Please help in choosing a humidor :)

[RyJ Smoker]

I really like that idea! I think I found what next weekends project will be!

Thank you so much!


Jeffrey L.

 

[handypilot]

Then I'm glad I asked. I was reading this morning that humidors are best kept in a cool area where there isn't much temp change and to stay below approx. 75* Would the garage work from now until when it starts getting hot again next year? I live in Wisconsin....

I wouldn't keep them in the garage in the winter. Remember the 70% rh/70 deg rule of thumb. 70% RH when it's 30F in your garage, in the winter, is really dry for cigars. Moist and cool is what you want...but not WI cool. IMHO 65% rh/70 deg is a better than 70/70. The best place to have them is in a finished basement...No temperature swings and small humidity swings season to season.

 

[AK47Smoker]

I really like that idea! I think I found what next weekends project will be!

Thank you so much!


Jeffrey L.

I'm working on one as we speak. I managed to score a few cigar boxes to use to line the thing with cedar. I'm still debating on whether to use beads or an active humidifier like a cigar oasis. So far I have it lined with cedar, which I glued using a hot glue gun. The glue I used is odorless and is certified safe for incidental food contact, so I figure it would be safe for cigars. Good luck on your coolerdor build. I've seen your man cave. You have a nice setup

ETA-Should you go the humi beads route, this site comes highly recommended:

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/products.asp?cat=14

 

[RyJ Smoker]

I really like that idea! I think I found what next weekends project will be!

Thank you so much!


Jeffrey L.

I'm working on one as we speak. I managed to score a few cigar boxes to use to line the thing with cedar. I'm still debating on whether to use beads or an active humidifier like a cigar oasis. So far I have it lined with cedar, which I glued using a hot glue gun. The glue I used is odorless and is certified safe for incidental food contact, so I figure it would be safe for cigars. Good luck on your coolerdor build. I've seen your man cave. You have a nice setup

ETA-Should you go the humi beads route, this site comes highly recommended:

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/products.asp?cat=14

Thanks a lot for the compliment! I'm picking up a few more things tomorrow morning to hopefully complete the 'cave'!

That's a great idea to get some cigar boxes to use the cedar to line it with. The B&M's I frequent have TONS of cigar boxes I could grab to do just that. Thanks for the idea!


Jeffrey L.

 

[DirtyDave]

Yup coolidor is the way to go. Have one, and am looking at another because it is brimming full. That's on top of my 2 desktops that are also full. I had good dealings with cheaphumidors. They allow for a digital hygro upgrade for adjustable ones. Not a bad deal for an extra $20. My Cuban Crafters humidor is great. They make quality stuff. I just wish it was bigger. A very common theme when you stick aroun here.

Ditto on the "not in the garage." Way to many temp swings here. Definitely not good for the smokes.

 

[cabinets]

email me directly at scott.reeves@me.com.

 

[CigarDins]

I keep reading about these coolidors so much I think I will be building one for myself when I get back. I won a 50 count humidor on CigarsInternational last week so that should do for some singles.

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

 

[DirtyDave]

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

In your man cave of course!

 

[CigarDins]

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

In your man cave of course!

I talked to the wife about making up a man cave when I got back. She said take the shed!

 

[DirtyDave]

BOOO!! Well, depending on where you live, that may not be too bad. Of course that depends on your ambient temperature. Lots of people recommend the back of a closet for coolidors because there are usually fewer swings in temp. You might be able to stash something back there.

 

[360]

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

In your man cave of course!

I talked to the wife about making up a man cave when I got back. She said take the shed!

Damn Sarge. Did we marry the same woman because I got the exact same answer. :sign:

 

[CigarDins]

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

In your man cave of course!

I talked to the wife about making up a man cave when I got back. She said take the shed!

Damn Sarge. Did we marry the same woman because I got the exact same answer. :sign:

hahahaha... The shed wouldn't be bad... just gets a bit cold. Run some power out there though, insulate and clean all the crap out. Mite spend some time out there.

 

[likescarsz28]

I keep reading about these coolidors so much I think I will be building one for myself when I get back. I won a 50 count humidor on CigarsInternational last week so that should do for some singles.

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

I keep mine in my clothes closet on the floor.

 

[CigarDins]

I keep reading about these coolidors so much I think I will be building one for myself when I get back. I won a 50 count humidor on CigarsInternational last week so that should do for some singles.

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

I keep mine in my clothes closet on the floor.

Thats what I am going to try, but she may have an issues with that. The basement might have the best results I think. She doesn't go down there that much which means she wont know how many I have. Win/win :thumbs:

 

[360]

Now, Just have to find a place to put it in the house where my wife wont say anything!

U guys got an answer for that? ???

In your man cave of course!

I talked to the wife about making up a man cave when I got back. She said take the shed!

Damn Sarge. Did we marry the same woman because I got the exact same answer. :sign:

hahahaha... The shed wouldn't be bad... just gets a bit cold. Run some power out there though, insulate and clean all the crap out. Mite spend some time out there.

I hear ya. I'll be living on post when I get to Drum though (at least for a little while till I get familiar with the area) and even though I'll have a garage, she swears up and down that her new SUV will be going in there. Guess we'll just have to see

 

[RyJ Smoker]

I wanted to bump this thread, because it's kind of funny.....when I joined last September and started this thread about a humidor, EVERYONE warned me that it'll fill up too soon and I should go the coolidor route. I didn't believe any of you. 10 months and a few thousand later, my 70 qt coolidor is full of primo smokes, along with my 125ct humi. Now it's time for a cabinet.

You've all created a monster and I thank you very much :thumbs:


Jeffrey L.

 

[thechenman]

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