Field Cigar Kit

jjmitchem · 02-25-2012, 03:51 PM

I have seen plenty of posts askin about deploying with cigars. I shared my Fob Tough Boxidor (aka TAT box with coolidor inside) that we had in Iraq on our last deployment

Now we are heading out for a month in India so I am packing my "Field Cigar Kit" and thought I would share

Off course, this is for sharing and not all for me

kelmac07 · 02-25-2012, 04:15 PM

Good stuff Chappy!!

celtic250 · 02-25-2012, 04:35 PM

Looking very good!

jjmitchem · 02-29-2012, 07:02 PM

Heading out tonight. Might get to check in while we are there but I doubt it

Had a few of my guys ask me if I was going to have a stash of cigars to hand out.
Went back and made some more room and added a few more

02-29-2012, 07:03 PM

Looks good!

Cigar Mike · 03-07-2012, 01:17 PM

Much nicer than my current fly-away kit. (Mine is a piece of $1.50 tupperware from the exchange that only holds about 12 sticks.) It turns out the Pelican case I had originally (much like the one on the left in your photo) was too thick to fit in the coffin racks and too wide to fit in our tiny lockers.

jjmitchem · 03-29-2012, 09:44 AM

Back from India. Good time, the Indian officers sure no how to put together an officer's mess in the field- British style with good food, an open bar and I brought a few cigars

I did finally get to try Vat69 Scotch - Lewis Nixon's drink of choice in Band of Brothers. Even brought a bottle back. Good stuff

Gophernut · 03-29-2012, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jjmitchem

Back from India. Good time, the Indian officers sure no how to put together an officer's mess in the field- British style with good food, an open bar and I brought a few cigars

I did finally get to try Vat69 Scotch - Lewis Nixon's drink of choice in Band of Brothers. Even brought a bottle back. Good stuff

Glad to hear! Thanks for serving! I always wondered if that stuff was any good.

jjmitchem · 03-29-2012, 04:30 PM

It is a Blended Scotch - which I prefer the single malt but this stuff is not bad at all, just a different tast with a good bit of nostalgia to go with it. Check out the Wikipedia page on it.

Also brought back some Old Monk Rum which is made in India. The funny thing is all Indian Army officers get issued a case of the stuff each month.

02-25-2012, 03:51 PM	#1
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Field Cigar Kit I have seen plenty of posts askin about deploying with cigars. I shared my Fob Tough Boxidor (aka TAT box with coolidor inside) that we had in Iraq on our last deployment Now we are heading out for a month in India so I am packing my "Field Cigar Kit" and thought I would share Off course, this is for sharing and not all for me __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon

02-25-2012, 04:15 PM	#2
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: Field Cigar Kit Good stuff Chappy!! __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

02-25-2012, 04:35 PM	#3
celtic250 Smoke em if ya got em Join Date: Jul 2011 First Name: Greg Location: Fort Collins, CO Posts: 378 Trading: (21)	Re: Field Cigar Kit Looking very good!

02-29-2012, 07:02 PM	#4
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Re: Field Cigar Kit Heading out tonight. Might get to check in while we are there but I doubt it Had a few of my guys ask me if I was going to have a stash of cigars to hand out. Went back and made some more room and added a few more __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon

02-29-2012, 07:03 PM	#5
tengel78 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Field Cigar Kit Looks good!

03-07-2012, 01:17 PM	#6
Cigar Mike Thankful. Join Date: Jan 2012 First Name: Mike Location: Kingdom of Bahrain Posts: 153 Trading: (2)	Re: Field Cigar Kit Much nicer than my current fly-away kit. (Mine is a piece of $1.50 tupperware from the exchange that only holds about 12 sticks.) It turns out the Pelican case I had originally (much like the one on the left in your photo) was too thick to fit in the coffin racks and too wide to fit in our tiny lockers.

03-29-2012, 09:44 AM	#7
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Re: Field Cigar Kit Back from India. Good time, the Indian officers sure no how to put together an officer's mess in the field- British style with good food, an open bar and I brought a few cigars I did finally get to try Vat69 Scotch - Lewis Nixon's drink of choice in Band of Brothers. Even brought a bottle back. Good stuff __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon

03-29-2012, 04:30 PM	#9
jjmitchem Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Dec 2009 First Name: Jim "Chappy" Location: Ft Campbell Posts: 445 Trading: (3)	Re: Field Cigar Kit It is a Blended Scotch - which I prefer the single malt but this stuff is not bad at all, just a different tast with a good bit of nostalgia to go with it. Check out the Wikipedia page on it. Also brought back some Old Monk Rum which is made in India. The funny thing is all Indian Army officers get issued a case of the stuff each month. __________________ "I'm not ashamed of anything whatever that I do, and I don't feel that smoking makes me ashamed, and therefore I mean to smoke to the glory of God." - Charles Spurgeon