Cooler

christian1971 · June 2014

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?

rsherman24 · June 2014

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.

christian1971 · June 2014

Thanks!

New_Boots · June 2014

Coolers keep rock solid rH. Better than a humidor anyday.

rsherman24 · June 2014

And I have heard Boots has an empty cooler

New_Boots · June 2014

rsherman24:
And I have heard Boots has an empty cooler

SHERM!!! Why?!

Chemnitz · June 2014

My cooler holds humidity constant even when it is only half full. I use mainly Boveda packs. Works well.

Poopy_Jones · June 2014

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 · June 2014

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.

New_Boots · June 2014

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 · June 2014

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 · 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#

@OutdoorsSmoke_21191

Vision · December 2024

@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 · December 2024

Thanks!

Yakster · December 2024

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

Walmart usually has good prices on coolers.

Vision · December 2024

@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 · May 15

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

Rdp77 · May 15

@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.

ShawnOL · May 15

And can be bolted to a wall and opened like a fridge.

edz · June 17

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 · June 17

@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.

edz · June 17

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 · June 17

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.

edz · June 17

@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.

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.

Good insight. But at my age my wife knows that I'm am hopeless when it comes to her ideas of of what is right for the house

Yakster · June 17

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...

d_blades · June 17

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

MichaelK · June 17

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?

Rdp77 · June 17

@MichaelK said:
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?

Boveda is a two way system. It absorbs and releases moisture to maintain a consistent rh. They actually work better in a cooler because there is no absorption. Wooden humidors are porous and will soak up moisture and can draw it out of your cigars. This can be maintained by changing boveda packs more often. With a cooler there is no where for the moisture to be absorbed other than your cigars and the boveda packs. They last a great deal longer in a cooler.

Yakster · June 17

In coolers and tupperdors the rH will read a bit higher than it will in wooden humidors when using Bovedas. Some people prefer the 65 % Bovedas for this reason and because their cigars seem to smoke better at that humidity.

OutdoorsSmoke_21191 · June 18

@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 😘

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