I have a Walmart plastic Tupperware with a a nice rubber seal and plastic clips to keep the lid on snug. That with boveda packs has kept me on track for years.
I’m off grid mountain man with a several hundred cigar collection. I have a solar system that powers my freezer and lights, but it’s not enough to power an electric humidor to boot. I’m using Tupperdores with Boveda packs for humidity control, and those are in insulated plastic tubs that controls temperature. On really hot days I put a blue ice pack in each plastic tub. With the individual Tupperdores in the plastic tubs, the ice pack doesn’t hurt the humidity in the individual Tupperdores. In north Idaho it gets hot, but we don’t have high humidity, so controlling temperature isn’t really difficult at all. It requires a little diligence to monitor my cigars, but it’s worth it. I’ve got digital hygrometers in each Tupperdore. I rotate the Tupperdores inside the plastic tubs from time to time. I’ve got several thousands of $ in cigars, and so far so good. I haven’t had any issues. I’m building a basement b4 long, and my cigars will be stored there. It’ll be a constant temperature in the basement, and my maintenance of my cigar collection will be minimal. Since I don’t have to buy an electric humidor, I can buy more cigars. I do fantasize about a walk-in humidor though. It would be cool to walk in and look at my cigar collection. Maybe I’ll build one in the basement?
New subscriber here, thank you for all the information. I just upgraded my tabletop wooden humidor to a My Fathers cigar 50 stick unit. ( My wife bought it for our twentieth anniversary) Using the Boveda packet starter kit. Just finished my 15-day seasoning, and I am getting ready to move my gars into it. Though now I kinda like those automatic units you have... But it is a beautiful unit...
Love my Klaro Felix acrylic humidor - looks great, has a cedar tray, digital hygro, seals perfectly and my bovedas last forever. Holds about 30 sticks, that's plenty for me.
I got started about nine months ago with a 50 count desktop humidor. I seasoned it with the Boveda seasoning kit and I maintain the humidity with one 72% pack and one humicare stick. That's worked really well for me. I also have a humidor bag and a herfador with 72% packs in each.
I like the Needone and my acrylic humidors. Very consistent and easy to control. I also have 2 air tight Acrylic boxes for overflow and they really keep cigars properly humidified. the Needone is still my absolute favorite.
My wife bought me a Needone and to season it I was able to get two birds stoned at once. I rehydrated my Bovedas in a tray of distilled water inside of it. When the packs were renewed my humidity was at a good starting point.
I spent around $12 on a tupperware box, another $9 on a hygrometer from Amazon, and $3 for a 69% boveda pack. For around $24, I have a set and forget humidor, allowing me to spend the big money on cigars. No reason to spend money on a humidor unless you simply want to.
I got mine for under 40 bucks and it came with a hygrometer and two cedar shelves, perfect for anyone who's not building a serious collection. You've gotta be careful with the bovida packs, I would recommend switching to 65 percent. The Tupperware seals so well that they tend to run 3-5 percent over the packs you use, 65s tend to keep mine right around 68-70 percent.
@austinbrown5426 Mine actually is usually bang on at 69%, however the temperature is something I need to control, as that tends to sit around 65 degrees. My wife has mentioned getting me one of those mini-fridge looking devices that controls temp, so that might be my next step.
@@venturous1v I switched to a 350 count coolador with a cigar oasis recently and it's great. Lots of space and it's basically maintenance free, just add some water every month and a half or so.
I’ve used a Basic Wooden Desktop Humidor (50 cigars) with a Cigar Oasis electric humidifier (has a fan and a florist-type thing that held distilled water for a month), which made the humidor hold less (like 40 cigars) for about 10 years and enjoyed; however, it’s a pain to fill, it’s good but not great, as it takes two weeks to condition a refill of cigars because it’s not a tight seal and just now, the Cigar Oasis has MOLD! I’m over it and going to a Wine Fridge Thing! Thank you for the video. I love Diesel too! 😊
I had a lot of issues with wooden humidors in the past. I have a cigar oasis in my coolador now and its awesome, refill it every month and a half or so and I never have to think about it anymore.
After 5 years out of cigars with focusing on pipes, im now getting back into it. The only real humidity options back then were the sponges soaked in water, or later beads, but they were in their infancy and not very good. This made tupperdores a real issue because of mold. Now coming back i was concerned about expense of buying storage for the modest collection of 100 or so cigars i want (not over 1000 like before lol). But with the Boveda packs now available in large sizes, £30 on a tupperware tub, 2 boveda packs and a hydrometer im good to go. Love it
I keep my excess cigars in a vacuum sealer bag. I vacuum until bag gets just snug, not tight at all. Seal it up and it holds humidy level with no fluctuations at all. I use a 72 boveda and the boveda last forever in that environment. Im talking years.
