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  • PsychoSJGPsychoSJG Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 739
    Hawk55:
    Psycho where did you find these organizers? kind of curious to give them a try...
    had it for like 8 years, so I dont remember. But I'm sure you can get em at target, Kmart, Walmart, Bed Bath and Beyond, etc
  • robbyrasrobbyras Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,487
    PsychoSJG:
    docbp87:
    Robby, Psycho, just curious... where are your beads from? It looks like you guys have the save bags to store them. Are they from the retailer you got the beads themselves from? Looking for cheap beads... I have a pound of heartfelt's on the way for a cooler, but in case I need more, I'm looking for a cheaper retailer. Heartfelt is great, and I like giving David my business, but they are a little pricey...
    http://www.bargainhumidors.com/bh/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=ACC-CONSERVAGEL They work great, and half the price. and the bags are free
    yep... that's where I got them...
  • JCizzleJCizzle Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,910
    My coolidor is working out great, I move sticks from it to my little humidor as I smoke them. However, now my coolidor is emptying at an incredible rate lol. Another excuse to get more cigars...
  • JY001JY001 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 49
    I have a 3-45G Coolidors. They are a great solution. All of them are red. Spousal Unit only see one red cooler as it moves around. ;+)
  • doromathdoromath Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 576
  • laker1963laker1963 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,046
  • JCizzleJCizzle Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,910
    Good thinking. I think when the times comes I'll do the same. I'll give them some sob story about being overseas, but still having an American APO address and hopefully they'll hook me up with cheap shipping.
  • xIcedGuardianxxIcedGuardianx Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 873
    conservagels are working great for me, but I havent been using them that long. TIme will tell, but for now seemed like a better price for the same stuff that heartfelt offers
  • JimmyCJimmyC Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 38
  • undulacundulac Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,129
    JimmyC:
    Hello Everyone... new to the site and love all the great info. First question is on aging cigars in a coolador. Do you leave the cello wrapper on the box if you intend to age for 12 to 18 months? Dose it matter? Thanks, JimmyC
    There is no right or wrong answer for this. Personally, I would leave them in the box but take the wrapper off the outside of the box. But as long as you are around 70%, you'll be fine either way. There are some guys here that prefer to "age" cigars closer to 65%. To each his own.
  • mfotismfotis Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 720
  • robbyrasrobbyras Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,487
    JimmyC:
    Hello Everyone... new to the site and love all the great info. First question is on aging cigars in a coolador. Do you leave the cello wrapper on the box if you intend to age for 12 to 18 months? Dose it matter? Thanks, JimmyC
    Jimmy... LOVE the avatar! That's all I got... I used to store my cigars naked, but after a few incidents, I have been leavin the cellos on... I leave them on purely for protection...
  • laker1963laker1963 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,046
  • DiamondogDiamondog Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,169
    JimmyC:
    Hello Everyone... new to the site and love all the great info. First question is on aging cigars in a coolador. Do you leave the cello wrapper on the box if you intend to age for 12 to 18 months? Dose it matter? Thanks, JimmyC
    I would suggest opening the box of cigars however tempting it is to leave it sealed and "new" IMO boxes should be opened up and checked every once in a while even if temp and RH are good but you want to monitor your cigars from time to time, nothing worse then opening up a box to find mold for some reason or beetles....
  • laker1963laker1963 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,046
    Diamondog:
    JimmyC:
    Hello Everyone... new to the site and love all the great info. First question is on aging cigars in a coolador. Do you leave the cello wrapper on the box if you intend to age for 12 to 18 months? Dose it matter? Thanks, JimmyC
    I would suggest opening the box of cigars however tempting it is to leave it sealed and "new" IMO boxes should be opened up and checked every once in a while even if temp and RH are good but you want to monitor your cigars from time to time, nothing worse then opening up a box to find mold for some reason or beetles....
