You should probably calibrate the hygrometer using the salt method. It is easy to do. From what you describe they sound a bit dry.

http://www.wikihow.com/Test-a-Hygrometer

Thanks Jeff. I'll give that a go, but I really think it may be those sticks like a bit more RH then the others. I'm going to put them in another humidor and run it at 70RH.

63° outside this evening and a Tatuaje Verocu has been ignited! We had some heavy rain today and there is a squall line coming through in about an hour. I hope I'm inside when it comes through!!

I ordered the Four Kicks hat from Crowned Heads, I love the crossed pistols and guns and cigars go together right. The owner included a hand written thank you, an additional hat, and a Las Calaveras 2016 prerelease. These just arrived in the states from the My Father factory this week. The regular release will be June. I'll probably smoke it this weekend.

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I ordered the Four Kicks hat from Crowned Heads, I love the crossed pistols and guns and cigars go together right. The owner included a hand written thank you, an additional hat, and a Las Calaveras 2016 prerelease. These just arrived in the states from the My Father factory this week. The regular release will be June. I'll probably smoke it this weekend.

Nice! where'd you find the hat?

Nice swag! Let us know how this years stick is. I wasn't impressed with last year's but only had one of them.

Crowned heads website has a store, hats, ashtrays, shirts, etc.....

http://www.crownedheads.com/

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Crowned heads website has a store, hats, ashtrays, shirts, etc.....

http://www.crownedheads.com/

I guess that would be the obvious place to look... Duh.

Check out my Whisky cart. The gf made this for me to keep my spirits at her place. Think i need to add a humidor to it.

Nice Jay! I think you're right, a humidor needs to be added.

My Pipe saga continues. Today I broke in a Peterson System De Luxe 20s with a couple of different tobaccos.. I'm really enjoying the different flavors and to be honest, I'm enjoying my wife not turning her nose up at the way I smell after huddling up in the garage due to the WI temps.. To break in the pipe I smoked A&C Peterson Escudo Navy Deluxe, Dunhill Nightcap, and Davidoff Flake Medallions. I'd never had the Nightcap before, and I loved the amount of Latakia and I'm guessing the spice was from a deathly dose of perique.. It was by far the closest I've ever come to a cigar type smoke in a pipe.

Really like that cross pistol hat too! That whiskey cart is bad arse man! You should check out Cigar bid for a humidor to go with it. I'm finally getting around to calibrating those digital hygrometers. Looks like one I have is under.. the other is over. Hah! I picked up some more boveda packs so it shouldn't matter anyway now.

Goat I haven't tried my pipe lately. I need to pick up some more tobacco for it. What do you recommend? I normally get cavendish.


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This is was on deck tonight. The bourbon barrel aged Camacho toro was a real treat. Wonderful blend all around.

Well I do have 2 humidors, I think I'll just keep one at her house. How was the Camacho? I believe I have a couple in my humidors somewhere.

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Really like that cross pistol hat too! That whiskey cart is bad arse man! You should check out Cigar bid for a humidor to go with it. I'm finally getting around to calibrating those digital hygrometers. Looks like one I have is under.. the other is over. Hah! I picked up some more boveda packs so it shouldn't matter anyway now.

Goat I haven't tried my pipe lately. I need to pick up some more tobacco for it. What do you recommend? I normally get cavendish.


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This is was on deck tonight. The bourbon barrel aged Camacho toro was a real treat. Wonderful blend all around.

Nice choice on the barrel aged. I really enjoy the ones I've had..

As far as pipe tobacco goes, something that is just cavendish is an aromatic usually (meaning its cased or flavored).. If you enjoy cigars, I'd recommend a non-aromatic tobacco. You are actually going to taste the tobacco and not the extra stuff that makes it smell really good but when you try to distinguish flavors there aren't any really.. I'm pretty new at the non-aromatics so for a recommendation I can really only recommend what I've tried..

The Davidoff Flake Medallions have some cavendish in them, but its a non-aromatic so you have a good VaPer blend (some sweetness from the Virginias and some spice from the perique) with a touch of depth from the cavendish.
Flake Medallions

The Escudo is what some would call the quintessential VaPer. The tin smells sweet and tangy. It burns great and the perique isn't too far forward to overwhelm. It starts out a bit grassy with some bright sweet notes, but develops into a full and sweet experience. I really like it, and this would probably be my recommendation to start with a non-aromatic.
Escudo

The Dunhill Nightcap is the pipe tobacco equivalent of a full bodied, full strength cigar. I don't think you're going to want to smoke anything after smoking Nightcap. It's a super flavorful English blend with tons of spice. The smokiness from the Latakia is ever present and helps balance some of the spice.
Nightcap

Pipe Smoker is far more experienced than I, and I would look to him for some good suggestions.. Good luck.

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Well I do have 2 humidors, I think I'll just keep one at her house. How was the Camacho? I believe I have a couple in my humidors somewhere.

Damn good smoke. The only thing I didn't like about it was the gaudy wrapper hah. Otherwise it had notes of pepper, cashew, a bit sweet, and could taste the bourbon a little. Angel's Envy over powered the aged bourbon. I'll try the next one I have with a Stout instead to see if the bourbon pops more. I'll be buying more!

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Nice choice on the barrel aged. I really enjoy the ones I've had..

As far as pipe tobacco goes, something that is just cavendish is an aromatic usually (meaning its cased or flavored).. If you enjoy cigars, I'd recommend a non-aromatic tobacco. You are actually going to taste the tobacco and not the extra stuff that makes it smell really good but when you try to distinguish flavors there are any really.. I'm pretty new at the non-aromatics so for a recommendation I can really only recommend what I've tried..

.. Good luck.

Whoa that dunhill sounds great since I like full bodied cigars. I'll give it a go! Thanks Goat.

Oh so one of my hygrometers is off by 10%!! It's the one I keep in my smaller humidor I use for overflow. The other is only one off. No adjustment on it. What do ya''ll think? Keep it or trash it?

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Oh so one of my hygrometers is off by 10%!! It's the one I keep in my smaller humidor I use for overflow. The other is only one off. No adjustment on it. What do ya''ll think? Keep it or trash it?

As long as you can remember that it's one off and manage it accordingly no need to trash it. One degree isn't anything to worry about.

That other one that was 10 off probably caused your smoking issue.

I prefer digital hygrometers that can be adjusted...because I'm not good at remembering to adjust accordingly.

A question for Pipe Smoker, is it okay to store pipe tobaccos in the tins they came in? Is any maintenance needed?

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Goat I haven't tried my pipe lately. I need to pick up some more tobacco for it. What do you recommend? I normally get cavendish.<snip>

My desert island pipe tobacco choice would be Dunhill Flake. It's an excellent Virginia flake with no topping – just delicious tobacco flavor. Other Virginia choices with light but tasty toppings: Capstan Medium (blue tin label), Cut Virginia Plug by Fribourg & Treyer. I buy nearly all of my pipe tobacco from SmokingPipes.com. No sales tax and free shipping for orders of $100 or more.

These aren't at all cigar-like though.

Boveda are perfect for desk top humidors. Hygrometers should be adjustable. For analog there is a screw on the back, digital should be adjustable as well.