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LakeTex · 10-29-2024, 11:27 AM

Hey guys, I've been kicking around storage ideas for a bit now since I have a dang good selection of cigars coming in and I'd like to get a couple bundles and maybe a few more singles to age for a bit. I'd like storage for 200+ cigars at any given time. I used to have a cheap coolerador with heartfelt beads and it was ok. Then I downsized into a couple of wooden humidors, but would like to upsize again. I really don't think I'll ever be in the 10 coolers club, got other hobbies that demand cash as well, as well as ever rising inflation, etc. What I do want is the ability to have a choice of a stick to grab and relax on the back porch or in the garage at any given time.

So 200-300 cigars, see what I did there? What I'm trying to do is find a spot for 400 cigars...just kidding.

Coolers are expensive now. I have an old cooler or two that aren't too hammered up, that I could clean out well and use with a bovida or heartfelt beads. Which is better? I already bought a Boveda 320 69% pack that I could use in an old cooler while I'm trying to figure this out.

I could get a newer cooler of course, or even one of the rotomolded jobs, but still looking at $60-$200 for a dang cooler and they don't even seem to make them with trays anymore which is weird.

I could get a needone wine cooler maybe, that thought has crossed my mind, although it would likely need to go in my overcrowded closet at this point. And I'd need to put a plug in the closet as well, which would be easy to piggyback off the one on the bedroom side.

House stays around 65 in the winter, and around 73 in the summer.

Cheaper is always better, but I don't want to do the upgrade 5 times thing just to end up with the wineador that I could have bought in the first place already.

Thoughts? I'm open minded to how this goes.

Thanks,

Bryan

BigO · 10-29-2024, 01:15 PM

Try buying your coolers at a thrift store? I see them all of the time at Goodwill and other thrift stores I frequent.

LakeTex · 10-29-2024, 02:13 PM

You know that's a great idea, and one I hadn't thought of. I'd rather spend the cash on smokes than storage at this point in my life. Maybe someday when the 3 kids are out of the house....

BigO · 10-29-2024, 03:16 PM

Buy a sack of silica kitty litter nd a few cheap pairs of pantyhose. I put about a cup and a half in the end of the hose, tie it off and cut the pouch from the hose. 1/2 cup of distilled water inside of a styrofoam bowl, place the pouch in the dish and let it soak up the water. Then turn the pouch upside down in the now empty bowl. As longer as the cooler keeps its seal, you shouldn't have to refresh the water for about a month. Put a cheap hygro in the cooler and check it every few days until you have a stable humidity level. Check it once a month. When you get it stable, you won't have to check and refresh the water every 3 months or so. Very cheap and stable humidity. Between the cooler and the other ingredients, you might spend $25. I've been doing this for many years and I haven't found a better commercially available unit that performs as well.

Just don't get scented kitty litter.

jefslat · 11-01-2024, 05:52 PM

I use Plano tackle tubs. Put some empty boxes on the bottom for cedar; they hold about 5-600. and they're $30 on AMZ. I keep the cigars in bags of 5 or 10 and add a cabinet Boveda. If you're concerned about the seal, you can put weatherstripping tape around the top. I have 8 so far, plus a couple of larger containers and two wine fridges (not plugged in). Yeah, I've got too many cigars...

jefslat · 11-01-2024, 05:57 PM

These are $50 but it only holds 80.
It's a nice little box, and it's sturdy enough for me to stand on.

LakeTex · 11-05-2024, 01:57 PM

Great info, thank you. I'm going to start back with a igloo cooler I already have. It's one of the ones with wheels, but one of the wheels came off, and there's no easy fix so it's basically trash. Doesn't need wheels to be a humidor in my closet though. Getting it all set up and stabilized tonight, wait maybe a week, then start filling that sucker up.

BigO · 11-05-2024, 02:35 PM

If you can stabilize the humidity for a week, I say go for it.

TommyBB · 11-06-2024, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LakeTex

Great info, thank you. I'm going to start back with a igloo cooler I already have. It's one of the ones with wheels, but one of the wheels came off, and there's no easy fix so it's basically trash. Doesn't need wheels to be a humidor in my closet though. Getting it all set up and stabilized tonight, wait maybe a week, then start filling that sucker up.

If you stand it up, the wheel doesn't matter a whit.

TommyBB · 11-06-2024, 07:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefslat

I use Plano tackle tubs. Put some empty boxes on the bottom for cedar; they hold about 5-600. and they're $30 on AMZ. I keep the cigars in bags of 5 or 10 and add a cabinet Boveda. If you're concerned about the seal, you can put weatherstripping tape around the top. I have 8 so far, plus a couple of larger containers and two wine fridges (not plugged in). Yeah, I've got too many cigars...

Did you say "weather stripping?"

