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OK, yes the title is fairly accurate. Time for the backstory and hopefully some help. I modified the large plastic rectangular sponge humis in my humidor to hold RH beads. With a little help from a small screwdriver and some patience with a dremel tool, the results were quite nice. Click...

Now that the weather has finally dropped below too-frickin-hot here, I'm in need of a portable cigar ashtray to put in my backpack for those before-class sessions at school. Let me clarify: I already own a Palio and a Xikar, and neither of them I find well-suited for the task of a cigar rest...

Through a bit of a miscommunication between myself and an online vendor, I was accidentally charged and shipped a box of El Centurians (5x50) that arrived today. I was wondering if anyone had fallen in love with these yet. I have to admit that while I still claim Patelia as my homeland right...

The Observation: A friend at work recently had a baby, and since we do live in a cigar town, he had some class and did not serve up the traditional $20 box of "Congrats!" dog rockets. No sir, he offered up a mighty tasty pairing of a Macanudo Gold Label and an RP Vintage 1992. The...

OK all you wanna-be coleopterists, here's a question for you. I've seen the charts regarding how much time it would take at specific temperatures to kill beetles. However, most documentation I've found regarding how long at at certain temps are a little too high. I've got access to some...

OK, so we've all bantered back and forth regarding cello or no cello (a.k.a. naked or not naked), but since I'm now buying cigars by the bundle/box, I think I'll have some around for a few months, and some that I've bought recently (Gurkha and 5 Vegas) have the cedar wrappers around the smokes...

Hello, On average, most of my buddies own 75-150ct sized humis, and I have a few questions to pose to the community to get a general consensus and some feedback. What do you put your beads in, and is any particular storage medium easier or harder to recharge the beads? I'm just ordered a...

After sitting back and reading hundreds of reviews on Cigars, there seems to be one thing in common that has struck me as very odd recently, and I want to get to the bottom of it, as I have found the exact same thing as many others have. What is the real reason that seemingly every single good...

I grabbed my last Fonseca Cubano Limitado out of my traveldor, and after a quick beheading by the headsman Palio I took a quick pre-draw. That is when the disappointment began, for this was one of my favorite cigars, and it had a horrible draw. After a quick discussion with the headsman Palio...

Interesting humidor here. Anyone know the history behind the packaging? And yes, it was brought to me empty. - Garilla

OK, so we've all read the nasty propeganda the Government wants to spew regarding the dangers of Cigar smoking. For example: "The smoke from cigars and cigarettes contains many of the same toxins and irritants (such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, hydrogen cyanide, and ammonia), as well as a...

OK, you Patelaholics (you know who you are...) I noticed that Rockys site is now online, and it's a nice one to check out the more common lines of his smokes. However, another Patelian coworker and I are really looking to try out some/none/all of the following lines (all hyperlinked for your...

C'mon, all of us humidor owners have one...You know, that special shelf/tray that you only store your go-to smokes. The daily favs, you know them well, your personable dependable smokes you'll enjoy without a doubt. I lovingly refer to it as "Death Row". Any smoke from that shelf/tray is more...

Have a question for you Humi gurus out there. For an upgrade, I just purchased a decent sized Humi from Tampa Humidor, and I seasoned it according to the directions. It holds RH very well with The Puck (thanks Mark!). The only issue I have now is the rather overpowering cedar smell inside...

Those of you who may be in the corporate IT world or have access to a computer Data Center, it happens to make a decent room for a humidor. I've got a room right next to the Data Center that maintains an exacting 70 degrees, and about 60% RH. Not much of a battle for my work humidor to keep...