Great video. To add to it- - I bought a Goove Blue tooth humidity monitor for $13 you mentioned and it is awesome because I don't have to open my wooden humidor to check the humidity. I just go on my phone every once in awhile and check although being honest it's not changing much which is a good thing. - I bought these tiny beads on Amazon which are for maintaining humidity. They are hard and tiny in a big bag of them. You simply put them in a small small dish, add water and they will grow in size 4 to 5 times. Now you put the beads in your humidor in a little net bag and they act just like the bovo packs but are meant to be rechargeable so they'll never wear out. So far for two months they are working great and keeping me right at 70%. - I like the look and smell of a cedar wood humidor and don't find it labor intensive at all. You're going in and out and getting a stogie everyday so it's not hard to check the status of them. - seasoning the new wood humidor. There was nothing to it I just took a rag that was wet and wiped the entire inside leaving no puddles. Put it a humidity gauge in it and checked it two days later and I was right about where I wanted to be.
Have moved to medium sized Bovida bags with 60 gram 69% pack and a sliced of cedar, placed inside my good looking wooden humidors. 20-25 cigars, top and bottom. Only issue with them is air circulation, especially for my aging storage. Thermoelectric may be next-gen for me. Thanks, Tim!
Newbie here, I bought a pack of Oliva Serie V torpedos, a $7 XOX acrylic container, paper thin Spanish cedar sheets for $5, and Boveda packs on the less humid end of the range. Super cheap and it keeps the sticks as fresh as they were months ago! The Boveda packs last way longer sealed in acrylic than they do in a box too.
Great video, i use a Tuppedor for long term or as a refill back up and the ones or favorites on the wooden humidor, wooden humidor for me is a short term use and of course keep it with boveda packs
I’ve rehydrated a boveda pack. I like it. I think what you truly need to do though, is vacuum seal it! It last as if you bought one new. I will only rehydrate it 3 times and then throw it away and buy new. Like he said they are cheap. No need to rehydrate till it’s dead.
LMAO. Great video. You nailed it. All my hobbies involve nesting. Never wanted to have it stated that way, but... Can't wait to get a nice showcase sized humidor. So far, starting with a pretty little desktop humidor. Another great video. You got a new Subscriber. :)
If you're gonna go with a wooden humidor,id suggest seasoning it with a GOOD whiskey, bourbon or scotch. I also used a shot of the same scotch for humidification .It added some flavor to some of my more bland cigars.
Id stay away from anything with added sugar after its distilled. Youd be giving mold and bacteria jet fuel. A humidor seasoned with some cognac or dry mead does sound awesome!
I'm just starting to get real even though I've smoked Cigars for over 10 years. I wish someone told me about keeping a journal. I'm just building my top list and there have been good ones that I can't recall because I failed to record what it was. :( Went to a cigar lounge with friends this year and have been learning for real ever since.
The easiness of packets is clearly attractive for a newbie like me but I have the say the whole analog hygrometer and humidifier with a set place in the inside box is just crazy pretty. Might keep it for the beauty of it while still getting packets & an electronic hygro
I live in South Florida, its so dam humid here year round I hardly need to mainain humidity. Even with AC cranking, humidity hovers around 60% with almost no maintenance. Some maintenace keeps it at 65%
I wish I would have stayed with my first desktop humidor. 30-40 ct, inexpensive, manageable. But, at some point, I dove deep into the world of cigars and convinced myself that needed the 400 ct new air. I’m never going to have more than 40-50 on hand at any given time! I do store wine and bourbon in there as well, but it really is overkill and tougher to maintain humidity due to cost of using multiple Boveda, a cigar oasis, or anything other than water and a sponge.
I like the $18 rubbermaid brilliance clear Tupperware with the air locking gasket.. Throw a 2 way humidifier pack in with a small hygrometer and ur good to go..
As someone that smokes maybe 2-3x a month I really like desktop humidors. BUT... The thing with desktop humidors is you often get what you pay for. A lower end desktop humidor (especially glass top ones) is usually pretty leaky. So you end up going through boveda packs like candy. IMO I'd much rather get a tupperdor vs. a low end desktop humidor. A really well made desktop humidor will have a great seal and a 62% Boveda pack is all you need to keep RH 60-62% (I find this range is optimal for flavor and burn for both NW and Cuban Cigars).
