humidity questions, what else?
Hi, everybody. I'm new here, returning to cigars after having dabbled fairly thoroughly in them as a relative yoot.
I have a couple of questions about humidity. First, why distilled water?
Second, what's the best way to keep boxes of cigars? That is, should you open boxes as soon as you get them and put the cigars in a humidor, even if you won't be smoking any of them for months or years? Or will they be fine just in the boxes, with the shrinkwrap intact, for a good long while? Or what about putting the boxes in the humidor?
I think that's enough to start me off. Thanks!
I have a couple of questions about humidity. First, why distilled water?
Second, what's the best way to keep boxes of cigars? That is, should you open boxes as soon as you get them and put the cigars in a humidor, even if you won't be smoking any of them for months or years? Or will they be fine just in the boxes, with the shrinkwrap intact, for a good long while? Or what about putting the boxes in the humidor?
I think that's enough to start me off. Thanks!
Comments
1: Distilled water because tap water has minerals that will build up and eventually clog your humidification device.
2: Up to you. Personally, I will store a full box in the humidor with the box lid removed and all cellophane removed so that the cigars can breathe. I suppose as long as they are properly humidified, you can store them however you like though.
Joe
Howdy and thanks.
In the past, I haven't had a humidifier that was really capable of getting clogged up. Just the ol' damp paper towel in a baggie, or the little tubes of gel/crystals. I've just ordered up a Cigar Oasis XL, though, so I'll try to take better care of it.
When I store my cigars in the cedar humi. I always pull the cello. because I personally like the look of naked cigars in my humi. but I leave the cello. on when I store in the tupperdors, distilled water on the beads and no worrys like to keep the humi. temps around the 70 to 72 degree mark, the smell is awsome when I open the lid smell of tobacco and cedar..
It happens buddy don't take it as a sign of the product quality. Even the most high end hygrometers can be off.
LMAO. Every wonder why chicken tastes like everything? Maybe they didn't know what it actually tasted like so they made it taste like everything?
... but even that can change. I salt test every fall before i turn the heater on or after i change the battery. never hurts.