Long term aging?

brettdub33

What are some thoughts on leaving the boxes open or closed in my cabinet humidor for aging? For instance my A. Fuente opus x boxes are like a small humi, does the box need to be vented?

Shaun.Harrison87

I would leave them cracked open and not fully sealed

kuzi16

AJGARLETT

Leave them shut, or open them.... Doesn't matter. Air gets in and out regardless of which way you store them

JDH

brettdub33:

What are some thoughts on leaving the boxes open or closed in my cabinet humidor for aging? For instance my A. Fuente opus x boxes are like a small humi, does the box need to be vented?

When I age my cigars, I take the original box they came in, remove the lid, and drill holes in the sides and bottom of the box to alllow air flow. I also remove the celo, that way they get the best of everything - segregation from other sticks, and plentiful air movement around them.

Bucking W

docbp87

JDH:

When I age my cigars, I take the original box they came in, remove the lid, and drill holes in the sides and bottom of the box to alllow air flow. I also remove the celo, that way they get the best of everything - segregation from other sticks, and plentiful air movement around them.

Pretty much none of this will have any effect on aging unfortunately, and all you've done is destroy a perfectly beautiful box. Cellophane breathes, and most cigar boxes are not so tightly sealed that they don't breathe perfectly fine.

JDH

docbp87:

JDH:

When I age my cigars, I take the original box they came in, remove the lid, and drill holes in the sides and bottom of the box to alllow air flow. I also remove the celo, that way they get the best of everything - segregation from other sticks, and plentiful air movement around them.

Pretty much none of this will have any effect on aging unfortunately, and all you've done is destroy a perfectly beautiful box. Cellophane breathes, and most cigar boxes are not so tightly sealed that they don't breathe perfectly fine.

Yea, yea, but I've satisfied my anal retentative qualities, and enjoyed puttering around in the garage for an hour or so. I could have taken the box out and used it for target practice, but at least I made something that's semi-useful.

Bucking W

phobicsquirrel

I wouldn't put a sealed box away for years. I've heard horror stories about that. Better safe than sorry, open/inspect then after a year or three you can open and check again. To each his own but for me, that's the way I do it.

JDH

Shaun.Harrison87

For long term I go aging(stuff I want to sit down for 1+years) I age in my cedar trays or cabinets, not dress boxes. But most everything else is in cello due to 1-I might trade it and 2-It might be moving around a lot.

JDH

...actually, the best use for an empty cigar box I've found so far is to organize a lot of the stuff in my woodshop, or for use as dividers in some of our utility drawers in the kitchen. I've taken some of the more decorative boxes, lined them with felt, and made jewlery storage for my wife, which she likes. They also make great fire starter in the dead of winter in the fireplace, and they're fun to shoot with the shotgun.

Bucking W

Jewelry box I will have to do that. Here you go JD "Pull"....

JDH

Bucking W:

Jewelry box I will have to do that. Here you go JD "Pull"....

The MOW box might make a nice jewlery case.

Shaun.Harrison87

JDH:

Bucking W:

Jewelry box I will have to do that. Here you go JD "Pull"....

The MOW box might make a nice jewlery case.

Local BotL made it into a cribbage board, pretty awesome lookin

kuzi16