For all you tupperware guys out there...
Okay, so this is going to get out of control quickly. My tiny humidor won't hold the cigars I ordered off the sprint sale. And I know I'll be getting more on top of that. Because we live in a fairly small place and on a budget, I don't think a cooler is the right way to go for me, yet.
I was considering just keeping my cigars in ziploc bags, but I'd have to have separate humidity control and monitoring in each to feel comfortable with that. The many hygrometers would start to price me out of that, so I'm leaning toward some tupperware.
My question has to do with type of tupperware. Can I use the cheap disposable stuff, or should I only look at something heavier-duty? The disposables are far cheaper, but they don't make them as large. If I go heavy-duty, I'm looking at some larger 2.5 gallon containers from Rubbermaid-they have this size with the easy-find lid and the snap-tight lid. It looks like cheap "disposable" 8 cup containers are about the largest of this sort, but they would allow me to organize a little more.
I've searched some threads that talk about tupperware, but aside from a couple of comments about an individual container here or there I can't find anything about types of containers and durability; it looks like some of you might use pretty flimsy containers and I wonder how that works?
I was considering just keeping my cigars in ziploc bags, but I'd have to have separate humidity control and monitoring in each to feel comfortable with that. The many hygrometers would start to price me out of that, so I'm leaning toward some tupperware.
My question has to do with type of tupperware. Can I use the cheap disposable stuff, or should I only look at something heavier-duty? The disposables are far cheaper, but they don't make them as large. If I go heavy-duty, I'm looking at some larger 2.5 gallon containers from Rubbermaid-they have this size with the easy-find lid and the snap-tight lid. It looks like cheap "disposable" 8 cup containers are about the largest of this sort, but they would allow me to organize a little more.
I've searched some threads that talk about tupperware, but aside from a couple of comments about an individual container here or there I can't find anything about types of containers and durability; it looks like some of you might use pretty flimsy containers and I wonder how that works?
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Brian, that's exactly the "cheap" sort of stuff I was wondering about. How long have you kept cigars in them? Do they hold humidity for quite a while or would you only recommend them as a highly temporary/transitional storage component?
Steve, are those these...http://www.amazon.com/Snapware-Airtight-Rectangle-Container-10-8-Cup/dp/B00416XIW6/ref=sr_1_11?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1360252734&sr=1-11 ? I can't quite make out the label on your Maduro bin to see the brand.
Sorry, I didn't make that an actual link. Have a lot going on at once right now...I was considering something like thisl, perhaps even in the Large 40 cup size with a handle. But really wondered if the cheaper stuff would be okay.
We have a couple like that at home, considered using them for overflow but there's no real seal, just plastic lid up against plastic container, I've always been skeptical of how well they'd hold humidity.
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