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12-29-2004, 12:49 PM | #13 |
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There was another topic a few years ago on this - by me. I decided to try storing my cigars in an old cedar chest (made in the 1920's). The smell of the aromatic cedar was just about gone, so I thought that it would be no problem (and I was right).
Basically I stored a bunch of cigars in there, almost all in their cedar boxes. I also have several bundles of Connies stored there, as well as others in Ziploc baggies. There is a photo here if you're intested: http://home.comcast.net/~jchamb2/MyCigars.htm Basically all I did was use two sandwich sized tupperware boxes with a ton of holes in the lids, and filled them with Climmax beads. I screwed a hygro/thermometer from Radio Shack to the lid to keep track of the RH. After using this for about 4 years now, it has maintained constant humidity at about 68 percent without doing any extra work on "sealing" or anything else. This is likely due to the large amount of cedar in the boxes and the cigars being stored there. There is absolutely NO smell/taste of aromatic cedar to be found, and it smells wonderful when I open it. The only maintenance required is putting a bit of water on the Climmax beads every couple of months or so. While a much newer cedar chest might have a strong smell, this one doesn't. Someone else on the board was using one also way back then (Mannish?), and also had great results. Were I to find a nice piece of furniture, I'd go for it. Put some thin weatherstripping around the doors, shove in a few boxes of cigars and some Climmax or oasis foam and see what happens. My cedar chest is much less prone to beetles and mold than my cooler, and has worked great for years, so I'm pretty happy with it. Hope this helps....
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