Coolidor - getting started

OchoZacho

Okay, so I have decided that I am going to need a bit more room if I plan on building my collection as I only have one desktop right now. Any thoughts on getting my coolidor started? I am going to try the 100% non scented scilica gel cat litter and temp/humidity guage. Any other thoughts or advice? Do I need to Put the ceader from empty boxes in their first for a few days? How should I clean it before starting? How do you, or do you have to season a cooler? Any advice would help.

beatnic

Repeat after me. "I can quit whenever I want to"! LOL

Shaun.Harrison87

Teege

I am thinking about doing this as well thanks for all the advice!

wwestern

go for a 120/150 qt .... better to have too much space.

jj20030

since its here, whats the best kitty litter stuff to use? link ,please

james40

wwestern:

go for a 120/150 qt .... better to have too much space.

As someone who did not take this advice, I concur that you should do this. While something a little smaller may look like a lot, it will fill up fast and then you have to buy another one.

pbchevo

thats the first time i hear kitty litter to use lmk how that works

bdmauk24

Petsmart has unscented silica gel cat litter 8 lb for $14. Gonna get some for my next tupperdor project.

BigT06

jasonusa1

OchoZacho

Todd - if that analogy had only come a day sooner! I bought a 50qt yesterday. Just like tattos - my first was about 3 inches wide, now anything less than a half sleeve or rib/back piece won't work. I am covered! Crud! Oh well, I will have a good vacation cooler in the future. And Rick, I can quit IF I want to.

Shaun.Harrison87

OchoZacho:

Todd - if that analogy had only come a day sooner! I bought a 50qt yesterday. Just like tattos - my first was about 3 inches wide, now anything less than a half sleeve or rib/back piece won't work. I am covered! Crud! Oh well, I will have a good vacation cooler in the future. And Rick, I can quit IF I want to.

50qt is a good size, I am comfortably fitting about 200-225 in there and that is with bad sorting and minimal space maintenance and a 1/2lb of beads...stays at 66/67 every day of the week.

bdmauk24

Shaun.Harrison87:

50qt is a good size, I am comfortably fitting about 200-225 in there and that is with bad sorting and minimal space maintenance and a 1/2lb of beads...stays at 66/67 every day of the week.

Good to know. I was thinking about that size for a tupperdor. I've only got a small cooler set up now, but it will be outgrown very soon I think. Do you have any cedar in yours?

Shaun.Harrison87

bdmauk24:

Shaun.Harrison87:

50qt is a good size, I am comfortably fitting about 200-225 in there and that is with bad sorting and minimal space maintenance and a 1/2lb of beads...stays at 66/67 every day of the week.

Good to know. I was thinking about that size for a tupperdor. I've only got a small cooler set up now, but it will be outgrown very soon I think. Do you have any cedar in yours?

Yes. Currently in there I store everything in old boxes, some still in tact and some broken in half. I get old boxes for free or $1 each at my B&M and they never leave their humi. I have about 3 box tops and 2 small cedar strips in there and about once a month I will spray them down lightly with distilled water to increase the cedar smell and hopefully pass some of that onto the cigars. If not the cedar can also act as a high-moisture protector as it will take humidity out of the air. It takes some playing around to get it the way you want, but once you do its very easy to maintain

wwestern

Bout to drag in a 48qt I had sitting in the garage cause my 120 is full... gotta hurry and set it up while the wife takes my daughter to gymnastics... liable to be a rough night lol.

beatnic

You should have taken your daughter to gymnastics. Your wife would have let you stop off at Walmart and buy a new one.

jj20030

beatnic:

You should have taken your daughter to gymnastics. Your wife would have let you stop off at Walmart and buy a new one.

lol

Shaun.Harrison87

wwestern:

Bout to drag in a 48qt I had sitting in the garage cause my 120 is full... gotta hurry and set it up while the wife takes my daughter to gymnastics... liable to be a rough night lol.

You sound like me Western...I like my like one Mission Impossible to the next!

wwestern

The night ended with me showing her pics of cabinet humidors and she said " That would be so much better than these coolers!" winning.

Shaun.Harrison87

wwestern:

The night ended with me showing her pics of cabinet humidors and she said " That would be so much better than these coolers!" winning.

WINNING!

laker1963

wwestern:

The night ended with me showing her pics of cabinet humidors and she said " That would be so much better than these coolers!" winning.

Sweet !

bdmauk24

wwestern:

The night ended with me showing her pics of cabinet humidors and she said " That would be so much better than these coolers!" winning.

Nice! I just got my cooler set up and my wife has already said, Why did you do that? Don't you think someone will get you a humidor with Christmas coming? C'mon Santa!

jj20030

lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QS0q3mGPGg

OchoZacho