Draw tool badly cracking wrappers

[AlanS]

It hasn't been to often that I need the draw tool. Maybe 3 cigars per hundred
It only happens to a certain brand and I know that it is stored at 60 degrees and 65 percent rh, so they aren't dry
I just can't figure it out an I smoked plenty of tight draws without using the tool.

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The “RH” stands for relative humidity, if your cigars are 65% at 60 degrees they’re probably over humidified and closer to 75% at 70degrees.

[jrfoxx]

Wow, didn't know that
I'll try some 62% bovada packs and move them to a warmer area. Thanks man

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[CentralTimeSmoke]

The “RH” stands for relative humidity, if your cigars are 65% at 60 degrees they’re probably over humidified and closer to 75% at 70degrees.

If you have an accurate hygrometer, then temperature is factored into the RH reading. That's the whole point of measuring things in relative humidity--it's measuring the humidity in relation to the temperature. So it doesn't matter if it's 40 degrees or 80 degrees, if you have an accurate hygrometer and it reads 65RH, that's what your cigars are being stored at.

You are correct that temperature fluctuations affect RH, but it's actually the other way around. Higher temps will drop the RH if nothing is done to correct it (i.e. adding water vapor). That's why two-way humidifiers like Bovedas are great. I keep all my cigars in the basement, so they're prone to seasonal temp changes. But I know that no matter the temperature, the bags will keep the RH at 65, as that's what they're designed to do no matter the temperature.

What's most important is to keep the temperature constant. It will take awhile for a Boveda or any other humidifying device to correct the RH when temp swings happen.

If the water vapor content stays the same and the temperature drops, the relative humidity increases. If the water vapor content stays the same and the temperature rises, the relative humidity decreases. This is because colder air doesn’t require as much moisture to become saturated as warmer air.

https://climate.ncsu.edu/edu/Humidity