Help with correct RH?
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Tupperdors are fine. Yes, you have to wash it first to get rid of the plastic smell. You have to do the same with a cooler or wineador as well.
Keep your cigars at whatever RH works best for you. There is no universal correct answer. You'll find your personal sweet spot as you go along in this hobby. Don't stress about it, that's part of the fun. If you find you like them at 72, great, go with it. The only thing to worry about at that high of humidity is watching the temperature. High humidity and temperature close to 70 can be condusive to mold and beetle problems.
Keep your cigars at whatever RH works best for you. There is no universal correct answer. You'll find your personal sweet spot as you go along in this hobby. Don't stress about it, that's part of the fun. If you find you like them at 72, great, go with it. The only thing to worry about at that high of humidity is watching the temperature. High humidity and temperature close to 70 can be condusive to mold and beetle problems.
Since your in Georgia your climate should be similar to mine here in Middle Tennessee. I'm still new around here so don't take me too serious, but I have found that anything between 62-69% Rh works good for me here. I've recently had problems with a humidor dropping down to 61 causing a few sticks to split while smoking them. In the summer when the humidity is high outside I have a hard time keeping them burning at 70%. I'm currently trying to keep everything at 64-65. Just my .02
69% boveda is what i use in my plastic containers. The correct humidity is the one that you enjoy your cigars at (you gotta smoke them and see if you have any issues).
From my experience living in Arizona:
1. Low humidity you usually get wrappers that unravel (or worse case explode), you get tears when removing the band, and the cigars will burn hot and fast. The flavor tends to be more cigarette like the lower you go on the RH scale. I once forgot to spritz my small wood humidor and the cigars were at 60 Rh for about 3 weeks and while they weren't total losses the flavor never really recovered to my satisfaction.
2. High humidity the cigar smokes heavily (dark and heavy smoke even when not puffing), there is bubbling by the cherry, and the flavor is harsher. Larger cigars 72-74 rh i don't notice much of an impact but my petite coronas the draws became more difficult and you have to puff more often otherwise they would go out. Larger gauge cigars seem to be more resilient while with coronas the higher RH levels you get more a harsher body and you get more bitterness at the end. Dry boxing or a few weeks at lower Rh tends to solve all issues with no long term damage as long as you don't get swollen cigars that crack the wrapper.
I find that burn issues like tunneling and coning tend to be caused more by how fast or slow you puff then the humidity level. More minor wonky burns tend to be caused by higher humidity and if that bugs you lowering the Rh usually solves minor wonky burn issues. I'm not completely sure but canoeing i find tends to happen if you overfill your humidor which may cause uneven humidification.
Basically at low Rh (lower than 65) you lose flavor and wrapper damage becomes more prevalent while at higher RH (higher than 72) you get more bitterness and the draws become noticeable worse.
From my experience living in Arizona:
1. Low humidity you usually get wrappers that unravel (or worse case explode), you get tears when removing the band, and the cigars will burn hot and fast. The flavor tends to be more cigarette like the lower you go on the RH scale. I once forgot to spritz my small wood humidor and the cigars were at 60 Rh for about 3 weeks and while they weren't total losses the flavor never really recovered to my satisfaction.
2. High humidity the cigar smokes heavily (dark and heavy smoke even when not puffing), there is bubbling by the cherry, and the flavor is harsher. Larger cigars 72-74 rh i don't notice much of an impact but my petite coronas the draws became more difficult and you have to puff more often otherwise they would go out. Larger gauge cigars seem to be more resilient while with coronas the higher RH levels you get more a harsher body and you get more bitterness at the end. Dry boxing or a few weeks at lower Rh tends to solve all issues with no long term damage as long as you don't get swollen cigars that crack the wrapper.
I find that burn issues like tunneling and coning tend to be caused more by how fast or slow you puff then the humidity level. More minor wonky burns tend to be caused by higher humidity and if that bugs you lowering the Rh usually solves minor wonky burn issues. I'm not completely sure but canoeing i find tends to happen if you overfill your humidor which may cause uneven humidification.
Basically at low Rh (lower than 65) you lose flavor and wrapper damage becomes more prevalent while at higher RH (higher than 72) you get more bitterness and the draws become noticeable worse.
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where are you located cause that also plays a big part as well as what kind of heating you have in your house or ac
I'm in Atlanta suburbs.
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72 Rh boveda packs are over kill in air tight containers. Most people use 65 rh or 69 rh boveda packs in air tight plastic containers. 72 rh boveda packs work best in wood humidors where you have a problem with a leak and you need the extra humidity to either boost it up or reach a higher RH level. Its important to make sure that you have the container at least half full to prevent big fluctuations in humidity.