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I will be in Iraq until June of next year, so I'd like to find the best solution for keeping my sticks nice and moist. Generally, I keep my cigars around 65%, but this is in a larger humidifier and in an environment that isnt nearly as dry. Let me start by saying Iraq is VERY hot and VERY dry...

Just wanted to drop in and say hi to my favorite community! So, I quit my job with the fire dept and I am now here in Al Asad Iraq until next june. :)

No idea who it was, but I was bombed from someone in Chester Springs, PA (Thanks Jon M). The ol' lady and I just enjoyed one of the delicious treats that you sent. We are both very appreciative of your kind gesture. We all know that times are hard right now, so little gifts like this go a...

Horrible habit, I know. Damn firemen got me hooked on it when I went through paramedic school. Anywho, I actually found that this is quite a pleasant taste. I really enjoy a Dr. Pepper with my cigars, and I find that dipping a small bit of snuff is similar (skoal straight) and brings out the...

Weather has been super dry here in the southwest (10% and lower), so as you can imagine, it's been tough to keep humidity in my humidor. My average readings have been right around 60%, often a couple points under. It probably doesn't help that I open my small humidor at least once a day. Even...

I came home today to find a relatively large box waiting for me addressed to 'resident'. I thought to myself, WTF is this? Maybe its anthrax or a bomb. Well, I opened it up and the first thing I saw was 'BOOM!' - lol. I had no idea this was coming, but I just received a big ass box of...

Custom job by Adam from Ballistic Advantage. It uses a Spikes Tactical .22lr bolt, modified a bit to run reliably with the 17hm2 round. I was originally going to get a .22lr setup, but decided on the .17hm2, as its far superior and still a whole lot cheaper than .223/5.56 (500 rounds for $45...

So, I seasoned my humidor again thinking that was the problem. This time I wiped it down good and left the sponge and a cup of water in it for 3 days. The first couple days it was well over 70%, but it has slowly been declining. I have not found it to be over 60% in the last 4-5 days. I have...

Had to go out of town yesterday so I figured it would be a good time to smoke the 7x50 that I received in a sampler pack. Let me mention that I am a noob and my palate is underdeveloped. I have yet to quite pick up the ability to detect the subtle taste differences, such as picking out nutty...

Rather than asking what your favorite cheap cigar, lets keep the price restraint to $2.50 per stick. As a noob, Ive found some favorites, including the Ashton Classic Corona, but as you can imagine, this is a bit expensive to smoke on a daily basis. I just finished up a Te Amo Toro, which...

After doing the salt test twice and getting somewhat different results, I decided to do it again for a full 24 hours. For this test, I used 1/2 cup salt and 1/4 cup water and mixed them into a coffee cup. I used the coffee cup method over the capfull, as it is my understanding a capfull can...

I have a nice little wood chest from "Hobby Lobby" that would be very nice as a humidor. I have no idea what kind of wood it is made of, and I'm sure we can be certain it's not spanish cedar. I figure, if it will work, that I would just store the cigars inside cigar boxes, within the chest...

Walmart has two brands of wireless hygrometers, the Acu-rite and "The weather channel" models. They are priced more or less the same, but any ideas on quality or accuracy of the humidity readings? One thing I liked a little more about the TWC model is that the wireless sensor is an oblong...

Since I am the uncreative type, I would love to see some of your coolidor's. The more unique, the better. Any of you have ceder lined cooldor's? How about your shelving setups? Post em' here!

I have been reading different ideas when it comes to how long you should leave a hygrometer in with the salt test. The post here suggests 4 hours, while others I have read have said 8-12 hours. I have done both and have come up with different results. The last test I did was a cap full for 4...

I am using the included disk that came with my 15 count $20 humidor and it seems to be struggling. Sure, its very dry right now, but my humidity is hovering around 60% at best as of today. I'm assuming the included cheap one is just that, cheap. I was looking at the Xikar disk that uses...

As a new smoker, I have basically been taking down everything I get my hands on, trying to find the perfect cigar for my current tastes. Alas, I have found it. This morning I was cleaning up the kitchen while the ol' lady was at church and decided to take out one of the Asthon's I received the...

I will be purchasing a humidor with a built n hygrometer that I can only assume does not have the ability to be removed. So, is the best way to simply throw in a calibrated hygrometer and note the difference between the two?

For a $2 stick, I must say that these aren't bad. I haven't seen very many posts after a search. Do any of you enjoy these as a daily smoke or a go to stick?

What is the lowest relative humidity you would allow your cigars to sit in a humidor? Let's assume you had problems keeping up the RH. When you would decide to move them to another storage device while you sort out your humidor issues? Also, should one worry if their new humidor is...