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Once or twice a month, and usually around 11 I head up to the B&M, get on the wifi and spark a couple sticks.

Correct, there is no air exchange. The RH drops because the cooling plate of the Peltier element is condensing the moisture. The more it runs the more humidity it turns into liquid. If you need to run the Vino a lot, you'll need humidification that can quickly replace it.

I would guess that cigars (if you want to call them cigars) that are made from HTL probably have additives. Like White Owls and such. But everything handmade with real tobacco leaf should only have what momma nature put in there.

once you have the beads you will see a big difference i think. Also, just opening your humidor up doesn't mean it will dry out, it could make it worse. There are times throughout the year that the room I have my vinotemp in has a higher RH than the humi. Putting the dry beads in there will get...

OK. Well another thought is the wrappers aren't dry but too wet, as in they are bursting once they get hot. They will still look flakey etc.. But when the the cigar is over humidified, you will see the cigar swell as the moister heats up and the wrapper may split. How long are you waiting...

First thing you should do is test your hygro to make sure it accurate. Do a search for "Salt Test" to learn how to do this. I seen digitals that are off as much as +-5%. I think you'll find after a while that you'll like a little lower RH for your cigars. I shoot for somewhere in the 63-65...

Just thought of another way. You could buy one of those Johnson external thermostats and set it to what ever.

UPS is the only way I think. It doesn't worry me. I look in my Vino at least once a day, so a temp reset isn't usually a problem.

Here is the easiest way to suck moisture out... Set the Vino really low, like as low as it will go. This will cause the Peltier element to condense moisture out of the air fast. Funnel that condensate into a container and discard every day. This will dry out the beads. Once the beads are white...

I smoke in my car just about everyday, rain or shine. Just like at home, don't care it it's hot or snowing, I'll be out there at least once a day to get my cigar on. My drive to work is usually under 30 min, so most car smoking is a pipe. I will smoke a cigar on longer trips, no problem. I...

:tpd: Sometimes I already have a cigar in mind and nothing else will do. Many other times I sit there talking to myself, "this, no not that... had that a couple days ago..bleh bleh bleh". If people were watching they'd think I had issues :D:D:D.

:tpd::tpd::tpd: This is what I use.

For short term storage, meaning going to be smoked and not intentionally aged, I would leave the cello on. For boxes that you are intentionally storing longterm, I would take the cello off and then wrap the box tight, IMO. We've all seen the yellow or even brown cellos from aged cigars, as...

Hands down for me it is the TNT JDN Alts. Get the corona size, $27 a bundle. :tu:tu

It seems like most dry cured cigars come pre-cut, maybe that has something do with it. Maybe the wrappers are more brittle... I'm betting it goes back to tradition as well. A head cutting step was not part of production in times past, so why add it. It kind of cheapens the experience.

I keep all my beads in the bottom, in 2 pans that take up the entire floor space.

You can get real Absinthe right here in the US now. Kubler and Lucid are authentic to pre-ban recipes. I believe you are talking about T.A. Breaux, he is the modern absinthe master more or less. His Absinthes pretty much set the standard and they are priced as such. Maybe unfair for me to...

I would agree with this ranking, except I would't even bother with St. G's or Sirene. Do yourself a favor and get a bottle of Kubler 53. It's a liter bottle, and runs for about $49 in Baltimore, MD. Kubler is a Blanche Absinthe meaning it skips the coloring step, and is clear. The louch will be...

Re: Mtmouse shelves in transitional coolerador? Watch the sales, Target usually runs them for $149 every other month or so. Also, check eBay, I got mine for a song.

Smoked an Opus Robusto, with about a year on, at 8000 ft a couple weeks ago while in Granby, CO. I haven't smoked one since Christmas last year. Though I really enjoyed it, it did not blow me away they they have in the past. I still like them well enough, but what they deliver is no where near...