If it's wrapped well in plastic... about a week. If you're wanting to buy as a gift, when you get the box, put it in a ziplock bag with a boveada humidity pack or humi pillow. That will keep for a while. Otherwise, into a humidor. That shrinkwrap plastic isn't airtight and usually isn't a great seal.
So, the consensus is that new boxes of cigars should go in the humidor or plastic bag with a boveda. But, is it realistic to expect that enough humidity will seep though the .5mm opening where the lid meets the box? Enough to keep the cigars happy? Especially when dealing with cigar boxes like 5 Vegas that have cigars way down at the bottom (see picture below)? I'm skeptical.
I think I understand why you might be skeptical. And yes the ones at the bottom might be the last to know if things start to dry out but remember, these cigars have been in an ideal RH controlled warehouse for a long time before they ship and the sticks at the bottom are fine. What we are concerned with is maintaining those ideal conditions. You don't need to add humidity to every stick. You only need to maintain humidity outside the box and things will remainthe same. I hope I'm making sense here. How am I doin' guys?
If you are truly skeptical, aren't you concerned that they are already dried out? The reality is that the environment in the box will (eventually) match the environment outside the box. The box itself will absorb moisture inside and out. The box will not block the transmission of humidity effectively at all. You want that box in a humidified environment!
If cigar boxes were made as good as humidors the price of cigars would be outrageous!
Does that mean you agree with SleevePlz? I'm not sure if you're advocating using the box or not.
all boxes go in the cooler! Back when I first started I messed around with just trying to keep a box humidified...it can be done but you will have to go through a ton of trouble just to get the rh from fluctuating. If you don't believe it then take a hygro put it in the box and see where the rh stays...in a few days it will be the same as the room
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