Cooler

christian1971
christian1971 Posts: 467 ✭✭✭
in Cigar 101
During our move I lost my precious humidor. Now I am thinking about using a very large cooler. I would keep my cigars in their cedar boxes. It will probably only be half full, maybe. Do I need to fill the rest of the space with empty cedar boxes? Wanna makes sure I use enough cedar! Also does a cooler get more humid then a cedar humidor?
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  • rsherman24
    rsherman24 Posts: 7,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think I would worry about filling a cooler with empty boxes. They hold RH great and the cedar from the full boxes should be fine.

    My favorite cigar list here

  • christian1971
    christian1971 Posts: 467 ✭✭✭
    Thanks!
  • New_Boots
    New_Boots Posts: 2,651 ✭✭
    Coolers keep rock solid rH. Better than a humidor anyday.
  • rsherman24
    rsherman24 Posts: 7,761 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And I have heard Boots has an empty cooler

    My favorite cigar list here

  • New_Boots
    New_Boots Posts: 2,651 ✭✭
    rsherman24:
    And I have heard Boots has an empty cooler
    SHERM!!! Why?!
  • Chemnitz
    Chemnitz Posts: 1,300 ✭✭✭
    My cooler holds humidity constant even when it is only half full. I use mainly Boveda packs. Works well.
  • Poopy_Jones
    Poopy_Jones Posts: 455 ✭✭✭
    I've been using a cooler for a year now and it's working great. Once I figured out how much kitty litter to use the RH is more consistant than when I had regular humidor.
  • ejgorman
    ejgorman Posts: 1,114 ✭✭✭
    If I had to do all over again, I would have skipped the humidor and gone with a cooler from the start. Holds humidity like a champ, more storage and very low maintenance.
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  • New_Boots
    New_Boots Posts: 2,651 ✭✭
    ejgorman:
    If I had to do all over again, I would have skipped the humidor and gone with a cooler from the start. Holds humidity like a champ, more storage and very low maintenance.
    Yeah, I mean I can't complain...I have 4 100+ humidors that I've spent a total of $90 on. However, from an overall standpoint. Yeah, I could have sunk that $90 into shelving for a large cooler and been more than happy.
  • Cigary
    Cigary Posts: 630 ✭
    New Boots:
    Coolers keep rock solid rH. Better than a humidor anyday.
    I have to agree with this as I have used every type of humidor out there. My cooler is filled to the top with cigars...120 quart size and it is pegged at 67% for the last 3 months. I put cedar on the bottom and sides and use KL as the media and it's about as good as it gets. I use a tupperador to draw my smokes from when I want a cigar and use the cooler as pure storage....it's a great system. Nice to see everybody discovering how well coolers work and I did my first cooler about 3 years ago and it's worked out really and my second cooler as I've said works just as well. I have since gotten rid of my 15 tupperadors ( even though they worked great ) and now use coolers. For the price of a 120 qt. or larger you can't go wrong...they go on sale all summer and my last one I got for $60 at WallyMart....you can barely get a china made wood humidor that cheap and they only hold a fraction of what a cooler does.
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2024

    This has got to be wrong, a 150 qt cooler for $20?

    https://www.rosesforyou.com/flower-arrangement/igloo-150-quart-maxcold-cooler/prod11460003?gQT=1#

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  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 9,980 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Yakster said:
    This has got to be wrong, a 150 qt cooler for $20?

    https://www.rosesforyou.com/flower-arrangement/igloo-150-quart-maxcold-cooler/prod11460003?gQT=1#

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191

    Our 150 Quart White Cooler rental is an essential party accessory that can be used to keep drinks or food cool for your guests all through your party or event.

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks!

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  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,388 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2024

    I got fooled because Google Shopping had a reasonable buy price for that site.

    Walmart usually has good prices on coolers.

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  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 9,980 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Yakster said:
    I got fooled because Google Shopping had a reasonable buy price for that site.

    Walmart usually has good prices on coolers.

    I told the wife "if this is real I'm buying two and not for cigars"

    Then 👀

  • edz
    edz Posts: 314 ✭✭✭✭

    As Paul Harvey would say,......... Just looking to see if folks are still using and what the latest word on them may be.

  • Rdp77
    Rdp77 Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @edz said:
    As Paul Harvey would say,......... Just looking to see if folks are still using and what the latest word on them may be.

    Yep, still using them. They’re not purdy…but they’re reliable, stable, and pretty much fool proof.

    If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.

  • edz
    edz Posts: 314 ✭✭✭✭

    Herf-a-dor cooler. Opinions. Looking at price of an ice chest. Would having the three organized shelves help the cigar by allowing more airflow. Keep thinking yes, then re-thinking coolers have been used with good results for a long time?

  • Rdp77
    Rdp77 Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @edz said:
    Herf-a-dor cooler. Opinions. Looking at price of an ice chest. Would having the three organized shelves help the cigar by allowing more airflow. Keep thinking yes, then re-thinking coolers have been used with good results for a long time?

    Quite a few of us use them. There is no airflow in a cooler so if you want shelves it would just be for organization. And yes, they are great for long term use.

    If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.

  • edz
    edz Posts: 314 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks, it seems like the basics are harder to go figure than the cigars. Cigars you know where you stand with them, at least at that moment

  • Rdp77
    Rdp77 Posts: 8,029 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This is one of those hobbies that everyone is right…and everyone is wrong. It’s one of those things where you just have to figure out what’s best for you because everyone’s situation is different.

    The positives to coolers are that they’re easy, they’re stable, and stay consistent.

    On the other hand, they’re ugly and sometimes guys have trouble out of their wives.

    If it don’t bother me, it don’t bother me. Just leave me alone.

  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,388 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I tried a cooler at first but my Wife balked so I went with the 62 quart Iris Weathertight crates to store my cigars. I started with just one crate...

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  • d_blades
    d_blades Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Coleman marine coolers are all plain white and have a secure latch. They might be the best option if looks are a problem.

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  • MichaelK
    MichaelK Posts: 12 ✭

    I'm new have patience.
    Do the Boveda packets work just as well in a Cooler and a Tupperware as they do in in a cedar (wood) box?
    Does the cedar absorb, if any excess water//humidity. And would that excess be absorbed by the cigars?

  • Vision
    Vision Posts: 9,980 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OutdoorsSmoke_21191 said:

    @Rdp77 said:
    This is one of those hobbies that everyone is right…and everyone is wrong. It’s one of those things where you just have to figure out what’s best for you because everyone’s situation is different.

    Nope.

    Just ask @Vision for all the right answers regarding cigar storage. Aaaand if you disagree he will troll the 💩 out of you 😘

    Not this guy.... unless you're trying to store your half smoked cigars in a wooden.... that's a no.... a hard no. I just go with 65 Boveda and done.

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