    I don't disagree with the rationale at all. I just am not strong enough. I also have not (touch wood) ever had a molding problem in a new box. I have heard though that some of the Liberties were bad for molding inside the little coffins. My problem is that when it comes time to "monitor" my cigars... there is only one way I know how to be sure, and that defeats the purpose of trying to box age them.
  • robbyrasrobbyras Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,487
  • JCizzleJCizzle Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 1,910
    Diamondog:
    JimmyC:
    Hello Everyone... new to the site and love all the great info. First question is on aging cigars in a coolador. Do you leave the cello wrapper on the box if you intend to age for 12 to 18 months? Dose it matter? Thanks, JimmyC
    I would suggest opening the box of cigars however tempting it is to leave it sealed and "new" IMO boxes should be opened up and checked every once in a while even if temp and RH are good but you want to monitor your cigars from time to time, nothing worse then opening up a box to find mold for some reason or beetles....
    I do this and, quite frankly, I like looking at them so I don't mind.
  • docbp87docbp87 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,521
    Welppp my 100qt cooler is officially set up. Waiting for everything to season properly now. 2 lbs of beads in stockings, but sadly only like 6 boxes in there right now (empty, no sticks yet... not until everything settles humidity wise). Need to fill it up.
  • PsychoSJGPsychoSJG Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 739
    docbp87:
    Welppp my 100qt cooler is officially set up. Waiting for everything to season properly now. 2 lbs of beads in stockings, but sadly only like 6 boxes in there right now (empty, no sticks yet... not until everything settles humidity wise). Need to fill it up.
    How well do stockings work? been thinkin about using em. Find any diff with diff types?
  • docbp87docbp87 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,521
    Only used one kind. 2 for .50 at the pharmacy where I work. Got a half pound in each one (4 total), and they seem to be working perfectly so far. They are super breathable, but hold everything just fine.
  • DiamondogDiamondog Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,169
    docbp87:
    Only used one kind. 2 for .50 at the pharmacy where I work. Got a half pound in each one (4 total), and they seem to be working perfectly so far. They are super breathable, but hold everything just fine.
    I use these as well, work well...
  • JimmyCJimmyC Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 38
    Question on the beads... can you use them in a regular humidor also? Do they come in pucks like the foam filled ones that come with humidors?
  • robbyrasrobbyras Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 5,487
    you sure can... I have them in all of mine... depending on where you get them, they will come in bags or tubes... Heartfelt may have pucks as well...
  • DiamondogDiamondog Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 4,169
    JimmyC:
    Question on the beads... can you use them in a regular humidor also? Do they come in pucks like the foam filled ones that come with humidors?
    I use them in everything, humidors, coolers and herfador when travelling...
  • docbp87docbp87 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 3,521
  • JimmyCJimmyC Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 38
    When summer rolls around is there a way to maintain a cool temp? Last summer my a/c couldent keep the temps down below 70 when the heat waves hit the east coast. Guess I worried about mold.
  • Russ55Russ55 Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 2,762
    JimmyC:
    When summer rolls around is there a way to maintain a cool temp?
    Wine cooler conversions. Expensive electronic humidors. Or, put your humi in the coolest part of the house, and make sure you're in the 65-67% Rh range. As long as you don't go well into the 80s it should be fine.
  • j0z3rj0z3r Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 9,403
    Russ55:
    JimmyC:
    When summer rolls around is there a way to maintain a cool temp?
    Wine cooler conversions. Expensive electronic humidors. Or, put your humi in the coolest part of the house, and make sure you're in the 65-67% Rh range. As long as you don't go well into the 80s it should be fine.
    Agreed. I'm sure it's not great to have temps in the mid-high 70's, but I haven't been able to keep temps any lower in the summer and haven't had any problems with bugs or mold.
  • PsychoSJGPsychoSJG Everyone, Registered Users Posts: 739
    with the new coolador threads being created, I thought this needed to be resurrected
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