Humidity smoking conditions(outside)

[Big Stick]

Or does it not matter at all? Does it not affect the cigar that quick?
Just wondering, I dont post much soooooo

 

[interscape]

The light colored wrappers seem to take a beating here in the heat. I can not get through a Claro/ Connecticut with out it cracking, and crumbling. I am talking about Oliva Serie o, RP Connecticut, etc…. I am talking out in the full sun (I try to keep the stick in the shade as much as possible), 100 plus degrees and RH under 15%. The darker wrappers just seem more durable.

 

[StogieFarts]

I would think that high humidity could cause draw problems and give problems keeping the cigar lit, but I'll have to defer this question to the FOG's.

 

[Infinity]

Run spring water over the stick before cutting the cap, foot down. It dries fast and besides tasting better, it will stop the wrapper cracking.
Be careful not to get water in the cigar. Do a search, Wilkey has covered this.

Brian

The light colored wrappers seem to take a beating here in the heat. I can not get through a Claro/ Connecticut with out it cracking, and crumbling. I am talking about Oliva Serie o, RP Connecticut, etc…. I am talking out in the full sun (I try to keep the stick in the shade as much as possible), 100 plus degrees and RH under 15%. The darker wrappers just seem more durable.

 

[Ginseng]

When I'm going to be smoking in dry weather, cold weather, or a cigar that has a very thin, brittle wrapper (the NC Monte Afrique have a wrapper that splits if you look at it funny) I do the pre-rinse maneuver that Brian referenced above. A photo expose is forthcoming.

When smoking in damp or humid weather, you're really in a race against the moisture. I can get through a petit coronas or robusto without much trouble when smoking in my garage during a rain, but anything longer will invariably start to plug up as the humidity is effectively 100%. I can almost feel the cigar getting damper and damper as I smoke. I never try anything as big as a churchill or lancero anymore.

So, in a word, outdoors smoking conditions matter when at the extremes. However, there is a big region of temperature and humidity where most cigars will do just fine.

Wilkey

 

[Tapewormboy]

I prefer my smokes stored in lower humidity (60-63%)...to me they just taste better with less harshness and more distinct flavors. I had mentioned it before in a post long long ago, but I feel that the environment that you're smoking in affects the smoke significantly, if not just as much as storage conditions.

Personally I hate smoking during the summer months because it's so humid and the cigar ends up soggy, bitter, and harsh no matter how it was stored. Tastewise, sucking all that humid air through the stick results in it behaving similarly to an overhumidified cigar.

 

[Big Stick]

Thanks Guys ,

I know now why the Esg Robusto I was smoking a couple weeks ago started (in extreme heat conditions) started plugging up on me. She got all mushy. I had like 2 1/2 inches left on Her. Owell

When I'm going to be smoking in dry weather, cold weather, or a cigar that has a very thin, brittle wrapper (the NC Monte Afrique have a wrapper that splits if you look at it funny) I do the pre-rinse maneuver that Brian referenced above. A photo expose is forthcoming.

When smoking in damp or humid weather, you're really in a race against the moisture. I can get through a petit coronas or robusto without much trouble when smoking in my garage during a rain, but anything longer will invariably start to plug up as the humidity is effectively 100%. I can almost feel the cigar getting damper and damper as I smoke. I never try anything as big as a churchill or lancero anymore.

So, in a word, outdoors smoking conditions matter when at the extremes. However, there is a big region of temperature and humidity where most cigars will do just fine.

Wilkey