CC Draw Issues

[tjohn7]

I age at 68 in my cabinet. Dry box a 62 using Bovida packs in a desk top for smoking. Works just fine. The key is moving them from cabinet to box and giving them week or two to reach 62.

My dry box has three sections the cigars that have been there the longest are on the right. The ones just moved from my cabinet are on the left. There are also cigars in the center section.

When the right section is empty the cigars in the center move right, the ones on the left move to the center. Then I refill the left from my cabinet. Thus, I always have cigars ready to smoke.

That sounds like a fantastic system, one that I think I will replicate. Thanks for sharing that set up. Very helpful!

Tom

[egoo33]

I'm new to habanos but now I have a desktop specifically for Cubans and keep them at 62% humidity and everything has been smoking great and no draw issues guess I've been lucky

[Firebender]

I smoke Epi 2 last night. This box never had construction issues, but it went out several time despite my efforts to keep it going. Did I mention it was very very humid night?

You will have more draw and burn issues when smoking in humid environment.

[Skyfall]

Put them in the freezer for an hour before smoking? Or should I wait a while after the freezer?

Thanks in advance.

right before smoking

[JHands]

If you take a cigar that is tightly rolled and subject it to 70 rh, it retains more moisture and swells, making the draw tighter. If you drop that rh to 65 or below, the cigar looses moisture and creates more free air between leaves, thus loosening draw. When you dry box, draw improves even more. If you cut one, and it's too tight, putting it back into the humi without the cap allows the cap end to open up because it isn't sealed shut anymore.

That's how I understand it , and putting a tight one back for next week has always worked for me.

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[tjohn7]

If you take a cigar that is tightly rolled and subject it to 70 rh, it retains more moisture and swells, making the draw tighter. If you drop that rh to 65 or below, the cigar looses moisture and creates more free air between leaves, thus loosening draw. When you dry box, draw improves even more. If you cut one, and it's too tight, putting it back into the humi without the cap allows the cap end to open up because it isn't sealed shut anymore.

That's how I understand it , and putting a tight one back for next week has always worked for me.

That makes complete sense and explains the dynamics of why the above techniques all work. Thanks for the help!

[Lasabar]

It's actually the cigar testing you. Don't give in. Just puff on the focker till one of you gives.

Anything else isn't manly.

[tjohn7]

It's actually the cigar testing you. Don't give in. Just puff on the focker till one of you gives.

Anything else isn't manly.

Haha. That's great.