Cigar Weekly

DanJn · 08-29-2004, 03:08 PM

I was initially planning on getting a cooler but size is more of an issue with heat. With that in mind, I figured to look at tupperware. Any opinions on these (click) which may help me? Thanks!

qajariaq · 08-29-2004, 03:16 PM

Any plastic container that seals relatively well will work as a humidor. I had a pretty large tupperdor in use for a while when I first got into cigars, and it worked beautifully. I used Climaxx media instead of the foam and PG, and never had any problems.

fvfanmc · 08-29-2004, 03:59 PM

Just keep in mind, that plastic retains humidity. Be careful with the humidity and all will be fine. I have 5 tupperdors and have had no problems.

DanJn · 08-29-2004, 06:41 PM

Thanks i think i'm gonna spring for one of those containers then... and I usually check my cigars weekly despite it being in a wooden drawer currently so I have no fears about humidity

DraKhen99 · 08-30-2004, 10:39 AM

Until this weekend [when I got my cooler], I had two 2.4 gal tupperdors, and a 2.9qt tupperdor, all three worked well for me for months.

I used Drymistat Crystal Sticks for humidification, and radio shack & diamond crown for hygrometers... all worked well.

You may want to go by a LCS and get some spanish cedar sheets and blocks - the stuff that comes out of cigar boxes, and use those as well, they can help regulate RH a bit.

Good luck!

-John

DanJn · 08-30-2004, 10:56 AM

I'm using the gel crystals that are rated at 70%-72% so I'm definitely keeping the cigars in their original boxes to hopefully regulate that to a suitable amount

DraKhen99 · 08-30-2004, 01:33 PM

Dan, the only problem I've had with storing the sticks in their boxes in the tupperdor is that I couldn't find a suitably BIG enough tupperdor - the biggest I could find locally was 2.4 gallons, which is enough for two boxes of average size, three if they were small boxes. That's why I went with sheets & blocks of spanish cedar to help with RH - worked well!

-John

malicxv · 08-30-2004, 03:39 PM

I spent $13 at wal-mart. got a 50qt coleman cooler.

Helps a lot with the heat, good storage space. and CHEAP!

Thats my suggestion.

fvfanmc · 08-30-2004, 03:50 PM

I also have two 72 quart tupperdors. They can be found. The only problem is when they are full, they are very heavy. It is difficult to move them around.

DraKhen99 · 08-30-2004, 07:19 PM

SEVENTY-TWO QUART TUPPERDORS??? Holy CRAP! That's a lot of space in a tupperdor.

I just moved up to a 58 gallon coolerdor this weekend

Happy as a pig in mud now

-John

08-29-2004, 03:08 PM	#1
DanJn Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 441	Tupperdor? I was initially planning on getting a cooler but size is more of an issue with heat. With that in mind, I figured to look at tupperware. Any opinions on these (click) which may help me? Thanks! __________________ "I don't think any of us expected him to say that." "Smoking can lead to heart disease which can raise B/P, but so can stress and cigars lower stress." - jb (hope you don't mind me quoting you!)

08-29-2004, 06:41 PM	#4
DanJn Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 441	Thanks i think i'm gonna spring for one of those containers then... and I usually check my cigars weekly despite it being in a wooden drawer currently so I have no fears about humidity __________________ "I don't think any of us expected him to say that." "Smoking can lead to heart disease which can raise B/P, but so can stress and cigars lower stress." - jb (hope you don't mind me quoting you!)

08-30-2004, 10:39 AM	#5
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	Until this weekend [when I got my cooler], I had two 2.4 gal tupperdors, and a 2.9qt tupperdor, all three worked well for me for months. I used Drymistat Crystal Sticks for humidification, and radio shack & diamond crown for hygrometers... all worked well. You may want to go by a LCS and get some spanish cedar sheets and blocks - the stuff that comes out of cigar boxes, and use those as well, they can help regulate RH a bit. Good luck! -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

08-30-2004, 10:56 AM	#6
DanJn Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 441	I'm using the gel crystals that are rated at 70%-72% so I'm definitely keeping the cigars in their original boxes to hopefully regulate that to a suitable amount __________________ "I don't think any of us expected him to say that." "Smoking can lead to heart disease which can raise B/P, but so can stress and cigars lower stress." - jb (hope you don't mind me quoting you!)

08-30-2004, 01:33 PM	#7
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	Dan, the only problem I've had with storing the sticks in their boxes in the tupperdor is that I couldn't find a suitably BIG enough tupperdor - the biggest I could find locally was 2.4 gallons, which is enough for two boxes of average size, three if they were small boxes. That's why I went with sheets & blocks of spanish cedar to help with RH - worked well! -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

08-29-2004, 03:16 PM	#2
qajariaq Contributing Editor Club Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,678	Any plastic container that seals relatively well will work as a humidor. I had a pretty large tupperdor in use for a while when I first got into cigars, and it worked beautifully. I used Climaxx media instead of the foam and PG, and never had any problems.

08-29-2004, 03:59 PM	#3
fvfanmc Self Exiled Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 40,584	Just keep in mind, that plastic retains humidity. Be careful with the humidity and all will be fine. I have 5 tupperdors and have had no problems.

08-30-2004, 03:39 PM	#8
malicxv Club Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chillin in my 71 Camaro (Turlo Posts: 3,343	I spent $13 at wal-mart. got a 50qt coleman cooler. Helps a lot with the heat, good storage space. and CHEAP! Thats my suggestion. __________________ For updates on the CW Cookbook, head to the CNBC room. Fun new game:

08-30-2004, 03:50 PM	#9
fvfanmc Self Exiled Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Kearny, NJ Posts: 40,584	I also have two 72 quart tupperdors. They can be found. The only problem is when they are full, they are very heavy. It is difficult to move them around.

08-30-2004, 07:19 PM	#10
DraKhen99 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: MD, USA Posts: 755	SEVENTY-TWO QUART TUPPERDORS??? Holy CRAP! That's a lot of space in a tupperdor. I just moved up to a 58 gallon coolerdor this weekend Happy as a pig in mud now -John __________________ The Original Padron Ho! The Copycat MX2 Ho! "He found the edge of the Cigar Cliff and just JUMPED off" - My friend, in reference to my quick escalation from non-smoker to cigar aficianado.

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