Newb checking in...humidor suggestions requested.

[OLS]

I might go against the grain, but I have learned over time that if you are even into cigars for a YEAR,
Buy a humidor of some quality and leave the cheap humidors to the people who spend twice as much
money over 5 times as much time. Cheap humidors, no matter how fancy looking, are just cheap humidors.
Buy a small desktop humidor, as good as you can afford, and also buy a small ice chest with a great seal.
Keep your smoking stash in a small desktop and keep the rest of your cigars in an ice chest. A desktop,
in my experience should be high quality, small and subtle. Something that can go anywhere in the
home and not look out of place. Consider a handmade box from one of our members. It may seem
expensive at first, but in the end its really not excessive in terms of the lack of time and attention and
constant moisture maintenance with a leaky cheapy. You could look for a used model here. Like I said,
people are always selling cheap humis because they don't work so hot.

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by OLS

I might go against the grain, but I have learned over time that if you are even into cigars for a YEAR,
Buy a humidor of some quality and leave the cheap humidors to the people who spend twice as much
money over 5 times as much time. Cheap humidors, no matter how fancy looking, are just cheap humidors.
Buy a small desktop humidor, as good as you can afford, and also buy a small ice chest with a great seal.
Keep your smoking stash in a small desktop and keep the rest of your cigars in an ice chest. A desktop,
in my experience should be high quality, small and subtle. Something that can go anywhere in the
home and not look out of place. Consider a handmade box from one of our members. It may seem
expensive at first, but in the end its really not excessive in terms of the lack of time and attention and
constant moisture maintenance with a leaky cheapy. You could look for a used model here. Like I said,
people are always selling cheap humis because they don't work so hot.

I have two inexpensive Savoy humidors(under $75) that I have been using with no issues for the past 6 years. I've considered a nicer desktop but realistically an Aristocrat is probably my next move.

[magz]

Originally Posted by Mattso3000

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/da...166280093.html

Might be a little more capacity than you're looking for but pretty sweet as a humidor...

And welcome to the Asylum!

Thanks for the welcome guys! And I am glad to see some other people from MN on here!

Apparently somebody else thought it was a sweet item, because the posting is deleted. What was it out of curiosity?

Originally Posted by bobarian

I have two inexpensive Savoy humidors(under $75) that I have been using with no issues for the past 6 years. I've considered a nicer desktop but realistically an Aristocrat is probably my next move.

I am happy to hear someone here had a positive experience with a cheaper humidor. Down the road I would like to buy a high quality unit, but for now a <$100 unit is all that is in the cards for me. Was the seasoning process a little more finicky compared to a more expensive humidor, or was it pretty straight forward?

[mkarnold1]

Originally Posted by magz

Thanks for the welcome guys! And I am glad to see some other people from MN on here!

Apparently somebody else thought it was a sweet item, because the posting is deleted. What was it out of curiosity?

It was a decent wine fridge with temp and humidity on the readout. Not sure on the size but it looked like it would hold quite a few smokes. Mattso probably bought it.

[OLS]

Originally Posted by bobarian

I have two inexpensive Savoy humidors(under $75) that I have been using with no issues for the past 6 years.

Yes but you forget you are awesome.