Smoking a pipe while you drive?...

[joeysmac]

Do the majority of pipe smokers smoke a pipe while driving (assuming you are all experts on the subject)? I would think it could be difficult at times, but what a great way to pass the time while driving, eh?

Does it make your car smell any more/less than smoking cigars or cigarettes? I want to smoke and drive, but I know my wife will get in the car the next day and probably want to .

[dmkerr]

Smoke your pipe and give your wife a hurl bag!

I smoke while I drive unless the kids are in the car. I leave the window cracked open a bit unless it's winter. I also spray the interior with new car scent that I get at the convenience or grocery store. It works somewhat. I think there's also a spray specifically for smokers that's supposed to be quite potent. Check with your tobacconist or maybe someone else on the site can help.

[rolyat150]

I also smoke in my car from time to time. It depends on what you smoke how bad it smells. Smoking aro's and virninias I haven't had much trouble with the car smelling too bad the day after. I smoked some squadron leader the other day though and it left it smelling pretty stale for a few days after. I used a little car fabreeze and it's pretty much all better lol.

[Professor Mike]

Joey:
Use OUST and she'll never know. Works for me.

Mike

[atlacatl]

I smoke a pipe while I drive pretty often. I'm the only one in the car though. It can be difficult at times if the pipe hapens to go out but its manageable. It makes the drive more pleasant and if there is traffic i don't mind as much 'cause I'm enjoying to tobacco.

[VFD421]

What would I do with my cell phone and coffee then? Seriously, I never tried it but my trips are short.

[Mad Hatter]

Absolutely! I love to smoke while I drive. Recently on an outing I found myself without a lighter and was very surprised what an excellent light you can get from a car-cigarette lighter. It sure beats a BIC. As for the smell I'd think it is not offensive like cigarette smoke which really does stink and not so bold and overwhelming as cigar smoke.

[JAX]

I don't smoke in my car; most of my commutes are too short to make it worthwhile.

However, there are several options for helping to minimize or remove the smell of smoke:
- Fabreeze (this stuff is the best thing since sliced bread)
- Ionic breeze for cars (plugs into your lighter)
- Any strong scented car freshner (nothing like the overwhelming smell of pine when you open the car door)

[IHT]

i smoke in my truck all the time when i drive.
it doesn't smell nearly as bad as cigarrettes (and cigars). when my truck was newer, i couldn't tell i had just smoked in the truck when i'd get back in it.

[afilter]

I have not tried it yet only because I have been deployed since I started with a pipe. Army kind of frowns on any smoking in a military vehicle.

I smoked cigars in the car all the time (never with kids). When I bought a new car it had leather seats which helps. I just crack the window a bit. During the winter it was one of the only places to smoke during in WI since I donot do it in the house and the deck is a bit cold with 2 feet of snow. Nothing like a cigar for breakfast on the way to work.

I look forward to trying it with a pipe. Oh, and febreeze once in awhile was my answer, but since my car was not really the primary family vehicle it did not matter too much.

Aaron

[Mister Moo]

I am told my leather interior vehicle ('91 MB 350SD) has no tobacco odor and I smoke a pipe in it often. (Probably the stink of diesel covers it up. )

When the sunroof or window is cracked open it draws the smoke out as long as the car is rolling; I also make a point to keep the ashtray emptied, closed and cleaned out regularly with soap and water.

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by Mister Moo

I am told my leather interior vehicle ('91 MB 350SD) has no tobacco odor and I smoke a pipe in it often. (Probably the stink of diesel covers it up. )

When the sunroof or window is cracked open it draws the smoke out as long as the car is rolling; I also make a point to keep the ashtray emptied, closed and cleaned out regularly with soap and water.

My car is a lot newer but it's a Ford Taurus so nobody cares.

[mphudson1]

I really enjoy smoking while I drive, especially when it's a long drive through the desert. I find that having leather interior really helps to keep the leftover odor down, but agree that the sprays help too. I usually stick to cigars while driving though, as a pipe is just too much multitasking. Perhaps I'm just not very good at it.

[Hydrated]

I usually ride with Moo in his car.

When we arrive at the marina, Sir Moo just has his chauffeur empty the ashtrays and otherwise freshen up the Bentley.

[Mister Moo]

Originally Posted by Hydrated

I usually ride with Moo in his car.

When we arrive at the marina, Sir Moo just has his chauffeur empty the ashtrays and otherwise freshen up the Bentley.

It's a firebreathing turbocharged Mercedes diesel, thank you very much. The only one in North Carolina with the Grey Poupon autobahn glass on the headlamps. After all, it's only civilized.



Driver - to the marina, please. And please to crack the sunroof open for Mister Hydrated, think you veddy mush.

(And I do think leather makes for a much cleaner smelling car over time. On damp days cigar and pipe smell will hang around inside the car so... I try not to smoke in the car on damp days. If my Ford Taurus happened to be one of the early SHO/Yamaha models with the perforated leather seats I would be VERY particular about it, by the way.)