like steve, I vote to take it out of the tubes. or at a minimum, you should at least take the cap off. if it's a coffin, crack open the coffin a little. or. smoke em.
I leave mine in the bottom of the tube with the top off, but I always inspect them for mold as I remember getting 2 RyJ ELs with mold on them last year. I agree with Kuzi that they shipped them that way and they should be kept that way, similar to cedar wrapped smokes...just cigars with cedar and tubos, I would keep a close eye on them when they arrive.
The only time Ive ever see mold in my humi's is with tubos and cedar sleeves, so I pull them. I don't expect to have them decades where the tube might make a difference. However, I love tubos for taking sticks around. I actually found one in my truck today, probably 2-3 weeks old. Uncapped it and the cigar was still fresh and smoked perfect! That probably wouldn't happen in summer, but either way it kept humidity inside. I have a drawer with a bunch of different sizes when I go out so I can put cigars in them.
The only time Ive ever see mold in my humi's is with tubos and cedar sleeves, so I pull them. I don't expect to have them decades where the tube might make a difference.
thats where we differ. i have a few tubes with about 8 years on them already. so it does make a difference to me. i have never seen mold on any tubes or cedar sleeves that i have had. dont know what to tell you.
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However, I love tubos for taking sticks around. I actually found one in my truck today, probably 2-3 weeks old. Uncapped it and the cigar was still fresh and smoked perfect! That probably wouldn't happen in summer, but either way it kept humidity inside. I have a drawer with a bunch of different sizes when I go out so I can put cigars in them.
this, in my opinion, it the BEST reason to buy cigars in tubes.
I leave mine in the bottom of the tube with the top off, but I always inspect them for mold as I remember getting 2 RyJ ELs with mold on them last year. I agree with Kuzi that they shipped them that way and they should be kept that way, similar to cedar wrapped smokes...just cigars with cedar and tubos, I would keep a close eye on them when they arrive.
I also had this problem with the RYJ from a ccom sampler about a year ago. Received it that way. Inspected it when I got it because of reading on here that such a problem existed.
I leave mine in the bottom of the tube with the top off, but I always inspect them for mold as I remember getting 2 RyJ ELs with mold on them last year. I agree with Kuzi that they shipped them that way and they should be kept that way, similar to cedar wrapped smokes...just cigars with cedar and tubos, I would keep a close eye on them when they arrive.
I also had this problem with the RYJ from a ccom sampler about a year ago. Received it that way. Inspected it when I got it because of reading on here that such a problem existed.
I had the same problem with prob the same RyJ. My mold problems usually occur with tubos with cedar inside.
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