Beginner Questions (Ask Them Here!)

[688sonarmen]

No. If it is 100% distilled water it by itself will not be the cause of a mold problem. The material you put it on/in may have spores in it and cigars as well. To keep a mold problem down you should keep you RH below 70% and your temps down as well. Pushing a constant 80f and up can give you mold problems. I started off using the 50/50 mix but tossed it due to $ and wanting my RH lower (around 63-65%)

Okay, thank you. How do you keep your RH down that low? Mine is finally down to 70, after fighting with it when it was around 74-75%. I'd like a lower RH, but I'm not sure how to keep it that low.

[chippewastud79]

Originally Posted by B-RiZzY

Okay, thank you. How do you keep your RH down that low? Mine is finally down to 70, after fighting with it when it was around 74-75%. I'd like a lower RH, but I'm not sure how to keep it that low.

Heartfelt or HCM Beads.

[688sonarmen]

Heartfelt beads.

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...Humidity+Beads

Also stop here and post an intro http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=7

Originally Posted by 688sonarmen

Heartfelt beads.

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...Humidity+Beads

I will be picking up some of these soon. Do I only need one? And how long do they last?

Originally Posted by 688sonarmen

Also stop here and post an intro http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=7

Done, thank you!

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by B-RiZzY

I will be picking up some of these soon. Do I only need one? And how long do they last?

There is a calculator on the Heartfelt site.

I have been using Heartfelt beads for over 5 years.

Oh, I think I get the gist of these. These appearantly replace my humidifier that's in there currently?

[bobarian]

Yes.

Okay, thank you very much. I will be picking these up soon.

[hyewiz]

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this,

I like to know if anyone knows Cigar accessory stores In Montreal, I need to purchase Cigar Punch.

Thank you

[CigarJut]

When storing smokes in my humidor, should I take them out of the plastic or leave it on?

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by CigarJut

When storing smokes in my humidor, should I take them out of the plastic or leave it on?

Personal preference. The cello is there to protect the wrapper, however it is porous so it will allow some airflow. I usually leave it on.

[CigarJut]

Ok I have a torch lighter that I bought and use to light all my smokes. I was at an event this weekend where a guy saw me smoking and asked if he could get a light. I proceed to give him my lighter and he said “oh you don’t use matches, never mind” and walked away. So my question is do matches really provide a better experience?

[Remo]

Originally Posted by CigarJut

Ok I have a torch lighter that I bought and use to light all my smokes. I was at an event this weekend where a guy saw me smoking and asked if he could get a light. I proceed to give him my lighter and he said “oh you don’t use matches, never mind” and walked away. So my question is do matches really provide a better experience?

Some people prefer matches, others lighters. I would seriously doubt that triple or quintuple refined butane has much or any more negative effect on a cigar than a match.....guy sounded like a tool, bring your own fookin matches azzhat!!

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by Remo_5_0

...guy sounded like a tool, bring your own fookin matches azzhat!!

What a d!ckhead.
Anybody that pompous doesn't deserve a light.

[NCRadioMan]

Probably the kind of moron that has no idea how to work a torch lighter and didn't want to embarrass himself. There are many more than you would think.

If anyone tells you they can taste the butane from using a lighter, it's in their head because butane is odorless and tasteless.

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by CigarJut

Ok I have a torch lighter that I bought and use to light all my smokes. I was at an event this weekend where a guy saw me smoking and asked if he could get a light. I proceed to give him my lighter and he said “oh you don’t use matches, never mind” and walked away. So my question is do matches really provide a better experience?

Nope. Fire is fire, it is highly unlikely that the tobacco leaf knows the method of combustion.

FWIW some people will only smoke cigars rolled on the thighs of virgins. This guy sounds like he may be one of those smokers.

[chachee52]

I know a guy that will only light a cigar with a burning piece of cedar. He won't even use a match because of the tip of the match isn't just wood.
Just as long as my cigar gets lit some how, I'm a happy man!

[Blak Smyth]

I know a few people who are completely clueless about cigars and they have asked "you can only use wooden matches to light, right?". It is a common myth amoungst non-smokers it seems.

[jluck]

What time of year is the tobacco harvest in Cuba? How long from harvest to earliest production?

Does anyone have a comprehensive life cycle of a tobacco leaf from seed to cigar?