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    Try to keep my humidors at 65 to 70 percent, but wrapper most often cracks and peels off while smoking. Is that too much or too little humidity?

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    too much
    The powers that be might take it all away
    Together we burn, together we burn away

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    Thanks badwhale. I have removed all sources of moisture, sponge and humdipaks, and will see what happens. Dewpoint around here is always around 60+ anyway. Frustrating. Appreciate your comment.

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    Quote Originally Posted by philiprob View Post
    Thanks badwhale. I have removed all sources of moisture, sponge and humdipaks, and will see what happens. Dewpoint around here is always around 60+ anyway. Frustrating. Appreciate your comment.
    While you're at it, you might want to calibrate your hygrometer.

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    In my short experience I have found that removing a cigar from the humidor and placing it in a non humidified box for a day or two helps prevent that. I think it's called dry boxing. I use a nice cedar lined box that a shipment of sticks came in.

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    Yep, dry-boxing works....so does keeping your rh closer to 65%. I prefer the taste and smoking characteristics at the lower rh levels.

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    High humidity was a mistake I made early. It made for lots of hard to keep lit, quick to get bitter, wrapper splitting, mediocre smoking experiences.

    63-65 gives me good times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ashauler View Post
    Yep, dry-boxing works....so does keeping your rh closer to 65%. I prefer the taste and smoking characteristics at the lower rh levels.
    Depends on your smokes too.

    Cuban...easily 62.

    Fuente and others...at least 65-70 max.

    Odd, isn't it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by grateful1 View Post
    Depends on your smokes too.

    Cuban...easily 62.

    Fuente and others...at least 65-70 max.

    Odd, isn't it!
    I keep all my stuff the same, between 60-65......maybe I'll have to make a temp set-up and isolate my Fuente's to see if I notice a difference. I enjoy them now, but if they can be better.....

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