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Old 07-21-2003, 06:08 AM   #1
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Tunneling

Hi folks,

A lot of my cigars lately have been tunneling. Is this because my humidor hovers around 71-72%? Any other ideas on why this might be happening. It's turning a lot of potentially good cigars into crappy smoking experiences.

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Old 07-21-2003, 06:24 AM   #2
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funny, I've had the same thing going on too.
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Old 07-21-2003, 06:34 AM   #3
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I usually ascribe tunneling to flaws in construction of the cigar: smokes that wind up looser in the middle than around the edges. However, if the cigars started out dry when they went into your 70+% humi, they may be wetter around the edges than in the middle, which could also cause tunneling.

Whatever the cause, tunneling sucks. Especially if it's a really good cigar.

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Old 07-21-2003, 06:37 AM   #4
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I've had a few cigars do this lately after about half. I'm wondering if the humidity here is just so high, that the wrapper and a little binder just get plain wet in a hurry.
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Old 07-21-2003, 07:23 AM   #5
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I agree with Mad Dawg.

adauria and Red, Ya'll may want to try dry box your upcoming smokes and see if that helps.
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Old 07-21-2003, 08:04 AM   #6
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I have noticed a big difference in how my vitolas smoke since lowering my RH.

In the past, I would keep my box between 70-72RH and would experience burn problems (uneven, canoeing and tunnelling) with the majority of my smokes. A fellow CWer recommended that I reduce it. I now keep my RH level at 64-67 and my sticks smoke terrific. Additionally, cigars will not age as effectively in a 70-72Rh environment as they would in a lower one.

Hope that helps.
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Old 07-21-2003, 09:41 AM   #7
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Thanks for the info.

I'd love to lower the RH. I am probably going to end up biting the bullet on some 65% climmax media. The question is, if I buy the media, what's the best way to keep in my desktop humidor? Do the folks who make the media sell it in humidifer cases for desktops?

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I also am going for some 65% climax media in the group buy. Can't wait to try it.
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Originally Posted by adauria
Thanks for the info.

I'd love to lower the RH. I am probably going to end up biting the bullet on some 65% climmax media. The question is, if I buy the media, what's the best way to keep in my desktop humidor? Do the folks who make the media sell it in humidifer cases for desktops?

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1) Remove the credo-type humidifier you currently have in the humi.
2) The humidifier consists of two halves, one of which fits tightly inside the other. Carefully pry the two halves apart.
3) Remove the floral foam disc (or block if your credo is rectangular) and clean out the inside of the humidifier.
4) Fill the humidifier with premoistened Climmax beads.
5) Reassemble the humidifier and place it back in the humi.

That's all there is to it. You can also put the Climmax beads in dry and add distilled water after you've reassembled it. Either way is fine, as long as you don't oversaturate the beads.

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Old 07-21-2003, 12:20 PM   #10
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Good answers. Stable humidification is the key. Fluctuations be bad.

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