wrapper on or off?

[INT]

It's so dry here in Vegas I've found if it's not 68-70+ it's hard to get that nice oily sheen on them and they also start to crack in mid smoke. The air here is a freaking sponge. Suck the life right out of them soon as they come out to play.

When I was in Puerto Rico last month and it was low 80's and 70-80% humidity all the time...wow what a difference. My cigars look "healthy" if you catch my drift. I had a Lot 23 natural that was just shiny and dark, almost like a colorado wrapper. It burned so...damn...slow and the flavors lept out. What a difference.

[Ashcan Bill]

Originally Posted by mikeespo

i was reading it should be between 68% to 72% i wanted to bring it up to somewhere between that

That's a bit on the high side for me, but it really boils down to what humidity range you think your cigars smoke best in, not what others say or think. From a practical standpoint, you don't want to go much below the mid fifties, or the cigar will dry out and lose it's oils. Over seventy, and you risk mold. Anything in between is fair game.

Originally Posted by INT

It's so dry here in Vegas I've found if it's not 68-70+ it's hard to get that nice oily sheen on them and they also start to crack in mid smoke. The air here is a freaking sponge. Suck the life right out of them soon as they come out to play.

Odd. I keep mine in the low 60's range and seldom have problems with cracking or unraveling. Maybe Henderson is different than Vegas?