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School us on humidors (and other cigar stuff)
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AKnate
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What's the point then?
From my understanding cellophane breathes, and I've had some for a long time although I don't have the means to test each individual cigar, I can tell that they aren't drying out.
As for tubes most have vented caps and the Macanudos that I have experience with, the caps were a little loose.
You want to be a man don't you?
You still get the effects of nicotine, but you don't have to inhale the smoke.
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Well, keep at it. I don’t want to keep having to drill it into you.Now I'm not sure either...
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plym49.2
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If we have to explain it you wouldn’t understand it.
I leave them in either. Basically none of those items are completely sealed, they are surrounded by the correct humidity and should stabilize to that humidity easily.
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New guy here. One who didn't want to spend too much $ or effort to give it a try.
30 cal ammunition can+ small humidity meter + teeny wet cloth in ceramic dish. Adjust size of any of this to suit. Still resting the sticks I bought because the internet said I should.
30 cal ammunition can+ small humidity meter + teeny wet cloth in ceramic dish. Adjust size of any of this to suit. Still resting the sticks I bought because the internet said I should.
bigun
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You have to be careful where you store them as they can take on any aroma emitited from the container
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Cello will breathe, you can leave them wrapped in a humidor and not worry. Tubes go either way, some breathe and some are sealed from the factory. Just depends on the make and model
Yes that would work.
Cellophane is a personal preference. It breathes so it's only purpose, that I can think of, is to keep the mouth breathers from coughing on your cigar in the store. And even that may be bogus.
I've always opened all mine just because I wanted to.
bigun
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I lost a bunch of cigars to mold after I took them out of the cellophane very heart breaking. the rest that were still wrapped survived
Open your humidor and move em around.
Air circulation helps prevent mold, in my experience. Which is why I put fans in mine to move air ever so often. Overkill for sure but was a fun project and I've not had any mold issues.
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All I get from this is that my cigs might smell like ammunition. I'm good with that. (mostly jk)
bigun
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cosmoline, gun oil... If your good with that okay
bigun
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I have added a fan since then
I don't think this is all that hard. If you are a cigar smoker, you're going to know that you're literally lighting money on fire. So to me, if you can't stomach $200 for a quality humidor, maybe just stick to Swisher sweets and Black and Molds
www.jrcigars.com
Adirondack Cigar Humidors - Cigar Humidors | JRCigars
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The military removed those from me years ago.
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New can, but I get you.
Feelings? Like those things women have?
Contentment and self-esteem are also feelings
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OK, great advice on the humidors.
Now on to something else: lighting them up. Back during the Cretaceous I was taught to only use wooden matches, and never to puff on the cigar when lighting it. Hold it in front of you and rotate over the flame.
Nowadays everyone has butane blowtorches, and I have never seen anyone not puffing away as they light it.
So which is correct? Or does it not matter?
Now on to something else: lighting them up. Back during the Cretaceous I was taught to only use wooden matches, and never to puff on the cigar when lighting it. Hold it in front of you and rotate over the flame.
Nowadays everyone has butane blowtorches, and I have never seen anyone not puffing away as they light it.
So which is correct? Or does it not matter?
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Get one of these.
Along with one of these.
www.cigarsinternational.com
This is how i light mine.
Amazon.com
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Along with one of these.
Boveda 320-Gram Humidification Packets 65% RH | Cigars International
Advanced, 2-way humidity control for any large humidor.Boveda's revolutionary Humidification Packets are pre-formulated to a specific humidity level. These packets are amazingly accurate, keeping a constant humidity level within +/-2%, leaving no room for drastic fluctuations in moisture. The...
www.cigarsinternational.com
This is how i light mine.
I don't know if it is correct but here's what I do. I light the cigar with a butane torch first, then give it a puff as I continue to ignite it.
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Get one of these.
Amazon.com
www.amazon.com
Along with one of these.
Boveda 320-Gram Humidification Packets 65% RH | Cigars International
Advanced, 2-way humidity control for any large humidor.Boveda's revolutionary Humidification Packets are pre-formulated to a specific humidity level. These packets are amazingly accurate, keeping a constant humidity level within +/-2%, leaving no room for drastic fluctuations in moisture. The...
This is how i light mine.
And what is the best RH? I've heard up around 72% ?????
Apply fire and enjoy.
It's not rocket science and there's no wrong answer. Just do what you like and enjoy. Soft flame, hard flame, toast and flame....
Yall fuckers are trying to engineer this shit like it's a Mars mission. It's rolled up leaves that you're puffing on. Don't over complicate it.
It's not rocket science and there's no wrong answer. Just do what you like and enjoy. Soft flame, hard flame, toast and flame....
Yall fuckers are trying to engineer this shit like it's a Mars mission. It's rolled up leaves that you're puffing on. Don't over complicate it.
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I like the 65% ones, over 70% I have burn issues, but I live in florida so it's usually hot and humid when I'm smoking.
I keep mine at 70%
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I agree with that and for rank-and-file cigars think it matters not a bit. But lately I have been trying more expensive sticks and for that I want to be sure that I’m getting the experience of why that stick costs what it does. So, just trying to get every card in the house of cards as straight as possible to eliminate any variables.
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I use one of these to light but have been meaning to order the butane soft flame insert.
I like the 69% humidity packs. They're the ones my local guy stocks in bulk. The first one worked for me so never bothered to try anything else