Cigars
I’m Out Of My Breakfast Cigars And Somebody’s About To Get Canned
A half a pound of bacon. Check. The first of many screwdrivers. Check. Breakfast cigar. Breakfast cigar…Breakfast cigar…BREAKFAST CIGAR!!! Manuel! MANUEL!! My manservant and all around failure Manuel was right to hide from ...
Man Stuff: XIKAR Travel Humidor
As my African Bushman tracker / skinner of the past two decades one of Ball-Ball’s duties is to insure that the Land Rover is always stocked with equipment necessary for traveling afield. This, of course, includes a tow rop...
XIKAR Escalade Lighter Has Afterburner Flame
As the name implies, the Xikar Escalade lighter is a solid, artistically designed, and superbly constructed lighter. It features an ergonomic yet streamlined body that conceals a large windowed fuel tank and a push action ignit...
A Cat Broke My Ashtray. I Think I’ll Blame That Manuel.
Last week I found the remains of what was once a very nice glass ashtray on the floor of the safari tent office that I keep on the compound. When I confronted my houseboy and all around klutz Manuel, he insisted that one of t...
I Smoke Therefor I Am
The HC – Habano 2 Robusto is my new after breakfast smoke of choice. This new gem from XIKAR is the perfect blend of Sumatran, Nicaraguan, and Honduran tobacco all in a unique box-pressed shape tied together with a Habano 2...








