Joe, go home and get your Cugine Cigarbox…

Thanks for the video, was a big help for me 👍🏻

How did I end up on the Bob Ross channel? 😂

thank you for your video. It really helped me to set up my humudor. After the set up procedure and lets say after one month, how do you maintain the % of 67-70% of humudity? thanks in advance.

How often do you have to soak the humidor in water?

Hey great content Gary you might find this interesting or strange or crazy but I’m not a fan of humidors I just think of them as a money grab for cigar companies.. Iv been smoking cigars for almost 30 years and I’ve never used or owned an actual humidor and I actually prefer not too… here’s just a little background.. my grandfather was an electrical engineer for Penn electric by profession but a cigar enthusiast and maker by hobby and he had a great love for cigars and the passion for making cigars.. in the late 40s he was a retired US army veteran and a huge fan of Churchill, this is what got him into smoking cigars and making cigars as a young adult.. coming out of the war he also had a small farm in central Pennsylvania where he grew fermented aged and rolled his own cigars for 5 decades until his death… he had an old wooden box with a modified glass bottle attached to the inside for adding spirits or water etc.. it was dark red cedar lined on the inside but the box itself was mahogany oak and maple and it had beveled interior edge to make it air tight.. he would always say that humidors were just a marketing trick created by the cigar industry to force cigar smokers into buying higher priced humidifier products.. a manipulation tactic used on a vulnerable market in the early twentieth century and then an even bigger marketing push after the great depression as people were in fear of losing what little they had left.. cigars have been a dominant staple in society for centuries and have been a sign of wealth and luxury for most cigar smokers but at a relatively reasonable price point.. i used that old box for over a decade or so in my early years of cigar smoking and needless to say it did indeed keep my cigars from drying out or molding and keeps a RH of around 64% even in hot weather or cold weather situations like here in Pennsylvania where seasonal weather patterns change daily.. So I guess what I’m saying is that humidors are not a necessity at all for the preservation of cigars .. they are a necessity only because someone else says they are.. case in point, a tupperdor cost at most $25 + the cost of a few Boveda packs and they work absolutely amazingly for storing hundreds of cigars for periods of decades without having to worry about any major issues or problems, problems that most brand name humidors have and will continue to have in the future. i used that old box of my grandfathers for a long time before I gave it away to my cousin for his own new found love for cigars and it is still very much as good as it was 80+ years ago when my grandfather made it. now Myself with the introduction of the Perdomo wooden boxes I have 7 old wooden Perdomo boxes that hold 50 cigars each with one boveda 69RH pack in each box and Iv never had bugs or mold or any other issues with my cigars drying out… in fact it works great for my cigars and same for the people hundreds of years before the modern humidor was invented.. in fact before the modern desk top humidors were even invented by Zeno davidoff ( major cigar manufacturer)people would store their cigar in standard wooden boxes with a damp cloth at the bottom this method has worked and works as well or better than the modern humidors… I guess my question is why do cigar sellers and manufacturers try so hard to convince customers and swear up and down that you have to have a humidor to store cigars properly or you’re not doing it right? Who makes these rules and why are so many people judged by others for how they store their own cigars especially when the older ways have been proven to work better than newer humidors

Can’t wait to try em! Just ordered myself a 5 pack.

I can’t find this cigar I loved it

What do u do if u check your hunidor after 3 days and the humdity is reading 80 percent?

What do u do if after 3 days of having the sponge in there that u notice u have way too much humidity more than 75

Incredible, just incredible.

Thank you for this - I followed the steps and noticed within a few hours the needle was 65/66 ... so does this mean i still wait 3 days before stocking it?

Awesome

Just starting my first one. I'm assuming you remove the sponge after 3 days?

I strongly advise that everyone avoid the green florist foam. They are almost guaranteed to become moldy. Beads and/or Boveda packs are a far better choice.

I've been sampling non-Cuban cigars in 2022 and found ABT to be well balanced and flavourful. Not to mention well priced and available in Vancouver. Their "Prensado" Churchill, which won COTY-Cigar Offic.- 2011, is one of the richest cigars I have ever smoked. Found the finish on the "Tempus" to be milder, with good construction and consistency on the sticks smoked so far. Probably the best cigar brand right now for value, quality, construction and variety. Happy smoking...

Thanks lot

I have a Decade robusto waiting in my humidor; I can't wait to try it! If it's anywhere as satisfying as Rocky's delicious Sun Grown robusto, I'll be in for a treat!

This is about a 2-years before the Prensado Churchill was named cigar of the year in 2011, by Cigar Aficionado, a 96 rating.

had a arganese in humidor for 2 months and the wrapper is flaking off...

Thank you!

Just like…… …….. ……….

Step 1 - Throw out humidor. Step 2 - Buy tupperware with sealing gasket. Step 3 - Buy Boveda packs. Step 4 - Fill tupperware with cigars and Boveda packs. All done!

Great 👍

What does mildew look like. I have grayish stains on the wood, even after following similar steps to you. How do I get rid of those stains? Is the box a total loss?

So glad I found this video again, this dude showed me how to season my box when 1st got it.

Maduro, maduro my ash - You can clearly see how the leaf is being darkened earlier in the video. In fact, it only takes a little bit of water and/or a tiny bit olive oil to change up the color of a leaf... And it is passed as a "maduro"... despicable.

You seem like you can answer my question. I have dried out cigars which have been sitting in my unattended to humidifier for about 20 years. The are dry but not cracked. Can I rehydrate them? Thanks. Fred

He went to China and taught their workers how to make a humidor. Now they will soon begin to make these things for his competitors at a lower price rate. Because that is how it is when you go to China to produce a product.

"Already the wood is swelling" thats what she said, "i can feel how tight it is" and thats what she said 😂 great video man. the sponge worked great i had zero luck with the shot glass too.

I’ve watched this many times , never gets old.

One of my favourites. Very nice but oh so rare in the UK 🇬🇧

Does moisture get under the bag?

Why is the sponge soapy? clean was not found?

I'm sure you can do it too. Just look for Stodoys plans.

Thank you!

Thank you for the tips. I just acquired my first humidor. Very cool.

Thank you I will use your method for my first humidor

How often do you need to fill up the humidifier with distilled water?

Thank you

YES Gary!! 5:14 - "it's really wet and that's what we want."

terrible canuto

Jose is an awesome person......

thank you, very informative. I’m about to buy my first humidor

Hi I am from Armenia. Thenkssss

Throw away that humidification unit. That florist foam is useless. And the analog Hygrometer. 99.9% of them are useless

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I see you didn't take out the hygrometer to calibrate it. Is that necessary?

Really desired to stress I am just relieved I happened on your video. coolerexp.com/best-cigar-humidors-review/

Where can I buy these leaves by the pound