Yeah, I plan on getting an electric one in the near future. I will second the Govee monitors. They are great, can look in the app to see temp and humidity along with history as well.
I have recently moved from a tupidor to a Needone 16L electric humidor. I am new to cigars. I use the 69% Boveda packs. Yet last night when smoking a Caldwell Blind Man's Bluff Deluxe, the cigar's wrapper was unraveling and felt dry, crispy. Any advice. My temp is about 70 and my humidity is about 69. This was happening with the tupidor and now with my electric humidor.
Hi Tim! This is my first time viewing your videos as I just started to get into collecting cigars. This will show how much of a newby I am... I was gifted a small cigar humidor with a built-in (externa) analog hygrometer. Inside it has a humidifier round puck. I started buying cigars and simply placing them inside... that's it! I totally thought I did not have to do anything else until I smoked one that broke like a taco when cutting it 😅. Can I revive the other cigars? Can the cigars be stacked on top of eachother in the box? Should they remain inside their retail plastic raps/glass/or cylinder containers while inside the box?
There is a vacuum canning tool for storing food, would longer term storage be reasonable using one of these as a sort of humidor like a vacuum sealed bag?
Dose that ceader wood add a slight flavor to the cigars? Im not a cigar smoker but your enthusiasm almost makes me want to take up cigar smoking, but im all ready a Connoisseur of fine smoke wich is a price endeavor in its self
Using a 100ct acrylic humdior. I tried 69% bovedas and my cigars seem to keep staying too wet. Ive switched to 65%. Hopefully we'll get a better outcome. Almost all of my sticks started tasting ashy about halfway through. Lets hope that fixes it 🤞
Great video. Maybe now people will stop with the “why use Boveda for seasoning and having to wait for two weeks. Just soak it with a sponge”. People don’t realize the margin of error that can occur with using water. Also recommend a digital hygrometer that you can calibrate and getting the Boveda calibration kit
I’m a new cigar smoker and have tried a few cigars off and on but I’m not sure if I’m an occasional smoker if I should just buy a humidor and buy some cigar rather than just buying and smoking them
I’m just getting into Cigars. I’m only having a cigar once a week or every other week. Therefore, I’m only buying 2 or 3 cigars from my local shop. They put them in a bag and said it would be ok to store with a boveda pack sone I only have a few cigars. Does this sound right? I have the humidity meter in the bag and it looks like the bag does the job.
Make friends with the guys at your local cigar store and they may give you a free acrylic one. The container they keep their little boveda packs in is the same size as Tim's stand up one. Free humidor!
do the cigars have to be kept from touching the hydration source? i/e Boveda pack etc? or can the packs just be laid under/on top of the cigars if space is a problem?
Will the boveda pack do the same job of little plastic humidifier included in some of the cheaper humidor’s? I’d buy the digital hygrometer I see a lot of negative reviews on an the analog ones.
Go to your local pharmacist and order a bottle of propylene glycol, use a 50-50 mixer, propylene glycol, and distilled water in your humidity device this will regulate the humidity at a constant, consistent level. Also, do not put your humidor anywhere near a window or anywhere where direct Sunlight comes in and hits them.
I am at a loss when it comes to the term "cigar collection". I have a 25 stick humidor with a 69% Boveda pack. I fill it, I smoke them and in a month and a half it's empty again 😕 Buy more cigars and repeat. 😀
If only I watched this prior to buying an Amazon particle board humidor. Tuberdore or acrylic is the only way to go along with Boveda and digital hygrometer.
I have A 50 count wooden cigar humidor with 2 60 bóveda packs at 72% but I’m having issues getting my humidor up to 65% which is where I like. With the bóveda packs the humidity sits around 60-61%
I’ve had a 150 count humidor for about three years …I’ve out grown it…gonna start looking for a bigger affordable one Really do love my needone 150 but……
My name is Dillon from Shreveport Louisiana I’m new to humidors how often should I reseasion my humidor box I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know great job Tim until we smoke again stay safe out there brother
What is the digital hygrometer that you replaced with the analog one? I have the same humidor and I am trying to find a digital hygrometer that fits in the same hole.
