Just Curious

[Doofus]

Tried "Playing grown-up" with snuff when I was around 10.

Used to chew tobacco when fishing when I was in my early 20's.

Flirted with cigars during the boom, but didn't "get it"
Lost my mind on cigars about 4 years ago.

 

[Saully]

Wacky tobaccy, whenever someone else had it from about 18 to 38.
Cigarettes, had my first at 16 but never liked them.
Cigars, once in a while from 18 to 30, more often from 31-38, never from 39-41, started once in a while at 42 and became a cigar nerd at about 45.

 

[daniyal]

Cigars 14, cigarettes 18, pipe 28

 

[unfairtoast]

Wow, very few of us started at the legal age.
Cigars at 18
Never cigarettes never chew

 

[StogieHokie]

Started smoking cigars at 16 while golfing on the weekends with firends who smoked

 

[caseabb]

Cigarettes: tried em when I was young, 16 or so.
Cigars: 16 the BM i would drive to was a pipe shop mostly best cigars they had were Troyas and Royal Jamacia (sp). Then graduated to AVO's. Downhill from there.

 

[PadronMADAddict]

Cigs: around 14 but I picked it back up at 17 but then I quit machine made and went to RYO
wackyretty sure I did but I don't remember much of that night and I'd never do it again hopefully
Good old Alc:17 but anymore it's on and off now but the last was related to above
Cigars/pipes:18-present

 

[nareau]

Actually never had a cigarette, started smoking cigars around 17.

 

[impluse1977]

Started smoking at about 27. Late Bloomer I guess

 

[WhiteLightning]

Cigars only for me. First one was on my 31st b-day last year and I have smoked about 16 boxes worth so far. There was a lot of tasting going on. Still is as a matter of fact.

 

[kyleb]

Real young, somewhere in the 8-10 age.

My uncle smoked often, I would steal the nubs out of his ashtray and smoke them.

I know.. disgusting.

 

[bballbaby]

SMoked my first cigarette around 14 years old...one of those thin little Capris...stole it form my brother's girlfriend.

First smoke of contraband was around 19 years old

First cigar was a Royal Jamaica around the age of 20/21.

Pulled a 6 month stint in a cigar shop around the age of 23 and took up light cigarette, cigar and pipe smoking. Remained a light smoker of all 3 til last winter when i gave up my 1 to 2 cigarettes a day for cigars. Been going nuts with cigars for 7/8 months now.

 

[Saully]

BUMP! I found this somewhere and thought it was time for the new guys.

 

[goin' fer smoke]

I started smoking cigs at 9, cigars at 46, began recently on the cigs again, but today is my first day of not smoking cigs. I feel cigars are better for you if you are going to smoke. jmho.

 

[GoingPostal]

cigs at 22 cigars at 24, was the best time i ever had in vegas

 

[Baldanders]

Cigarettes-12 quit 10 yrs ago at 32
funny green stuff-14 quit 10 yrs ago at 32
cigars-drug store crap at 18 handrolled at 22

 

[BigFoot]

My first cig was when i was about 12, a camel non filter that REALLY f'ed me up, had my first cherry skoal dip at 14 that really f'ed me up:barf:, so that was the 1st and last time, i will still on occasion roll my own cig with some shag tobacco and smoke. First cigar was probably around when I was 22 or so, first beer was at 14 as well as my first J, have stopped the J since about 5 yrs ago due to work reasons, not my own!!!! Still love my beers though...

 

[Bowhnter]

Cigs regular about 19, quit 6 yrs ago at 42. Smoked maybe 6-10 cigars a year during some of that time.
Early this spring I started smoking a couple cigars a week, was introduced to a couple forums, then the devil site, and well, it's about 10 a week now.

My first CC was about 15 yrs ago, a Monte (4?) and it was the best cigar I have had to date. Close but never duplicated.

 

[Moro]

First pipe bowl: 15
First cigar: 16

 

[threebean]

Cigs, never. Cigars, just occasionally for about the last 10 years, but got serious about it 3 yrs or so ago when I got back on two wheels....perfect ending to a perfect day.