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Why are some of my wrappers unraveling?

jliujliu Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,055

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  • j0z3rj0z3r Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 9,403
    How do you cut your cigars? If you take too much off the cap, there is nothing to hold it together. When I cut a cigar (excluding torpedos) I try to take off a sliver of tobacco about as thick as a dime, this keeps the cap structure intact but also allows for a full and open draw.
  • BigT06BigT06 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,899
    Yep. What Joe said. You could also try using a punch just to be sure.
  • The SniperThe Sniper Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,910
  • DirewolfDirewolf Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,493
    Depending where it's unwrapping I'll slide the band down to hold it in place .
  • jgibvjgibv Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,996
  • laker1963laker1963 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,046
  • jliujliu Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 7,055

    hey guys.  thanks so much for the input.  it's raveling at the middle.  i should have clarified that from the get go.  in terms of proper cutting, for the longest time i've cut below the cap.  finally learned the lesson. 

    i'll just try to use that saliva method.  before that, i'm going to re-calibrate my digital hygrometer. 

    kinda sucked.  it just happened to my MoW Armada a few weeks ago.  still a delicious stick though.  just not very pleasing to look at. 

     

  • j0z3rj0z3r Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 9,403
    Sometimes you just get a fragile wrapper. I've had it happen countless times where, through no fault of my own, the wrapper cracks in the middle and begins a slow unraveling. I don't know that there is really anything you can do to prevent this as you just never know when it will happen. Keeping my cigars closer to 70* has helped a lot in my situation, being in a more arid climate, higher rh is less of a problem in my experience.
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