cigar questions

A lot of the cigars in the Fuente line have bands at the foot of the cigar in various colors. Does anyone have a guide to what all the different colors mean just incase i come accross a few singles out of the boxes?

Is there a brand of beads that are better than the other? they seem to me to be the same thing with different labels. Ive found conservagel for $22 a pound vs 28 for the same amount of heartfelt industries. is there any reason to prefer one over the other? why? also, if there is another...

Hi Everyone I want to buy a friend cigars as a present, and i want to impress him big time. my budget is $100. what can i buy for him?. he likes cigars very much. Any advise Thank you kik

I am really confused on what is going on in my humis. I have a 100ct. that I keep at 67 F AND 65 - 68% . And my coolidor I keep at 70 F and 70%. Here is the problem: My natural/conn. wrapper sticks only look like they got soaking wet and look wrinkled. There is no sign of mold on any of the...

Ok so I am buying my first box of cigars here pretty soon. I want to age them for a couple of years. do I open the cigar box and rotate them every little while? if so how often should I rotate them? Any other tips you could offer me about aging my box of cigars would be awesome. Thanks.

Hi again, We've had a few warm days already in my neck of the woods and I find that the temperature in my condo has reached into the mid and even upper 70's during the day. I'm worried that with temps that high I might have to worry about tobacco beatles. Has anyone ever had these? What...

Hello everyone! My names Jared and im from Albany, NY. been poking around for a while, and decided to sign up and finally post! I turn the big 18 on the 30th, and am looking to start collecting cigars, and join this great hobby that my grandfather used to enjoy, and fine gents like...

I need a new lighter, had to go back to a regular bic for now, what are the better lighters you all use? Craig

It has been a long time since I have last posted. It has been a hectic several months.... however it is really good to be back. To the point, I built a collerdor using a 154 quart cooler, and it is up and running fine on 65% RH beads, several spanish cedar trays on the shelves. A question...

What are the benefits of a cigar being stored in a glass or metal tube over the cello wrapper? I understand that a tube is more aesthetically pleasing. Also how should tubed cigars be stored are the caps suppose to be removed once placed in your humidor or left on? Thanks

A couple of days ago I had a RP fusion that has been in humidor since October, 2006, I really enjoyed this cigar but had problems with the wrapper coming off after about two inches. Checked my digital hygrometer which showed 65%, I took another digital hygrometer from my other humidor and put...

i recently got myself a Xikar travel Humi. ive never worked with a travel humi before so im wondering how long will my smokes be good for iside provided i dont recharge the disk in there? or is there a better way to humidify those boxes?

Most of the time, I would prefer not to eliminate the aftertaste of a good cigar, but there are times when it is necessary, such as when I want to plant one on my fiance without grossing her out. I have found that pepermint oil will almost completely get rid of the aftertaste. One drop on the...

ok guys any help would be great Yesterday I used double-sided tape to line my cooler with spanish cedar. I put a jar of distilled h2o in the bottom and shut the lid, opened it this afternoon and there is a strong smell of glue. :argh: how do I get rid of this smell? smoking a glue stick...

Anyone have troubles with those little red caps that come with the can? Need imput. I have a xikar and a colibri lighter

Working on my cooler-dor,Im looking at the heartfelt beads. If I bought them by the pound can I just put them in a tupperware container and drill holes in the top? Next question, do you just pour distilled h2o directly to the beads to hydrate them thanks Rodney

get your minds out of the gutter. im talking about a humidor. will a larger humidor inherently keep humidity better than a smaller one even if the same type of humidification device is used in both?

Ok, so I catalloged all my cigars and been keeping it uptodate, but I went to add a few sticks to it and it won't come up, the computer says it is unavalable. i really dont know anything about computers so is it the computer or cigar register. And if either one, is all my hard work lost? Also...

Hello All, This is my first post on the cigar list and a question. I picked up an old humidor at a tag sale. It is wood, the bottom half is lined with white glass and the top looks like plaster of paris. It has a tag, "Sargent Cigar Chest Patented Dec 22 1908 Bridgeport, Conn. Is...

I've search the Forums about these and I am currently thinking of making one... A few questions: Does the wine cooler always need to be lined completely with spanish cedar? I believe lack the neccessary wood working skills needed to line the cooler. Would it be possible to use beads for a...