My Desktop Humi is running at 75 Deg 70 rH

[Tristan]

Maybe I'm a lone on this one, but I have a good bud that lives in Bangkok, Thailand where it is hotter than all hell and his cigars are probably near 80 degrees. To my knowledge he hasn't had any problems at all. He also told me the other day that in his opinion the cigars smoke better in that climate/temp.

That being said I would definetly freeze the cigars for three days, fridge for one, out in the open for a day, then back to the humidor to reduce any change of a "british invasion."

[Golfman]

i just dont get it, the temperature of my house is regulated by central air, its 71 degrees in my house, all over and my humidor is still at 75...I am baffled i dont understand how my room could be 4 or 5 degrees higher than the rest of the house. The basement is no longer an option for me i went down there and it was hotter than any other room in my house. GRRRRRRR frustrated

[pistol]

Originally Posted by Golfman

i just dont get it, the temperature of my house is regulated by central air, its 71 degrees in my house, all over and my humidor is still at 75...I am baffled i dont understand how my room could be 4 or 5 degrees higher than the rest of the house. The basement is no longer an option for me i went down there and it was hotter than any other room in my house. GRRRRRRR frustrated

dude, relax, just give them to your girlfriend to hold on to for a few months and keep a few in a ziplock bag in your room or something. O/W you run the risk of screwing yourself, if your house is that hot, why risk it?

[moon]

Bite the bullet build a wine-coolidor. You have been on this site for almost two weeks. In another month you will need the storage anyway. It cost to much...yes it does. So do the damn rolled up leafs of smoking goodness that you will be keeping in there. I don't want to hear that I'm a college student crap. I am married with two kids so it doesn't fly with me. You can eat Roman Noodles and Mac and Cheese for a few months/years. PM me when you have come to your senses and I will walk you through it.

[Golfman]

i suppose your right...i would rather build one than buy one, it would only be worth is to buy a wine cooler that has ample storage room and such a device would probably cost me over 200 bux... i guess i will have to cut down on my other hobbies such as drinking and eating at college to make up a hit like that to my finances hahaha... oh well.

[punch]

Originally Posted by ColdCuts

I sure do hope you're right Punch. I'm in a similar situation. With my little window AC unit crankin', my humi hovers around 74*F with 74-76%. The good news is, my Heartfelt Beads finally arrived so I'll be good on the humidity, but I've been sweating (no pun intended) the heat.

I posted this a while back:

Temp and Humidity Data - FWIW

<HR style="COLOR: #666633" SIZE=1><!-- / icon and title --><!-- message -->[SIZE=3]For those of you who like to be obsessive about temperature and humidity, I thought that I would print the following information. Take it however you wish:[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Temperature and Humidity Data – Havana Cuba[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Month Ave (F) High (F) Low(F) AM(%) PM(%)[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Jan -------71------ 78----- 73----- 91----- 65[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Feb------- 71----- 79------ 63----- 89----- 63[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Mar -------74----- 82------ 66----- 69----- 62[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Apr -------76----- 84------ 68----- 88----- 60[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]May ------79----- 87------ 71----- 88----- 66[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Jun-------- 81----- 88------ 74----- 90----- 72[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Jul-------- 82------ 89----- 74------ 91----- 72[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Aug------- 82------ 89----- 74------ 92----- 72[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Sep------- 81------ 88----- 74------ 93----- 74[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Oct -------78------ 85----- 71------ 93----- 73[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Nov------ 76------ 82------ 69------ 93----- 70[/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Dec ------72------ 79------ 65------ 90------ 66[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Avg------ 77------ 84------ 69------ 91------ 68[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]While I try to keep my humidors at a temperature between 65 – 75 deg and the humidity between 65 – 70%, I do not get too bent out of shape if things get a little high or low for a few days.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]Based on the fact that air conditioning is a relatively new concept, and that cigars have been around for a couple of hundred years, I am suprised that the Cubans were able to ever get the industry going with the requirement that cigars be kept at 70 / 70. Either that, or the 70 / 70 idea is not one that really needs to be worried about as much as some tend to. Relax and enjoy your hobby and don't give yourself one more thing to get an ulcer over. If you can afford to have several thousands of dollars of rare cigars, you can afford to keep them in climate controlled comfort. If, on the other hand, you are like a lot of us with limited fundage, don't worry too much about things. If you do not have the means to keep your cigars cool, buy them from a reputable dealer that freezes them when he gets them (JR, Holts), or keep you supply limited and smoke them when you get them.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=3]And one more thing. Every place that I have ever seen with beetle problems either had Cuban cigars (real or fake), and / or carried "rolled by Cubans in Miami" cigars. I have yet to find beetles in mail order cigars, or from a B&M that deals only in brand name cigars from the major NC distributors. I'm not saying that it cannot happen, not at all. I'm just saying that I have not seen it.[/SIZE]
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