Hello from Upstate NY

[restomod]

Hello all, I am Kevin and I am from Seneca Falls NY. Whether he knows it or not Browns7213 referred me to the site through the garage journal forum. I have been smoking cigars since I was around 19 or 20 and am 36 now. I picked up cigars in the military and like most quickly graduated from the gas station version to going to the cigar shop in town. I was hooked and to this day smoke 1 or 2 every time I play golf which is around 1 or 2 times a week (Apr-Oct in NY). I dont consider myself a noob but I also dont consider myself to be anything above novice. I hang out with a few other cigar smokers and have learned a lot. I am up to a 30 count humidor thanks to the wife!

I try as many as I can get my hands on but with budget constraints I tend to only end up with my usual cigars. I tend to stick to medium to full bodied and mild to medium strength by default. I have a tough time with so many choices spending money on something I am not sure about. I am hoping to learn not only about smoking them but also finding trusted reviews similar to my tastes so I can make better purchase choices!

Thanks all

[AlanS]

Welcome to Cigar Bum Brother! Good to have you here. Enjoy

[Hardheaded]

Welcome to the Bum. There are a bunch of us New Yorkers on here.

[WNYTONY]

Welcome Kevin - South Western NY here.
Hang around and you'll get all the info you want, and some you probably wished you never looked at !
Good to bolster our NY crew

[Lynn]

Wqelcome to the bum>>>sit back an enjoy

[Sweet Cigars]

Welcome to Cigar Bum from a true Cajun.

[jhedrick83]

Welcome to the Bum Kevin! Tons of great cigar knowledge and even better members here. :stogie:

[zeebee]

Welcome from Albany!

[RocknRoll]

Welcome, Kevin! :wave:

[sparky426]

:welcome: from RVA and congrats on finding this great place.

[Herf N Turf]

Veteran Alert! Veteran Alert!

Awesome! Welcome aboard, Kevin.

[Horseshoe]

Welcome to CB Kevin! Enjoy your stay.

[Scott W.]

Welcome! I have a cabin in Canastota, Madison County Ny. Will be headed up in a few weeks!

[Nature]

Welcome Kevin!
Great to have you here.

[Puff]

Wow, you got an early start on the cigar front. Welcome to CB!

[restomod]

Thanks everybody! Lots of folks from NY is cool. I did get an early start but then I have always been a bit older than my age, mostly physically but some mentally lol.

I recently took a trip to Cabelas in PA and was shocked to see the huge Cigars International there. I picked up some Diesel Unlimited Robusto Maduros for $20 for 10. I thought they would be a medium body medium strength. Bought them on a wim and they were on sale. I smoked one without looking at the reviews or type on purpose. Found out really quick it was like a medium/full body and def. full strength. Any words about that cigar?

[zeebee]

Thanks everybody! Lots of folks from NY is cool. I did get an early start but then I have always been a bit older than my age, mostly physically but some mentally lol.

I recently took a trip to Cabelas in PA and was shocked to see the huge Cigars International there. I picked up some Diesel Unlimited Robusto Maduros for $20 for 10. I thought they would be a medium body medium strength. Bought them on a wim and they were on sale. I smoked one without looking at the reviews or type on purpose. Found out really quick it was like a medium/full body and def. full strength. Any words about that cigar?

They are good smokes. The whole diesel line, and most of what AJ Fernandez blends are good cigars. Usually pretty cheap as well. If you liked that flavor profile, I can suggest a few more to try.
Cigarbid.com will be one of your best friends/worst enemies if you chose to venture to the "devil site."

[Tobias Lutz]

Welcome to the party, Kevin!

[BLESKOP]

:welcome::pipe:

[restomod]

They are good smokes. The whole diesel line, and most of what AJ Fernandez blends are good cigars. Usually pretty cheap as well. If you liked that flavor profile, I can suggest a few more to try.
Cigarbid.com will be one of your best friends/worst enemies if you chose to venture to the "devil site."
zeebee I enjoyed the flavor profile but the strength was a little to much for a golf outing. Will be a great smoke when I am home chilling and can enjoy the buzz. I wont turn down any advice or suggestions you may have. I have learned a lot of brands to try now just looking at the smokes people are putting in the "what did you smoke today". So hard to pick brands out of the blue without suggestions on a limited budget and that thread really helps.

[Bruck]

welcome, Kevin!

[Demuths1770]

welcome to cigar bum :welcome::balloonz: