JohnS Posted March 22, 2015 Author Posted March 22, 2015 John, I just recently ordered some 62% Bovedas to put in my small tupperware 'ready to smoke' box as a try out. Use 65% for my cubans anyhow but do like a dryer cigar as humid as it's been here. Cheers Adam, I'm swaying towards doing the same. A 65% pack for my long-term cigars and a 62% pack for my 'go to' cigar box.
topdiesel Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 Maybe it's the state I live in, but Amazon charges me tax on everything now... even when the order ships from out of state! Me too, that is why I always check ebay before pulling trigger on amazon.
egoo33 Posted March 22, 2015 Posted March 22, 2015 I went from 65% to 62% when my humidors went to nothing but Cubans and haven't looked back.
jsummers157 Posted March 25, 2015 Posted March 25, 2015 Used to do 65% but have had better results with 62% in the last few years.
JohnS Posted March 25, 2015 Author Posted March 25, 2015 None Sure...if you live in a dry climate, like in some parts of the United States, you wouldn't have burn issues at 69%rh. Sydney weather, especially in summer, is very humid, hence the need for slightly drier cigars.
JohnS Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 John, I just recently ordered some 62% Bovedas to put in my small tupperware 'ready to smoke' box as a try out. Use 65% for my cubans anyhow but do like a dryer cigar as humid as it's been here. Cheers Adam, I'm swaying towards doing the same. A 65% pack for my long-term cigars and a 62% pack for my 'go to' cigar box. Thanks everyone for your input. The following arrived today...
mrjon86 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Am I the only one running 69rh bovedas? albeit in my 150ct desktop humidors I put 3x 69rh bovedas and a xikar gel for 200ct. I live in Malaysia,its quite humid and I don't have temperature control, my hygrometers read 67-68rh. The temperature is about 30'C if I'm not mistaken. I feel that my cigars are just hard/soft enough BUT I do get some burn issues towards the end of my sticks. (They have a wonky burn, but never go out tho. Construction maybe?)
benigma Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Started at 70 and had a host of burn issues. I've moved to 65 in everything (tuppadors and desktops) and have never looked back. I might experiment with some 62s and see how they go. I still have a stack of the large 65 Boveda packs, perhaps I'll try and trade them with someone for a couple of 62s when the time comes.
JohnS Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 Am I the only one running 69rh bovedas? albeit in my 150ct desktop humidors I put 3x 69rh bovedas and a xikar gel for 200ct. I live in Malaysia,its quite humid and I don't have temperature control, my hygrometers read 67-68rh. The temperature is about 30'C if I'm not mistaken. I feel that my cigars are just hard/soft enough BUT I do get some burn issues towards the end of my sticks. (They have a wonky burn, but never go out tho. Construction maybe?) The general rule tends to be that the higher the temperature the lower rh, the lower the temperature the higher the rh required to maintain ideal water moisture in your cigars. Traditional thinking states 12-14%, whereas many experienced cigar smokers prefer lower than this, around 9-12%. I'd recommend you read Pigfish's posts on cigar storage on our forum for more detailed explanations, they are highly informative and helpful.
teamrandr Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 65% for me. I find it keeps my humidor at 63% which is where I like my CC's.
mrjon86 Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 The general rule tends to be that the higher the temperature the lower rh, the lower the temperature the higher the rh required to maintain ideal water moisture in your cigars. Traditional thinking states 12-14%, whereas many experienced cigar smokers prefer lower than this, around 9-12%. I'd recommend you read Pigfish's posts on cigar storage on our forum for more detailed explanations, they are highly informative and helpful. thanks JohnS. As a matter of fact, i have been reading pigfish's posts. Quite complicated for my feeble mind at first but im starting to get the hang of it.
AlBaron Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 65% for me. I find it keeps my humidor at 63% which is where I like my CC's. This is exactly where I am as well
luv2fly Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I use the 65%. Works great for me. All about personal taste.
skalls Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 I use heartfelt beads. 70% (cold and dry during) in the winter, 65% in the summer (hot and humid).
Coloniales Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 I live in Dubai, air conditioning on for most of the year, bar 2 months. So I use 72% Boveda in my desktops, and the cigars are fine. Keith.
jimsta10 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Sorry in advance John to derailing your thread mate. If you live in Oz (I live in Melbourne) and wants to trade 1:1 for some 65% or 69%, I do have about 10 brand spankers 84% RH Boveda bags left over from a previous project. Please delete if you think its inappropriate. Please PM me if interested. Cheers
JohnS Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Jim, I guess you can only ask mate. I'm in Sydney. I feel for you as those 84% Bovedas are good for seasoning a fresh humidor, but their relative humidity rating is too high for regular cigar storage. If I was you, I'd list these on eBay to move them. At least I've learnt one important thing about Boveda packs since using them. The 69rh packs work a treat in winter and the 62 rh packs work wonderfully in summer. In between, the 65 rh packs will never let you down!
ayepatz Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 65% in the Tupperdor for me. Perfect all year round in the UK. 1
NweakO Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 It is extremely dry here, I use 7 packs of 72% for each humidor I have. RH settles at 65%. 1
cardinalfan85 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 I use the 65. Only been smoking for a year but am pleased with them. 1
Mike72 Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 I only use the 69% but I am starting to doubt myself after seeing how many use 65% I am going order some 65% and change one of my small humidors and give it a try.
FHFinster Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 16° C (61°F) in winter - use 69RH boveda or higher 22° C (72°F) in summer - use 65RH boveda or lower Curious about the choice to use higher rh packs in the lower temps. It was my understanding that in lower temperatures, water molecules more easily bind to the tobacco. This would tell me a lower rh is necessary to achieve the desired humidity of the cigar. Would you expand on this for us BonVi? 1
stunod Posted July 7, 2015 Posted July 7, 2015 If you are using the humi to age go with the 65. If its in a humi that you are opening a lot , for you every say smokes , go with the 69. IMO 1
nicaraguanlubber Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 I would go with 65. I made the switch a couple of years back and I kept a couple of humis with 69 and there was a step function increase in the smoking experience overall. From flavor to burn, best humidification decision I ever made. I have since switched all but one humi to 65z Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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