Humidors Any recommendations ??

cliff t

Been a while since I posted, but I'm now looking for a good midsized humidor. Any recommendations, since I work for the Army and "travel" alot I need one thats pretty sturdy. I use a pelican case ( small ) for week long trips and a herfador for the weekenders. Now I need one for home. I live at APO AE 09042 ( Heidelberg) so I can shop EU or Conus.

madurofan

smokester

I have the havanna foot locker and i love it if you google it you should be able to find it holds about 300 thats what it really holds says 400 but that is not right.

madurofan

smokester:

I have the havanna foot locker and i love it if you google it you should be able to find it holds about 300 thats what it really holds says 400 but that is not right.

Thats a good point to bring up for anyone who is looking for a humidor. The ratings that manufacturers list(i.e. 75 count) are typically based on Corona sized cigars. So unless you have nothing but Coronas and smalled you will not get that many cigars in there. Also if you are using a passive humidification system(everything except the cigar oasis is passive, the beads ARE passive) you are not supposed to fill your humi more than 3/4 full. 2/3 is supposedly optimal.

gmill880

smokester

Me neither just learned something new always do everyday on this site.

smokester

j/w how do you do multiple quotes.

madurofan

Sure thing gene. Now that you know the rule, I will tell you my humidors are always 7/8 full lol.

madurofan

smokester:

j/w how do you do multiple quotes.

You mean like gmill just did? Just hit quote on a post that already has a quote in it.

smokester

thanks.

nsezell

2/3 full with the recommended amount of beads, right? If you throw a lot of beads in it it should be able to handle it, I would think.

madurofan

nsezell:

2/3 full with the recommended amount of beads, right? If you throw a lot of beads in it it should be able to handle it, I would think.

The rule has nothign to do with beads. Its a generic humidor maintenance rule. The problem with over filling it is recovery time and air circulation.

smokester

having a fan in your humi can help with circulation and distributing the humidity out evenly.

madurofan

smokester:

having a fan in your humi can help with circulation and distributing the humidity out evenly.

Indeed.

nsezell

I didn't mean just beads, I meant if you have heavy humidification, it will recover quicker. I actually have found that when I stock a full humi, the sticks kinda help hold the humidity constant, cause they don't dry out right away when you open it.

gmill880

madurofan

Thats the other half of the theory you need to keep it AT LEAST 2/3 full to maintain a proper humidity.

madurofan

gmill880