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james40james40 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,450

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  • madurofanmadurofan Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,152
    You have 8 sticks in the bottom of the cooler? How big is the cooler? Are they the only cigars in the cooler?
  • stephen_hannibalstephen_hannibal Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,317
  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
    you may be smoking too fast for the corona to handle well. as i have said in other threads, the corona size has a learning curve to it. just dont get discouraged.
  • bigharpoonbigharpoon Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,909
    Doesn't sound like the cooler to me. More like what Kuzi said or maybe the stick needs a little more rest.
  • madurofanmadurofan Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,152
    I agree with kuz here too. But if you only have 8 cigars in a cooler and you're not using active humidifaction, you're going to have problems.
  • kuzi16kuzi16 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 14,471
    madurofan:
    I agree with kuz here too. But if you only have 8 cigars in a cooler and you're not using active humidifaction, you're going to have problems.
    i love it when a good solution is "buy more cigars"
  • JCizzleJCizzle Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,910
    I use old cigar boxes, works like a charm.
  • james40james40 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,450
    kuzi16:
    madurofan:
    I agree with kuz here too. But if you only have 8 cigars in a cooler and you're not using active humidifaction, you're going to have problems.
    i love it when a good solution is "buy more cigars"
    I did add a tray just in case. I'm working on it getting more sticks, haha. This is my first corona in a long time. I generally wait 30-60 seconds between puffs for the first half, then longer in the second half. Additionally, it was first my stick in probably 2 months so maybe that had something to play too.
  • madurofanmadurofan Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,152
    james40:
    kuzi16:
    madurofan:
    I agree with kuz here too. But if you only have 8 cigars in a cooler and you're not using active humidifaction, you're going to have problems.
    i love it when a good solution is "buy more cigars"
    I did add a tray just in case. I'm working on it getting more sticks, haha. This is my first corona in a long time. I generally wait 30-60 seconds between puffs for the first half, then longer in the second half. Additionally, it was first my stick in probably 2 months so maybe that had something to play too.
    No man the issue here is if you aren't using an active humification system, like a cigar oasis, you need to be 75% full at minimum for proper humidification of the smokes. If you only have 8 cigars in there switch to a small tupperware container until you have enough cigars to be 75% full in that cooler.
  • madurofanmadurofan Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 6,152
    kuzi16:
    madurofan:
    I agree with kuz here too. But if you only have 8 cigars in a cooler and you're not using active humidifaction, you're going to have problems.
    i love it when a good solution is "buy more cigars"
    We're like crack addicts.
  • Hawk55Hawk55 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 846
    +1...don't just lay them against the plastic of the cooler. Use boxes or cedar trays to hold the sticks. From the flavor profile you reference....that doesn't sound like a humidity issue.
  • james40james40 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,450
  • The SniperThe Sniper Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,910
  • james40james40 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,450
    Well the one I bought has a drain plug. TBH, I don't know if it should or shouldn't be left open so that the air was exchanged/new everyday. I was stating it in case it was a tidbit that would help.
  • The HoosThe Hoos Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 42
    madurofan:
    kuzi16:
    madurofan:
    I agree with kuz here too. But if you only have 8 cigars in a cooler and you're not using active humidifaction, you're going to have problems.
    i love it when a good solution is "buy more cigars"
    We're like crack addicts.
    +1 LMAO!!
  • blurrblurr Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 962
    I have to disagree with the statement about your cooler needing to be 75% full of cigars. I don't know where that number came from, but if your cooler is held at a proper 65 to 70% rh, proper temp, and has a good amount of spanish cedar to absorb any random humidity spikes or drops, the amount of cigars in your cooler makes no difference whatsoever. If you're using beads for humidity, they should maintain that proper rh.
  • bigharpoonbigharpoon Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,909
    blurr:
    I have to disagree with the statement about your cooler needing to be 75% full of cigars. I don't know where that number came from, but if your cooler is held at a proper 65 to 70% rh, proper temp, and has a good amount of spanish cedar to absorb any random humidity spikes or drops, the amount of cigars in your cooler makes no difference whatsoever. If you're using beads for humidity, they should maintain that proper rh.
    Yes, the beads and cedar will be enough to hold humidity. Cigars are yet another thing to hold humidity so with more cigars in there it will be easier to hold a certain RH and faster to recover from opening the lid but not necessary.
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