How I Coped with Beach Breezes for a Good Smoke.

[mpjetset]

I was disappointed that it will be breezy (14-16 mph, too strong for umbrellas) here on the beach during our timeshare week but it worked out. All I brought was a Missouri Meerschaum, a torch, and a tin of Three Nuns, because smoking wasn't looking good.

But, when I placed a Tommy Bahama standard-back chair directly in front of me to break the wind I thought it might be tolerable so lit up.

Of course, the cob wanted to smoke itself (hot) with the remaining breeze so I stuck a couple of strands of tobacco into the filter chamber (which I don't use), and not only did it slow the pipe but I think it even added a little flavor. (Note: just a little because the tobacco swells). Afterwards, I blew that wet tobacco out of the stem like a spit wad through a straw.

A stray cinder caught in my beard (ouch) so I tipped a small shell over the bowl to control them.

Four bowls later, I'm looking forward to this evening when I can monitor the many turtle nests for some activity with that beater-cob again.

 

[anotherbob]

that's a calm day wind wise during part of my near daily lunt (on the way to work). Though wind goes great with the unburnable flake.

 

[romaso]

Try a windcap

 

[jpmcwjr]

I was disappointed that it will be breezy (14-16 mph, too strong for umbrellas) here on the beach during our timeshare week but it worked out. All I brought was a Missouri Meerschaum, a torch, and a tin of Three Nuns, because smoking wasn't looking good.
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A stray cinder caught in my beard (ouch) so I tipped a small shell over the bowl to control them.

Good idea. Almost any small object (such as a match book cover) can be clapped firmly on the rim and you can still draw through. Wind caps don't do well in winds of 15 mph+. This both prevents embers flying out, and too much oxygen fanning the flame.

 

[bullet08]

Cup the bowl and light the pipe. Works fine all the time. Use my hand as cover and just smoke away. Not that different from smoking any form of tobacco. When I have to do that, I usually use Bic. Zippo flame can get scary big right after the fill up.

 

[Choatecav]

Try a windcap

I agree with romaso. I picked up a couple of windcaps for just this purpose. You can get them lots of places and they're cheap. Here's a link to the Country Squire:

Wind Cap - The Country Squire Tobacconist

Pipe wind caps serve a variety of functions. Use in inclement weather to keep your pipe protected from rain or overheating by wind. Also functions as an ash cap, perhaps in your pocket or vehicle console. Fits small-to-medium sized bowls.

www.thecountrysquireonline.com

 

[Sig]

I have not smoked a pipe in three days......until today.
It has been 90+ degrees with 368% humidity!
We are not used to this in the great white north!

 

[ssjones]

What beach?

 

[mpjetset]

What beach?

Lauderdale by the Sea! Shore diving capital of the USA.

 

[mpjetset]

I have not smoked a pipe in three days......until today.
It has been 90+ degrees with 368% humidity!
We are not used to this in the great white north!

I have been on the same page until recently. Suddenly, I can smoke in heat and humidity, preferring cobs to briars for them.

 

[Horrible Gelatinous Blob]

I have been on the same page until recently. Suddenly, I can smoke in heat and humidity, preferring cobs to briars for them.

Cobs in really hot weather feel much better than briar to me. My hands get sweaty when it’s hot and smooth briar just slips around.

Also, I smoked a pipe on the deck of a cruise ship at night, once with a wind cap and once using cupping method described by bullet08 above. Both ways worked just fine.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Lauderdale by the Sea! Shore diving capital of the USA.

Please put your location in your Profile!

How: Under your avatar, (top right, left most of three symbols) you choose "Account Details", which brings up "My Account". "My Location" is halfway down.

 

[Doctor Chopper]

I live on the prairie. Windcap and Zippo. Problem solved.

 

[kcghost]

I can't seem to enjoy a pipe outside, so I don't light up there. Fortunately, my house smoking is permitted all through the place.

 

[JOHN72]

Maybe I'm a weirdo, but I don't like smoking in open spaces, on the contrary. I would do it, if the wind speed was zero, the minimum. It takes my concentration away, and I don't appreciate the aroma, just like with a cigar. In the country house, on the small terrace, or at the golf club, on the outside terrace, but it is protected with semi-open glass and the wall, in the open air.