New 300 ct. Humidor
 

300 boxes, maybe. :D

Picked up my new humidor yesterday. I knew it was big, but I was still a little shocked when I saw it in person. Wouldn't come close to fitting in my Explorer. Luckily I brought the trailer hitch caddy and a LOT of rope. 125 mile trip back to my house at 45 miles an hour made for a relaxing time to smoke a few cigars.

Overall it looks to be grade A on the inside and grade B on the outside. All the shelves were there and in great shape. There is an electrical receptacle at the bottom of the humi to plug in an active humidification system and a switch for presumably the lights. Looks like damn good craftsmanship inside. A few scratches on the outside here and there but no biggie.

A couple things: It came with a Moist-n-Aire that looks to be in pretty good shape. I'm going to give it a chance to prove itself before I spend money on a different system. I'm going to put new weatherstripping at the edges where the glass doors seal. They slide quite nicely and seem to seal pretty damn good but the weatherstripping looks old. Quick $5 fix. Also, it has lights in the top that shine down through a (currently broken) translucent tile like you'd see in any drop ceiling. Not sure what I'm going to do with this. Guess I should see how hot the lights feel when on for a bit. I could easily seal up the top and go with no light, but if it the light doesn't run too hot (not like I'd leave it on for more than a minute or two anyway) I'll leave it as is. I also need to get the lock mechanism replaced as this one came with no keys.

Here's what I am starting with. Hope to have it in the house and plugged in and stabilizing in a few days.

pics in next post.

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That's a nice looking humidor! You're so far down the slope I think I need binoculars to see you! :r

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Nice. Old B&M shop cabinet?

If heat is an issue with the lights, you can always go to LED. :2

Moist-n-Aires work fine, you just need an external hygrometer to set them as the dial numbers can be deceiving. Depending how long it was in use & sat, you might want to pull the top and look inside the tank for any growth and check the float. The company is very good about replacement parts (if needed) too.

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Yep, going to test the lights out and I bet I end up switching to LED while it's still in the garage and easier to work on.

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Looking good!! :tu Have fun filling it up. :D

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Very nice! :)

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Very nice humidor :tu

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Awesome!

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Good work boss :tu

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Wow, that's a big azz humidor...it will be fun filling it up over time...nice grab

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Sweet pick up brother!!!!

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Now I wish I would have come with you for the pick up ;)

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Now I wish I would have gotten an invite. :td

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All my cigar boys (don't have Adam's number) bailed so I took my oldest daughter. With all the things she has going on it was a wonderful way to spend the day together chatting.

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:tpd: Very nice pickup!!

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Awesome, Patrick!:banger Enjoy That Humi & Keep The Pics Of Your Progress Posted!:D:tu

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That's more fun than going with any of us. :tu

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Nice brother...I'd switch to LED and make sure it says out of any room with too many windows. You don't want the sun shining directly onto that baby. :tu

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That is simply awesome!

How'd you find it if I can ask?

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WOW! That is nice! Good pick up man.

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FINALLY, someone understands the end game. Sooner or later we ALL need that
cabinet, most just can't see to the end of the road for all the deals on vinos and
300cts and desktops and Pelican cases.

I kid of course, you are insane and we will look for the big sale at the end of this story.
I got dibs on your insert cigar brand here s!

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Nice. Have fun filling her up.

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Daaaammme thats a nice big humi. Have fun filling that bad boy up

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Craigslist Indianapolis. Cost me less than a box of decent Tatuaje's. :banger

Played around with it a bit tonight. The electrical outlet and the light works, the moist N aire works (float needs replaced and the reservoir needs cleaned up), and I already bought a new tile for the ceiling. Not going to worry about switching lights as I won't have the light on for more than a minute or two at a time. One of the doors needs work getting the seal for the glass repositioned and I need to replace the lock or find a key that will work. Already have a guy working on that for me. Moving along nicely...

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Great pickup, Craigslist can work if you stay on top of it. Have fun filling your new "baby".

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Nice grab, the light will accent all the boxes when guests are over -(P

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Moar Pikshurs!

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Here's the light at top, sans tile. Still need to cut to size. http://i52.tinypic.com/eqb8f4.jpg

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Looks awesome, Patrick! :tu

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Holy Molly Batman!

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Nice snag. I saw it on there but it was too big for my needs. Enjoy!

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Sick pick up...you did good..real good.

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Damn.

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Rock on! keep us updated on the repairs. Be a good learning tool for those of still debating how to tie one to our trucks in the future :D

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glass door is fixed. Last thing needed is the lock changed or a key procured. Got a BOTL hleping with that. Might just take the whole damn door to a locksmith tomorrow and have him go to work. I want this thing set up and seasoning NOW! :)

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You know, we could build a pretty sweet drawer unit to fit inside there....

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Hmmm. Plans right now are to put all my random cigars in various old cigar boxes. I have about 50 or so. Should be able to match up cigars with the correct mfgr if not the correct size at least. Not sure how it's going to look but we'll see. You piqued my interest, though...

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So much room to work with in that thing. Lot's of possibilities. I could see putting a built in with doors on the bottom and drawers above, then your shelving above that for box storage/display. Having a couple cupboards in it would be handy for storing anything you don't necessarily want seen.

Could be a pretty fun project. Let me know if you want to look into some options. :tu

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Finally got all the litte do-dads, and whatchamajigs fixed. Installed, humidifier is running and hopefully we'll be putting cigars in soon. Threw some empties in for now so it looks cool. If I could make sex with this thing I'd dump the girl I'm dating.

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Looks Awesome, Brother!:banger Holding RH Well? Are You Going To Have Any Temp Controls In That Beauty?

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No temp control, it's in the finished basement where it's usually 65 degrees or so. It went from reading 51%rh to 62 in 2 hours. The moistenaire puts out a ton of humidity. Interested to see what it's done over the last 10 hours since I last looked at it. Planning on going at least a week before adding cigars.

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Sounds Perfect, Brother!:tu Keep Us Posted!:)

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Way to go, you got it looking good.

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Me likey! :)

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Hey P, if you need boxes let me know, I have some and the ones that are half full I have singles holders I could use more efficiently than the boxes, I just need motivation to clean it up.

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My wife would kill me if I brought that home...:banger

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I pretty much have the boxes needed to hold most of my random cigars in at least a box from the same manufacturer. Still looking for boxes from Opus, Monte, and Cohiba. Still haven't done my taxes and I might make a nice CC order to fix some of that. ;)

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That is looking very nice/sexy... :tu :dr

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Congrats....that looks awesome! Slope officially slippery!