Questions. So many questions.

Matt Marvel

So, I have a ton of questions about cigars, and I have no idea where to begin. What are some tips that you more experienced smokers might have for me? Also, I don't have a humidor right now, and am currently a bit strapped for cash at the moment. Is there any temporary way I could store them? The guy at my local shop said I could put them in the refrigerator, as long as I don't keep them in for very long. Any truth to this? Thanks for any help, and the patience of answering my noobish questions, lol.

Scrambler

Matt Marvel

Thanks for the advice. Hopefully I can get a cash flow going soon, and I can go about this proper. I'll definitely put what you said to use until that time comes though.

madurofan

madurofan

Matt Marvel:

Thanks for the advice. Hopefully I can get a cash flow going soon, and I can go about this proper. I'll definitely put what you said to use until that time comes though.

I personally have a Tupperdor that I use along with my desktop humidor. I'll probably never spend money on a real humidor again, unless its a cabinet . I'm making a fridgeador right now ... a wine fridge converted into a humidor bc you can set a wine fridge to about 65 degrees.

Matt Marvel

Markbb

Matt I also have two tupperdor and they work very good, they work as storage when humi. starts to get alittle low I replinesh from the tupperdor, but they maintain temp. and rh really well, The next humi. I buy will be a cabnet......also!

madurofan

Matt its purely price and size. My tupperdor hold around 250 cigars and cost me $10 not including the hygro and humidification because I would have had to buy those anyways. A 250 count real humi would cost how much?

madurofan

I have one 150 count humi that will always be my display humi but I'll age in coolerdors and fridgeadors.

Matt Marvel

madurofan:

Matt its purely price and size. My tupperdor hold around 250 cigars and cost me $10 not including the hygro and humidification because I would have had to buy those anyways. A 250 count real humi would cost how much?

That makes perfect sense. The humidors get very pricey. I could about $40 out of the cost of a humidor and make my own, and then spend the rest on cigars! Thanks the all of the help everyone. Oh, and madurofan, I just want to point out that I wasn't trying to denounce the idea of making a tupperdor, I was just curious. Just trying to learn as much as possible.

madurofan

I understand Matt. I didn't take it that way at all. Good Luck to you and feel free to keep asking questions. Somone on here should be able to help.

kaspera79

Matt Marvel:

So, I have a ton of questions about cigars, and I have no idea where to begin. What are some tips that you more experienced smokers might have for me? Also, I don't have a humidor right now, and am currently a bit strapped for cash at the moment. Is there any temporary way I could store them? The guy at my local shop said I could put them in the refrigerator, as long as I don't keep them in for very long. Any truth to this? Thanks for any help, and the patience of answering my noobish questions, lol.

I would also argue against the refrigerator for the reason of your cigars picking up the "scents of the container" your smokes will taste like onions or any other food stuff you are keeping in there. Plastic zip locks or Tupperware with a humidity source ( a wet sponge or towel in another plastic bag with the corner clipped off) just so that the cigars do not come in contact with the water source. also, don't let the same sponge stay long enough to get moldy.... that will work for now.. I did that for about a year until I decided I was getting serious about my collection..

madurofan

kaspera79:

Matt Marvel:

So, I have a ton of questions about cigars, and I have no idea where to begin. What are some tips that you more experienced smokers might have for me? Also, I don't have a humidor right now, and am currently a bit strapped for cash at the moment. Is there any temporary way I could store them? The guy at my local shop said I could put them in the refrigerator, as long as I don't keep them in for very long. Any truth to this? Thanks for any help, and the patience of answering my noobish questions, lol.

I would also argue against the refrigerator for the reason of your cigars picking up the "scents of the container" your smokes will taste like onions or any other food stuff you are keeping in there. Plastic zip locks or Tupperware with a humidity source ( a wet sponge or towel in another plastic bag with the corner clipped off) just so that the cigars do not come in contact with the water source. also, don't let the same sponge stay long enough to get moldy.... that will work for now.. I did that for about a year until I decided I was getting serious about my collection..

Good call on the "scents of the container".

LarryD

I'm amazed how easy it is for me to maintain humidity since I moved my smokes to the basement. Should have been a no brainer for me, but I was too lazy to walk downstairs!

madurofan

LarryD:

I'm amazed how easy it is for me to maintain humidity since I moved my smokes to the basement. Should have been a no brainer for me, but I was too lazy to walk downstairs!

LOL, laziness is the mother of invention. I'm just jealous of this basement thing you guys speak of. its downstairs and maintains temp and humidity. How do I get one of those? Oh yea thats right move away from the ocean to a place where the water table is lower than 6 inches, lol.

Smoke=Fire

LarryD:

I'm amazed how easy it is for me to maintain humidity since I moved my smokes to the basement. Should have been a no brainer for me, but I was too lazy to walk downstairs!

I have a basement, but am a little leary, as it has a noticeable musty odor. But it is a lot cooler down there. Should I be concerned about the smell finding it's way in to my cigars, or worry more about heat roasting them?

madurofan

Smoke=Fire:

LarryD:

I'm amazed how easy it is for me to maintain humidity since I moved my smokes to the basement. Should have been a no brainer for me, but I was too lazy to walk downstairs!

I have a basement, but am a little leary, as it has a noticeable musty odor. But it is a lot cooler down there. Should I be concerned about the smell finding it's way in to my cigars, or worry more about heat roasting them?

Good question Smoke. I'd be leary of both but I'm not sure.

Bad Andy

Hell, with the fridgador you won't need a basement. Basements can also be moldy. I'm gonna try to do the fridgador when i get home. Question: In a tupperdor/fridgador you use the cedar from old boxes but how do you attach it to the walls? Glue gives off fumes or is there anything else that you can use to not leave a smell that will ruin the cigars?

madurofan

Smoke=Fire

madurofan

LMAO

urbino

Smoke=Fire

madurofan

Yea I'm with you on that smoke. Maybe if you kept the humi down there but never opened it down there? Course that'd be a pain in the old buttocks

Smoke=Fire

madurofan:

Yea I'm with you on that smoke. Maybe if you kept the humi down there but never opened it down there? Course that'd be a pain in the old buttocks

Especially since I love to open the thing from time to time and gaze lovingly at the contents, while inhaling a lungful of the Spanish Cedar scent through the nose

urbino

I say test it. Go to K-Mart and buy a pack of Hava-Tampas or something, stick 'em down there and see what happens in a month, 2 months, etc.

kaspera79

LarryD:

I'm amazed how easy it is for me to maintain humidity since I moved my smokes to the basement. Should have been a no brainer for me, but I was too lazy to walk downstairs!

LarryD ... where have you been. I just noticed you pop up .. Whatch been smokin ?!

Bad Andy

Matt Marvel

Bad Andy

See, I have faith that there is still enough smart people in this country to stop the fall of this republic. However, the pol's like to treat everyone like they are idiots and act all high and mighty as if they are the only ones who are smart enough to run this country. TERM LIMITS...thats the answer.

Matt Marvel

As do I. If I didn't have my faith, I would probably go off the deep end, especially with the ignorant people that I run into on a day-to-day basis. Just to keep this on topic though, here's a question. When you guys smoke, do you remove the bands first? I've never really been sure about this. What's the etiquette on this?