Yes Tiver. Found on FB. It had a dried up 69% Boveda pack in it. I plan on getting some of those seasoning wipes, but didn’t think about alcohol to clean it out. I have 4 60 gram packs I was going to throw in it and get it back up once wiped down or buy one the those 8oz black ice humicare jars.

B.harrington.21 wrote:

Skip the gel jars. Stick with bovedas.

And I'd also recommend just going sealed system with bovedas and not fighting with a wooden box.

danmdevries wrote:

Nice list you got there. If you’re in the mood for a mellow cigar like the Macanudo Hyde Park, you might try the old standby Montecristo classic. I recommend it because it is inexpensive and my thoughts are that there is no need to pay for top shelf expensive cigars while you’re still training your palette to different wrappers and deciding which vitolas you prefer.
I can recommend a cheap Camaroon wrapper to try out which is the La Perla Habana Black Pearl. A cheap Sumatra wrapper I can recommend is the La Perla Habana Black Pearl Morado. Both of these wrappers have a distinct character and will help you quickly train your palette to different tobacco. You shouldn’t have to pay more than about $14 so start your bid lower, like lower than $10 for a fiver of Robusto. The NUB samplers have a terrific variety of Habano, Camaroon, Connecticut, and Maduro and they are easy to snag 6 packs @ $19 or less and 10 packs $29 or less. I think NUB is pretty good, especially for the price but YMMV. There are plenty of decent cigars at decent prices that the other guys can recommend.

jeebling wrote:

I’m trying to win me some Nubs and Cristos currently. This site is gonna get me in trouble with the wife.

B.harrington.21 wrote:

B., to continue with my ramblings I want to mention resting and aging your cigars. This has been a real growing pain for me. I hope you get a lot of advice on this topic from other BOTL (Brother of the Leaf) here. It seems to me that the darker oily wrappers like Broadleaf (BL) or Mexican San Andres (MSA) do better with a very long rest as in 3 months or longer and the lighter wrappers like Connecticut or Cameroon (both natural not Maduro/Oscuro) only need a couple weeks in order to adjust to the Relative Humidity (RH) in your storage. That is not to say that some Maddies (Maduro) you can’t smoke right off the truck (ROTT) or that some Connies (Connecticut) and Cammies (Cameroons) don’t get better with time. There is a lot of discussion on this topic.
Having said that, if you enjoy dark smokes like the Punch Diablo, you might consider getting a fiver and plan to let it rest in your storage for several months before smoking them. This, of course, will require some planning so that you have something to smoke in the near term while a hoard of cigars are just sitting in the box resting.
(Of course the wife will see this as a brilliant strategy and investment lol)

Stay Smokey!

jeebling wrote:

It just occurred to me to mention the Tuesday Power Hour auction on CBid. They sometimes have a great deal that you can snag BUT my experience is that that particular auction gets a heckuva lot of over bidding. You might try checking prices on fivers you want to try at the sister site to CBid which is Cigars International (CI). It’s the same company. Shipping prices are the same so it stands to reason that you would not want to bid more here on CB than you’d have to pay at CI.
ALSO, there has been some great advice shared in the forums about overbidding. One way to prevent that is to begin with a ‘rule” to go by. Such as never paying more than 50% or 70% of listed MSRP (whatever % you’re comfortable with). If you do win a bid, you’re going to have to pay shipping. So, you may as well try to catch a bid on something else to reduce your overall shipping costs. You can also go to your account settings and choose a day of the week you want your orders shipped. This means everything you’ve purchased is shipped together in one box and that keeps shipping costs low. Singles are generally more expensive per cigar than a fiver or tenski, especially if you buy a single and it ships separately. Suddenly you’ve got a very overpriced cigar.

These thoughts are just my opinions and observations. Other, more experienced brothers here can help you more.

jeebling wrote:

Jaime, how come you didnt ask if he likes to go camping? LOL! sincerely, your Pepin Rolled Boy

hnixon12 wrote: