Relative humidity is the measure of how much moisture is in the air compared to how much it can hold. A given parcel of air that contains a constant amount of moisture will have higher relative humidity at lower temperatures.

So how does this relate to a humidor in the cellar being brought upstairs to the living room? Lets presume the cellar is at 60 degrees and the living room at 70 degrees. The humidor in the cellar has equalized at 70% relative humidity and is brought to the living room. No moisture is added or removed and the humidor stabilizes at the 70 degrees of the living room. The relative humidity will now be 49 percent. More moisture needs to be pumped into the humidor and cigars to stabilize the humidor at 70 percent again.

This means that if you store your cigars at 60 degrees and 70 percent relative humidity it will have the same amount of moisture in it as a cigar that is stored at 70 degrees and 49 percent relative humidity. How this will affect the smoke I do not know. This is just the physics behind the cigars moisture content.

When I was watching it, I agreed with you, and disagreed with Walt on the humidity question, but since you didn’t defend your position and gave in so easily, I can’t give you the right to rub it into his face haha! After you conceded the point, then I thought you might be referring to total humidity, in which case you would be wrong. Anyway, if you had it straight in your head – props to you! It can be easy to switch around, which is why it is so hard to get a handle on it.

Other than that, a very good show. But you know I had ta keep you honest on your “layman” disclaimer.

Its just one of those things I have to accept and just bitch about until we move (and with this housing market who knows when that will be).

It’ll be better in the winter. I find wet/cold weather much more tolerable than humid/hot.

Marcus – My dad is actually going back next month and is staying there until February. The wife and I discussing maybe me going for a few days since there are some land issues and my dad isn’t getting any younger, someone needs to know whats going on. So I’ll be sure to let you know.

Jerry, hafa adai to you as well, if you find yourself visiting family in Guam let’s have a smoke.