Do you have any videos regarding re seasoning your humidor? its winter time in New Jersey and my humidor is about 6% less humidity than in what in the fall and summer. I have a diamond crown Wesley 90 count humidor. I put in three 60 gram 72 RH bovedas, and my humidity is at a steady 63% RH. I was told it should be around 69 to 72 RH, is that true?
I got a vivohome 23L humidor and spent a month trying to humidify it. Wouldn't go over %60. Plugged the drain on the back, same issue. What is the difference between these cooler humidors when they all look the same but don't seem to operate the same? I've turned them into tupperdor coolers till I spend the money on a schmécke or needone.
One is on a table the other is on lino floor. Tried 3 methods, included bowl for distilled water, multiple boveda packs, 84 then 75s. Also purchased a humidicup and that got it closer, but still not perfect, the top wouldn't hold humidity. Everytime the unit chilled, it would take the humidity out. Door seal isn't perfect, I can shine my phone light through a bit of the seal at the bottom. Used tape to seal it better, but no change.
Is it possible to recover a humidor full of cigars that have been left mostly unmaintained for nearly a decade? I recently found my late father’s humidor and would like to try to recover the cigars inside if possible.
This year I got into cigars. There's a nice shop near me I'm just wondering is it "you get what you pay for" or are there some cheap cigars that are just as good as the 30 dollar stick?
I'd start looking into Umnum, San Pedro de Marcoris and the Asylum Schizo line for high quality, but cheap "weekly" sticks. You'll get a more mellow, less sharp taste and smoke texture experience with the higher end sticks, as well as the taste evolution, with longfillers. Whereas the cheaper sticks are often short -or medium filler, and they maintain a steady taste profile throughout, sometimes with a bit of evolution with the medium filler ones. But the brands I mentioned still use high quality tobacco and blends, but they are usually the leftover pieces of the cutting proces for the high end longfillers. If you want a good contrast experience, try a Oliva V Melanio v.s. a Camacho Corojo, you'll see what I mean.
It’s unbelievable how much easier maintaining cigars has become when I switched to boveda.
I have a Walmart plastic Tupperware with a a nice rubber seal and plastic clips to keep the lid on snug. That with boveda packs has kept me on track for years.
I’m off grid mountain man with a several hundred cigar collection. I have a solar system that powers my freezer and lights, but it’s not enough to power an electric humidor to boot. I’m using Tupperdores with Boveda packs for humidity control, and those are in insulated plastic tubs that controls temperature. On really hot days I put a blue ice pack in each plastic tub. With the individual Tupperdores in the plastic tubs, the ice pack doesn’t hurt the humidity in the individual Tupperdores. In north Idaho it gets hot, but we don’t have high humidity, so controlling temperature isn’t really difficult at all. It requires a little diligence to monitor my cigars, but it’s worth it. I’ve got digital hygrometers in each Tupperdore. I rotate the Tupperdores inside the plastic tubs from time to time. I’ve got several thousands of $ in cigars, and so far so good. I haven’t had any issues. I’m building a basement b4 long, and my cigars will be stored there. It’ll be a constant temperature in the basement, and my maintenance of my cigar collection will be minimal. Since I don’t have to buy an electric humidor, I can buy more cigars. I do fantasize about a walk-in humidor though. It would be cool to walk in and look at my cigar collection. Maybe I’ll build one in the basement?
You should a video on it.
i like that term, Tupperdore. im gonna start using it
Totally nailed the whole "Guy Nesting" thing. Too funny. Great video once again Tim. Keep up the great work.
New subscriber here, thank you for all the information.
I just upgraded my tabletop wooden humidor to a My Fathers cigar 50 stick unit.
( My wife bought it for our twentieth anniversary)
Using the Boveda packet starter kit. Just finished my 15-day seasoning, and I am getting ready to move my gars into it.
Though now I kinda like those automatic units you have...
But it is a beautiful unit...
Love my Klaro Felix acrylic humidor - looks great, has a cedar tray, digital hygro, seals perfectly and my bovedas last forever. Holds about 30 sticks, that's plenty for me.
I got started about nine months ago with a 50 count desktop humidor. I seasoned it with the Boveda seasoning kit and I maintain the humidity with one 72% pack and one humicare stick. That's worked really well for me. I also have a humidor bag and a herfador with 72% packs in each.
I made a humidor out of a used Pelican case, cedar planks from Amazon, and Boveda packs. Works amazing.
Dude, Pelican is a great brand for that. Plus you have a humidor that's air and water sealed. Double win!
Cedar, not Spanish cedar?
