Humidor
zeebra
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Ok fellas, when I joined the site, I just wanted to get some info on cigars, and now, I have about 20 sticks sitting in a plastic bag with pillows in them. Wife not too happy, but she knows I dont smoke around her and I'm not going crazy yet if I purchase a small humidor. I'm only looking for like a 25-50 count humidor and was wondering what all do I need to get started. Is the digital hydrometer better? What does it mean when we have to "season" the humidor? What all do I need to purchase when I buy one? I didnt see any I liked at this site and browsed at a few other sites already. So I ask you my fellow BOTL's, where would you recommend me find a nice looking humidor? Oh, I like stuff not too ornate, looking for somthing clean and sleek. My house is very very modern.
Thanks fellas!
Thanks fellas!
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That said - go bigger. If you've got the money, give WaxingMoon's website a lookover - he can build to just about any specification you want, and the quality is much higher than anything mass produced.
Finally, when it comes to seasoning, search around these forums and you'll figure it out. Long story short, put a shallow, wide dish of distilled water in the humi, and close it for 5 days or so; buy some beads, charge 'em up, and stick those in there too. After 5 days or so, the humi is "seasoned", that is, the wood has absorbed the humidity. DON'T wipe down the interior of the humi - that's bad advice that just doesn't die - you risk warping the wood and ruining the seal, and all it does is save you a day or two if manage to do it right. Be patient, just stick a bowl of distilled water in there and let it sit
"Long ashes my friends."
Shoot for at least a 100 count. It won't be huge and it will limit how many you can buy and store. Look for a box that's taller with a tray inside, they don't take up that much space and it will throw off the wife
A digital hygrometer is more accurate than an analog, but they still need to be calibrated once in a while.
Seasoning is the process of humidifying a new humidor, which are dry. If you put a cigar in a new humidor it will dry out even with a humidifier because the wood lining will be absorbing the water as well. The lining needs to be saturated to maintain a certain level of humidity. I followed this: http://www.wikihow.com/Season-a-Humidor
You will need a gallon of distilled water, a sponge or shallow bowl for the seasoning, and a lot of patience
Shop around and read the reviews. There are tons of sleek boxes with the hygrometer on the inside. My current humi was a gift and before that I was using a 50 count cigar box with a small round humidifier stuck to the lid. I just did a few quick google searches and found too many to list.... dammit I shouldn't have looked, now I want a new one!
Good luck!
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Value does not even equal what is inside.
I've seen the Davidoff humis and unless they do something magical, it's probably just the name. I like them, they look nice, exotic woods and what not, but do they perform better... who knows.
Realistically, each humi is going to be different in the seal and absorbtion rate of the liner. Although they will differ, you will still need to maintain them to some degree. I love cigars but don't think I would pay crazy money for a humidor.
That said, Davidoffs are way overpriced - a high quality humidor shouldn't run you more than a couple hundred, unless you're using exotic woods
If I bought cheap cigars or went through them quickly I wouldn't worry about what quality humidor I had them in, but there are a few smokes I've held on to for months and if I stock up, then it might be years before I get to all of them. I guess you can look at it from that angle.
Sorry Shawn, I couldn't help it. This is too funny, I stumbled across this. Go figure, he was actually human at one time, lol. I'm done for today, LOL!!!!
and this picture was a year ago, its even more stuffed now!!!! I'll get an updated picture tonight.
When I came across this, the first thing that came to mind was, I.C.U. Lol, we all had to start somewhere. Good stuff....
And that sumed it up....
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.