shipping length question

[mastershogun]

Just a quick question about shipping length. If it takes my package of cigars 6-8 days to get to me should I be worried about it being overly dryed? Usually a 3-4 shippment is a little dry so I'm concerned about a 6-8. Any suggestions? thanks

[SDmate]

Originally Posted by mastershogun

Just a quick question about shipping length. If it takes my package of cigars 6-8 days to get to me should I be worried about it being overly dryed? Usually a 3-4 shippment is a little dry so I'm concerned about a 6-8. Any suggestions? thanks

it should be ok just make sure you seal them in a zip lock bag

[snkbyt]

1st class is best, but if you let them sit in the humi a few days they'll be fine

[Eichen]

Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. Just think of it as a little unscheduled dry boxing I've heard of people not being overly concerned about waiting 2 weeks (not me personally).

One thing I remember reading somewhere. Gosh I wish I could remember where exactly. It was an article with a fairly major cigar manufacturer. Mighta been the recent interview with Nunez in cA. Apparently at least in some tobacco warehouses bales of tobacco are not humidfied. I believe the word used to describe the tobacco was fragile. He explained that to restore the leaf they simply remoistened it. If I remember correctly this was in reference to searching for wrapper for the Partagas 160 cigar of all things.

Lemme check...

okay. I wasn't halucinating. Here it is in the latest issue of cA on page 272...

He (the current pres. of General Cigars, Angel Daniel Nunez) explains he went to Malaga, Spain in 1995 and discovered some bales of Cameroon which at the time was rather rare. "And we opened up a couple of bales, and what came out of it--the aroma, the smell--it was magic .... But it was dry, so I asked for a bucket of water." He dunked a couple hands of Cameroon in the bucket and set it out to see what would happen the next day. The quality of the tobacco far surpased his low expectations. He bought the lot and unterwent a painstaking regime of rehydration.

(cA dec 2006 p.272-4)

Now, the results of tobacco drying out in bales may be different than that of tobacco drying out in cigar form. But it seems to me that tobacco might not just die (flavor-wise) if it's left out for a while. Some food for thought I guess.

[C.A.O Brazilia]

Hi.
I live in Norway and order moast of my cigars from USA. I have never had any problems with dryed cigars. Shipping usualy takes 5-10 days.

[livwire68]

I try to put a little foam with d-water in the baggie and suck the air out as much as I can. If your really worried about it you can go to the B&M and get humi sticks $1 (they are green and supposed to last a month) or humi-pillows.

C.A.O Brizila if you get a chance stop by the new gorilla fourm and intro youself.