@@revolvermaster4939 yes, Spanish Cedar.
I like the Needone and my acrylic humidors. Very consistent and easy to control. I also have 2 air tight Acrylic boxes for overflow and they really keep cigars properly humidified. the Needone is still my absolute favorite.
My wife bought me a Needone and to season it I was able to get two birds stoned at once. I rehydrated my Bovedas in a tray of distilled water inside of it. When the packs were renewed my humidity was at a good starting point.
I spent around $12 on a tupperware box, another $9 on a hygrometer from Amazon, and $3 for a 69% boveda pack. For around $24, I have a set and forget humidor, allowing me to spend the big money on cigars. No reason to spend money on a humidor unless you simply want to.
I got mine for under 40 bucks and it came with a hygrometer and two cedar shelves, perfect for anyone who's not building a serious collection. You've gotta be careful with the bovida packs, I would recommend switching to 65 percent. The Tupperware seals so well that they tend to run 3-5 percent over the packs you use, 65s tend to keep mine right around 68-70 percent.
@austinbrown5426 Mine actually is usually bang on at 69%, however the temperature is something I need to control, as that tends to sit around 65 degrees. My wife has mentioned getting me one of those mini-fridge looking devices that controls temp, so that might be my next step.
@@venturous1v I switched to a 350 count coolador with a cigar oasis recently and it's great. Lots of space and it's basically maintenance free, just add some water every month and a half or so.
Not very attractive to display..
@@venturous1vif you added on a mini fridge wouldn’t it have been less of a headache and less money to just get a basic humidor off Amazon?
I’ve used a Basic Wooden Desktop Humidor (50 cigars) with a Cigar Oasis electric humidifier (has a fan and a florist-type thing that held distilled water for a month), which made the humidor hold less (like 40 cigars) for about 10 years and enjoyed; however, it’s a pain to fill, it’s good but not great, as it takes two weeks to condition a refill of cigars because it’s not a tight seal and just now, the Cigar Oasis has MOLD! I’m over it and going to a Wine Fridge Thing! Thank you for the video. I love Diesel too! 😊
I had a lot of issues with wooden humidors in the past. I have a cigar oasis in my coolador now and its awesome, refill it every month and a half or so and I never have to think about it anymore.
After 5 years out of cigars with focusing on pipes, im now getting back into it. The only real humidity options back then were the sponges soaked in water, or later beads, but they were in their infancy and not very good. This made tupperdores a real issue because of mold. Now coming back i was concerned about expense of buying storage for the modest collection of 100 or so cigars i want (not over 1000 like before lol). But with the Boveda packs now available in large sizes, £30 on a tupperware tub, 2 boveda packs and a hydrometer im good to go. Love it
New to cigars and I’m enjoying learning
So am I.
Unless you really want a wooden humidor, may I suggest a nice jar with a Boveda pack? SO much easier and it takes the guess work out of everything.
I recently got a 16L Needone for my birthday and got a second drawer from them to replace the flat shelf on top. So far I love it!
I'm glad you're liking that Needone. They've done a good job at making high end cigar care more affordable.
I keep my excess cigars in a vacuum sealer bag. I vacuum until bag gets just snug, not tight at all. Seal it up and it holds humidy level with no fluctuations at all. I use a 72 boveda and the boveda last forever in that environment. Im talking years.
Great video.
To add to it-
- I bought a Goove Blue tooth humidity monitor for $13 you mentioned and it is awesome because I don't have to open my wooden humidor to check the humidity. I just go on my phone every once in awhile and check although being honest it's not changing much which is a good thing.
- I bought these tiny beads on Amazon which are for maintaining humidity. They are hard and tiny in a big bag of them. You simply put them in a small small dish, add water and they will grow in size 4 to 5 times. Now you put the beads in your humidor in a little net bag and they act just like the bovo packs but are meant to be rechargeable so they'll never wear out. So far for two months they are working great and keeping me right at 70%.
- I like the look and smell of a cedar wood humidor and don't find it labor intensive at all. You're going in and out and getting a stogie everyday so it's not hard to check the status of them.
- seasoning the new wood humidor. There was nothing to it I just took a rag that was wet and wiped the entire inside leaving no puddles. Put it a humidity gauge in it and checked it two days later and I was right about where I wanted to be.
Have moved to medium sized Bovida bags with 60 gram 69% pack and a sliced of cedar, placed inside my good looking wooden humidors. 20-25 cigars, top and bottom. Only issue with them is air circulation, especially for my aging storage. Thermoelectric may be next-gen for me. Thanks, Tim!
