Cigars/Tube Cigars Humidity Life
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Question
I'm going out of the country for a wedding and bringing some cigars for the occasion, but won't have access to a humidor. How long can a tubed cigar stay humid, if not kept in a humidor?
Days - weeks, it depends on the humidity outside, as tubes are not the greatest.
Put them in a zip lock bag and they will stay for 2 weeks for sure.
Be sure to lock it properly.
More protection? Put one zip lock inside another zip lock and seal them up.
20 years ago to test this-
I put cigars in a zip lock bag on my dresser and smoked one after 1 week and it was fine. I smoked another one after 2 weeks and it was still fine. After three weeks the next one was getting a little crunchy. That is in Anaheim California where humidity is usually around 50% average.
MJR
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M J Robbins
Expertise
Retailer of cigars and acc. since 1979. Cigars - I've smoked most including Cubans. Humidors- Testing humidors all the time. Selling humidors for 30 years. Pipes - I imported Briar and Meerschaum also repaired them in the 1980's. Lighters- Zippo distributor 30 years, expert in repair of old and new lighters although I haven't repaired an antique lighter in 15 years. Repaired thousands of butane lighters.
Experience
30 years importing and selling retail and wholesale Pipes lighters,cigars and humidors.
Designed and developed the only state of the art refirgerated mobile cigar humidor and the largest mobile cigar store in the USA.
Repaired 50,000 pipes and lighters in the last 30 years.
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RTDA
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Education/Credentials
2 years Fullerton jr college
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