dangolf18 Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 I live in a pretty moderate climate where humidity is often between 50 and 80%. I've found that the seal is very good on SLBs and boxes like the HU Sir Winston and Cohiba Esplendido. So I was wondering if you guys think such boxes need to be kept in a humidor or should they be fine for medium to long-term storage?
Dara Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 My opinion is of you have an nice car and you have room in your garage then you park it inside the garage just in case (even if you live in a great neighbourhood) If you have space in your humidor/wineador/tupperdor then I'd put the SLBs in there just in case! 3
dangolf18 Posted March 30, 2016 Author Posted March 30, 2016 Hmm..I might as well do a test with some cheap non-Cubans. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
NapaNolan Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Just because the lid slides on and off with resistance doesn't say anything about the actual seal. Don't gamble with anything you can't afford to lose. 3
javonazul Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 I have my SLBs at a nice 65 degrees F most of the time (Wineador), but I have them inside sealed bags with a couple of 69 Boveda Bags inside. 2 Bovedas for each 25 cigars, sealed in the bag. It has worked for me over the last couple of years! When I want to smoke one of them, ideally I have just pulled them out for a couple of days in my humidor, and have even smoked them right out of the box! Has anyone done this differently? I have also seen people have they boxes, completely sealed, at 70 RH and a nice temperature for years with artificial humidification systems.
PapaDisco Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 I've done this a time or two but I put them in a ziplock (admittedly permeable) with a boveda or two thrown in. Had stable temps, and the bovedas never dried out so obviously neither did the contents of the slb. 1
Guest Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 I'm not a fan of the idea. Even those lucky enough in Cuba will keep their cigars in a humidor if they access to one. The wood from the box will want to balance itself with the external RH, and then the cigars will want to do the same with the wood around them...well, that's my theory anyway. It's not just about keeping your cigars from drying out...it's about making sure they don't get to wet either.
Fugu Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 It really depends on your smoking plans, i.e. for how long you are going to store them. If you smoke your S'winstons and 'Didos away within one to two years, I'd say storage is a non-issue for you (but don't let them get to >70% rH of course). You may leave the boxes on your "cupboard" as long as you make sure that you don't smoke too wet. For longer-term storage - well, you gave the answer yourself: 50 to 80% rH is much to high a fluctuation, even if it were dampened by the boxes (unvarnished SLBs are pretty permeable, we had that in a recent thread). Long-term storage is as much about stability as it is about absolute values. But as others said - why gamble? 1
Jeremy Festa Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 To be completely honest, it'll be totally fine. I say go for it. Sent from my iPhone
Jeremy Festa Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 To be completely honest, it'll be totally fine. I say go for it. Sent from my iPhone x2 This guy knows his stuff! 3
JohnS Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 To be completely honest, it'll be totally fine. I say go for it. x2 This guy knows his stuff! Haha! From our part of the world, i.e. the east coast of Australia, average relative humidity throughout the year makes cigar storage quite forgiving, as long as you store in a cool place. I have a Cohiba Piramides Extra cigar box which I use as a temporary traveldor/temporary storage solution at times. I use a 69%rh Boveda Pack in it (a little higher to compensate for the looser seal and the wood been more porous than a plastic container, which would be more air-tight) which is still going strong after 16 months! 1
stogieluver Posted March 30, 2016 Posted March 30, 2016 Totally agree with Fugu. Anything over mid 60's rH is too much and the swings in rH from 50-80 aren't good, imo. There is no real "seal" provided by a SLB, so the moisture in the cigars inside the SLB will be the same as the ambient rH. Not a good idea, in my opinion. And as Shlomo asks, why?
dangolf18 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Posted March 31, 2016 Totally agree with Fugu. Anything over mid 60's rH is too much and the swings in rH from 50-80 aren't good, imo. There is no real "seal" provided by a SLB, so the moisture in the cigars inside the SLB will be the same as the ambient rH. Not a good idea, in my opinion. And as Shlomo asks, why? So I can make my office look like a walk-in humidor ?. In all honesty I was just curious. I've left a cigar out of my humidor for a month and it wasn't dried out or anything. Smoked really well. But I agree, why take the chance. 1
MrGTO Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Just do it! If they suck then you'll know you can't do it.
cooper669 Posted March 31, 2016 Posted March 31, 2016 Just put a hygrometer in there with a boveda and see how it does. No risk
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