I still don't get Tubos

[stashu]

Originally Posted by fireman43

There are other uses as well, but I ain't going down that road this early.

I knew that was coming when I saw the thread.

Pics?

[boonedoggle]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

If you remove the caps to store them in your humidor, as many of you claim is the best thing to do, you have defeated the reason why the cigar was placed in a tube in the first place! That micro-environment no longer exist. You should never remove the cap from a tubed cigar, whether it be a glass tube or metal tube, until you plan to smoke it!

Johnny

I don't buy that. I think it's a marketing gimic, or a safety issue.

http://www.cigaradvisor.com/education.cfm?id=42

[Ron1YY]

Originally Posted by Blueface

Well said.
Not to mention, if in need of an enima, I can visualize them doing a great job to get things primed.

Sick Bastage!!!!!!!!!

They also make great vessels for when SOMEONE???????? Throws cigar at people


Ron

[JohnnyFlake]

Originally Posted by boonedoggle

I don't buy that. I think it's a marketing gimic, or a safety issue.

http://www.cigaradvisor.com/education.cfm?id=42

If your mind was already made up, from reading articles such as the one you provided a link for, why did you even ask the question?

The person who wrote that, like so many others, has no real idea what tubes are for. However, they come up with some reasoning, in the form of an explanation that sounds reasonable and makes sense to them. Therefore, it must be right! They do more of a disservice to the cigar community than they do good. I'd like to believe than Min Ron Nee has a little more insight into the aging of quality cigars, than the person who wrote the article in question. If you really want to know bad enough, do some research and talk to some of the old timers who are still around. That is, of course, if you can find one and then, if he is willing to share his expertise with you. Oh, by the way, cigars in tubes have been around for over sixty years.

Johnny

[LasciviousXXX]

Originally Posted by boonedoggle

Other than aesthetics, I can't see much of a use for them...especially when trying to get humidity to them in the humi.

They definitely make a difference in long-term aging..... having smoked a 70's Boli Tubos I can tell you it was out of this WORLD!!!!!

I'm a believer in tubos


I also keep some of my cigars in generic tubes to slow down the aging process....

[Dgar]

note to self--- trade w/LasciviousXXX


Great pic, nice job with the tubos....... everything looks so organized, nice.

[boonedoggle]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

If your mind was already made up, from reading articles such as the one you provided a link for, why did you even ask the question?

Hmmmm. Good point

[pnoon]

Originally Posted by JohnnyFlake

If your mind was already made up, from reading articles such as the one you provided a link for, why did you even ask the question?

Originally Posted by boonedoggle

Hmmmm. Good point

[GOAT LOCKER]

Originally Posted by boonedoggle

I don't buy that. I think it's a marketing gimic, or a safety issue.

And you would be right. Habanos doesn't care a rat's behind about aging. Tubos were made so the cigars could be sold in places that didn't have decent storage, i.e. drugstores, gas stations, clubs, etc. A casual smoker could make an impulse buy at the register, throw a couple tubos in his shirt pocket and walk out.

That the tubos provide a nice stable environment for aging is a plus, but I think the effect is exagerated. They might age a little bit better, but it's subjective. IMHO, a well stored cab will age just as well as a well stored box of tubos. I've had some great vintage tubos, but most of the best vintage cigars I have had were not tubos, so it's hard to say one is better.