arkie, I am sympathizing with your problem, and as I was reading the string of posts, and finally read your last one, the cigar I am having difficulty with is the Hoja de Nicaragua too. Only my problem is not that it isn't staying lit, it's that no matter how hard I draw on it, I get very little smoke. The foot seems to be puttin out a normal amount but I can seem to get much when I draw on it. Do you all think this is an over-humidified cigar, or did I get my money's worth?