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Expert: - 8/14/2009


Question

box of cohiba
Can i just wrap the box with a wet toilet? Wouldn't that humidify them enough?

Answer
A wet towel will grow mold and ruin the cigars.
Get a Boveda immediately.
OR
Take a few cigars out put them in a zip lock bag where they will stay fresh for 2 weeks.
Wrap up the box in a big zip lock bag and do not open it till you need cigars to refill the bag.
Then they might stay fresh of 1 month or more.
Put a Boveda right in the box and then seal it up in a zip lock bag and you will have them fresh for 3 months maybe more?

I tested the wet towel outside and inside the box 25 years ago and mold grows plus the humidity is uncontrolled and the cigars could get too moist.

MJR
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    Commentthat was quick. and very explicite. thank you.


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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. BR>
Organizations
RTDA IPCPR

Education/Credentials
2 years Fullerton jr college

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