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Purchased a used humidor

ffemt89ffemt89 Posts: 6 ✭
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hey all, newb to the cigar world here. I recently got back from Mexico and bought so fake Romeo Y Julietta's on the beach thinking they were legit but that's besides the point.

 I got back to the states and reached out to a guy who I know smoked cigars and asked him if he had any tips for keeping them fresh without a humidor and he basically gave me his for nothing with 30 cigars in it already.

They're all extremely dry and I don't think it had been cared for in some time, I bought a cigar oasis excel and it should be here next week. Question is should I even keep the cigars he had in there in hopes they'll recover or should I just ditch them and clear out space in the humidor? It's holding at 57% RH right now according to the xikar hygrometer he had in it. should I re condition the humidor? Sorry for the long post but any help would be great!

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  • deadmandeadman Posts: 8,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    If you have doubts just go ahead and reseason it. How big is it to get an oasis in there? 
  • ffemt89ffemt89 Posts: 6 ✭
    It's a 50 count but I bought the bigger one for when I enevitably upgrade to a bigger humidor. 
  • deadmandeadman Posts: 8,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2017
     :D Go ahead and buy one 3 to 4 times what you think you will need so you're not buying multiple humidors . I just got a cooler today to use so I can organize better than the tupperdor I use for overflow. I filled the hundred count humidor in no time. 
  • ffemt89ffemt89 Posts: 6 ✭
    I'm realizing that now! I'm probably going to switch all the sticks to a tupperdor once the Bovada packs get here and try and resealing the humidor. Do you think the cigar oasis if I put it in there as is would passively reseason the humidor since it is an active humidification instead of passive? Also any advice on the dry cigars? No cracked wrappers but they're all super hard 
  • YaksterYakster Posts: 27,596 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would slowly re-humidify the cigars to see if they're smokable.  Let them sit for quite a while.
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  • ffemt89ffemt89 Posts: 6 ✭
    Any way to tell if they're smokeable without just lighting them up? There is a 5 pack of Padron 1926's in there so I'm hoping they're salvageable 
  • deadmandeadman Posts: 8,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That may work. I'm sure others will chime in. As for the cigars you can try to raise the humidity slowly back to 70% but the flavors come from the oils in the tobacco. If the oils are gone they are going to taste horrible.
  • ffemt89ffemt89 Posts: 6 ✭
    Thanks for the info, much appreciated 
  • NOGILLS2NOGILLS2 Posts: 156 ✭✭✭
    Try it you have nothing to lose!
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  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 8,835 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yakster said:
    I would slowly re-humidify the cigars to see if they're smokable.  Let them sit for quite a while.
    Quite a while meaning probably 6 months or more.  I've done it, it was worth it.  Just put them carefully in your re-seasoned humidor, and buy other cigars to smoke for 6 - 12 months.  Seems a little crazy now, but it won't in the long run.
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  • deadmandeadman Posts: 8,853 ✭✭✭✭✭
    First_Warrior said:
    Do a dollar bill test to see if the humidor is sealing properly . Open the box and lay a dollar bill on the lip and close the top. If the bill pulls out you are not getting a good seal. Should be able to drag the box a bit. I had a humidor that did't pass the test till I lined the top edge of the lid with tape.
    P.S.If you use a $100 bill for the test sign it and send it to me and I'll check it for thickness.
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  • ffemt89ffemt89 Posts: 6 ✭
    Thanks for the seal test info, I'll check it when I get home tomorrow. For now I bought some tupperware and my boveda packs will be here tomorrow so I'm going to go the tupperdore route until I figure out the humidor and can season it properly. I jumped the gun and bought a 5 pack that came in today that I'm going to have to get in there first thing in the morning  :|
  • Amos_UmwhatAmos_Umwhat Posts: 8,835 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At this point you should now proceed to the General Discussion section and find a thread titled C.A.S. is real...

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