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  1. BiginV3gas

    Damage Control.

    I forgot to add that I shy away from silica in my cigar humidors for another reason. It's just my opinion, but the silica methods seem to absorb the "essence" of cedar and tobacco in mine, and I would rather have both in abundance.
  2. BiginV3gas

    Damage Control.

    For wooden desktop humidors, which are not as airtight, I've always used 72% to 75% Boveda, depending on just how "leaky" I knew that box to be. I've not had a problem with mold using Boveda packs this way. The one time that I did get mold, I attempted to combine a silica bead device with the...
  3. BiginV3gas

    Ligne Bretagne October Pipe

    Received this custom order October Pipe from Trevor Talbert today. Love the styling on these! For the price point, they're hard to beat.
  4. BiginV3gas

    Great Experience with Park Lane Tobacconist

    Very nice!
  5. BiginV3gas

    Great Experience with Park Lane Tobacconist

    Yeah, I miss Buck and the gang.
  6. BiginV3gas

    Great Experience with Park Lane Tobacconist

    How does it smoke?
  7. BiginV3gas

    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    Oh, those darn "cigar guys." There goes the neighborhood! lol
  8. BiginV3gas

    Great Experience with Park Lane Tobacconist

    I placed my first order with Park Lane Tobacconist recently, and the interaction, transaction and tobacco were all excellent. Orders have to be placed by phone, but the staff were very friendly and on top of their business. My first order included Black Forest, and English Aromatic...
  9. BiginV3gas

    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    That was my reasoning for humidifying the bins themselves, for storing the open tins. It is a beautiful place. Moved here 16 years ago and ain't budging.
  10. BiginV3gas

    What Makes a Great Work of Art?

    For me, girls and guns (e.g., Gabe Leonard)
  11. BiginV3gas

    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    I forgot to add that Wyoming is a very arid climate, made worse in our 6 months of winter when the heating units are running full tilt. Trying to maintain anything dependent on proper humidity (guitars, cigars) is a full-time effort. I recently remedied the problem with wooden desktop cigar...
  12. BiginV3gas

    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    Thanks. I appreciate the input. I had hoped that the 62% packs would prevent that. As much of a concern with dry tobacco was some of the baccys that come relatively "wet". In that case, I was trying to use the Bovedas for humidity control rather than humidification.
  13. BiginV3gas

    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    For cigar humidors, I would stick with 72% to 75% Boveda packs, depending on how leaky the humidor is. I use Boveda packs for humidty control, not simply humidification, since it can move the humidity in both directions, depending on what's needed. Some blends arrive alarmingly "wet."
  14. BiginV3gas

    Rich's Cigar Shop and Lackluster Customer Service

    Agreed. I like SP. I was wanting to try some of the independent US blenders.
  15. BiginV3gas

    Rich's Cigar Shop and Lackluster Customer Service

    Like I said. Zero assistance in dealing with UPS from the vendor.
  16. BiginV3gas

    Rich's Cigar Shop and Lackluster Customer Service

    The BBB never made Bank of America a better company.
  17. BiginV3gas

    Coolidor for my pipe tobacco

    I don't know if I'm doing it right (I'm old to cigars and new to pipes), but this is what I've come up with. I bought a series of Iris 19-quarts storage bins of Amazon. I went with these because of the foam sealing gasket and the tight clamps. Into these, I've been placing 32-oz wide-mouth...
  18. BiginV3gas

    Favorite Cigar?

    I don't have a favorite cigar, but I have favorite brands that I stick to because of quality construction, flavor and consistency. My short list is Padron, Leaf by Oscar and Davidoff. Of the Davidoff's my favorite may well be the Nicaraguans. All varieties of the Leaf by Oscar are delicious...
  19. BiginV3gas

    Rich's Cigar Shop and Lackluster Customer Service

    I agree that the shipper should be accountable. The problem was that the seller initially left it for me to solve, and I couldn't get a resolution through UPS. Now that I've experienced it, I believe that UPS sabotages it's own claim process so that the claims can't be filed. That may sound...
  20. BiginV3gas

    Rich's Cigar Shop and Lackluster Customer Service

    I don't think so. I believe that they've always been a Portland outfit.
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