Hello Everyone,

I recently got a new humidor and am currently in the process of seasoning it as the instructions directed with distilled water and all that. My humidor will soon be ready for cigars and I had a few curious questions to make sure my cigars are in the best condition.

1) When buying cigars in plastic wrapping, glass tubes, etc.., is it better to remove the cigars from these packagings before putting them into the humidor? or does it not matter?

2) Is it bad for the cigars/humidity/humidor to leave a cigar cutters or lighters in the humidor?

3) What is the average shelf life for a cigar outside a humidor vs. inside a humidor? and how long is too long to keep a cigar in a humidor without smoking it?

4) Also, when adding distilled water to the humidor you don't actually pour it in the humidif do you?

These are just a few concerns I had for my cigars and new humidor and any help or insight on these issues would be greatly appreciated.

Thank You,

CigarFrank