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    Tight draw on Padilla's????

    Hi Gang, I have tried several Padilla Obsidians and they all have a tight draw...I have an Aristocrat Humidor which stays at 68/66 and everyone I try is really hard to draw through....I used my Henry Tool, but after 3 puffs it blocks up...Does anyone else have this problem????? :hn
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    Does Gurka make a barber pole cigar?

    A friend of mine told me yesterday that he smoked a Gurka Barber Pole or Twist........Anybody try one????
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    Newb orders new Aristocrat!!!

    Well gang, It has happened....started out with 125ct humi from Thompson along with some bad sticks, went to a large coolador, then a 1200ct cabinet humi....On the 1st of July I called Bob Staebell and ordered an aristocrat 48....Holds 60+ boxes and a draw that holds 2-300 sticks and I got the...
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    Unhappy with Humidor purchase!!

    I received a new humidor about 10 days ago from cheaphumidors.com it was made in China and the door falls off every time I open it...I contacted cheaphumidors and they said to screw in the hinge screw tightly, I already new that but a cabinet maker said they bored the holes in the door that the...
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    Need help with new Moist-N-Aire Humi !!!

    Hi Folks, Just bought a new cabinet humidor from Cheaphumidors (1200 count),and also a Moist-N-Aire humidifier from Rob at Taboo....Humidor had no instructions with it other packing list.....so like other cedar humi's I wiped down all the spanish cedar with distilled water.....I then filled the...
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    Need help with new Moist-N-Aire & Humi ?

    Hi Folks, Just bought a new cabinet humidor from Cheaphumidors (1200 count),and also a Moist-N-Aire humidifier from Rob at Taboo....Humidor had no instructions with it other packing list.....so like other cedar humi's I wiped down all the spanish cedar with distilled water.....I then filled...
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    What is a CS coupon ???

    Just ordered a Moist-N-Aire Humidifier from Rob at Taboo....He wrote a note on my invoice stating to put my CS Coupon on my order for the discount???? He did give me the discount anyway, but I'll be ordering cigars from him quite often....But don't know where I find the CS Coupon..HELP.. Thanks...
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    Humidor temps getting high????

    Todays temp was in the ninety's, In all my humidors/coolidors the RH has been between 65-69, but temps have been up to 80 in one and 74-78 in the other two....what can I do to lower temps???? I assume 70 is the perfect temp???? My cigars tend to be moist as evidenced by tight draws and some...
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    Need coolidor help ????

    Hi Folks, I have a 68qt Rubbermaid coolidor with 2 8oz bags of heartfelt beads....I have two hygro's in it which read 65% and I did salt tests on both of them....Cigars are too moist and I can't smoke them due to hard draws, and can't keep 'em lit...they also feel mushy when I squeeze...
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    Good news from CI !!!!!!!

    I got an email last nite from CI saying that in honor of the Cigarfest '08 they have a box of cigars (nearly all leading brands), 20 cigars in all that would sell for 188.00, at the bargain rate of 59 bucks.....sooooooo as usual I hit the buy button....could not pass this one up....:tu
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    Problem with wrapper unravelling!

    I have one humidor and one coolador, both with beads, both with 65% RH...Some of my cigars from the coolador will start to unravel from the lit end of the cigar...On occasion, the wrapper cracks a bit while I'm smoking, and at times they are hard to draw on....I have just started to dry box them...
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    Perdomo Inmensa....Unreal

    Wow, I bought 10 of these big babies (6x70) ring gauge as more of a conversation piece and to get some laughs...But, this cigar is great!!! A mild/med, taste creamy with some spice, and talk about smoke rings that are silky.....I smoked just one so far and left a nub about 3/4" long...The...
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    Dry box cigars before smoking??

    My coolador has a constant RH of 66% using Heartfelt beads....When I take cigars out to smoke lately, they have a hard draw....They feel like their perfect ? I read a post from someone that says he dry boxes them for a day or so prior to smoking....Does anyone else do this??? Thanks :ss
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    Who would vote for longer caps on cigars?

    Although new to custom stogies, I sure wish the caps were another 1/4 longer, especially on the torps and pyramids...I had a Diablo that came with a sampler pack I got from TC about two months ago and I snipped the tip not more than 1/4" and it immediately came unwrapped....so I took the second...
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    The Devil site got me again!!!

    Today the devil site has Felipe Icons at 39.95 a box!!!! I said no more this month, but you know, a $200.00 box for 40 bucks....soooooooo I hit the bid button again.....as a noob I am addicted to that place, and CI, and Taboo, and Famous, and so on :D
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    What's the biggest ring size???

    I really like the cigars with big ring sizes....just ordered 10 Inmensa by Perdomo 6x70....Is this about the limit ???? Have not seen anything on the websites any bigger...Just curious :ss
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    Just ordered a Savoy Hygrometer

    Anyone out there that has a Savoy??? I'd appreciate any info on this...I ordered from Holt's....Thanks, Wally :) P.S. This is a digital
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    Purchasing cigars online...where?

    Being a noob, my nearest B&M is 30 miles away and I have been using the internet to order my cigars. I've used Thompson, CI, Famous, TNT and the last order from Taboo....Have you found any of these to be bad?? Any other recommendations appreciated........Thanks :)
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    Drawpoker Cigar Tool

    I have had about four cigars out of the last 30 that were very hard to draw. Notably Cohiba, Macanudo and Montecristo...I purchased the tool with my first cigar sampler pack from TC. The tool seemed to work well for me, but only when I poked two or three holes through the stick.....Anyone have a...
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    Three winners in a row !!!!

    This noob has been getting mostly Sampler packs and singles at local B&M....I've had three winners in a row....Maxx (The Fix), Onyx Reserve, and the Saint Luis Rey !!! All great smokes, I'm finally finding some good keepers. :) P.S. All have large ring size which I prefer.
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