cigar questions

Are cigar of the month clubs worth it? What are the pros and cons of joining? Thanks, --Scott

Where do some of you get those individual pocketed cigar ziplocks? Thanks, Craig

So, I've read a bunch of threads here, and a bunch of reviews and it seems to be a common theme to let cigars sit in the humi for several weeks after you purchase them before lighting them up. While this seems to be common practice, I'd like to understand why everyone seems to do that. I don't...

Yes I am new here and I will go to the get to know you thread asap. I have already read the humidor sticky and done a couple of searches to try and answer these questions. I am currently using two small humidors, one is 75-100 ct and for aging a 15 ct. my two questions are how often do you...

I just ordered a "Z Plus Torch Flame Lighter Insert" off Ebay today for $11 after shipping and was wondering if anyone here has one or has tried one. I thought for $11 it was worth a shot and if it allows me to revive my beautiful Zippo it would be well worth it. Here is a pretty good...

Hi all, I see some of you put blank cigar wrappers on the sticks so you can write dates, and on occasion what type of cigar it is on the smoke. Where do you get them? Thanks, Craig

Hey everyone. Kinda new to smoking cigars. Well I've been smoking them for a while but never had a humidor and cigars available at my house until recently. But hey I enjoy smoking away my money so I figured why not :)! The question I have is what is the best way to put a cigar out? Other than...

Hi! I am somewhat new to the wonderful world of cigars...at least to the collecting and storing of them. I have a nice sized humidor that holds 175 sticks or so, and am actually upgrading in a couple of months (when my game room is ready) to a 500-600 count furniture humidor for display of my...

Quick question - Had a temp spike in my travel humi ~90F for a few hours before I caught it. All but two of the cigars were in cellophane wrappers. 1. How long of a temp spike does there need to be before beetle eggs hatch 2. Will a beetle eat through a cellophane wrapper? My...

I've been lurking these forums for a while now. I've never really had a reason to post, but recent events have caused me come out of the digital shadows and get some advice... Not even an hour has passed since I saw what looked like a tobacco beetle walking along my computer desk. I was...

I know, I know its so small. but its mine and this is the first time its been completely full. But know that its full i was wondering if anyone has had trouble with over hydrating the cigars that are closer to the reservoir. And if so what can i do about it. Oh and i will also like to...

So this is the real question of the ages. If your poor, new, like cigars, want to fill up the humi, hopefully with a variety where would you look. By the way this is me if no one figured it out. I'm a college student (poor of course) and am recently new into cigars. looking for a good...

A while back I made my own large ring gauge punch out of some copper tubing. It worked, but a home cut edge on copper can't hold a candle to a proper German stainless blade. I just picked up a Wolf (German brand) punch with a blade that's about a 1/2" across. Great for the 50+ rings I...

Ok this seems weird to me I keep my cooler in the basement b/c it is cooler their in the summer. I try to keep the humidity around 67-68% to obtain this I have had to remove my humidity source.... its been out for more than a month, i open the cooler very often to check and stay around 68%...

I don't even have my new 300ct humidor (Should be here on Friday) but I'm already thinking of getting an Avanti EWC28 Fridge for my future box storage. I've seen some of the great work done by forum members with their Fridge and while I don't plan on going as fancy as some I've noticed some...

Hey everyone, I'm getting ready to move to Hawaii! I need some advice on how to ship my cigars. I was thinking that I should buy a large cooler, bag the cigars that aren't in trays and load up the trays, bags and and get about 4 or 5 Boveda packs to throw in. Box it all up and overnight it to...

Since I have run out of butane and did not like the last brand I bought; I thought this would be a great time to do a poll on what you guys like for torch fuel. Pros and cons of the brand(s) you are using and why you would or would not buy it again.

Since I'm a neophyte when it comes to all things cigars, I thought it prudent to ask here. A friend of mine runs a small-town pet store. In his most recent shipment of goodies, he got a box of these by mistake. Just wondering what you all think of something like this being used in a 100-stick...

Hello to everyone, as you can tell I'm new here. I've been casually smoking cigars for a few years now, just having one every now and then. I finally decided to buy a small humidor (50 ct) and start stocking up on some decent smokes. I'm looking to spend a reasonable amount on a variety of...

Boveda makes a one step hygrometer calibration packet that is guaranteed to within .o3% RH. You just open the packet and put your hygrometer inside, zip it back up and wait the 24 hours you would with the salt test. They run about $5 and are good for 3 months. Shoot me a PM if you would like...