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unklebill · 03-28-2002, 09:48 AM

I would love to get a Travel Humidor. However, I am a cheap bastard when it comes to accessories, so you see where the problem is.

I could probably get a Pelican case cheap, but it would then need inserts. Any idea where I could get cigar-tray inserts for a empty or self made case?

BILL

"Lars: The Joe Camel of cigars"

Edited by - unklebill on 03/28/2002 10:49:46 AM

MetsFan · 03-28-2002, 09:55 AM

Bill - I looked at this option and ended buying a Sherman. The price difference was only a few bucks by the time you were done.

Opening day approaches.

Sancho Panza · 03-28-2002, 09:56 AM

Tupperware

DigitalGuy · 03-28-2002, 10:04 AM

Sherman sells the inserts. Or, Otterbox does. Check out their sites.

How big of a travel humi are you looking for. When I only want to carry five or six sticks, I use an old videotape case - not the cheap ones from Blockbuster, but the professional ones that are made for shipping. I lined one with some cedar, and put a humi pak in it, and a small piece of bubblewrap.

Send me your snailer, and I'll send you one.

George

jchamb · 03-28-2002, 10:05 AM

See the link that I posted in your first thread. I have two - a "real" Sherman 18, and a homemade Sherman-type 30 using a Pelican case, Sherman trays, Mr. Moisture humidifier and an analog hygrometer. it looks, acts and feels exactly like the Sherman 30.

the Pelican cases can be found at a reasonable cost, but by the time you get the trays, a humidifier, and a hygrometer - the price difference is not very much from the real Sherman.

03-28-2002, 10:32 AM

My choices?

1. Fuente Humidor bag
2. Tupperware
3. Cigar Classics Aluminum tube for nearly indestructible transport of 2 cigars
4. Cigar Caddy (5400 or 5540 if you are on planes)
5. Csonka
6. Well, we've already moved out of the cheap bastard range on the Csonkas so I won't even go any further.

I know everyone has done the thing about full foam sleeve cradle for your cigars vs. the foam inserts found in stuff like the Cigar Caddy. I don't see it. My Cigar Caddy gets packed in my checked luggage and has been through 12 trips already. Zero problems, no torn wrappers, etc. I don't use their humidifier though. I just throw a Humidi-pak in top of each tray. I now have a 5540. If I pack it light, I throw my lighters and cutters into the bottom and then stack the inserts on top of them. Not a problem yet.

I know of several people who have had the Shermans and finally got rid of them, because they kept getting dented when traveling. Of course, all of them moved up to a ZERO Halliburton, but that doesn't fall into the cheap bastard category.

03-28-2002, 09:48 AM	#1
unklebill Club Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 1,194	I would love to get a Travel Humidor. However, I am a cheap bastard when it comes to accessories, so you see where the problem is. I could probably get a Pelican case cheap, but it would then need inserts. Any idea where I could get cigar-tray inserts for a empty or self made case? BILL "Lars: The Joe Camel of cigars" Edited by - unklebill on 03/28/2002 10:49:46 AM __________________ BILL

03-28-2002, 09:56 AM	#3
Sancho Panza Floridays Herf God Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: La Habaña, Cuba Posts: 19,755	Tupperware __________________ For every Southern boy fourteen years old, not once but whenever he wants it, there is the instant when it’s still not yet two o'clock on that July afternoon in 1863... William Faulkner, Intruder in the Dust 1948

03-28-2002, 10:04 AM	#4
DigitalGuy Club Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Fountain Valley, CA USA Posts: 1,042	Sherman sells the inserts. Or, Otterbox does. Check out their sites. How big of a travel humi are you looking for. When I only want to carry five or six sticks, I use an old videotape case - not the cheap ones from Blockbuster, but the professional ones that are made for shipping. I lined one with some cedar, and put a humi pak in it, and a small piece of bubblewrap. Send me your snailer, and I'll send you one. George __________________ I can resist anything, except temptation. - Oscar Wilde

03-28-2002, 10:05 AM	#5
jchamb Club Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Arlington, TX Cuba Posts: 3,942	See the link that I posted in your first thread. I have two - a "real" Sherman 18, and a homemade Sherman-type 30 using a Pelican case, Sherman trays, Mr. Moisture humidifier and an analog hygrometer. it looks, acts and feels exactly like the Sherman 30. the Pelican cases can be found at a reasonable cost, but by the time you get the trays, a humidifier, and a hygrometer - the price difference is not very much from the real Sherman. __________________ "That cigar STINKS!" - Mrs. jchamb

03-28-2002, 09:55 AM	#2
MetsFan Herf God Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 12,223	Bill - I looked at this option and ended buying a Sherman. The price difference was only a few bucks by the time you were done. Opening day approaches.

03-28-2002, 10:32 AM	#6
mhotek Guest Posts: n/a	My choices? 1. Fuente Humidor bag 2. Tupperware 3. Cigar Classics Aluminum tube for nearly indestructible transport of 2 cigars 4. Cigar Caddy (5400 or 5540 if you are on planes) 5. Csonka 6. Well, we've already moved out of the cheap bastard range on the Csonkas so I won't even go any further. I know everyone has done the thing about full foam sleeve cradle for your cigars vs. the foam inserts found in stuff like the Cigar Caddy. I don't see it. My Cigar Caddy gets packed in my checked luggage and has been through 12 trips already. Zero problems, no torn wrappers, etc. I don't use their humidifier though. I just throw a Humidi-pak in top of each tray. I now have a 5540. If I pack it light, I throw my lighters and cutters into the bottom and then stack the inserts on top of them. Not a problem yet. I know of several people who have had the Shermans and finally got rid of them, because they kept getting dented when traveling. Of course, all of them moved up to a ZERO Halliburton, but that doesn't fall into the cheap bastard category.