Keep plastic wrapper on cigar or take off?

[mlbar1153]

Know this has been talked about, but forgot. How does everyone store their stoggies? Do you take plastic off or leave on.

[Shriner4cigars]

I leave them on most of the time.

[2Curious]

If my little friends are only "passing through" then I leave them on.
If they are there to stay, and won't be traveling for a bit, then I take them off.

[tzaddi]

Here's is my favorite bit of information that comes to mind whenever this question arises.

Cellophane was invented in 1908 by Jacques E. Brandenberger, a Swiss textiles engineer. It is a thin, transparent sheet made of processed cellulose.

Cellulose is a polysaccharide. It forms the primary structural component of green plants.

Mostly cellulose fibers from wood, cotton or hemp are used for making "cellophane".

However, the use of the word "cellophane" has been genericized, and is often used informally to refer to a wide variety of plastic film products, even though not made of cellulose.

For me it is a very good thing that most of the cigars that I buy are protected by an essentially plant based wrapping as opposed to some polymer or monomer that could potentially be broken down by the oils of the cigar causing some molecular migration of said plastics into my cigars.

I suspect that the use of the word "cellophane" when it comes to cigars is in the strict sense of the word (plant based in origin) and hopefully not being used in the generic vernacular...On it stays, but I do carefully remove it for photos, then carefully place them back on before I bed them down.

—Richard

PS If you look near the bottom of this page(above Quick Reply), to the left side under the word "Tags" you will see the word "cello", click on that and find many more opinions on the subject of "cello" and a cigars various stages of undress.

[Jack Straw]

I prefer to take them off when I can.

[Cypress]

Here is the catch. If you do not plan to move them around and your humi is organized and big enough then take off. Otherwise leave them on that way they do not get damaged from trying to look for that certain stick.

[dubels]

How well does the wrapper vent?

[Spit&Chew]

I leave mine on until i smoke them. That way my wife can yell at me about leaving the "cigar wrappers" lying around. Ha Ha

[MattB]

I leave them on till I smoke them, just keeps them protected from myself and whatever else comes along.

[Tarks]

Keep them on. Won't hurt nothing.

[GlockG23]

Originally Posted by Cypress

Here is the catch. If you do not plan to move them around and your humi is organized and big enough then take off. Otherwise leave them on that way they do not get damaged from trying to look for that certain stick.

Perfect response post I think

[Herf N Turf]

I've only been a member here since the first of the year and I've seen this thread come up three times since then. This will go on for 5-6 pages and there will be no, definitive, "best practice." I have damn good reasons for taking mine off. Others have damn good reasons for leaving them on.

Go with the force.

[tx_tuff]

I leave them how they come.

[Esoteric]

I believe it is a personal preference as well but also agree it would be good to take them off if you have a bigger humidor (but definitely not required).

I have taken them off before for pics but when I put one back on, it nicked the cigar so now I just leave them as they come until smoke time.

[Acesfull]

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