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Originally Posted by bobarian
Bill, 100-120 cigars is more than enough to start. But be aware that humidors are always overrated for capacity. If it says 100-150 it typically will hold 80-120 cigars. I dont know what size cigars they use but based on a variety of sizes you can expect your humidor to hold about 2/3 of its rated capacity.
There are many good humidor vendors out there, many have used CheapHumidors with great success. You might want to look at the cigars at CigarsInternational, you can get free shipping on your entire purchase if you purchase the JoeCigar deal of the day.
Invest $20 in a digital hygrometer, Xikar makes a good one. Get a Boveda test kit to calibrate your hygrometer its much easier than doing a salt test.
Also, look into some humidity beads(I use 65% beads from HeartfeltIndustries.com), they are much easier to use than a sponge and PG solution. 
As far as cigars, its really hard to recommend anything as everyone has different tastes and goes through a discovery process when looking for that ideal cigar. That's half the fun of this hobby/obsession. Enjoy whatever it is you decide to smoke.  |
Right on, I figure let's face it, I have MANY other hobbies and addictions, so each one gets it's own budget and whatnot. So even if it holds 75 cigars, that's enough before I start smoking them like a bad habit.
although......
http://www.cheaphumidors.com/HUM-300GR.html 300 cigars for $110 isn't a bad price ...and 300 IS MORE THAN ENOUGH.
So I should just get the base ...300 cigar humidor from cheap humidors and the Xizar cutter, where do I order the Xizar hygrometer?