Best way to store full cigar jars

[gkallos]

Hey guys,

What's the best way to store a full cigar jar?  Is the small humidifier under the lid enough?  I don't think this would be optimal since, without a hygrometer, you don't know if your sticks are over/under humidified.  On the flip side, storing the jar in my cabinet won't let me display them either...What do you guys do?

[Fugu]

Never ever use the internal "toy humidifier"! If you care about the cigars put the jar in the humi.

[gkallos]

My idea is to keep the cigars in the cabinet humidor and display the jar...I agree with you about the "toy humidifier"

[Akela3rd]

I've got an old Upmann HUPC jar that I replaced the seal on and keep my remaining HUPCs and newer Regalias in there with a 62 Boveda pack sat on top under the lid. Has worked a treat for the last couple of years.

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[Lotusguy]

I have a ton of jars... the ones that have a real seal like Torreon or Partagas P1 or Noellas, for example are fine to keep outside the humidor with a small Boveda but all the jars from Spain and the new German BBF jar don't have a seal at all and need to be kept inside a humidor or you need to take the cigars out.

[gkallos]

do you do anything to monitor the RH in the jars? in other words, do you have a hygrometer in them?

[Puros Y Vino]

As per what @Lotusguy said.  Some jars just don't have a proper seal so you need to tuck them into a humidor.  Those that do, a Boveda pack between 62-65RH is more than enough. I use 62's as the seal on the jars are excellent and there's no place for that humidity to go.  Inspect them once in a while though, just to be safe.

[Lotusguy]

36 minutes ago, gkallos said:

do you do anything to monitor the RH in the jars? in other words, do you have a hygrometer in them?

I don't. Boveda do a pretty good job when you don't open the jars constantly.