Summer Heat Ruining My Smokes

[smittyd]

I live in central Pa. Right now we are having a heat wave! Temps are in the upper 90's and with the dew point it feels like 110 degrees. For the last 2 days, no matter what tobacco I choose to smoke, and no matter what pipe i smoke it in...All tastes like ass! Anyone else ever have this issue?

 

[npod]

Anyone else ever have this issue?

Yes. Every summer. For me cigars are much better in the summer if you have to smoke outside. They just taste right in the humidity.

 

[kickinbears]

Im outside smoking some Old Dublin out back in VA right now, with a cup of hot coffee. The taste is great, but I’m sweating my ass off. It’s definitely steamy today.
That being said, I’ve know folks who say they can’t taste this or that pending the season / temp, so YMMV

 

[lordofthepiperings]

Never had a pipe taste like ass.
Here in Vegas now we're typically running around 105-115 without any heat index. Typically I have to get a bowl in first thing in the morning when it's only in the mid to low 80s or in the evening when it's cooled off to about 100 or 95. Typically though I can have just about any blend and it still tastes pretty true.
I have noticed that here when it cools off the to 50s or even 40s in the winter the Virginia blends aren't quite as flavorful as they are in the summer. Winter time it's usually more aromatics and VaPers for me.

 

[kickinbears]

@Lordofthepipering ... you DO get the benefit of dry heat though. :lol:

 

[mso489]

We've had a rough time with the heat and are living by a loaner window unit until a new HVAC system can be installed in about a week. So it's been sweltering outside and none too pleasant in, though the window unit keeps it livable. Oddly, I've been able to enjoy a bowl of blend in my usual moderate way, right along. I expected to take a vacation from the pipe, but it seems reassuring. I've tried a sample of Peterson 3Ps from mrenglish and have two other burley blends coming from another Forums member. So far, it has actually served as a distraction. Yes, the whole of North America is "enjoying" a heat wave. On the basis that "the averages will prevail," I'm looking for a cooling trend, maybe as soon as I have the new a.c. unit. But don't count on it. Cooling trends in July and August don't sound familiar.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I've personally never tasted ass so I'm not sure exactly what it tastes like. No question, the humidity has a signficant effect on the tobacco. I've been drying mine out even more than usual, almost to the crumble point. That seems to help a little.

 

[mrenglish]

It has been so humid (and hot) that when I lay tobacco out to dry, it end up becoming more moist than it was from the jar. Went out and bought an AC for the upstairs and that seems to be helping quite a bit.
But yeah, when it's in the high 90s here in Ohio with high humidity, my pipes do not taste the same at all. No idea what ass tastes like, but not that bad (I hope).

 

[kyriefurro]

I'd almost be willing to trade you guys. Yesterday was the first day in almost three weeks to break 70. It's been raining so much that the whole area is under flood watch and last week we lost a tree in the front yard not because of the wind, but because it floated up out of the mud!!!
All the cool damp makes it really challenging to smoke a pipe. The tobacco won't stay lit and even my morta tends to want to gurgle after about half an hour or so :roll:

 

[davidintexas]

Dang Kyriefurro. Where do you live?
Yeah it's been just the usual here in Texas. This time of year is typically 100 and the humidity, while not as high probably as the Midwest, does make it pretty challenging. Yesterday I sat out under a shade tree and we had about a 20-25 mph wind so it wasn't bad at all, by our standards

 

[pipebuddy]

Yeah, the problem is not so much the heat but the humidity. It makes not only the tobacco too moist but it also makes the pipe cake sweat.

 

[whiteburleydude]

I'm in Ohio and the heat wave is real. I noticed that the humidity in my area has not been that bad though. Low 60%. I smoke outside in a enclosed patio (with the windows open), and my pipes are smoking noticeably dry. My pipes and tobacco are kept inside in the AC though, and if I set out a bowl of tobacco, it will dry out. So that helps.

 

[smokingcricket]

Here in south Carolina it's been hot.Been in the mid 90's feel like 101 or higher at times.I have traded coffee for cold milk with my Burley.Since I traded drinks I don't sweat as bad and can enjoy the smoke more.This is my first summer with the pipe and thing I'll smoke more cigars in this heat.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I love the heat! Some CB Grape in a Dunhill zulu, and I'm off to do yard work!

 

[philobeddoe]

I tend to smoke more Virginias and less English in the hotter months. BTW, ass tastes like chicken!

 

[seldom]

Anything above 80F/27C is too damn hot! Got up to the mid 80s here today. Early morning and in the gloaming is when I enjoy the pipe most on these blistering hot days.

 

[peteguy]

Get a Kirsten for hot summer days. I am not sure why but they handle the heat very well.

 

[bnichols23]

"I love the heat!" -- Lunatic. Granted, we all knew that already, but.... :twisted:
"CB Grape in a Dunhill zulu" -- New folks, this is a triple in-joke. Duane HATES Dunhills & Captain Black Grape. As for Zulus, well, you'll have to ask *him* about that.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Nope, no joke. The zulu stays in my shed or glove box and is used solely for grape when doing yard work.

 

[captpat]

I’m sitting on the deck with a fan running to create a breeze, the heat and humidity makes pipe smoking a bit less enjoyable. But I’m doing it anyway. :crazy: