Dry boxing

[Specialized_j]

This practice is new to me, I get the reasoning but how do you know how long for?

Also would it work for a tubo if I left it on the desk for a bit?

[Donny]

I think as with most things in this hobby a lot comes down to trial and error. The consensus looks to be 24-48 hours but if you're happy with your RH then you should be good to go.
The tubos would likely hold onto the moisture a little longer at the foot.
But I'm fairly new still so wait for one of the more seasoned members maybe

[Specialized_j]

Cheers Donny, I think you're right about trial and error.

[TJCoro]

Don't Do That!

Cheers Donny, I think you're right about trial and error.

I once "dry boxed" a few H.Upmann tubos ...FOR 15 YEARS!!!

They are currently in the Intensive Care section of don TJ's massive unit.

So, from my trial and error study - 15 years is too long to dry box puros. Lesson learned.



Bag boy

[smokey joe]

Dry boxing

Experiment with a hygrometer in the dry box with your cigars, check daily. Ambient levels vary & will affect the process. The RH in my home sometimes fluctuates as much as 25% in a day.

A sound method might be to have a good humidor setup as a dry box, a more stable environment than a cigar box. I have read elsewhere that it can take as much as a week for a cigar to reduce its moisture content.

Hope this is useful [emoji106]

[TJCoro]

STOP THE MADNESS!

Experiment with a hygrometer in the dry box with your cigars, check daily. Ambient levels vary & will affect the process. The RH in my home sometimes fluctuates as much as 25% in a day.

A sound method might be to have a good humidor setup as a dry box, a more stable environment than a cigar box. I have read elsewhere that it can take as much as a week for a cigar to reduce its moisture content.

Hope this is useful [emoji106]

Mama-Mia! You're making me head hurt, Chico Joe!

NO WONDER I never dry box!!! (Well, except for the 15-year experiment noted in an above post.)

Bag Boy

[SHAMZ84]

I've still don't understand why people would dry box....wouldn't you simply store your cigars with less humidity?

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[TJCoro]

Dry Boxing Day!

I've still don't understand why people would dry box....wouldn't you simply store your cigars with less humidity?

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Oh dear, dear boy...so young; so much to learn.

Now, pull up a chair and let me tell you a little story about a boy named Rudolph, the boy who wouldn't dry box his sticks. As a result, none of the other boys would let poor Rudolph play in any dry box games. (Sad)





Actually, that's EXACTLY what I do - don TJ's massive unit is set at 65% and I have never come across a puro that required "dry boxing." So, I'm with you mate!

Boy, Bag Boy

[Specialized_j]

Thanks for the responses all. I wasn't sure if it's something worth doing, seems it's not something everyone does.

@TJ 15 years is just a bit longer than I was thinking

[thedame007]

Yes, this is not something i do as an everyday practice, it was something that allowed me to determine whether over-humidification was making my cigars burn badly, and taste rather sour. As a result i switched from 69 to 65 and i have not had to dry box another cigar since.

[Shaun]

I've still don't understand why people would dry box....wouldn't you simply store your cigars with less humidity?

Because they age and smoke better at different humidity apparently.

[TJCoro]

Keeping it simple!

Because they age and smoke better at different humidity apparently.

So they say, chico. Just seems like a lot of trouble to me, TBH. Like I said earlier, don TJ's humidors, including his massive unit, are set at 65% and I've never had to dry box a stick. And that works fine for me. Maybe not for others, but it does for me. (Nice!)

Bag Boy