I have a patio heater that helps tremendously, but it's not magic. It won't make up for freezing temperatures, and it's useless in the wind.
How Cold Is Too Cold?
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Well, I just moved to Colorado, about 90 min west of Colorado Springs, up in the mountains west of Pike's Peak. We have not gone sub-zero yet, but we have gotten in the teens. I have been too busy unpacking to do much smoking, but I finally broke out the box of Pipe Stuff and was able to sit and enjoy a couple.
I am acclimating to the weather, but it was definitely uncomfortable after about 10 min. I like the idea of throwing up some temp walls and a propane heater on the deck. But I also go my wife to agree to let me smoke in the basement on a "trial basis". She doesn't mind the smoke, per say, but we both dislike the idea of the smoke permeating EVERYTHING.
I am acclimating to the weather, but it was definitely uncomfortable after about 10 min. I like the idea of throwing up some temp walls and a propane heater on the deck. But I also go my wife to agree to let me smoke in the basement on a "trial basis". She doesn't mind the smoke, per say, but we both dislike the idea of the smoke permeating EVERYTHING.
For what it's worth, I smoke inside regularly and the smell only lingers in the air for about half a day, if that. It doesn't seem to cling to walls/clothes/furniture like cigarette smoke would.
It’s -7C right now, 62kph gusts making it feel like -17. I’d say its too cold but I am contemplating lighting up if the wind eases
I just came in from sitting in my car for a smoke. It's also -7 C and a windchill of -17. That breeze is brutal and not something to be standing around in smoking a pipe.
Here in New Jersey what bothers me is not the heat in the summer but the humidity that makes everything sticky and in the winter the dampness (humidity again) that permeates thru no matter how many layers you are wearing. Just not enjoyable in those conditions, for me. 
Fully agree - my colleague who is a seasoned smoker could not finish his cigarette. I guess this answers the question and is too cold.
It was 50° or so with wind. Sun reached my front porch. Nope. Too cold for a pipe. If no wind, I would have gone out.
I only smoke outside, by my own choice. 50 degrees F is pretty much my low end. Right now it's 11 degrees outside. Won't be much smoking for me til Spring.
(I probably will sneak down in my little room in the basement with a small churchwarden on Christmas.
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(I probably will sneak down in my little room in the basement with a small churchwarden on Christmas.
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50's out there now... It's too cold to go out and smoke a cigar for 2 hours. Smoking a cigar this afternoon was my plan, but screw that.
I'll stay inside and keep on with the cigarettes and my pipe for the day.
I lost the war about cigars inside... It waged on for years and I lost. At least the war is over.
I'll stay inside and keep on with the cigarettes and my pipe for the day.
I lost the war about cigars inside... It waged on for years and I lost. At least the war is over.
If I'm going outside for the sole purpose of smoking a pipe I'd say anything below freezing might be my cutoff. If I'm outside for snow removal or playing in the wood stack, it doesn't matter what the temperature is. If I'm going to be puttering around outside anyway, I'm going to light up a chore pipe. I suppose if I had a fire going in the pit, I could also be ok with colder. I am shopping around for a patio heater though so I may be out more often this winter.
Life is good when you have a dedicated smoking room/den . 
I can be only dream.Life is good when you have a dedicated smoking room/den .
When witch's titties gets cold and brass bras stick on them.
Yep. I go to a local cigar lounge when it gets very cold. This set up is way better than my garage or car.Life is good when you have a dedicated smoking room/den .
Pipe and cigarettes are allowed inside, but cigars are not?
I’m the only one sitting outside at my local hole on a Friday. Everyone is inside. The phone app says 61. It feels cold enough when the wind blows.
Treaty? Reparations? Bribery? Inquiring minds want to know!
Treaty? Reparations? Bribery? Inquiring minds want to know!
It was just a total loss.
She said... Or rather screamed, that cigars made the walls brown and that they smell like shit.
She said she'd move outside, or better yet make me move out there.
It was a big loss... but life goes on. I guess before too long she'll have me making sandwiches and doing laundry.