A hello from Somerset

[Ben4watches]

This seems to be the thing to do and the place to do it I thought I had better say hello.

As you would guess from my username my name is Ben and come from and reside in Somerset.

Being at present a fairly infrequent cigar smoker, I tend to buy my cigars as and when I am going to enjoy one, usually mainstream stuff From Montechristo, Romeo and the like. Because of the way I currently smoke cigars I don't have a humidor for storage or for that matter a cutter as I get it done in store.

So, looking to get these shortly (Xmas pressie to myself) and will probably go with a small humidor and run it with Bovida bags as it appears to be the simplest way for a beginer like myself. As for a cutter, well I am open for suggestions. Quite happy to spend a decent amount assuming you get what you pay as I would like it to do a good job and the blades to retain their edge.

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

[PeeJay]

Welcome to the obsession Ben and the slippery slope to being broke! You'll get lots of opinions on here but most of us will recommend a Xikar or Palio cutter.

[Trickle]

Welcome Ben. Where in Somerset do you live? I lived in Yeovil for 10 years, my mum is still there.

[MrMaduro]

Welcome Ben! A flurry of advice will follow shortly I assure you! My 2 pence worth, a nice inexpensive desktop humidor will suffice until you know if you have the bug or not and want to start a serious collection. If you do carry on (which I expect you will!) the desktop Humi can still be used alongside a larger unit to house odd singles or a rolling smoke stock.

As for cutters, start out with a cheap basic guillotine cutter and also experiment with a punch. Work out what's best for you, then if you feel like it, but a nice one when you know what you really want.

Enjoy your time here, it's a good place to be!

[Wigan]

Welcome to the obsession Ben and the slippery slope to being broke! You'll get lots of opinions on here but most of us will recommend a Xikar or Palio cutter.

Don't listen to him, he is practically senile
Punch all the way!

Oh and hi

[oskihen]

Hi Ben and welcome ,, xikar cutter and a punch all bases covered then .

A great bunch of blokes on here and a great forum enjoy !!!!

[ValeTudoGuy]

Welcome, I say don't scrimp On a cutter and just get a Xikar. Relating to a humi, I would be tempted to go 2nd hand on eBay, especially if you can find one that's collection only within your travel distance.

[sheppsea]

Welcome

I would agree its not worth getting a cheap cutter (or punch/v-cutter) if you're going to get serious about the hobby, I had a cheap cutter at first and it soon started going blunt and ripping rather than cutting my cigars - it ruined quite a few cigars so in that sense my Xikar Xi1 has paid for itself

[mightyred]

Welcome Ben..for what its worth my preference is for a punch. I'll echo what everyone else says welcome to the slippery slope.

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[TonyN]

Hi Ben
Welcome to the forum in my opinion don't be in a rush to buy a cutter, look around plenty to choose from spend the money once on a cutter
you like, like a few have said already you won't go wrong with xikar and the palio.
As for humidors always go a bit bigger than you need you'd be surprised how quickly you cab fill one up once you begin buying.

[Scott]

Welcome to the forum buddy, there are some nice guys on this site so have fun.

[SmokeyDave]

Hi and welcome to the obsession

A small desktop is always nice to start with, then if you get the bug and a bigger humi you can use the small one for current smokes.

As for cutters, I have tried a few different ones and the two Xikar I have been outstanding.

I tried a punch, for small ring gauge cigars it works well but for big beasties (48+ RG) I found the hole too small and got a lot of tar buildup.

But, part the fun in this hobby is acquiring gadgets

[Makaron]

Welcome Ben to forums.

[TJCoro]

Who Said That?

Hi and Welcome!

Jay, Ray Jay


HEY! THAT'S MY LINE!


Haha! I guess you and senor serious will have to come up with a new one!

[jim_twin]

Hi and welcome Ben [emoji4] loads of info on here, I was in your boat when I started, went with a Tupperware box and bovedas to start did the job great until I was ready to buy my first proper humidor!