Wrapper issue

[Bondo 287]

I agree with all the fore mentioned posts. I smoke in the garage with the roll up door half open so I get some warmth but still can excuse the smoke out.
One out of three cigars I will see the wrap lift up. But it is always in the last third. So seems keeping the band on long as possible helps.

I also had a lot of intermittent unwrap problems year round when I kept my humidors at 68. I moved them down to 64% and I only experience the unwrap issues in the last third of the cigar, twice a week, when smoking in the cold.

If you are hesitant to drop your global RH settings to 64%, simply get a secondary cigar box and store the soon-to-be-smoked cigars in there. I would say try this, with a few right away, as it will take time for the cigs to respond properly. Might be easier to just get some new cigars home, and store them at 64% for a trial, using the same brand you know currently are giving you issues.

I also do not smoke inside, so just some thoughts there to consider.

[Blak Smyth]

Originally Posted by Bondo 287

I smoke in the garage with the roll up door half open so I get some warmth but still can excuse the smoke out.

I do the same, just wanted to comment on how classy I found your phrasing of "excuse the smoke". Well played Sir.

[Bondo 287]

Originally Posted by Blak Smyth

Well played Sir.

Indeed. And Thank You as well, Sir

[omowasu]

Originally Posted by Bondo 287

I agree with all the fore mentioned posts. I smoke in the garage with the roll up door half open so I get some warmth but still can excuse the smoke out.
One out of three cigars I will see the wrap lift up. But it is always in the last third. So seems keeping the band on long as possible helps.

I also had a lot of intermittent unwrap problems year round when I kept my humidors at 68. I moved them down to 64% and I only experience the unwrap issues in the last third of the cigar, twice a week, when smoking in the cold.

+1, have seen the same issues before and they were almost always due to going from 70-75%RH @ 65 degrees down to 5-10% RH in the cold. Best solution is to lower RH% in the humidor. Ive even had filler expand and crack wrappers when it was warm - if the cigars were either shipped to me wet or were in a higher RH coolerdor.