Just got back from a weekend trip to see the folks. The box goes out tomorrow unopened to continue on the pass :-(
I got my gars from the ploomidor bagged up and in the freezer so I'm interested in seeing how that whole process works. Everything I've read seems to be positive, i.e., no lasting effects.
I used gallon ziplock freezer bags. about half full, then as much air out as possible, then two of those into another bag and sealed.
It was quite a load... I didn't get any pics, but will when I take them from the freezer to the fridge. They went in Saturday AM, so I figure Tuesday night, I'll transfer them to the fridge, the Wednesday night into a cooler. Then Friday night, back in to the cleaned and vacuumed ploomidor.
Interestingly enough, when I was pulling my cigars out and bagging them, I could find NONE with holes! As I was going through the top shelf, I spotted another beetle. This was only the second I had seen, AH HA! And I bagged him! He’s in the freezer now, I’ll post a pic so folks can know what to look for.
The good news, incredible news? Is that I saw one lone beetle which put me in to action. Then while bagging, I saw one more and no damaged cigars? I’m sure they came from somewhere, so I may have over looked the cigar they came from. Perhaps it was in cello and I simply couldn’t see the hole, but again, just two bugs! I couldn’t believe my good fortune!
This is a testament to vigilance. As I understand it, these guys can get together, have a party, mate? Eat like little piggies? I don’t know how long it would have taken, but it seems like they could have decimated my cigars given a month or so unchecked…
Oh well, on the porch now with an aged PAM torpedo, counting my blessings.