So I'm currently TDY in Little Rock for six months. Being away from the wife it allowed me to give the place a "man's touch" and put my humidor out front and center in my living room where it belongs. The east wall has the big windows that really let in a lot of light. Apparently I forgot to close the blinds before I went to bed because when I got up the sun was shinning right in, which at first didn't seem like a big deal until I looked over at my humidor which is glass on all four sides and the light was shining right through it and there was condensation on the glass!!                      

When I looked at my thermometer and hygrometer I about died. It was 104° F and 54%.   I opened it up and let the temperature approach stable and then closed it to get the humidity back where it belongs. I inspected the sticks and apparently a few of the cigars' feet cracked!      I'm so angry with myself! I'm currently waiting for everything to stabilize before I go adding a ton of water to my humidifier. I don't want any additional sudden changes.

Any thoughts on long term damage?

I say smoke them all as quick as you can and start of fresh with new sticks..... just my two cents    

Ha! That's an expensive idea if I ever heard one!

Once the temp drops the relative humidity will drop, so don't be too eager to add water yet.  Give the sticks a day or two to stabilize in a cooler temperature and freeze them to avoid insect growth.  Instructions can be found here http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=44

Good article. I'm consistently fascinated by the lengths to which folks will go to acquire, preserve, and resuscitate their dear stogies. I *almost* want to see these beetles to believe them.

salvaging as much as you can!

Yikes!.

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  11:56 AM

Once the temp drops the relative humidity will drop, so don't be too eager to add water yet.  Give the sticks a day or two to stabilize in a cooler temperature and freeze them to avoid insect growth.  Instructions can be found here http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=44

Hey Jackal, I've been told that most those online suppliers like cigar.com and such freeze their stock before selling them, is that true. If thats the case it wouldn't makde sense to refreeze them again when you get them would it? Would that take anything away from the stick, freezing them again when they were given the treatment already?

QuoteJay'D - 8/11/2015  9:23 AM

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  11:56 AM

Once the temp drops the relative humidity will drop, so don't be too eager to add water yet.  Give the sticks a day or two to stabilize in a cooler temperature and freeze them to avoid insect growth.  Instructions can be found here http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=44

Hey Jackal, I've been told that most those online suppliers like cigar.com and such freeze their stock before selling them, is that true. If thats the case it wouldn't makde sense to refreeze them again when you get them would it? Would that take anything away from the stick, freezing them again when they were given the treatment already?

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Freezing is over 95% effective, depending on temperature, time and stubbornness of the bugs.  It is not 100%.  That percent, or faction, thereof, is where things can get ugly.  Every once in a while, you hear about a reputable seller sending a shipment with bugs.

Rebecca once had an outbreak on a cigar that went through the freezing process twice (once at Corona cigar, and once by one of our members).  It can happen.

If you have a deeply implanted dormant bug, it could have made it through the freezing process.  That ridiculously high temperature, could have snapped that little buggerer back to an active state.  In this case, I would go with the better safe than sorry.

Quotemillarddj - 8/11/2015  9:13 AM

I *almost* want to see these beetles to believe them.

Believe me, you don't  

So if all of them freeze their cigars, then how do people get beetles? Some may do that, although I have my doubts. I'm not sure I'd take their word for it I guess. The other option to freezing is getting an ozone machine and blasting the cigars with ozone. That will kill any living organism and not affect the taste at all.

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  12:33 PM

QuoteJay'D - 8/11/2015  9:23 AM

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  11:56 AM

Once the temp drops the relative humidity will drop, so don't be too eager to add water yet.  Give the sticks a day or two to stabilize in a cooler temperature and freeze them to avoid insect growth.  Instructions can be found here http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=44

Hey Jackal, I've been told that most those online suppliers like cigar.com and such freeze their stock before selling them, is that true. If thats the case it wouldn't makde sense to refreeze them again when you get them would it? Would that take anything away from the stick, freezing them again when they were given the treatment already?

Freezing is over 95% effective, depending on temperature, time and stubbornness of the bugs.  It is not 100%.  That percent, or faction, thereof, is where things can get ugly.  Every once in a while, you hear about a reputable seller sending a shipment with bugs.

Rebecca once had an outbreak on a cigar that went through the freezing process twice (once at Corona cigar, and once by one of our members).  It can happen.

If you have a deeply implanted dormant bug, it could have made it through the freezing process.  That ridiculously high temperature, could have snapped that little buggerer back to an active state.  In this case, I would go with the better safe than sorry.[/QUOTE]

Got you Jackal, sound advice.
For some reason I feel very safe with the cigars I order online, its those ISOM I purchase from my local cigar shop here i have doubts about. To be on the safe side i keep those in their own humidor.

QuoteKman - 8/11/2015  9:36 AM

QuoteJay'D - 8/11/2015  12:23 PM  

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  11:56 AM  Once the temp drops the relative humidity will drop, so don't be too eager to add water yet.  Give the sticks a day or two to stabilize in a cooler temperature and freeze them to avoid insect growth.  Instructions can be found here http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=44

Hey Jackal, I've been told that most those online suppliers like cigar.com and such freeze their stock before selling them, is that true. If thats the case it wouldn't makde sense to refreeze them again when you get them would it? Would that take anything away from the stick, freezing them again when they were given the treatment already?

So if all of them freeze their cigars, then how do people get beetles? Some may do that, although I have my doubts. I'm not sure I'd take their word for it I guess. The other option to freezing is getting an ozone machine and blasting the cigars with ozone. That will kill any living organism and not affect the taste at all.

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Ozone will only kill what it touches.  You would need to saturate the air around the stick in it to kill beetles that are inside the filler/ binder.  If you have ever had a cigar that did not have good air flow, then that cigar would not have let enough ozone in to kill beetles.  

Also, I am not sure if bombarding something with an oxidizer will not affect its taste, as oxidizers tend to break down flavor components (this is why spices lose potency over time).

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  12:50 PM  

QuoteKman - 8/11/2015  9:36 AM  

QuoteJay'D - 8/11/2015  12:23 PM  

QuoteJackal - 8/11/2015  11:56 AM  Once the temp drops the relative humidity will drop, so don't be too eager to add water yet.  Give the sticks a day or two to stabilize in a cooler temperature and freeze them to avoid insect growth.  Instructions can be found here http://www.cigargeeks.com/index.php?action=articles;sa=view;article=44

Hey Jackal, I've been told that most those online suppliers like cigar.com and such freeze their stock before selling them, is that true. If thats the case it wouldn't makde sense to refreeze them again when you get them would it? Would that take anything away from the stick, freezing them again when they were given the treatment already?