Extreme Makeover: Cigars Edition (A new home for my cigars)
Well, it finally happened: I ran out of humidor space. With cigars and boxes packed into my medium-sized box like so many circus clowns in a VW Beetle, it was time to upgrade.
So I came home Sunday with a new (to me) cigar humidor and could barely contain my excitement. Got it all set up, cleaned out, and the humidifier cranking. It was like Christmas in May - a brand new toy to play with!
I reserved some shelf space on the bottom as my "moochidor." This is where I keep un-banded "mystery cigars" whose origins are unknown, mostly samples inherited with the humidor. These will be passed out to the neighborhood moochers who come looking for a free cigar.
In the middle are some shelves of my "every day" and higher-end loose stock - Perdomo, Rocky Patel, CAO, Tatuaje, Padrón, OpusX, Davidoff, etc. Above that, two shelves are reserved for boxes.
I'm using a Moist-n-aire for humidification, same as we use in our store's display cases. It seems to be working well, but I might look into getting a small circulation fan or two to promote even humidity throughout.
This is the third (and hopefully LAST) upgrade in storage. I donated my old box to my father-in-law.
Do you need to upgrade, or have you done so recently?
- Hayward Tenney
Comments
I need to look at something bigger.
I had some thoughts of ripping out the thermoelectric components and building a large cabinet around them. I may still do that.
Nice setup you got there!
Mike
I think I'll pick up yet another coolador to deploy as a portable free-standing moochidor: a modest-sized flip-handle Igloo will no doubt handsomely satisfy the travel-moochidor specifications.
I could feel your excitement as I was reading your post, and that brought back memories of my "clubchair humidor" when it
arrived for me.
I'd like to share with you to look at the sealed closure of the door for leakage, and may effect your humidity settings, and the over working of the humidifier.
If you adjust the door hindges & that doesn't work, then you might need to apply another round of weather striping as I did.
Between the transit shipping or the oversea's production of humidors, the "spec's" are off a little in this area.
The humidity rushes out at me each time I open the door, since I've applied the weather striping.
I like that "moochidor shelf" as you call it.
You do wind up with lesser quality cigars, and I'm alwayss ready to give them away.
It won't take long to fill the humidor up , but it's a great feeling to choose from any of the many selection you have.
sorry 4 this 2nd comment