continuous draw on the cabin air at speed. That's probably about as close as you're going to get.

[joeobx]

I set mine mostly on feet but a little on defrost, I don't have burn issues but I have notice a lot of wrappers splitting.

[OLS]

Yeah, Wade, cut your crack down to 1/2 inch or even less and you will still draw smoke like crazy as long as
you are feet only, and no fan is necessary, although I guess LOW is acceptable.

[weak_link]

I crack my window a couple inches but also swing the shade visor over to block the gap. Seems to help diffuse the turbulence and makes for a more pleasant experience. I keep the fan on defrost/feet with a low fan speed and works out pretty well most of the time.

Good info fellas!

Thank's for sharing.

[pektel]

I thought this was just going to be a "do you smoke in your car" thread. I've never smoked in my car. I just can't stand the stale smoke that never goes away. But i'm really picky about my car. No eating in it either. I don't even like going through the drive thru with it.

My truck, on the other hand, I would smoke all day in that thing. But my longest drive is only about 15 minutes.

[Volusianator]

Originally Posted by pektel

I've never smoked in my car. I just can't stand the stale smoke that never goes away. But i'm really picky about my car. No eating in it either. I don't even like going through the drive thru with it..

Ahhhh, they make more cars, smoke in that biatch!

Cracking my window with the air blowing on the floor seems to help quite a bit. Pretty soon it will be warm enough to leave the sunroof open! I can't wait for the warm weather to get here!

The only issue I face is where to put my cigar when I want to take a sip of my Diet Coke. Except when it's raining...my sun roof is always open. I won't even think of lighting up in the car unless it's an hour and a half drive or more, home. That being the case...it's going to be a robusto or larger cigar. I don't find burn issues to be much of a problem for the most part. But correcting the burn while juggling the steering wheel, cigar and a torch lighter in bright sun light at 80 mph...isn't the brightest idea. So between that, and not wanting to take a chance of the cigar falling out of my ashtray and burning something...I have to say that my vehicle smoking is extremely limited.