Test it yourself

[TonyN]

Tubed cigars stay fresher and don't shrink this is the test buy 2 cigars say 2 D4s tubed take one out of the tube and leave them in the same humidor
give it say 6 months and see which of the 2 has shrunk.
Every cigar in my humidor thats not tubed has shrunk very slightly compared to the ones in the tubes
the bands on the tubed cigars don't slide up and down where's the untubed ones do the humidity is always between 68% and 69%
temperature varies between 18 and 19 test it yourself and see if you agree with what i've said.
I know keeping cigars in tubes takes up more space but if they look fresher and haven't shrunk i'm not that bothered.

[Simon G]

Hi Tony, I am willing to carry out this experiment.
Happy for you to send me a tubed and non tubed D4.

[wolfie]

Put me down for a pair also Tony

il even let you know which smokes better after 6 mnths , cant be fairer than that

[Trickle]

Are shrunken cigars a sign of being kept poorly/something to worry about? I bought an aged box a while ago and most of the bands are very loose.

[Simon G]

I know after taking Tony's advice my wallet will shrink…..

[wolfie]

Being lets say over 50

if a tube stops shrinkage , i might start wearing one

[Simon G]

petit half corona Wolfie?

[wolfie]

petit half corona Wolfie?

Lol ,

Double corona

The missis just said pfft

Lol

[Simon G]

[PeeJay]

Conversely the first BHK I took out of its box and took on holiday with me wouldn't go back in the box afterwards as it had swollen slightly. It was transported in a travel humidor too.

[TonyN]

I know after taking Tony's advice my wallet will shrink…..

If you can splash out on 2 boxes of punch from portugal i'm sure 2 tubed cigars won't do a lot of damage to your leather wallet

[TonyN]

Put me down for a pair also Tony

il even let you know which smokes better after 6 mnths , cant be fairer than that

Will stick some guantas for you to test out wolfie as long as you let us know how the test went.

[TonyN]

Being lets say over 50

if a tube stops shrinkage , i might start wearing one

Try this for starters http://www.cgarsltd.co.uk/images/LaR...TubeSingle.jpg

[TonyN]

Are shrunken cigars a sign of being kept poorly/something to worry about? I bought an aged box a while ago and most of the bands are

very loose.

Can't answer that question all i know is the ones in tubes in my humidor haven't shrunk compared to the rest out of the tubes.

[TJCoro]

Reported Shrinkage.

Can't answer that question all i know is the ones in tubes in my humidor haven't shrunk compared to the rest out of the tubes.

Hmmm....so why do you think they shrink in the first place?


Boy, Bag Boy


Haha! Cold water would be my guess.