Newbie here, I bought a pack of Oliva Serie V torpedos, a $7 XOX acrylic container, paper thin Spanish cedar sheets for $5, and Boveda packs on the less humid end of the range. Super cheap and it keeps the sticks as fresh as they were months ago! The Boveda packs last way longer sealed in acrylic than they do in a box too.
I have 9 analog hygrometers and one hard wired digital. I calibrate them all together every few years, they work just fine.
Came from watching the other video you made on this 3 yrs ago. And you have really lost weight 😊 sheesh. The years flies man!
Great video, i use a Tuppedor for long term or as a refill back up and the ones or favorites on the wooden humidor, wooden humidor for me is a short term use and of course keep it with boveda packs
I’ve rehydrated a boveda pack. I like it. I think what you truly need to do though, is vacuum seal it! It last as if you bought one new. I will only rehydrate it 3 times and then throw it away and buy new. Like he said they are cheap. No need to rehydrate till it’s dead.
LMAO. Great video. You nailed it. All my hobbies involve nesting. Never wanted to have it stated that way, but... Can't wait to get a nice showcase sized humidor. So far, starting with a pretty little desktop humidor. Another great video. You got a new Subscriber. :)
I’ve had a lot of Diesel’s and don’t recall disliking any of them. Waiting for you to get these back in stock (boxes)!
Thank you for the great video!
If you're gonna go with a wooden humidor,id suggest seasoning it with a GOOD whiskey, bourbon or scotch. I also used a shot of the same scotch for humidification .It added some flavor to some of my more bland cigars.
oooo, I've never done this before. Sounds very interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Id stay away from anything with added sugar after its distilled. Youd be giving mold and bacteria jet fuel. A humidor seasoned with some cognac or dry mead does sound awesome!
I just got a humidor for my birthday. This couldn't come at a better time. Thanks 👍🏽🤙🏾.
I have a needone 23L and used a 84% boveda pack to season. No issues keeping 65% humidity ever since
I'm just starting to get real even though I've smoked Cigars for over 10 years. I wish someone told me about keeping a journal. I'm just building my top list and there have been good ones that I can't recall because I failed to record what it was. :(
Went to a cigar lounge with friends this year and have been learning for real ever since.
This collection must be contained perfectly 😂 so true nothing worse than humidor anxiety when you’re getting low on delightful cigars 👍🏻
Yeah man. Humidity and temp problems take a lot of the fun away from the hobby.
Great tips for all cigar smokers thank you!
Just ordered a king chií 23L it’s about time to get my cigar in a cooler environment
The easiness of packets is clearly attractive for a newbie like me but I have the say the whole analog hygrometer and humidifier with a set place in the inside box is just crazy pretty. Might keep it for the beauty of it while still getting packets & an electronic hygro
Appreciate all you're Knowledge being I'm a Nubie to the cigar world!!
I also recommend the Humi-Care Black Ice Jar
I love the diesel vintage! Keep a dozen or so in the humidor at all times!
A lot of information. Thanks alot
Great video!! Wish I’d seen this when I first started.
Boveda packs work pretty good
Awesome brother
Awesome, thanks for all the info bro!
Switched to plastic food containers with silicone gaskets and ditched my cedar humidors. So much better than fighting against wood.
I live in South Florida, its so dam humid here year round I hardly need to mainain humidity. Even with AC cranking, humidity hovers around 60% with almost no maintenance. Some maintenace keeps it at 65%
You get Cubans down there? Up in Canada my humidor is about 59%
Awesome, thank you for your great tips.. I you don't have a Humidor, is it good to store your cigar in the Refrigerator?
I wish I would have stayed with my first desktop humidor. 30-40 ct, inexpensive, manageable. But, at some point, I dove deep into the world of cigars and convinced myself that needed the 400 ct new air. I’m never going to have more than 40-50 on hand at any given time! I do store wine and bourbon in there as well, but it really is overkill and tougher to maintain humidity due to cost of using multiple Boveda, a cigar oasis, or anything other than water and a sponge.
I like the $18 rubbermaid brilliance clear Tupperware with the air locking gasket.. Throw a 2 way humidifier pack in with a small hygrometer and ur good to go..
As someone that smokes maybe 2-3x a month I really like desktop humidors. BUT...
