Tupperdor question

bigjohn125

I was searching the forum for information on making a tupperdor. I saw that the guys using coolidors say to get a cooler with a good seal, but the tupperdor guys say not to put the lid on tight because you need air circulation. I'm confused. I have ordered some beads which should prevent over humidification, right? I appreciate any information that i can get. I only have 30 sticks or so, but don't want them ruined. My humidor was overful and unable to keep up. I bought a rubbermaid tupperware tub that should hold 100 sticks or so.

j0z3r

Tupperware seals so tight that over-humidification is a very real possibility even with beads. It's ok to put the lid on, but watch the humidity and try to take the lid off once a week or so to get some air circulation going on. If the humidity sits too high, try discharging your beads most of the way.

docbp87

Gotta make sure to "burp" it regularly.

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bigjohn125

great, thanks guys. I have the tupperdor filled. I love how much space I now have. Now I need more cigars!

bigharpoon

bigjohn125:

great, thanks guys. I have the tupperdor filled. I love how much space I now have. Now I need more cigars!

Enjoy it while you can, now my tupperdor is freakin' full. I think I'm going to go cooler but I really like the see-through top so I can read the hygro without opening the lid.

shamrocked

So I'm actually thinking about making a tupperdor to help with a box order I'm planning on making - Do you just wash out the tupperware first and then drop the sticks in with some beads or is there an actual seasoning process that I need to perform?

kuzi16

bigjohn125

Thanks. Thats what I've been doing and the humidity is holding very nicely. I was getting pretty worried about my sticks in my humidor, but in the tupperdor I feel a lot better. Plus, I have way more room, and I can use the money I saved buying this instead of a new humi, I can buy more cigars. Can't wait for some deals!

madurofan

shamrocked:

So I'm actually thinking about making a tupperdor to help with a box order I'm planning on making - Do you just wash out the tupperware first and then drop the sticks in with some beads or is there an actual seasoning process that I need to perform?

Personally with any tupperdor/coolerdor, etc I always wipe the whole thing out with distilled water. I then stuff it full of newspaper and let it sit for at least 24 hours. I then wipe it out again, put some humidification in there and assuming my sticks are coming from another humidified source I toss them right in. If your sticks are coming from a bag or somewhere that they could be slightly under humidifed I'd give the humidification a little while to "season" the new tupperdor before I throw the sticks in.

shamrocked

bigjohn125

Just to update, the tupperdor is working better than expected. The humidity is holding perfectly and my sticks are in great shape. I'm glad I went this route instead of spending the money on a new humidor. I would recomend this to anyone.

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beatnic

I'm having trouble with the whole "Tupperware" concept. While it is true that you have complete control over the relative humidity, you totally lose any air migration. Snap, its's shut. No air movement. At least the cedar breathes moisture in and out. One of the recent posts or links mentioned that the tobacco exchanged its flavors as the humidity changed. What would be the outcome of a cigar, totally sealed and aged in perfect humidity, yet no air movement or exchange. Compared to one in a well used humidor of the same age?. I understand that you pop the lid from time to time to add and subtract, but how much new air vs old air is there. I think a cigar should breathe fresh, moisture laden air in a breathable humidor. I want to see the moisture and temperature fluctuate in minor amounts. I think the seasonal changes are good for aging and smoking. My psuedo-scientific mind tells me that I would want the stick to age in a relative high temp and humidity, and smoke it when it has dried a bit. I keep about 75 cigars in a 100 ct humidor, without wrappers. I rotate occasionally, and am very careful. The southern humidity often requires the use of the gel or beads to suck moisture out of the box, but drying out is not much of a problem.. .Questions?, I only ask them. . "I may be totally wrong, but I'm a Dancing Fool!" Frank Zappa/

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Don't take my word, RCY. I'm still asking questions myself. Like. Does a Cuban cigar taste the same in Cuba as it would in Alaska? And, has the coffee roasting plant next door me de-sensitized my ability to taste mocha in a Cohiba?. My all time favorite way to keep cigars from getting too dry or wet? Smoke em fast.

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