Puerto Rico Bound!

T.G · 04-23-2013, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RolandofEld

My situation: Since I'll be on vacation for a week+, and I may be sharing a few with friends while I'm there I'm looking into if it'd be better to take some with me or to just buy some when I get there. I have no idea about the market or the availability of cigars there. Please note, I am not trying to make this thread about cuban cigars and/or procuring them. I'm not sure I'd have the palate to appreciate them and I'm not down for dealing with sellers claiming to have X but is really Y and on and on and on.

My questions:
1) Would it be better to take a handful of cigars down there with me or to seek out a vendor while I'm there?
2) If I can get good cigars there at a reasonable (or even excellent!) price where should I go to procure them? We'll be basing our travels out of my friend's family home in San Juan (near old San Juan I think) so bonus points for finding something there that isn't far out of the way or a travel inconvenience to the group of friends I'll be traveling with. We will be traveling a fair bit so other locations are fine as well, just maybe more random in nature.
3) Any tips for traveling with cigars would be appreciated. If I do decide to travel with some I was just going to pack them into a ziplock inside a ziplock with the moisture device shoved in there as well. That, some extra propelyne glycol, a zippo, and my cutter would go into the checked bag for the flight over. I'll have to check on that zippo but it shouldn't be an issue in the checked bag I think....

Welcome to CA.

1) Probably best to take your own, that way you know you'll have something you enjoy to smoke with you. Finding cigars there that you enjoy should be considered a bonus.

2) I saw some comments about shops in one of the threads you linked to.

3) The double zip-lock bag will work. You could also pick up a small cigar caddy or herf-a-dor from one of your local shops or online. These will help prevent your cigars from being crushed. No need to pack extra PG solution, the cigars will be fine for a week. Or pick up a 65% boveda pack from your local cigar shop. You can take your cutter as a carry on and I'd recommend just picking up a bic lighter to carry on with you as placing your zippo lighter in checked baggage is against TSA regulations because the liquid zippo fuel is highly combustible. Such being said, if you pack it, it might make it though security unnoticed, or it might be confiscated.

PS: Puerto Rico is a US territory, Cuban cigars can't legally be sold there.