Whether you golf daily, weekly…or any other measure of regularity, you probably have the proper attire for your game. If your game includes enjoying cigars, your travel humidor should match the quality of the rest of your accessories.
If the first thought that came to you when you read the title above, please consider this your personal and cordial invitation to come out from under the rock where you have been living for the past 25 years, and welcome to cigar preservation in the 21st Century! For me personally as a humidor craftsman, it’s hard to imagine a better solution for cigar humidification than the one that Boveda, Inc. brought to us around the start of this century. I am privileged to be on the “A-List” with them, since practically everything I now make brings a new lifetime customer to Boveda — and genuinely I consider it a privilege to sing their praises. The Boveda revolution was destined...
If you only use your travel humidor for seasonal or occasional trips, it’s a good idea to make sure it is travel-ready. This can mean a number of things, depending on what kind of travel humidor you are using. First and foremost, make sure you have a good one.
Define “essential”… All you really need NEED to have is a pipe, a tamper and a lighter or matches. But we’re all way too good for that, right? Of course we are. If you’re a tried-and-true minimalist, you’ve probably already written me off as a carnie barker. But if you’re still reading…let’s dress it up a little, shall we? Choosing portable, protected storage for your pipes, tobacco and accessories can be as enjoyable a part of the experience as the smoking itself. After all, how many golfers do you know who carry their clubs strapped together with a bungie cord with their golf balls in a grocery sack tied to a belt loop? Acquiring the accessories is all part of...
How warm is too warm? I’m glad you asked — you will be, too. Tobacco beetles are born to eat, and when they’re born they eat….wait for it…winner, winner, tobacco dinner.