10-29-2024, 11:27 AM	#1
LakeTex Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lake Texoma, TEJAS side! Posts: 717	Storage for under $200ish Hey guys, I've been kicking around storage ideas for a bit now since I have a dang good selection of cigars coming in and I'd like to get a couple bundles and maybe a few more singles to age for a bit. I'd like storage for 200+ cigars at any given time. I used to have a cheap coolerador with heartfelt beads and it was ok. Then I downsized into a couple of wooden humidors, but would like to upsize again. I really don't think I'll ever be in the 10 coolers club, got other hobbies that demand cash as well, as well as ever rising inflation, etc. What I do want is the ability to have a choice of a stick to grab and relax on the back porch or in the garage at any given time. So 200-300 cigars, see what I did there? What I'm trying to do is find a spot for 400 cigars...just kidding. Coolers are expensive now. I have an old cooler or two that aren't too hammered up, that I could clean out well and use with a bovida or heartfelt beads. Which is better? I already bought a Boveda 320 69% pack that I could use in an old cooler while I'm trying to figure this out. I could get a newer cooler of course, or even one of the rotomolded jobs, but still looking at $60-$200 for a dang cooler and they don't even seem to make them with trays anymore which is weird. I could get a needone wine cooler maybe, that thought has crossed my mind, although it would likely need to go in my overcrowded closet at this point. And I'd need to put a plug in the closet as well, which would be easy to piggyback off the one on the bedroom side. House stays around 65 in the winter, and around 73 in the summer. Cheaper is always better, but I don't want to do the upgrade 5 times thing just to end up with the wineador that I could have bought in the first place already. Thoughts? I'm open minded to how this goes. Thanks, Bryan __________________ got the stacks blowin' fire and the smoke's blowing black as coal

10-29-2024, 01:15 PM	#2
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 56,382	Try buying your coolers at a thrift store? I see them all of the time at Goodwill and other thrift stores I frequent. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

10-29-2024, 02:13 PM	#3
LakeTex Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lake Texoma, TEJAS side! Posts: 717	You know that's a great idea, and one I hadn't thought of. I'd rather spend the cash on smokes than storage at this point in my life. Maybe someday when the 3 kids are out of the house.... __________________ got the stacks blowin' fire and the smoke's blowing black as coal

10-29-2024, 03:16 PM	#4
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 56,382	Buy a sack of silica kitty litter nd a few cheap pairs of pantyhose. I put about a cup and a half in the end of the hose, tie it off and cut the pouch from the hose. 1/2 cup of distilled water inside of a styrofoam bowl, place the pouch in the dish and let it soak up the water. Then turn the pouch upside down in the now empty bowl. As longer as the cooler keeps its seal, you shouldn't have to refresh the water for about a month. Put a cheap hygro in the cooler and check it every few days until you have a stable humidity level. Check it once a month. When you get it stable, you won't have to check and refresh the water every 3 months or so. Very cheap and stable humidity. Between the cooler and the other ingredients, you might spend $25. I've been doing this for many years and I haven't found a better commercially available unit that performs as well. Just don't get scented kitty litter. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

11-01-2024, 05:52 PM	#5
jefslat CW WarCraft God CW Special Correspondent Editor at Large Predominant CW Ambassador Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio de Bexar Posts: 39,125	I use Plano tackle tubs. Put some empty boxes on the bottom for cedar; they hold about 5-600. and they're $30 on AMZ. I keep the cigars in bags of 5 or 10 and add a cabinet Boveda. If you're concerned about the seal, you can put weatherstripping tape around the top. I have 8 so far, plus a couple of larger containers and two wine fridges (not plugged in). Yeah, I've got too many cigars... __________________ El Gringo permanence... El perro, el perro, es mi corazon. El gato, el gato, el gato no es bueno. El Jefe es cantante, El Jefe es muy famoso El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo. El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo What Would TOJE Do? Þ £

11-01-2024, 05:57 PM	#6
jefslat CW WarCraft God CW Special Correspondent Editor at Large Predominant CW Ambassador Herf God Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: San Antonio de Bexar Posts: 39,125	These are $50 but it only holds 80. It's a nice little box, and it's sturdy enough for me to stand on. __________________ El Gringo permanence... El perro, el perro, es mi corazon. El gato, el gato, el gato no es bueno. El Jefe es cantante, El Jefe es muy famoso El Jefe es el hombre con el queso del diablo. El perro, el perro, nunca sin raison El gato, el gato, el gato es obseno El Jefe es caliente, El Jefe es carinoso El Jefe le da besos mejor que su esposo What Would TOJE Do? Þ £

11-05-2024, 01:57 PM	#7
LakeTex Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Lake Texoma, TEJAS side! Posts: 717	Great info, thank you. I'm going to start back with a igloo cooler I already have. It's one of the ones with wheels, but one of the wheels came off, and there's no easy fix so it's basically trash. Doesn't need wheels to be a humidor in my closet though. Getting it all set up and stabilized tonight, wait maybe a week, then start filling that sucker up. __________________ got the stacks blowin' fire and the smoke's blowing black as coal

11-05-2024, 02:35 PM	#8
BigO Publisher/Owner El Chefé BBQ Guru Herf God Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Atlanta. Posts: 56,382	If you can stabilize the humidity for a week, I say go for it. __________________ Every time you think you've become too cynical, the world finds a way to teach you that the real problem is that you haven't become cynical enough Free speech is free speech is free speech. There is no qualifier. If you aren't outraged, you aren't paying attention. Never attribute malice to that what can be explained as stupidity. Unborn lives matter too.

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