I have an opportunity to buy a 1940’s American cedar chest. Can I line it with Spanish cedar to make it a humidor? Is that a good idea for cigars or should I avoid it?
If it's what you're going for aesthetically, and if money isn't a concern then I suppose that is a good option to try. Will it hold a good seal? If you're only lining it with Spanish Cedar veneer, or stock wood? Again, if this is about appearance over function, then it's your deal to bargain with.
But, if all you're going for is proper conditions for cigar keeping in a larger container, then a Coleman cooler would be the best option to consider, or some quality brand plastic container with a rubber gasket for the lid.
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I would think the cedar that chest is made of us American aromatic cedar. It's kind of a kerosine based aroma and may taint your cigars. I'd probably try a couple of cigars the 1st 6 months before I committed an entire stash.
I would think the cedar that chest is made of us American aromatic cedar. It's kind of a kerosine based aroma and may taint your cigars. I'd probably try a couple of cigars the 1st 6 months before I committed an entire stash.
Just my 2 cents.
Mark
Yeah, but it's more than 80 years old. I have some aromatic red cedar in my project humidor I've been testing since I don't trust everything I read on the internet, and several months in I don't have any flavor issues.
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What size chest are we talking about? Steamer trunk? If so, fill it with Tupperware containers with boveda packs in them. Looks good on the outside, works good on the inside, no flavor issues.
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What size chest are we talking about? Steamer trunk? If so, fill it with Tupperware containers with boveda packs in them. Looks good on the outside, works good on the inside, no flavor issues.
Now that's ingenuity!
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What size chest are we talking about? Steamer trunk? If so, fill it with Tupperware containers with boveda packs in them. Looks good on the outside, works good on the inside, no flavor issues.
That really is one great idea. But how confident are you in the Boveda packs? It gets so dry here in OK during the winters that four 84% packs can’t even keep my 50 cigar desktop humidor at 65%. Summers are fine though
What size chest are we talking about? Steamer trunk? If so, fill it with Tupperware containers with boveda packs in them. Looks good on the outside, works good on the inside, no flavor issues.
That really is one great idea. But how confident are you in the Boveda packs? It gets so dry here in OK during the winters that four 84% packs can’t even keep my 50 cigar desktop humidor at 65%. Summers are fine though
100% confident, change out every 6 months. And seal the Tupperware, of course.
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Anybody in the humidor business: Imagine how much money you could make selling beautiful wooden humidors with pre-formed, high quality plastic containers inside that seal air tight? You can market to both the vain and the sensible at the same time. Gold mine!
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What size chest are we talking about? Steamer trunk? If so, fill it with Tupperware containers with boveda packs in them. Looks good on the outside, works good on the inside, no flavor issues.
That really is one great idea. But how confident are you in the Boveda packs? It gets so dry here in OK during the winters that four 84% packs can’t even keep my 50 cigar desktop humidor at 65%. Summers are fine though
Yup, that's because the wood breathes and is constantly fighting with the external environment. Plastic does not have this problem. Even glass doesn't have this problem.
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Yeah, I really like the idea. Build it in so that the airtight lid seals in the tupperdor when you close the humidor, and you could remove the tupperdor for cleaning.
I'll gladly bomb you Tuesday for an Opus today.
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Yeah, I really like the idea. Build it in so that the airtight lid seals in the tupperdor when you close the humidor, and you could remove the tupperdor for cleaning.
I think I'd use some red mahogany or a really nice maple burl. Sourced locally could save some money perhaps. That double wide really has me thinking.
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That really is one great idea. But how confident are you in the Boveda packs? It gets so dry here in OK during the winters that four 84% packs can’t even keep my 50 cigar desktop humidor at 65%. Summers are fine though
RH is very low also here in Northern VA. I caulked all the seams with aquarium sealant. It still takes 4 72% Boveda packs to keep it at 67% RH. I'm assuming that it will take less Boveda packs in summer and fall.
That really is one great idea. But how confident are you in the Boveda packs? It gets so dry here in OK during the winters that four 84% packs can’t even keep my 50 cigar desktop humidor at 65%. Summers are fine though
RH is very low also here in Northern VA. I caulked all the seams with aquarium sealant. It still takes 4 72% Boveda packs to keep it at 67% RH. I'm assuming that it will take less Boveda packs in summer and fall.
If you're using 84s to get results in the 60s, your humidor ain't workin'. Your moisture is gone with the wind.
What size chest are we talking about? Steamer trunk? If so, fill it with Tupperware containers with boveda packs in them. Looks good on the outside, works good on the inside, no flavor issues.
That really is one great idea. But how confident are you in the Boveda packs? It gets so dry here in OK during the winters that four 84% packs can’t even keep my 50 cigar desktop humidor at 65%. Summers are fine though
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Just my 2 cents.
Mark
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If you're using 84s to get results in the 60s, your humidor ain't workin'. Your moisture is gone with the wind.