I'm totally a new onwer of a humidor. I have seasoned it and I've placed about 17 cigars in with a 72% rh pack. My question is, my humidor is reading 71F and my humidity is at 72… is that good or do I need to bring humidity and temp down?

[quote=BigDaddyBrown]I'm totally a new onwer of a humidor. I have seasoned it and I've placed about 17 cigars in with a 72% rh pack. My question is, my humidor is reading 71F and my humidity is at 72… is that good or do I need to bring humidity and temp down? [/quote]

72% is way too high, and most here will argue 70% is too high (I would be one of them). I keep mine at 64% and 67F. If it is a normal desktop humidor I would keep it where an air vent is pointing to bring the temp down.

All you 'need' is to keep the humi at levels where you enjoy the cigars most.....and keep the temps and RH below beetles/mold levels (< about 74/74)

I like RH around 63% and temps between 65-69.

Thanks, I'll get a 69% rh or lower pack and move towards a center or maybe buy a small fan.

I'd say that about covers humidity. 😁

[quote=BigDaddyBrown]Thanks, I'll get a 69% rh or lower pack and move towards a center or maybe buy a small fan.[/quote]

If you live in a humid climate you might run into burn issues at 69% RH. Since you are at 72% now I would recommend smoking one now and see how it smokes and leave one out for a day then smoke it to see if you do better with the lower RH.

Yes I live in south Florida, I'll try that first. Does it matter if the cigars are real cohiba? Someone told me that they have to be at a lower humidity like 65-69? Sorry for all the questions, but I really enjoy cigars and I just want to get things right before I spend a lot of money on filling my humidors

[quote=BigDaddyBrown]Yes I live in south Florida, I'll try that first. Does it matter if the cigars are real cohiba? Someone told me that they have to be at a lower humidity like 65-69? Sorry for all the questions, but I really enjoy cigars and I just want to get things right before I spend a lot of money on filling my humidors [/quote]

This forum is for questions... and hazing. Cohiba come in cuban and non-cuban so "real cohiba" is a hard question to answer. If you are referring to Cuban cigars in general, you want to keep them below 70F as I have read that Cuban cigars are especially prone to tobacco beetles. This, however, doesn't mean beetles cannot hatch in non-cubans so below 70F is always a goal.

As far as what temperature you should store them at, I would ask, what temperature is the room you are going to smoke them in? If you are smoking outside then Florida can get to the 90s in the summer so I would stay close to 70F. The colder your cigars are when you pull them into a warm environment the more moisture you are going to pull into them.

This is why I recommend around 64% for Florida (I am in Pinellas County so it was a brutal 70-80% humidity for a solid week)

Thank you very much,

Thank you very much,

Thank you very much,

Do you mind if we call you Elvis ?

I live in California. It is so dry here, I have found that between 67 and 69 RH works for me.

J

soooo...... 68?

^ Showoff !

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[quote=dstieger]soooo...... 68?[/quote]


Sure. I'll owe you one. [whip]

Anyone just using large zip lock bags with a Boveda pack in it for storage?

[quote=Stogie1020]Anyone just using large zip lock bags with a Boveda pack in it for storage?[/quote]

I used foodsaver bags that I just rolled up the end on since they are properly air tight, before I found cigarbid. Once I found cigar bid and had a 10 foot long foodsaver bag full of 200 cigars I thought it was time to upgrade to a tower humidor. This all happened in the span of a year for me.

[quote=Stogie1020]Anyone just using large zip lock bags with a Boveda pack in it for storage?[/quote]

Get some Sistema KLIP IT storage containers that have the foam "seals" and 4 locking tabs. I used this one.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00284AG5U/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 

Throw a boveda and some spanish cedar veneer strips in there and you're good to go.