Starting a new collection.

Nerachnia · 02-15-2009, 09:06 AM

Not looking for types to start with. I Know what i like i am more looking to style. Would you start with the 5ers or would you start with a box you like? Would you use it as an oppurtnity to go purely ISOM? Or would you stick with what you know?

The move took a month and the travel was 3k miles (NY to Seattle). The jostling of dry cigars did not do well with the travel. There were a few that were salvageable, mainly of the box pressed variety and a few in tubes or glass. I have been traveling back and forth to seattle for a month and my wife did 99% of the packing. Trust me its not that i am not upset its simply i have come to acceptence, there is nothing i can do about except for start a new.

So given a budget of say 300 a month. for say 6 months. Would you start with fivers? Start with a box? Would you go a cab of shorts? Do they smoke ok fresh? These are the types of things i am looking for answers with. Would you use the chance to go purely ISOM? Or would you combo it? Get a box of stuff you want to age and a fiver here or there to keep something smoking.?

Snake Hips · 02-15-2009, 09:16 AM

I would definitely use the opportunity to go Cuban

Get a box of good, inexpensive Cuban cigars and a box of something you like. Then get 5ers of a bunch of stuff you also like but don't exactly need boxes of. Once you're established again, start experimenting with the Dark Side...

DocLogic77 · 02-16-2009, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Snake Hips

I would definitely use the opportunity to go Cuban

Get a box of good, inexpensive Cuban cigars and a box of something you like. Then get 5ers of a bunch of stuff you also like but don't exactly need boxes of. Once you're established again, start experimenting with the Dark Side...

$$$

If you are starting over...start right. Start with some cheaper boxes of CC...Monte #5s. Party Shorts, PL Montecarlos, Boli PCs. You won't regret it...I promise.

groogs · 02-15-2009, 09:17 AM

It seems like you already know what you like so why not start buying boxes. You can also check the WTS thread and get some good smokes from some fellow Inmates.

02-15-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Nerachnia

Not looking for types to start with. I Know what i like i am more looking to style. Would you start with the 5ers or would you start with a box you like? Would you use it as an oppurtnity to go purely ISOM? Or would you stick with what you know?

The move took a month and the travel was 3k miles (NY to Seattle). The jostling of dry cigars did not do well with the travel. There were a few that were salvageable, mainly of the box pressed variety and a few in tubes or glass. I have been traveling back and forth to seattle for a month and my wife did 99% of the packing. Trust me its not that i am not upset its simply i have come to acceptence, there is nothing i can do about except for start a new.

So given a budget of say 300 a month. for say 6 months. Would you start with fivers? Start with a box? Would you go a cab of shorts? Do they smoke ok fresh? These are the types of things i am looking for answers with. Would you use the chance to go purely ISOM? Or would you combo it? Get a box of stuff you want to age and a fiver here or there to keep something smoking.?

Well I would say nobody can answer that question but you, you know what you like and what you want if you want to age some sticks and smoke some I guess my best answer would be buy a fiver and a box of the same cigar, smoke the fiver and start the aging process on the box with 300 a month for 6 months you have a nice budget there you should be able to get those humidors filled back up in no time unless you are going for all top shelf sticks, but even then you are going to be able to fill up that humidor by at lest one box a month less the very top shelf brand!!
Josh

02-16-2009, 10:53 AM

I guess us Army guys are retarded or something.

We throw our cigar cases in COnEx's that take anywhere from 90 days or more to get back the US from Iraq....and our cigars survive that trip easily.

On another note, it only took us two days to transport the entire house from CA to NC.

I dunno. Good luck with your rebuilding!!!

shilala · 02-16-2009, 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by tobii3

I guess us Army guys are retarded or something.

You think it really has anything to do with the Army???

Friggin window licker...

neoflex · 02-16-2009, 04:30 PM

Even at a month you should be good. I know there are times that I won't even crack my one humi for 3 to 4 weeks at a clip and never had an issue with the gars drying out. I'm with Tobii, maybe I am missing something but your sticks should not be that dry. I can understand damage during a move and is pretty much why when I moved to NC from NY, my humidors rode in the car and not the truck.

02-15-2009, 09:06 AM	#1
Nerachnia Still Watching My Back Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Kent, Washington Posts: 114 Trading: (1)	Re: Starting a new collection. Not looking for types to start with. I Know what i like i am more looking to style. Would you start with the 5ers or would you start with a box you like? Would you use it as an oppurtnity to go purely ISOM? Or would you stick with what you know? The move took a month and the travel was 3k miles (NY to Seattle). The jostling of dry cigars did not do well with the travel. There were a few that were salvageable, mainly of the box pressed variety and a few in tubes or glass. I have been traveling back and forth to seattle for a month and my wife did 99% of the packing. Trust me its not that i am not upset its simply i have come to acceptence, there is nothing i can do about except for start a new. So given a budget of say 300 a month. for say 6 months. Would you start with fivers? Start with a box? Would you go a cab of shorts? Do they smoke ok fresh? These are the types of things i am looking for answers with. Would you use the chance to go purely ISOM? Or would you combo it? Get a box of stuff you want to age and a fiver here or there to keep something smoking.?

02-15-2009, 09:16 AM	#2
Snake Hips Götterdämmerung Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Tyler Location: Directly above the center of the Earth Posts: 1,013 Trading: (10)	Re: Starting a new collection. I would definitely use the opportunity to go Cuban Get a box of good, inexpensive Cuban cigars and a box of something you like. Then get 5ers of a bunch of stuff you also like but don't exactly need boxes of. Once you're established again, start experimenting with the Dark Side...

02-15-2009, 09:17 AM	#4
groogs Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Grant Posts: 1,945 Trading: (62)	Re: Starting a new collection. It seems like you already know what you like so why not start buying boxes. You can also check the WTS thread and get some good smokes from some fellow Inmates.

02-16-2009, 10:53 AM	#6
tobii3 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Starting a new collection. I guess us Army guys are retarded or something. We throw our cigar cases in COnEx's that take anywhere from 90 days or more to get back the US from Iraq....and our cigars survive that trip easily. On another note, it only took us two days to transport the entire house from CA to NC. I dunno. Good luck with your rebuilding!!!

02-16-2009, 04:30 PM	#8
neoflex I'm nuts for the place Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: John Location: Monroe, NC Posts: 2,765 Trading: (32)	Re: Starting a new collection. Even at a month you should be good. I know there are times that I won't even crack my one humi for 3 to 4 weeks at a clip and never had an issue with the gars drying out. I'm with Tobii, maybe I am missing something but your sticks should not be that dry. I can understand damage during a move and is pretty much why when I moved to NC from NY, my humidors rode in the car and not the truck. __________________