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[Leafs42084]

Hi everyone,

this may seem like a bit of an odd question, but I really need to know before I head to Korea. If you care about the reason, i'll type it out below.

Anyways, I know a lot of units will come with Air conditioning, and heat wont be a problem when im home, but when im at school or out, I probably wont be leaving it on to save energy and also money on utilities. I was wondering if anyone knew how hot the rooms got at the hottest point in the day if AC wasnt running.


Reason: Im a bit of a cigar smoker, and cigars are really delicate. You gotta keep temperatures below 75 degrees farenheit (just below 24 celcius) or they can hatch tobacco beetles which means I have to throw out al the infected cigars. I also have to keep the relative humidity around 70%, and if its really hot, its also going to dry out my humidor.

Im thinking the coolest parts in my unit will be the washroom or closet, but Ive been to korea before and remember it getting ridiculously hot during the summers. Does anyone have any idea how hot it actually gets? thanks!

[DrOctagon]

[blackjack]

you would need to get a Humidor plus bare in mind good cigars are pretty hard to find here

[djsmnc]

Well, it would depend on the type of air conditioning in the Officetel. One Officetel is likely to be different from all the others and therefore it would probably not be in one's best interest to make a generalization about Officetels in relation to temperature, size, layout, or comfort level. Also, sigar smoking is bad for oral health and hygiene. Just saying, not implying anything.

[Leafs42084]

[Artris]

I'm not a smoker so this may be a stupid question.

Any reason you can't throw them in the freezer or fridge? You could always put them in a ziplock bag (with as much air as possible squeezed out) if humidity is the problem.

I'm not going to go off on a rant or anything: its your body, do with it as you please. That being said you really should consider quitting. Moving to a different country may be a nice way to start.

[Leafs42084]

that would damage the cigars...

and its not just about keeping relative humidity below 75%, you always want to keep it above about 65-66%

[yingwenlaoshi]

What you do is turn on the air conditioner. That works. You should already be paying out the arse for your management fee. Running the air con should be cheaper.

[Teelo]

Lets just say I'm glad I switched hemispheres back in May

[Xuanzang]

If you have a lot of windows and are on a higher floor. You're going to spend more cooling your place during the summer. Officetel or apartments alike.

[AgDragon01]

[harlowethrombey]

It doesnt get too unbearably hot if you keep your curtains closed.

THe other poster is right, you need to invest in a humidore (sp).

Also, as an aside, please dont smoke in your room (or, if you do, dont open the windows). There are places in the stairwell or even on the roof that you can go to smoke.

My neighbors smoke up a storm sometimes when they're drinking. I know this because it drifts into my room while I sleep and I wake up with red eyes and then have to wash my sheets.

[Leafs42084]

[cdninkorea]

In my experience, electricity bills from A/C aren't that much. When I first got to Korea I left my A/C on all the time for about two weeks, but my bill wasn't bad (mind you this was in 2005).

Also, I rolled my eyes alot at the self-righteous comments from people who can't mind their own business and can't resist giving unsolicited advice. Really now: the OP didn't ask for health advice, so why tell him cigar smoking is unhealthy?

I remember a while ago someone made a post asking about where to get SlimFast drinks in Korea. What did s/he get in response? Advice about better ways to lose weight.