Cooler Questions

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Originally Posted by CigarNut

Why would you leave the drain plug open? When you buy a wooden humidor you are looking for something with a good, air-tight seal. A coolidor should be the same way - sealed. You would not put a drain-plug-sized hole in your wood humi, would you?

If you leave the drain open you will not be able to regulate your RH. That may not be a problem for you, depending upon where you live.

Humidors are not air tight, they allow (or are supposed to) a small amount of air exchange.