ok im really kinda new to the whole cigar world, i have smoked a few 7-11 specials as i am a college student, but most recently i have acquired a cuban from a friend, i also have tried some good cigars this friend has, i am just curious as to what a good cigar is that has a full flavor that i might be a ble to find at a smoke shop. also i have been told a humidor is a good thing to get, what is a decently well priced one that is kinda small maybe 20 or 30 max cigar capacity.
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I'd say start out with the Arturo Fuente line first and branch out into the Padron x000 line. A.F. has a wide array of smokes from low end to high end, same for Padron.
As for the humidor, I'd say get a 200ct., but may'be that's just me. When I started out, like you, I wanted a little 20ct. humidor. Boy I'm glad I got the big 200ct. now :thumbs: . Always get bigger then you think you'll need
because when you get bit by the cigar bug, no telling where it will take you :0 :love:
As for the humidor, I'd say get a 200ct., but may'be that's just me. When I started out, like you, I wanted a little 20ct. humidor. Boy I'm glad I got the big 200ct. now :thumbs: . Always get bigger then you think you'll need
because when you get bit by the cigar bug, no telling where it will take you :0 :love:
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I'd have to agree with cvm on the humidor. I just got a 40 count 2 weeks ago (about the same time that I started posting here.) It's already too small and I'm looking for another.cvmfour said:As for the humidor, I'd say get a 200ct., but may'be that's just me. When I started out, like you, I wanted a little 20ct. humidor. Boy I'm glad I got the big 200ct. now :thumbs: . Always get bigger then you think you'll need
You can get some good deals on eBay. I'd suggest not jumping at the first thing you come across. Take a look at what's out there and know what you want to spend. Then make a bid. I'm not sure what others are seeing but my local cigar shop sells 125ct humidors for @$140 that I can get on eBay for @$60.
If you have a decent cigar shop with friendly staff, let the owner know that you are new to cigars and ask him to recommend one or two smokes in your price range. After you've smoked them, let him know what you liked and/or did not like about them. He can recommend others based on your input. This worked well for me when I first started. I also liked picking out one or two on my own to add to the recommendation. Take notes on what you like and don't like and you're on your way!
Happy hunting and enjoy!
Cigar International,(also owns cigar-bid) and has close out deals on humidors often. And cigar-bid has good deals on anything from 5-packs to boxes of cigars.
By the way 5 packs are great for newbies to try( 1 cigar is never enough to decide on a type). but as the other guys said be warned its addictive as crack,actually worse because its legal.
By the way 5 packs are great for newbies to try( 1 cigar is never enough to decide on a type). but as the other guys said be warned its addictive as crack,actually worse because its legal.
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Doesn't Sam's Club have some 100 count humis for about $20.00?
It seem to me I remember people discussing this in the "humidor" forum.
It seem to me I remember people discussing this in the "humidor" forum.
Forget 200ct., go straight to a nice 300 if you have the room for it on a table somewhere and really want a humidor. Its about the same price and the extra room is nice. The only downside is all the empty space to keep properly humidified until it fills a little more, but a large overkill dose of climmax beads should help with that a lot. Climmax beads are the ONLY way to go for humidifacation.
This is my favorite that I have.
I think mine was around $130 from off of ebay. Mine is GREAT and I have seen them for less, but the constuction quality isn't always consistant so make sure you can return it if anything isn't exactly right and don't be afraid to if it comes to that. I REALLY love mine though and two or three other guys on the site I know have this one as well and really seem happy. I have also seen the same piece with a glass window in the top. I may have gone that route if I had seen it earlier, but perhaps not, it looks pretty dang good the way it is. The picture really doesn't do it justice, but then I may be biased here.
Having said all that though your first move being a college student on a budget may be a large Tuperware type tupidor with a hygrometer and the beads. It may not look as slick as a humidor, but it's cheap, practicle, and way more reliable then a cheap humi usually ever is. If need be you can always expand if the need arises into a igloo cooler type coolidor. Again, practicle, cheap and reliable.
Heres a link to Climmax's Site
Bargain Humidors also is worth checking out. Some have had problems with service there, but they have a lot of things worth looking at and I've never had a problem with them.
Search around on the board here and I'm sure you'll quickly come up with lots of references to tupidors, coolidors and the like. Theres a whole section called The Humidor in fact you should probably spend some time looking through.
Oh, and save your pennies, this hobby gets WAY out of hand real fast.
Also, I almost forgot. STAY AWAY FROM CIGAR BID!! IT'S THE DEVIL!!
No really though. Cigar bid is great, but the problem is you end up buying a lot of crap until you figure out what type of stuff you like. Once you start to figure out your tastes you end up looking back at all the garbage you bought at first before you knew. I would advise sticking to local shops where you can go with onsies and twosies till you get the hang of things. Hopefully you have some nice shops somewhere near by with a knowlegable staff. General tabbacco stores with a cigar closet usually aren't it. A regular cigar dedicated store with a wide selection is best if your lucky enough to have one anywhere in driving distances. A day trip to one is way better then just a low end general smoke shop usually.
Just my .02 worth. :thumbs:
This is my favorite that I have.
I think mine was around $130 from off of ebay. Mine is GREAT and I have seen them for less, but the constuction quality isn't always consistant so make sure you can return it if anything isn't exactly right and don't be afraid to if it comes to that. I REALLY love mine though and two or three other guys on the site I know have this one as well and really seem happy. I have also seen the same piece with a glass window in the top. I may have gone that route if I had seen it earlier, but perhaps not, it looks pretty dang good the way it is. The picture really doesn't do it justice, but then I may be biased here.
Having said all that though your first move being a college student on a budget may be a large Tuperware type tupidor with a hygrometer and the beads. It may not look as slick as a humidor, but it's cheap, practicle, and way more reliable then a cheap humi usually ever is. If need be you can always expand if the need arises into a igloo cooler type coolidor. Again, practicle, cheap and reliable.
Heres a link to Climmax's Site
Bargain Humidors also is worth checking out. Some have had problems with service there, but they have a lot of things worth looking at and I've never had a problem with them.
Search around on the board here and I'm sure you'll quickly come up with lots of references to tupidors, coolidors and the like. Theres a whole section called The Humidor in fact you should probably spend some time looking through.
Oh, and save your pennies, this hobby gets WAY out of hand real fast.
Also, I almost forgot. STAY AWAY FROM CIGAR BID!! IT'S THE DEVIL!!
No really though. Cigar bid is great, but the problem is you end up buying a lot of crap until you figure out what type of stuff you like. Once you start to figure out your tastes you end up looking back at all the garbage you bought at first before you knew. I would advise sticking to local shops where you can go with onsies and twosies till you get the hang of things. Hopefully you have some nice shops somewhere near by with a knowlegable staff. General tabbacco stores with a cigar closet usually aren't it. A regular cigar dedicated store with a wide selection is best if your lucky enough to have one anywhere in driving distances. A day trip to one is way better then just a low end general smoke shop usually.
Just my .02 worth. :thumbs:
