The answer is yes. You want some room for a little air flow. May be why that RH is reading 46%. :-)
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I respectfully disagree. Cigars in full boxes will store just fine, I dont see any difference when they are placed in a humidor. I think there may be other reasons why his Rh is reading so low. Possibly a leak or unseasoned humidor. :-)
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Good point about the cigar boxes Bob. Scott (Shilala) taught me long ago to not let my sticks touch the back of my vinos (his exact words were, "it'll wreck them") and I've stuck that that train of thought ever since. Has worked wonderfully for me.
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The reason the humidity is so low is because I just finished stocking it up and rearranging.
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:-) :-) :-) I love how everyone was jumping to conclusions.
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Haha

I was thinking the same thing
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How were people "jumping to conclusions"? I just asked if 46% was his usual RH. :-)
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No not you Tom, but Mac and Bobarian were already trouble shooting about why it was so low which is great how everyone here cares about each other and the well being of their cigars. They just didn't think of the obvious answer IMHO
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Also the first pic is of the humidor open so logically he snapped a pic of it open then closed it and snapped another pic. Just saying :-)
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Check out the big brain on Brad!


You could learn a lot from Bob and Mac. Just saying.
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Who's Brad? and if that was directed at me I agree. I can learn a lot from Bob and Mac but that don't mean I can't give them a hard time about stuff.
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Enough of the banter, fellas. This thread is meant for Q&A.

:-)
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"Your a smart motha *****'er, that's right the metric system" - One of my favourite movies of all time... hehehe... (Pulp Fiction)


Anyways - Prior to opening it, both internal digi and built in humi were reading 65%. (I have the 65% beads)

I just went through (see some of my other posts) re-seasoning, and also taping the rim of my humidor to fix the seal leak... I believe I ha(ve)(d) it fixed.

This was only 2 days ago when I completed my re-seasoning, my new sticks came in the mail yesterday and I then filled er up as shown above.

I checked last night before going to bed and the humidity rose back up to 60% on the built in and 63% on the Xikar.

This morning it was 62% on the Xikar and 61% on the built in.

I am assuming I am good for now? I am watching over it on a daily basis to ensure that it did infact get properly seasoned and the numbers stay above 60%.

What is your opinion? New smokes could have been dry and are holding down the RH? Should I take them out and just put them in a tupperdor? During the whole reseasoning, seal issues I had them in a tupperdor and that thing is damn well fool proof.... If I keep having issues with the seal on this I am going to throw the humidor in the garbage, cry myself to sleep the next night and go and buy a coolerdor....

....At least I can then tell the girlfriend why I need to buy more cigars this way :-):-)
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60-65% ish is fine, IMO.

It can take time for the humidity in a humidor to adjust after adding/removing large quantities of cigars. Also, celophaned cigars tend to acclimate more slowly, so I wouldn't obsess over it.

A common point of leakage on glass top humidors is the molding that holds the glass in place. A lot of them are just nailed in place and aren't sealed.
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Jeff I recommend just going ahead and getting yourself a coolidor and then you can hold way more sticks. Trust me it will fill up fast :-)
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Just to underscore what Adam said -- it can take weeks for a humidor to settle down and reach an equilibrium after any changes.
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I had a great tat series p tonight but as I was taking off the band there was some glue stuck to the wrapper and it tore a little. Any advice on how to remove the band if there is excess glue?
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Sometimes smoking the cigar for a bit will help -- the heat can loosen the glue. If the wrapper does tear you can always touch it up with a little pectin (the glue often used in manufacturing cigars). You can buy pectin from many sources, including many cigar retailers, BOTLs, etc. You can also make your own, if you are so inclined.
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Hi! :-) Newbie here. I have been smoking cigars for almost 3 months now. Unfortunately, i don't have that many choices here. Specially the cheap ones. Right now, i'm only smoking Quorums. I tried the Partagas No. 4 once and it was really good. :-)
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Pick up some samplers from one (or more) of the online retailers -- will allow you to try a wide variety of cigars for a reasonable price.
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