Help!

**Roger** · 06-12-2009, 01:11 PM

Would it be possible to "quarenteen" the one in a ziploc type bag and put it in the humidor or would that particular cigar or cigars be affected by the humidity in the humidor? Good luck on that. Roger.

**Shelby07** · 06-12-2009, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Roger

Would it be possible to "quarenteen" the one in a ziploc type bag and put it in the humidor or would that particular cigar or cigars be affected by the humidity in the humidor? Good luck on that. Roger.

Wouldn't want to do that. I need to kill the little bugger. Freezing is the only way. I don't know whether any other cigars have been attacked, so I'm freezing anything loose also. If that weren't an issue I'd just smoke the one with the hole in it.

Protein!

**Shelby07** · 06-15-2009, 01:08 PM

This is the first time I had to resort to freezing cigars so I was curious about how they'd hold up. Took them out of the freezer and into the fridge yesterday and figured, for the sake of experimentation, I'd smoke one this morning. I could find no adverse effects. Burn was fine, moisture content was fine (spongy, no bitterness or hard draw) and flavors were just what I expected.

We have one of those kitchen vacuum food savers, so I put the cigars in the bag and suctioned ALMOST all of the air out before hitting the seal button. There was just enough room in the bag for the cigars to be loose. If you ever have to freeze loose cigars and have one of these gadgets they work great!

**nhcigarfan** · 06-15-2009, 06:48 PM

I say it's time for a good ol college smoke session. The bugs can get them if they are burnt.

**MasterCylinder** · 06-20-2009, 12:25 PM

So I've been keeping a close eye on my little humi since it tends to be a little high in humidity this time of year and I have no way of regulating the temperature in my room (have a radiator which will not turn off for the life of me...), and sure enough, I got bugs. I havn't noticed any holes, but I saw a critter roaming around - being unfamiliar with the fauna here in the UK, I was guessing it could have been a random bug, but thought I would check everything else just to be sure. And there were several - fitting the description of early stage beetles. So, my little humi holds all my ISOMs (including two pre-embargos I was saving for graduation...) and they are now all in the freezer.

Now here's my question, my little humi is your normal cedar-lined humidor - what should I be using to clean this puppy out?

**MasterCylinder** · 06-20-2009, 12:31 PM

They're in my big humi too! half the ones in there are in cellophane and other half not - do you reckon the ones in cellophane will be okay and I can keep out of the freezer? I'm just not sure I have the freezer space for all these cigars...

**craig** · 06-21-2009, 01:39 AM

Cello does squat to stop beetles - they eat cello. However, they don't eat plastic, so you can isolate cigars/groups of cigars with ziplocks while you process them. Divide and conquer.

Spanish cedar is not beetle friendly. They shouldn't be able to eat the stuff, lay eggs there, or pupate or whatever. A good vacuuming with the crevice tool is all that is needed (unlike mould).

Good luck!