The thing with desktop humidors is you often get what you pay for. A lower end desktop humidor (especially glass top ones) is usually pretty leaky. So you end up going through boveda packs like candy. IMO I'd much rather get a tupperdor vs. a low end desktop humidor.
A really well made desktop humidor will have a great seal and a 62% Boveda pack is all you need to keep RH 60-62% (I find this range is optimal for flavor and burn for both NW and Cuban Cigars).
Yeah, I plan on getting an electric one in the near future. I will second the Govee monitors. They are great, can look in the app to see temp and humidity along with history as well.
The “i never thought i would be an adult man, recommending Tupperware….” Killed me 🤣🤣🤣
Great video!
Small cooler and boveda. Away from the sun, heat and extreme temps. Zero issues.
How many Boveda packs in a Yeti 45 size cooler?
With the acrylic jar option, do you need to season the piece of cedar that comes with it?
I have recently moved from a tupidor to a Needone 16L electric humidor.
I am new to cigars. I use the 69% Boveda packs. Yet last night when smoking a Caldwell Blind Man's Bluff Deluxe, the cigar's wrapper was unraveling and felt dry, crispy. Any advice. My temp is about 70 and my humidity is about 69. This was happening with the tupidor and now with my electric humidor.
Go with acrylic through in some boveda packs and a caddy and call it a day my cigars are perfect
Hi Tim! This is my first time viewing your videos as I just started to get into collecting cigars. This will show how much of a newby I am... I was gifted a small cigar humidor with a built-in (externa) analog hygrometer. Inside it has a humidifier round puck. I started buying cigars and simply placing them inside... that's it! I totally thought I did not have to do anything else until I smoked one that broke like a taco when cutting it 😅.
Can I revive the other cigars?
Can the cigars be stacked on top of eachother in the box?
Should they remain inside their retail plastic raps/glass/or cylinder containers while inside the box?
There is a vacuum canning tool for storing food, would longer term storage be reasonable using one of these as a sort of humidor like a vacuum sealed bag?
Dose that ceader wood add a slight flavor to the cigars? Im not a cigar smoker but your enthusiasm almost makes me want to take up cigar smoking, but im all ready a Connoisseur of fine smoke wich is a price endeavor in its self
Using a 100ct acrylic humdior. I tried 69% bovedas and my cigars seem to keep staying too wet. Ive switched to 65%. Hopefully we'll get a better outcome. Almost all of my sticks started tasting ashy about halfway through. Lets hope that fixes it 🤞
Great video. Maybe now people will stop with the “why use Boveda for seasoning and having to wait for two weeks. Just soak it with a sponge”. People don’t realize the margin of error that can occur with using water. Also recommend a digital hygrometer that you can calibrate and getting the Boveda calibration kit
I’m a new cigar smoker and have tried a few cigars off and on but I’m not sure if I’m an occasional smoker if I should just buy a humidor and buy some cigar rather than just buying and smoking them
Appreciate you Tim
I got one of those King Chii that is in this video. Found out that the largest/longest stick would be a Churchill stick that would fit. Barely..
I’m Italian and hear how you make the voice of the wife, makes me understand that all wives in the world are equal 😁😁😁
I’m just getting into Cigars. I’m only having a cigar once a week or every other week. Therefore, I’m only buying 2 or 3 cigars from my local shop. They put them in a bag and said it would be ok to store with a boveda pack sone I only have a few cigars. Does this sound right? I have the humidity meter in the bag and it looks like the bag does the job.
Needone was on sale. got one for the future camper van and current use
Make friends with the guys at your local cigar store and they may give you a free acrylic one. The container they keep their little boveda packs in is the same size as Tim's stand up one. Free humidor!
do the cigars have to be kept from touching the hydration source? i/e Boveda pack etc? or can the packs just be laid under/on top of the cigars if space is a problem?
Will the boveda pack do the same job of little plastic humidifier included in some of the cheaper humidor’s? I’d buy the digital hygrometer I see a lot of negative reviews on an the analog ones.
Go to your local pharmacist and order a bottle of propylene glycol, use a 50-50 mixer, propylene glycol, and distilled water in your humidity device this will regulate the humidity at a constant, consistent level. Also, do not put your humidor anywhere near a window or anywhere where direct Sunlight comes in and hits them.
