Tubed Cigar question

[Thegreekone]

Do you keep your tubed cigars in their tubes or unpack them and put them in your humidor "naked," as it were?

Btw, i purchased a short term locker at my B&M and was wondering if it's backed up my their humi, should I keep it in a cedar, paper, or shellacked box, or does it not matter?

Thanks!

 

[bdc30]

The consensus always seems to be either taking it out of the tube (what I do) or at the very least leaving the cap off of it. Not sure about the b&m storage though.

Cheers

 

[SkinsFanLarry]

I personally take mine out of the tubes, but save to tubes just in case I need one later one.

The "rented" humidor locker at your B&M "should" be properly humidifed and in so much you should not have to worry about storage issues....just put them in and forget about them.

 

[ciggy]

I normally just remove the lid.

 

[BoSox55]

always age mine outside tube and always notice big (positive) difference over time - same with cello wrapper

 

[SergeantStogie]

I take the cap off and leave them in the tube. Like to keep them purdy.

 

[mcmoyer]

Interesting...here is a thread from two years ago...

http://www.botl.org/community/forums/showthread.php?t=21997

I don't have too many tubos, but the ones I do have just stay the way they came until I decide to smoke them (same with cello). Time will tell. I'd really like to get an opinion from a manufacturers standpoint.

:smokingbo

 

[Jfire]

And I still believe TUBOman has the best answer! :agreesmil

 

[thegoldenmackid]

I leave mine alone... haven't noticed any problems.

 

[Le Buzz]

it depends... if you want to preserve their freshness keep them in the tubes. If you want to "age" them... take em out

 

[jimjim99]

I just take of the cap.

 

[mobarbq]

Thanks for this thread. I have been picking up a few glass tubed ones at a distressed freight sales place here, and wasn't sure what was best to do with them. Ones I have had so far have just been so-so. Maybe some more aging is what they need.

 

[Thegreekone]

My Tat tubes (2 red and one black) are sitting outside my Viaje box, which is storing my Tat sampler at my B&M locker. 68/68 tem/hum

Thanks for all the feedback

 

[DieselDog]

I made the mistake of keeping the cedar wrap in the tube with a 3 yr. old Siglo VI, and the cedar flavor was over powering! I'll always take it out in the future, or leave the cap off!