PapaDisco Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Most of our boxes come in a simple dress box or cab that we just plop into the humidor. But some special boxes come all dolled up with an extra cardboard box (which usually is where the box code and date are stamped) and even with fuzzy, velvet sleeves to protect glossy paint. All of this stuff absorbs moisture and isn't as durable as the basic cigar boxes. Do you toss the entire lot into the humi for aging? Or do you strip it down? Me, I save the extras on a separate shelf, and just put the cigars and their boxes into the humi, with a tag recording the box code information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayepatz Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Just the cabs, man. Just the cabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbandz Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 everything goes in a cab. boxcodes go on a list. let the good times roll................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btp1979 Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 everything goes in a cab. boxcodes go on a list. let the good times roll................ Not sure I follow, do you mean just dress boxes or all non-Cabinet boxes? For instance what would you do with a box of monte 4s? I think I might have to re-evaluate my storage paradigm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeskow Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Basic boxes for me.. I wrote the factory code and date on my Encantos and my Cohiba's with the exception of the Behike's have the codes on both cardboard and box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Mostly remove the cardboard on open boxes, keep it on full ones. Keep the sock on the Behikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunod Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Remove all cardboard. I Leave Behike in velvet sleeve. If the box code in on cardboard, I put code on a sticker an put on box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smallclub Posted August 4, 2015 Share Posted August 4, 2015 Cello on 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optic101 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Only the box goes in the rest has its place outside on a shelf. Box date, arrival month/year and other infos via sticker on the box. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Take the outer cardboard box and velvet in the case of Behikes off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetary Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've got a box of Behike 52 inbound; I plan to de-cardboard-box and de-robe it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polarbear Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Just the box I'll write the box code on the bottom of the wood box and toss the rest Even the fancy outer box that comes with the Diplomaticos, if I end up getting a box I'll be telling rob to ditch the cardboard outer to save on shipping Window dressing is nice but at the end of the day it adds nothing to how the cigar smokes and just takes up more room in the humidor or ends up as a dust collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habana Mike Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 Just the box I'll write the box code on the bottom of the wood box and toss the rest Even the fancy outer box that comes with the Diplomaticos, if I end up getting a box I'll be telling rob to ditch the cardboard outer to save on shipping Window dressing is nice but at the end of the day it adds nothing to how the cigar smokes and just takes up more room in the humidor or ends up as a dust collector Agreed and all good if you plan to keep and smoke them. Collectors and potential resellers would most likely keep them intact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anacostiakat Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I keep them intact. However, I don't have a lot of cardboard boxes. So it isn't a big issue. Once I open a box like that I will keep the box code and ditch the cardboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeypots Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I keep them intact. However, I don't have a lot of cardboard boxes. So it isn't a big issue. Once I open a box like that I will keep the box code and ditch the cardboard. ^^this^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimsta10 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 Gents, on the Behike's do you guys leave the plastic wrap on or remove? its smells like crazy....Mine are on...but contemplating on the removing them... cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I always remove any cardboard because of its nature in a humid environment and the smell. Bhk I always remove the velvet and plastic, don't want to risk that smell getting into the cigars in the rest of the humidor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMonkey Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 I've never seen a box of Behikes in real life, so can't comment on those. For Sir Winstons, 898's etc., I pitch the cardboard and write the code on the bottom of the box. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLC Posted August 7, 2015 Share Posted August 7, 2015 Take the outer cardboard box and velvet in the case of Behikes off. I also remove the plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moryc Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Only the box for me. The rest I just keep on a shelf outside my humi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foursite12 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 If a box of Winnies miraculously surfaces for sale here and I am fortunate enough to get my mitts on it, it will be stored in cedar box only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklePony Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Plastic and velveteen come off of the Behikes, for sure. Cardboard stays outside as well. The cigars get destroyed in small, suspicious fires... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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