OK, there has been some that have stated they freeze their new shipments prior to adding them to their coolerdor/sweaterdor/tupperdor/humidor. I have not done so,,,sooooo should I freeze what I already have, which isn't much compared to what I have read here, and start this practice for my new shipments?

Did the "search", found nothing.

Lance

People freeze cigars to kill beetle eggs. Many manufactures put cigars through a vacume system before shipment. This causes the eggs to burst and should be safe to store with no problems. I would think if it was need it would be done at the wharehouse that is selling them or your local cigar shop. I've never heard of any of them doing it. They have much more to loose than any of us.I think this started long ago when not as many safeguards were in place. JMHO

Really not worth the risk of ruining your cigars unless necessary. If your like most of us here, your probably going through your stash on a daily basis. If there is ever a sign of beetles, then you can move to the freeze option.

I figure mine get well frozen in the back of a DHL truck every week 😉

Never had to freeze any cigars in the last 5 years ...

... but then I don't buy many Cuban cigars, which seem to be the ones of most concern.

Thanks to everyone that responded

Wise words, here. If you keep your cigars well under 75 F, you should never have a probem. If you are unable to do so, you might consider pre-freezing, but I don''t and I HAVE had a beetle situation (feel free to search.)

As to Cappa's theory, I don't think it's an issue with cigar boxes wrapped in cellophane. The warehouse humis are probably air conditioned within safe temps as well.

Not a theory it is a fact that some do vacume cigars to kill eggs.

Everything that comes into my house makes a stop at the freezer. Many of the domestic manufacturers freeze to prevent beetle outbreaks, but not all, and the Cubans haven't progressed to that level as of yet.

Done properly there are no damage risks to freezing. I have way too much invested in my cigars to take the chance of another beetle outbreak. Trying to freeze a whole herd of cigars after the fact is a real pain in the ass.

I live in south Texas and trying to keep the temp in the house down around 70 in the summertime is just not feesable. My wife would feeze and the electric company would end up owning my house, DOH! Freezin puts my mind at ease under these conditions and protects my investment.

My attitude is why wait until you have a problem to fix it if you can avoid the problem in the first place.

Barry