I am at a loss when it comes to the term "cigar collection". I have a 25 stick humidor with a 69% Boveda pack. I fill it, I smoke them and in a month and a half it's empty again 😕 Buy more cigars and repeat. 😀
Same. No need to have more than 20-30 sticks for me
Buy 2 of each different stick at minimum and keep 1 for the collection. Simple as that
If only I watched this prior to buying an Amazon particle board humidor. Tuberdore or acrylic is the only way to go along with Boveda and digital hygrometer.
I have A 50 count wooden cigar humidor with 2 60 bóveda packs at 72% but I’m having issues getting my humidor up to 65% which is where I like. With the bóveda packs the humidity sits around 60-61%
I’ve had a 150 count humidor for about three years …I’ve out grown it…gonna start looking for a bigger affordable one Really do love my needone 150 but……
i found that sweet wine and tea pretty much match the cigars
I have a acrylic box it’s perfect.
My name is Dillon from Shreveport Louisiana I’m new to humidors how often should I reseasion my humidor box I would really appreciate it if someone could let me know great job Tim until we smoke again stay safe out there brother
Thanks for the info
What is the digital hygrometer that you replaced with the analog one? I have the same humidor and I am trying to find a digital hygrometer that fits in the same hole.
I recently purchased the king chi- exact model in this video. How do I properly season it? I cannot get it to the correct temperature.
I want to get into cigars what would you recommend for a beginner and I have a king chii 26l humidor
How long do you get out of a boveda pack?
Do you have any videos regarding re seasoning your humidor? its winter time in New Jersey and my humidor is about 6% less humidity than in what in the fall and summer. I have a diamond crown Wesley 90 count humidor. I put in three 60 gram 72 RH bovedas, and my humidity is at a steady 63% RH. I was told it should be around 69 to 72 RH, is that true?
Is it necessary that the wooden humidor, when u close it, does that sound like “the air is getting out” ?
I got a vivohome 23L humidor and spent a month trying to humidify it. Wouldn't go over %60. Plugged the drain on the back, same issue. What is the difference between these cooler humidors when they all look the same but don't seem to operate the same? I've turned them into tupperdor coolers till I spend the money on a schmécke or needone.
did you try the boveda seasoning packs? could be a bad door seal as well, dont sit them on carpet
One is on a table the other is on lino floor.
Tried 3 methods, included bowl for distilled water, multiple boveda packs, 84 then 75s. Also purchased a humidicup and that got it closer, but still not perfect, the top wouldn't hold humidity. Everytime the unit chilled, it would take the humidity out.
Door seal isn't perfect, I can shine my phone light through a bit of the seal at the bottom. Used tape to seal it better, but no change.
Do you leave the cellophane on the cigars while in your humidor?
Do I need to season my humidor I just got my first
In larger standup humidors where is best to position the fan to circulate air?
Can I put my jar humidor in a wine fridge on the warmest setting (about 65 degrees f)?
I have a lot of humidors and maintain my house humidity between 60-70% and use 65% Bovedas.
I went to my local cigar shop (not smoke shop) and they don’t carry this cigar . Where might one be able to buy it ?
i use a tupperdor, i put a wet little towel with frozen ketchup packets for the temp
Is it possible to recover a humidor full of cigars that have been left mostly unmaintained for nearly a decade? I recently found my late father’s humidor and would like to try to recover the cigars inside if possible.
😂hated sticks rolling off! Made my own cedar side rails for the racks
Hey there non cigar question for you what mic is that that you use?
How much water should i put on the electronic humidor storage? Thanks?
This year I got into cigars. There's a nice shop near me I'm just wondering is it "you get what you pay for" or are there some cheap cigars that are just as good as the 30 dollar stick?
I'd start looking into Umnum, San Pedro de Marcoris and the Asylum Schizo line for high quality, but cheap "weekly" sticks.
You'll get a more mellow, less sharp taste and smoke texture experience with the higher end sticks, as well as the taste evolution, with longfillers. Whereas the cheaper sticks are often short -or medium filler, and they maintain a steady taste profile throughout, sometimes with a bit of evolution with the medium filler ones.
But the brands I mentioned still use high quality tobacco and blends, but they are usually the leftover pieces of the cutting proces for the high end longfillers.
If you want a good contrast experience, try a Oliva V Melanio v.s. a Camacho Corojo, you'll see what I mean.
how do we keep the humidity? increase it or decrease it??
Save a few more bucks and buy the bovida pack and a good digital gauge. Keep a Tupperware/ acrylic for long term and a nice small wood one for display
Finally, one thing in my life I have right, my house is ALWAYS at 72 degrees F. Smoken! LOL