Basement Cigar Storage Question

Originally Posted by dvickery

mrt

i dont believe any temp below 70f is going to be harmful to your cigars...it is temp change that i would be concerned about...45f in the winter and 65f in the summer would scare me.

derrek

Great point, this would be my concern too. During winter it seems to stay steady at 43-48 depending on outside temp, and if we have a fire going (sucks air from basement). During summer it seems to stay 63-68.

I think even the smallest CFL bulb would overheat a fridge. It would probably need to use a temp sensor to turn it on at x* and off at y*, and even then the top shelf would probably be a few degrees warmer.

I guess I`ll have to play around with a bulb in there for winter.

Anyone know of any digital thermometers I can use for controlling temp ?

[Chainsaw13]

Originally Posted by MrT

Anyone know of any digital thermometers I can use for controlling temp ?

See my post above, there's a link to a external temp controller. It would turn the light on/off based on the temp you set. It's analog I believe. That site also have a digital version for $20 more.

http://www.northernbrewer.com/brewin...ontroller.html

I wouldn't worry about temp. I would worry about keeping the humidity in check.

I had...had a Pepsi cooler converted to a humidor in my basement. I got away from cigars for a while and neglected to keep an eye on things for a couple months and ended up throwing out around 200 sticks because of mold. 80 of them were 2002 Liberty's. I still wake up in cold sweats at night over that one.

[Bill86]

Originally Posted by Troller98

I wouldn't worry about temp. I would worry about keeping the humidity in check.

I had...had a Pepsi cooler converted to a humidor in my basement. I got away from cigars for a while and neglected to keep an eye on things for a couple months and ended up throwing out around 200 sticks because of mold. 80 of them were 2002 Liberty's. I still wake up in cold sweats at night over that one.

Ouch.

I am converting my old fridge to a humidor in the basement but during winter it stays around 40-45*F. The basement itself is pretty moist but the fridge is sealed obviously so I`ll be using beads to keep humidity in check.

You say old fridge, I would make sure there is no smell in this fridge. That's probably the first thing I would worry about.