Now I try to keep my sticks in the 65-69 range, Easier said than done when outside humidity levels are high. I too went a spell without any humidification in my humidor It was difficult maintaining the RH level. So I ended purchasing a GE de-humidifier, WHich I run when the outside levels are running high. Picked one up somewhere for a little over a hundred bucks. I also have a humidor that I try to keep no higher than 65 RH. certain sticks go in that one. AS far as temps go that seems to be a little easier to maintain (for me anyway) If I remember right try to keep the temp below 75F because temps above that with high humidity are when the tobacco beetle larve become active.
I keep my house 69 degrees all year round and I like my RH to stay between 68 -70. I guess it all comes down to personal preference.
kcramer wrote:
If my house was 69 degrees, I couldn't afford Mark Twains😱
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here is a funny story last week i went to the local head shop because I was told they sold cigars well they had a china Cabinet with a MOIST-N-AIRE set at 70% but they had bright Halogen lights in it and i know when I opened it there was a heat wave coming out of it had to be around 85 deg in there what would that do for the rh? I am sure it was crazy all i bought was a few partagas tubos and was scared about them and smoked them a.s.a.p.
longerash wrote:
I would be more worry about the cigar beetles that those condition. It sounded like an ideal temp and rh for the beetles to hatch and destroy the entire stash of cigars. One scary thought.
As for my humidor, I keep my regular cigars at 65/65, infused at 60rh and what ever temp is at the room(usually 70). On maduro I do dry box my for a day before I smoke them, and dry box for longer if the smoking temp is cooler, I hate exploding cigars.
PC
Well RH is at 68 now, still with no humi device. Speaking of cigar beetles they claim every cigar has them but has anyone seen them?? Ive left bad half smoked cigars out for a couple weeks and they become unraveled because of temp and humidity but no evidence of cigar beetles.
polyboy30 wrote:
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Who is "THEY"?
If you suspect a certain cigar has beetle, you could check by doing the following. Look for small pin holes on the wrapper, if you find it that usually means they are out and about in your humidor already. To check each cigar(even the ones don't have holes in them) you must take it out of the cello and tap the foot of the cigar to the palm of your hand and see if there are fine black dust falls out(not leaf), this is so fine that's finer than a grain of salt. If you see these dust that means there is or was one or more egg hatched in your cigar between they are done rolling it and now. Now what you do with them cigars will be up to you. Smoke them asap, toss them away, freeze them, or even give to people you don't like, but no matter what you do, do not put them back in your regular humi.
As most of the people on the board could tell you, it's no fun to witness such fear. When my outbreak happened, I was very fortunate that it only infected two of my boxes, but that scare made me checked my entire cabinet. Now I regulate both the temp and rh so I lower the risk, at the same time I got beetle traps to monitor for future activity. Let's just hope you don't ever have to experience that.
I too keep my house at 69 all year. I can't stand to sweat in my house. My smoke humi stays 63-65%. My storage coolador is around 70. I have tried many sticks at 70% and they suck. I think for smoking dryer is better. Not sure if it slows down the aging process though.
Gotta protect my smokes and prepare for Cigarmageddon!#-o
The smokes in my wine cooler in the basement stay at 64 degrees, the towers and humidors in my office at 68 degrees. Humidity 65-67%.
boileremt wrote:
Cigarmageddon? I am careful for what i ask and respond to you... for you scares me...I got dog rockets compare to yours!!
I have no idea what humidity my humidors are at.. for my hydrometers suck... tested..and suck...so, for what they do read and show, i more less know how the humidity is in mine and when i grab a stick to smoke, and it smokes good, then I know it's good in there!
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Oh yeah.. bomb Tuck !!! bomb jules
