How much room does one need to store your cigars???
I'm just getting into cigars and so far am enjoying every aspect of it. My first Humidor I purchased last month holds up to 100 cigars per the instructions. I will have it full by next week. Umm... Not that I'm a cheapskate or anything, but I'm already $500 in and counting(cigars, Humidor and accessories). Now that I'm finding some cigars that I "really" like. I want to make sure I take every advantage of when they go on sale. But I'm not sure I'll have the space to store them??.... Am I crazy for thinking I may "already" need to get another Humidor to store more cigars in??
How much room does one need???
Thanks!!
How much room does one need???
Thanks!!
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A lot of folks run into storing issues when they first jump into cigars. Or for that matter, just about any hobby they find themselves getting excited about finding new things.
It's hard to pass up the deals and soon you end up with a bunch of cigars. The problem is, as your tastes change, which they most assuredly will, you may find a ton of cigars you thought you like sitting.
Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but sitting cigars take up room.
How much room does one need?
That depends on the person. Some guys have coolers (cooladors/coolidors) or tupperware (Tupadors) that they store their cigars in. They are a great inexpensive alternative.
At one time, I had many desktop humidors that I kept all my cigars in. Then I bought a tower.
Even with the tower, I have run into space issues once.
Hitting some folks with packages helped that problem. LOL!
The biggest thing is to work with what ever you are comfortable with.
Money can't buy happiness, but it can buy cigars and that's close enough.
Like many others say, take it easy with buying a lot of stuff you like now, when you're start up. As you taste different cigars, your tastes will evolve as well. You may find yourself with a lot of sticks that you no longer like as much as you did in the beginning. We've all been there. But yeah, get some ziploc bags even if you think it's a temporary issue. Tupperdor and/or coolidors as needed if you like to hoard like most of us, lol!
more than you need. less than you want
if you are looking for a 50 count because you want to be able to buy a box, then go with a 300ct.
if you are looking for a 150ct because you will "never need than many cigars" then buy a 1200ct.
if you are looking for a 1000ct because it will be a good end table, buy a 5,000ct cabinet.
if you are looking for a cabinet, just build a walk in.
if you are looking to build a walk in, just buy yourself your own shop.
if you already have your own shop, quit your ****!!
(The best solution IMO is coolers. They come in all sizes and they're plenty cheap enough compared to what we spend on cigars.)
I did the usual - started with a small 30 count humi, moved to that plus a 50 count, then up to the Napoleon II chest; the Napoleon II could fit a box (literally) of cigars in the top drawer. And this transition was all within a few months. I started smoking more (by more I mean at least one a day, sometimes 2 or 3).
Then I found there were many more I liked enough to buy a box of and face it, having many options to choose from is awesome.
My answer was to build my own humidor. I built it into my wall. It's 7 feet tall, consisting of 5 shelves, interior lighting and electrical oultets (for extra lighting if wanted later and the humidifier), Sliding windows for the doors. Walking into my office is like walking into a cigar shop. So many good boxes to choose from.
I'm very happy with what I've got and most people would say I've gone overboard. But I still want more... even though I've got literally boxes of Camacho 7/20, Camacho Corojo, Undercrown, Fallen Angel, Casa Torano, CAO MX2 and CX2 and Soprano, 5 Vegas Gold, Fuente Short Story, Perdomo Champagne, Cusano Rare 59, Rocky Patel 1916, Ramon's Odysey and Genesis - and those are just all the boxes. Not to mention the 5 and 10 packs of others I get along the way and with my cigar of the month club.
So I'm guessing that feeling will never go away. Just enjoy what you want and buy or build a container(s) suitable to hold it all.
The more I read about the cooler option the more it makes sense.
You will always want/need more storage!