humi inside of a coolidor?
KingoftheCove
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I know this is probably, well it is, a dumb question, but here goes:
Seriously thinking about setting up a big coolidor (the 165qt Maxcold Igloo cooler).
Two of my humis could actually fit in there, and I was thinking of setting up that way until I need to be more efficient with the space.
1) Will this harm a humi in any way (ie 68% rh rusting the hinges, etc.)?
2) Would it be counterproductive - having a closed humi inside another humi?
3) Would it be better to leave the lids off the humis, and then set them in the cooler?
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4) That's a dumba$$ idea King, don't put a humi in a humi...........
Seriously thinking about setting up a big coolidor (the 165qt Maxcold Igloo cooler).
Two of my humis could actually fit in there, and I was thinking of setting up that way until I need to be more efficient with the space.
1) Will this harm a humi in any way (ie 68% rh rusting the hinges, etc.)?
2) Would it be counterproductive - having a closed humi inside another humi?
3) Would it be better to leave the lids off the humis, and then set them in the cooler?
or
4) That's a dumba$$ idea King, don't put a humi in a humi...........
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2. Counterproductive... closed humi? Humis ty to maintain humidity seperate from surrounding air
3. Leave lids open, or grab cigar boxes from local b&m and put cigars in them and keep humis for high end or for drying or for prep to smoke.
4. I have that cooler and it's awesome, thinking of getting another!!!
But, if I left the lids closed, with the bead tube still in the humi - seems like I'd be good to go?
Think you have the right idea though.....keep my two bigger wood humis separate, and out of the coolidor.
Now I'm just debating if I want to go fancy, and build a frame for vertical orientation of the cooler, but that's gonna mean I have to redo the hinges (the weak point of these coolers).....and, it won't hold as much once I start to get it full.....hmmm...........much harder to move it around as well............think I'll leave in horizontal orientation.
Sadly, this could be the end of the bucketidor............. :-(
however this winter for some reason has been a real struggle for me to keep my RH up. im fairly sure it is operator error/learning curve. i switched over to gel from beads when i had two sudden increases in my quantity count.
On a side note, one more benefit to the humi inside of tupperdor or cooler. I was thinking of this on my way to work this morning. It allows you to check on & maintain your humidification element (inside tupperdor, outside humis) without shocking the cigars inside the humi with that rapid drop or rise in RH. Say you water your beads and have it open for 2 minutes, well if the humidor is closed I would imagine after you reseal the tupperdor it will quickly acclimate back to your preferred RH before it would have any adverse effect on the inside humidor environment, through air exchange.
Maybe when we purchase our 1st house this summer I'll have some room to try it. Like I said I can't argue with any theory behind what this guy did, and in my opinion it would be probably the most hassle free way of maintaining rock solid RH. Just a bit on the ugly side. Keep us updated if you try this.
Do you by chance, have any "performance" based reasons as to why it's a dumb idea??
Now I'm not so sure, especially after reading about and hearing arguments about surface area and RH exchange comparing round beeds in a cluster (bowl, stocking, etc.), and "jagged/irregular" shaped beeds in a cluster.
I have access to some microscopes thru a science-geek friend, we're gonna play around and research this further.
Eventually I'll build custom spanish cedar trays throughout the cooler but it's almost $100 in wood just for my little 48 quart so that project is on the back burner for a while.
I only brought it up because if you are having a tough time keeping RH up due to a leaky humidor seal, or maybe you just live in an extremely dry location, and you don't want to toss out your humidor or build a cooler you can always give it a try. I know in the winter here in Pa I get tired of charging my beads every week in my 100ct cheapo humidor, my tupperdor I don't even need to worry about so I would possibly try it myself in the future. Whatever works for you works, most have their own opinion and you won't change their minds so do what works for you.