I got one of these, in the Tubos, as a gift. Have been sitting on it (not literally, wiseguy) for a month or so and left it in the tube. I'm waiting for the perfect day to smoke it on my back porch in the sun. Too much damn rain in Northern Vermont this spring. In any case, I just took it out of the tube to let it breathe. Can't wait to herf this beauty. It looks, feels and smells incredible.