Proper humidity

[philiprob]

Outer wrapper on cigars tend to start unwrapping after lighting up. Is that due to too much or too little humidity? I try to keep humidor at 70degrees and 65% humidity. I also generally leave cigars in wrappers. Any suggestions?? Thanks.

[badwhale]

Outer wrapper on cigars tend to start unwrapping after lighting up. Is that due to too much or too little humidity? I try to keep humidor at 70degrees and 65% humidity. I also generally leave cigars in wrappers. Any suggestions?? Thanks.

Hi. I'm Will, I'll be your customer service representative today.

If they're Gurkha perfectos, it doesn't matter what you keep them at. They fall apart.

Maybe you're cutting too much off the end? If your settings are accurate, you shouldn't have any trouble. Also, by "leave cigars in wrappers" I assume you mean cellophane.

Will

[kingbeefy]

I actually remove the wrappers. Binder and filler only, that's how I roll.

[philiprob]

Live in San Antonio, and buy cigars from Finck Cigar Company here. Company has a sales store with controlled humidity, keeping cigars fresh. Buy mine by the bundle or box, and normally get the cheaper ($1.50-1.75 each) kinds. Leave them in the individual wrappers, but remove the bundle celophane wrapper. As I said, they seem to get dry and thus the wrapper peels away while smoking. Any suggestions?? Thanks again.

[badwhale]

Live in San Antonio, and buy cigars from Finck Cigar Company here. Company has a sales store with controlled humidity, keeping cigars fresh. Buy mine by the bundle or box, and normally get the cheaper ($1.50-1.75 each) kinds. Leave them in the individual wrappers, but remove the bundle celophane wrapper. As I said, they seem to get dry and thus the wrapper peels away while smoking. Any suggestions?? Thanks again.

My guess, based on the above info, is poor construction. What is the color of your ash when you smoke them? If it's nearly all black, they are too dry. If they split while smoking, they're too wet.

Get a 5er of something more expensive (doesn't have to be super premium), and smoke 1 a month. I bet you don't have any problems, that is if your humidor is reading correctly.

Will

[philiprob]

So too much moisture causes splitting or wrapper breaking? In other words better to be too dry than moist. If so, my guage showing 65% is off.

[badwhale]

So too much moisture causes splitting or wrapper breaking? In other words better to be too dry than moist. If so, my guage showing 65% is off.

Yes, or shitty cigar manufacturing.

Will