RH 65% or 70%

[guado]

I'm with 8-5-8 on this. I prefer my smokes on the dryer side. I keep my humis at around 60-63%, and will even pre-cut, and dry-box certain cigars, before I light 'em.

CAO's especially seem to like a lower RH. If you've ever had a cigar that seems to burn hot, and have a quite a bit of harshness, try letting them dry out a bit.

IMO burning hot and being harsh is relative to being TOO dry.

[MadAl]

I prefer 65, just like the burn and flavor at that level

[cigar no baka]

I think I know why B&M's keep their humidity at 70%. Even seen someone walk into the humidor and start finger-fucking every cigar in sight? If the cigars were at 65%, they'd get a lot more split wrappers than they already do.

I speak of finger-fucking from lots of first-hand viewing at my B&M, where I hang out a lot. I'd say half the customers come in and have to pick up every damn cigar that catches their eye, and if they put too much pressure on the wrapper, the cigar will go POP and the wrapper will crack. It would be much worse if they kept their humidor at 65%, it's bad enough at 70%.

[Monk]

I'm also a fan of the 65% range, any fluctuations keep the smoke smokeable the way I like em. I have had a few from a much higher humidity from say a B&M that I have let sit to actually dry out in the 65% so that they burn properly. I too have also heard that 70% is better for ageing but I'm not convinced.

-W.

[420seth]

70% is better. More moist is always better. A dry stick is no fun.

[drew_goring]

70% is better. More moist is always better. A dry stick is no fun.

WRONG!

Dumbass!

[basil]

WRONG!

Dumbass!

Straight up.

[mauied1101]

70% is better. More moist is always better. A dry stick is no fun.

I don't think he's talking about cigars at this point...

[tbroadley]

OK I give what does iSOM spell out?

[MadAl]

OK I give what does iSOM spell out?

Island South of Miami

[mauied1101]

I keep mine around 65 - and that's just the beads talking. Like folks have mentioned, it's all preference - and some folks like to keep their ISOMs at a lower RH than other sticks.

As for the B&Ms - I think it's also the traffic - and how much/how long you keep the humidor closed versus constantly opening/closing it.

[BigMacFU]

63-65%, especially for ISOMs. 70% leads to burn problems.

[Shelby07]

my 2 cents worth... 63-65%

[Leeroy_Fan]

my two humidors are sitting pretty at 64 and 65 rh. Then i have a tubador for my Isoms at around 58 rh

[420seth]

70%, is best. I live in a real dry climate. Must keep em high and go from there.

[dHUTCH]

It comes down to personal preference..... We can arugh over what weight oil to run in our cars to. 5W-30, 10W-30. There really is no wrong answer to this question. Some guys like it around 65ish and some like theirs around 70ish. My beads keep my humidor at 68% almost all the time. That rh seems to work for me, so I dont mess with em.