cigar questions

hey guys first post on the site, and recently a week ago i had my first cigar. it wasnt much, a backwood gas station cigar. i enjoyed it alot, while me and a buddy were fishing. since then i have had a different cigar every night and i am loving it. what do you guys do while smoking that...

I am a 20 ++ year smoker of cigars. They are the signal to my mind and body it is time to shut dow, escape, relax and enjoy good company. I recently had to have a couple of lower abdominal aneurysms repaired with two stents being used. I am now on Plavix for 90 days which means no alcohol. I...

In the pipe world, there are many blends that are available at drug stores, or found at gas stations/convenience stores. Many pipe smokers stand by these classics, and for good reason. My favorite is probably Half and Half. I ask this because I remember my father smoking Dutch Masters...

First a little back story, I have enjoyed cigars off and on for around 20 years without knowing much about them ( a cigar was a cigar right ). Over the last five years I have started to get two to three cigars at a time, smoking them within a couple of days, nothing fancy, most would call...

I am in the process of building a frigidor from an old wine cooler I have. I have seasoned the unit and brought the humidity up to 65% and the temp is holding between 60F – 66F. The problem I am having is that whenever the cooling system turns on the humidity drops to 45% and as soon as the unit...

https://picasaweb.google.com/118237477594574918919/CubanCoquettesQuite a few years ago I purchased a small cigar case from an antique dealer. It is a small case that holds three small cigars. I was able to date the case to circa 1919. It contained a small torpedo cigar in it. As you might...

Hi, Guys, Do any cigar smokers still log in to this forum? If so, I've got a question I hope someone can help me with regarding tobacco beetles. Most of us have heard about keeping the temperature in our humi's below 71 degrees F. and a lot of us have heard the idea of putting newly received...

Anyone got some instructions? Or where to get the polymers?

I know we had this info before but i cant find them. Anyone have that info? thanks

How often do you have to hydrate your beads? DL

I've just recently started with cigars. I've only tried a few and am looking for some good recommendations from someone who knows a bit more than I do. . . ignorance can be cured and I'm looking for a cure :thumbsup: Heres what I've tried and what I thought of them: Joya De Nicaragua Antano...

Another newbie question I know you guys can answer for me - - I've got some Heartfelt 65% beads that I use in my little humi. I've read posts from various folks indicating that some prefer 65% and some prefer 70%. I assume there are others who prefer some other RH for their stix. My question...

I'm still a newbie. An old newbie. A really inquisitive old newbie. Whenever I 'get into' a new area of interest I generally research the hell out of it so I can know as much as I can absorb about it. So, here's a question I haven't yet seen addressed in the forum: Suppose we start with two...

Couldn't a person use RH beads to "salt test" hygrometers? We know that beads are pretty reliable so if you use 65% beads, you could put the beads in a sealed container w/ your hygometers then adjust to 65% after a couple of days. Would it work? DL

I have been having issues with my RH being tooo high, like around 75% and have finally gotten all of my humidors down to 65%. There is one issue that I think is ok, but I need to check. My cigars now have a spongy feel to them, not extensive, but they are not firm anymore. Is this normal? Is...

I am having issues with all 4 of my humidors. They were sitting comfortably at 65-67% last week and then after the constant rain, they have jumped up to 72%. Is there anything I can do during heavy humidity to keep them from jumping up?

I’d like to purchase some sort of air purifier so I can smoke in the living room and wonder what works best. I’ve considered the hepa devices at Target & Wal Mart and the “brethe” thing from TV ads. They all claim to make tobacco smoke disappear, but I’d like some independent verification on...

I finally got my first whole box of cigars :D a box of RP fire maduros. As i am taking them out of the celo so they can age a bit for the spring i noticed online in one that there was a hole in the wrapper not going past the binder just in the wrapper it looked like a bite whole from a...

Well, I've decided that for me the best thing to do right now for storage is to build a coolerdor. A 300+ count humidor is a hair outside my budget for now, and I just prefer making things myself anyways! I've searched around the net and found a few good guides, but they didn't answer a few...

Greetings! After a two or so year hiatus from cigars, I've found myself drawn back in. I've got a few questions that I hope some of you guys can help me with. I'm looking at buying a humidor. Nothing massive, maybe 75-125 count. Enough room for a good stock of regulars and some special...