Dry Boxing... When & Why

[JimmyC]

I read about guys dry boxing cigars for a day or so prior to smoking.

When is this necessicary?

I have my cigars stored in a vinodor set at 65 degrees & 65% RH.

I guess I could use my old humi without any humidification to dry box... just dont know if its needed???

BTW my smokes all burn just fine.

 

[Craig Mac]

I have only done it when a stick was newer or if I had burn issues with a particular stick. I tend to do this with corona sized or smaller CC's as well, seems to help the burn/draw as at times I found them rolled a little too tight. If your stuff is burning/smoking good then you wouldn't need to do it.

 

[c1ark]

BTW my smokes all burn just fine.

Probably no need then.

This link may answer your questions. http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=36538&highlight=drybox

 

[Jwrussell]

BTW my smokes all burn just fine.

This is all you need to know. :wink:

To answer more fully, you don't need to worry about dry boxing if your cigars are smoking fine. Dry boxing is a way to get overly humidified (wet) cigars to a more smokeable condition. For instance, some folks store their long-term aging smokes at a higher RH than their ready-to-go smokes. If they decided they wanted to try one of the smokes they were long term aging, they might dry-box that smoke over a couple of days instead of putting it with the ready-to-go smokes (doing which would mean it would take longer for the cigar to acclimate to the correct RH).

 

[JimmyC]

Thanks for the replys guys!