Dry boxing in a dry climate

[sofc]

I've never heard that limitation before. Hopefully someone else comments...

I would but he needs an avatar.

 

[Boudie]

Hey, my avatar is very descriptive, The internationally recognized symbol of Manhood!!

And that's what I am.

 

[Shooting4life]

I have the opposit problem. I keep my wineador right at 65rh but have a local environment of 70-75rh so I have no way to actually dry box

 

[Hopduro]

I've never heard that limitation before. Hopefully someone else comments...

Doesn't hurt me

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[Genuine]

I just store mine w Boveda a 69 % living in Tenn. with no humidity rt. now my digital gauges all read 67 % out of all my cigars I've never dry boxed. As they light fine burn fine n " imo" taste fine.

Being in Denver is a whole different ball game, " imo " put all cigars in 1, 2, 3 big Ziploc w Boveda 69s then put in Tupperware, or tuppawares n seal.

You'll be amazed how a airtight Ziploc n a large 69 boveda will keep the cigars at said boveda, give or take a degree, try it for 1 batch n compare to the others? Worse case scenario? Let us know.
Cheers Jason

 

[JG358]

I just store mine w Boveda a 69 % living in Tenn. with no humidity rt. now my digital gauges all read 67 % out of all my cigars I've never dry boxed. As they light fine burn fine n " imo" taste fine.

Being in Denver is a whole different ball game, " imo " put all cigars in 1, 2, 3 big Ziploc w Boveda 69s then put in Tupperware, or tuppawares n seal.

You'll be amazed how a airtight Ziploc n a large 69 boveda will keep the cigars at said boveda, give or take a degree, try it for 1 batch n compare to the others? Worse case scenario? Let us know.
Cheers Jason

I don't know that being in Denver is really a whole different ballgame though. I keep my sticks right around 70%rh and live in the same popcorn fart dry state, yet don't have burn issues.

 

[Boudie]

I went ahead and ordered the large 62% boveda packs.
Long term storage at 68-70 with CL and then dry box in a piece of Tupperware at 62 for a couple of weeks before smoking. Hopefully this works out because I've had a lot of burn issues recently.

 

[ZippoGeek]

Hopefully this works out because I've had a lot of burn issues recently.

Brother, once you get burn issues ironed out, everything is better. The cigars taste better, there are far fewer touch-ups, your food tastes better and there's peace in the middle east...

 

[Nacho Daddy]

My CCs live at 62-63 % and never have burn issues. I keep NCs at 65 -66 and have no need to drybox.
It takes weeks for a cigar to evenly lose moisture.
cutting the cap will help this process.
ROTT is the worst time to smoke anything from the US online suppliers due to the practice of overhumidification they practice.
Small wonder you see such bad reviews from people who are new to the hobby.

 

[ZippoGeek]

ROTT is the worst time to smoke anything from the US online suppliers due to the practice of overhumidification

TRUTH...

 

[Nacho Daddy]

I went ahead and ordered the large 62% boveda packs.
Long term storage at 68-70 with CL and then dry box in a piece of Tupperware at 62 for a couple of weeks before smoking. Hopefully this works out because I've had a lot of burn issues recently.

Hey,wake up!!
Tupperware is a sealed environment. impossible to lose moisture in a sealed environment.
Even if you set your cigars on your desk,it might take more than 2 weeks to lose enough moisture to reach your goal.
By the way, are these cigars in cello?
if so, add more weeks (months) to the drying process.

 

[Boudie]

I thought that was the job of the 62 bovedas. To pull the moisture out or add as needed. Laying them on top my desk in SE Louisiana would be like storing them in a sauna/steam room during summer time

 

[memphsdad]

Here's a wonderful idea: Smoke cigars, worry less about RH.

 

[sofc]

Here's a wonderful idea: Smoke cigars, worry less about RH.

I thought that was the job of the 62 bovedas. To pull the moisture out or add as needed. Laying them on top my desk in SE Louisiana would be like storing them in a sauna/steam room during summer time

I firmly agree with @memphsdad.

Having said that, that's not enough for most people, especially when they're starting out.

Dry box is usually done without humidification, hence the "dry" and usually but not always done in a "box." In the summer, I naturally end up with dry boxed sticks because I keep a few in the car and a few in the golf bag and a few in the trunk and there are usually some smokes in my office somewhere as my office is between my cigars and the garage.

 

[Nacho Daddy]

"Laying them on top my desk in SE Louisiana would be like storing them in a sauna/steam room during summer time "
wow...........even if you could dry them down, you have to smoke them in a damp environment.
no easy fix for that..............

 

[sofc]

"Laying them on top my desk in SE Louisiana would be like storing them in a sauna/steam room during summer time "
wow...........even if you could dry them down, you have to smoke them in a damp environment.
no easy fix for that..............

He could move?

 

[Hopduro]

He could move?

Hahaha i think he wants a cheaper solution

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[Boudie]

We'll see. 20 bucks worth of bovedas is cheaper then moving. Last couple of weeks I've had lots of tunneling and canoeing. Didn't have that problem in Jan and Feb when it was drier.

 

[sofc]

We'll see. 20 bucks worth of bovedas is cheaper then moving. Last couple of weeks I've had lots of tunneling and canoeing. Didn't have that problem in Jan and Feb when it was drier.

I'm at a loss as to the boveda thing.

If you want to drybox them, drybox them, why put in humidification?

 

[Boudie]

I can't dry box when outside humidity is over 70% 62% is drying the cigars, assuming bovedas work both ways.

I tried a florist desiccant but rh got down to 40% to much a change going from 70+ to 40