Let's talk about cigar care and humidors

[KillahBee]

I have a pretty amateur/basic humidor, with the goold old sponge contraption to keep the humidity. Needless to say, without almost daily care, the humidor doesn;t keep its temp. What do you guys think if the product below? I would like to start growing my collection, but want to make sure I get the humidity process right.

http://www.cheaphumidors.com/Mercha...6e1a3b17b70bbec&Screen=PROD&Product_Code=COP1

 

[theoak01]

I think thats a very good idea man,I had been struggling with the sponge shit all winter,and I could never get the house at the right temp so the humidor would work right,and even now its good but with a shallow dish in it and apparently thats a bad idea.

if Im not mistaken it was chefwide who reccomended that unit to me

 

[KillahBee]

I think thats a very good idea man,I had been struggling with the sponge shit all winter,and I could never get the house at the right temp so the humidor would work right,and even now its good but with a shallow dish in it and apparently thats a bad idea.

if Im not mistaken it was chefwide who reccomended that unit to me

I am the same way. My apartment temp changes constantly and my humidor can't keep up. I always want to start buying cigars and storing them for a bit as opposed to buying only when I smoke, but I don't have faith in the humidor.

 

[cigardave007]

Hey Guys,

You can't go wrong with the oasis. With a some trial and error you could spend less and get a better "sponge" unit but you will still screw with it a lot.

If you are looking for a trouble free, idiot proof(No flame intended) system the oasis is your baby.

Good luck

cigardave007

 

[Lumberg]

First off the best alternative to a humidor is a tupperdor or a coolerdor. I;m sure you can guess what those are. I have used both and they work great.

Secondly for me the best way to guarantee 70% hunidity is...antifreeze. Yup. The environmentally friendly stuff is Propylene Glycol PG, as opposed to EG which is the regular stuff. Some cigars actually have PG IN them.

It's only like $7 a gallon..mix 50/50 with water, and voila.

Most of the humidifier juice and crystals and what have you are just PG.

Secondly there is a product called Climmax beads that are the shit. if you like your cigars a little drier, like 65 (lots of cigars such as Opus X smoke WAY better at 65), they have the 65% beads.

Everything else, IMO, is either overpriced or doesn't work.

 

[KillahBee]

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/Humi Front Page.htm

First off the best alternative to a humidor is a tupperdor or a coolerdor. I;m sure you can guess what those are. I have used both and they work great.

Secondly for me the best way to guarantee 70% hunidity is...antifreeze. Yup. The environmentally friendly stuff is Propylene Glycol PG, as opposed to EG which is the regular stuff. Some cigars actually have PG IN them.

It's only like $7 a gallon..mix 50/50 with water, and voila.

Most of the humidifier juice and crystals and what have you are just PG.

Secondly there is a product called Climmax beads that are the shit. if you like your cigars a little drier, like 65 (lots of cigars such as Opus X smoke WAY better at 65), they have the 65% beads.

Everything else, IMO, is either overpriced or doesn't work.

 

[cleondann]

I have also love to collect different type of humidors. but i m not a regular smoker. i use to smoke occasionally.

 

[Lumberg]

I just got into smoking cigars again. I'm zeroing in much better on the ones I like. Padron is an excellent bang for buck smoke. Ashton VSG, not so much. HdM Excalibur, good. Fuente Añejos are my favorite. Go figure, they're even harder to find than Opus X.

I don't know what prices are like because my collection predates at least one recent tax hike.

As far as coolerdors, I use this red stuff. It seems to keep the humi at 72% though which is good if I keep the cigar out for a bit, but too wet for immediate smoking. I'd prefer 65% but I'm too broke to get anything like that. Kinda funny, my fortunes have changed but I have over $1000 worth of nicely aged cigars so that's my splurge if you will.

 

[youpissmeoff]

LMAO i just cut open a 55$ cigar a friend gave me, poured out the guts and filled it with cheap weed. Sealed it up and smoked it

 

[Lumberg]

If you think there's a cigar out there worth $55, then I have some nice property you'll be interested in.