Beginner Humi...

shopkins82 · 07-03-2013, 03:07 PM

Coming from someone just starting to shed their newbiness, I wouldn't buy a humidor.

If you're storing ~100 smokesor , I'd do it with a handfull (2 or 3) of Sterilite Ultra-Seal containers from WalMart along with a 65% Boveda pack in each. The small one holds ~15 sticks, the middle size ~40, and the large size ~75. If you're storing more than 100 total, I'd look at a coolerdor for overflow and one or two of the Sterilite containers for primary storage.

They're not pretty and maybe you lose a bit of the romance of a cherry veneered spanish cedar humidor, but the Sterilite containers are cheap ($4-10 for the three sizes I listed above), hold humidity perfectly and, when combined with Boveda packs, they are about as hands-off as cigar storage gets... I wouldn't even worry with a hygrometer. If you buy into the affects of cedar for aging, just cut up some pieces of old cigar boxes and slide them in with your sticks.

A single Boveda pack should last ~1 year in these containers given that the only RH losses are what's absorbed by the sticks and what is lost when the lid is opened... no leaks and no wood absorbing RH. The Boveda packs can also be re-charged by leaving them in a Tupperware along with some distilled water for a week or two.

Maybe I'm soul-less but, IMHO, fighting to maintain RH of a low-end humidor is a hassle and buying a high-end humidor that will still require some attention isn't worth the cost.

Sweet_Leaf_PDX · 07-12-2013, 03:46 PM

I don't think a desktop humidor is a wast of money but I would also recommend setting up a coolidor too. I have a small desktop humi that looks nice and holds about 25 cigars. I keep this out in my office and keep a selection of sticks that I plan on smoking in the near future in there. I also have a coolidor that I keep in my closet.

You can get a desktop humi from the devil site (cigarbid dot com) for pretty cheap. As others have said, don't get one with a glass top or a hydrometer that displays externally.

07-03-2013, 03:07 PM	#1
shopkins82 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 222 Trading: (1)	Re: Beginner Humi... Coming from someone just starting to shed their newbiness, I wouldn't buy a humidor. If you're storing ~100 smokesor , I'd do it with a handfull (2 or 3) of Sterilite Ultra-Seal containers from WalMart along with a 65% Boveda pack in each. The small one holds ~15 sticks, the middle size ~40, and the large size ~75. If you're storing more than 100 total, I'd look at a coolerdor for overflow and one or two of the Sterilite containers for primary storage. They're not pretty and maybe you lose a bit of the romance of a cherry veneered spanish cedar humidor, but the Sterilite containers are cheap ($4-10 for the three sizes I listed above), hold humidity perfectly and, when combined with Boveda packs, they are about as hands-off as cigar storage gets... I wouldn't even worry with a hygrometer. If you buy into the affects of cedar for aging, just cut up some pieces of old cigar boxes and slide them in with your sticks. A single Boveda pack should last ~1 year in these containers given that the only RH losses are what's absorbed by the sticks and what is lost when the lid is opened... no leaks and no wood absorbing RH. The Boveda packs can also be re-charged by leaving them in a Tupperware along with some distilled water for a week or two. Maybe I'm soul-less but, IMHO, fighting to maintain RH of a low-end humidor is a hassle and buying a high-end humidor that will still require some attention isn't worth the cost.

07-12-2013, 03:46 PM	#2
Sweet_Leaf_PDX Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2013 First Name: Jason Location: Portland, OR Posts: 605 Trading: (11)	Re: Beginner Humi... I don't think a desktop humidor is a wast of money but I would also recommend setting up a coolidor too. I have a small desktop humi that looks nice and holds about 25 cigars. I keep this out in my office and keep a selection of sticks that I plan on smoking in the near future in there. I also have a coolidor that I keep in my closet. You can get a desktop humi from the devil site (cigarbid dot com) for pretty cheap. As others have said, don't get one with a glass top or a hydrometer that displays externally.