Cigar Oasis ?

alienmisprint

Does anyone have a small-medium sized cabinet humidor? I was wondering if anyone had any experience humidifying one because I was looking at getting two of the Cigar Oasis XL units. Does anyone know how many square feet each one will handle, for real?

j0z3r

What is the approximate cigar count Tony? If it is less than 1000, I'd venture to say one Oasis XL would do the trick, and maybe a pound or two of beads throughout for the sake of balance. I've got an Oasis XL in my Rubbermaid tub which is about 4'x2'x30" and it barely runs at all, point being I think depending on size one might handle it fine, then again we're talking a tight, plastic seal versus wood, so the plastic will always have less leakage due to its lack of porosity.

Fourtotheflush

kaspera79

pnaylon

docbp87

txjayhawk

alienmisprint:

Does anyone have a small-medium sized cabinet humidor? I was wondering if anyone had any experience humidifying one because I was looking at getting two of the Cigar Oasis XL units. Does anyone know how many square feet each one will handle, for real?

I use a similar product (Hydra) for my cabinet. I have around 460 sticks in there right now and I could probably get another 2-300 in there. My hydra unit is the smaller of the two on the market. It is supposed to be good for up to 8 cubic feet. I run that and about a pound of beeds and it keeps the RH right at 65. Hope that helps.

alienmisprint

j0z3r:

What is the approximate cigar count Tony? If it is less than 1000, I'd venture to say one Oasis XL would do the trick, and maybe a pound or two of beads throughout for the sake of balance. I've got an Oasis XL in my Rubbermaid tub which is about 4'x2'x30" and it barely runs at all, point being I think depending on size one might handle it fine, then again we're talking a tight, plastic seal versus wood, so the plastic will always have less leakage due to its lack of porosity.

I'm not sure about the exact stick count for it, I would estimate around 1,500-2,000 though. It is a little less than 6 ft tall and about 2 ft wide. SO maybe two Oasis and a pound of beads?

j0z3r

Hmm, yeah...one Oasis might struggle to keep that humidified.

alienmisprint

I was also looking at one of those moist-n-air's. They use them alot in shops on their large cabinet humidors. One is supposed to humidify 48 cu ft. I am kinda worried about that being too much, although the site describes them as perfect for end table or cabinet humidors. And, one of the moist-n-air's is considerably cheaper than two oasis's.

j0z3r

If it can humidify up to 48 Cu. ft, then to me all that means is it would handle your cabinet much easier than an Oasis would. I didn't even think of that at first, but I'd be tempted to go with the larger humidifier.

alienmisprint

Cool deal, that's what I'll be going with then. Thanks for the advice, can't wait to get everything up and running.

cabinetmaker

I have the Humicare 1000 Pro in mine, I've had to fill it once since I got it, it holds almost 1/2 a gallon of water. That should do fine for yours assuming a good seal. The thing you most need are some fans to circulate the air, that'll make the biggest difference. I'd have split the door to one upper, one lower, and had the drawers not behind the doors for easy access.; but it still loooks great. Oh, I also have a pound and a half of beads in mine (not in the humicare, seperate)

cabinetmaker

alienmisprint:

I was also looking at one of those moist-n-air's. They use them alot in shops on their large cabinet humidors. One is supposed to humidify 48 cu ft. I am kinda worried about that being too much, although the site describes them as perfect for end table or cabinet humidors. And, one of the moist-n-air's is considerably cheaper than two oasis's.

I looked at one of those, but it looked just too bulky for me. Mine is a bit smaller than yours, though, so space counts.

alienmisprint

cabinetmaker:

alienmisprint:

I was also looking at one of those moist-n-air's. They use them alot in shops on their large cabinet humidors. One is supposed to humidify 48 cu ft. I am kinda worried about that being too much, although the site describes them as perfect for end table or cabinet humidors. And, one of the moist-n-air's is considerably cheaper than two oasis's.

I looked at one of those, but it looked just too bulky for me. Mine is a bit smaller than yours, though, so space counts.

Yeah, the bottom area is wired with two outlets, so I can run a cord to the bottom, probably where I'll put the humidifier, then one up above the drawers for a small electric fan to circulate the air. I was also planning on getting little tupperwares to put beads in in the back of each drawer, and then probably one on each shelf in the back.

cabinetmaker

The only real problem I see is that every time you open the door, you'll dump all your humidity; so get the biggest one you can find. I went to Radio Shack and bought 2 small computer fans and wired them to fit the humicare and though they pull a bit more power then the smaller fans that go with the unit, they last longer and push more air.

urbino

alienmisprint

Cool deal, thanks for the advice everyone, I just started seasoning it a few minutes ago, wiping everything down and putting in dishes of distilled water. I'll keep posted on the progress.

alienmisprint

I did end up ordering the moist-n-air. I'll let you know how big it is and how much space it takes up, etc, when I get it in.

xmacro

alienmisprint:

Cool deal, thanks for the advice everyone, I just started seasoning it a few minutes ago, wiping everything down and putting in dishes of distilled water. I'll keep posted on the progress.

For the love of God, man! Don't tell me you're wiping it with a wet sponge!

alienmisprint

urbino

Cool, alien. Please do post those pics. I'll be interested to see this beastie.

gmill880

alienmisprint

alienmisprint

Those are just to give you an idea of the size of it. I do wish I had the outlet on the upper half of the cabinet though. I'm going to have to get a fan to put in the bottom.

gmill880

Awsome cabinet Tony ... I see the pups doing well also huh ...

alienmisprint

Oh yeah, he's over a year old now. He's still an awesome dog. Have you seen his brother? I need to get some new pics of both of them up.

gmill880

urbino

Wow. That's a big sunuvagun. Ought to keep your stogies in fine fettle without even breaking a sweat. What's the red dealie sticking up on the right side. A dipstick?

j0z3r

urbino:

What's the red dealie sticking up on the right side. A dipstick?

That's the homing beacon to the mother-ship.

alienmisprint

j0z3r:

urbino:

What's the red dealie sticking up on the right side. A dipstick?

That's the homing beacon to the mother-ship.

Roger.