garrettbuckeye
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I've been lingering around here for a few days, checking out humidor/coolidor/tupperdor posts. My old humidor does nothing but frustrate me anymore. The only things I haven't tried for keeping the RH up is the Oasis XL and those "magic beads" I've been reading about. Since I've never had an inventory of more than 30-40 cigars (and don't age them), the Oasis would be overkill in my little humi. The beads however... we'll get to that in a bit.
After all the posts I read about how affordable and easy it was to build/maintain a coolidor, I decided to give it a go. I wasn't interested in a big unit though. I know... "build one bigger than you'll need." Really though, I'm saving for a wedding in a few months, and with a huge cooler, I would just feel the need to fill it (spending money that I don't have). So I checked out Wally-World and found this little igloo for under $10. Then on the way home I stopped at my local cigar shop to pick up a few boxes. He didn't have much of a selection, but they were free. These were for my shelf, and to line the humi. I'm going to replace the punch shelf with a plain spanish cedar one when I get another box. I have an old humidifier (oasis foam?) and I'm thinking of replacing the insides with beads. It's a good size rectangle one (4.5"X6") and I imagine it should hold enough beads. For right now I'll use the old foamy and this little jar of humi 70 I found. Anyways, check out the picks below, and give me your thoughts.
And please don't blast me for my weak cigar showing. I'm hoping to order a box of JDN Gran Consuls soon. I'm just trying to put aside the $80! If anybody knows of a smoke that compares for less... please let me know.
After all the posts I read about how affordable and easy it was to build/maintain a coolidor, I decided to give it a go. I wasn't interested in a big unit though. I know... "build one bigger than you'll need." Really though, I'm saving for a wedding in a few months, and with a huge cooler, I would just feel the need to fill it (spending money that I don't have). So I checked out Wally-World and found this little igloo for under $10. Then on the way home I stopped at my local cigar shop to pick up a few boxes. He didn't have much of a selection, but they were free. These were for my shelf, and to line the humi. I'm going to replace the punch shelf with a plain spanish cedar one when I get another box. I have an old humidifier (oasis foam?) and I'm thinking of replacing the insides with beads. It's a good size rectangle one (4.5"X6") and I imagine it should hold enough beads. For right now I'll use the old foamy and this little jar of humi 70 I found. Anyways, check out the picks below, and give me your thoughts.
And please don't blast me for my weak cigar showing. I'm hoping to order a box of JDN Gran Consuls soon. I'm just trying to put aside the $80! If anybody knows of a smoke that compares for less... please let me know.
