Houston area myself. It gets a little hot and humid here as well. For the summer, I switch to primarily Virginia blends in a Falcon. Works well in the heat.
Smoking in Humid Environments
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+1... I live in central Florida and what Embers says is true. Gravity feed your flake and ribbon cut tobacco, and cube cut your dense flakes (taught to me by Embers) and you should be fine. Also, process your long ribbon cut tobacco into shorter strands so that you may gravity feed them as well. Good luck and welcome aboard.
I live in SW Florida where it s very muggy. I only smoke inside where it is 73-74 with low humidity as I have a whole house dehumidifier. I have no issues drying tobacco in my house either. Smoking out side in this type of humidity I would fold and stuff a flake and just smoke away. I never had any serious issues doing that. I never tried drying tobacco in those conditions.
If you have a gas range with an oven pilot light, it always stays just a bit warmer and dryer in the oven when off. You can sit a Gawith flake on a plate in there before bed and have a dried treat ready in the morning.
My laptop has cooling fan exhaust coming out one side. Low velocity warm, dry air.
My laptop has cooling fan exhaust coming out one side. Low velocity warm, dry air.
Texas Gulf Coast here where the humidity I’d high most of the year, but especially high in the summer. I usually open a tin and let it dry a bit before even trying to smoke it. I even have a dry box for my cigars. Most of my smoking is done on my commute in my air conditioned truck which helps too.
Denser or wetter stuff I cut/rub and dry inside. Just a thought: A refrigerator is pretty low humidity isn't it? If you aren't using AC, maybe try to dry out a bowl's worth on a small plate in the fridge. Honestly just thought of that while typing. Might work, might not. On particularly humid days, I usually just stick to the drier blends like Haunted Bookshop, Five Brothers, Granger, and Briar Fox all seem to do well in humid conditions for me.
