Maintaining Temperature

hmmmm, if you are considering it, you should probably do it. Or find a place to hide them dark and cool.....

Orrrrr, buy a small window unit for the room. That way the cigar master can enjoy the cool too! Those vinotemps aren't expensive, but they are pricey enough that it might be worth looking into a small window unit. Some of them have t-stats. Or, since I have a small unit and like cold air to sleep in, I run my A.C on low all night, and it gets down to 65 or so in my room. Shut it off before I go to work and the box stays cool enough all day so that when I get home it only gets up to 72-74 or so. The wood will actually do a little insulation too.

Is temperature really that relevant if your humidity is well controlled?

But doesn't the humidity have to be unusually high as well to promote beetles to hatch? I didn't think only temp would do it.

I am going to jump in here on this issue because those of us in the deep south fight temp all the time in summer. My summer Humi temp will routinely hit 75--77* during summer days. I have not encountered any beetle problems but don't rule it out either. It is very expensive to keep a house cooler than 76 down this way in the summer.

Yup, I'm right with you guys there. I keep my a/c at 82 during the day while I am out. The gars are in the coolest darkest part of the house and I have not had a beetle problem in 8 years.

fla-gypsy:

I am going to jump in here on this issue because those of us in the deep south fight temp all the time in summer. My summer Humi temp will routinely hit 75--77* during summer days. I have not encountered any beetle problems but don't rule it out either. It is very expensive to keep a house cooler than 76 down this way in the summer.

I am right there with you. My humi temp will be around 76. I think I need to add another fan in to my cabinet...it should help some.

sightunseen:

So I live in the Pacific Northwest, where no one really has air conditioning. The problem is that during the summer, my condo consistently gets up to 80 degrees (many times higher) during the day.

So before that happens and my humi turns into a beetle nursury, does anyone have any ideas on how to keep my cigars cool? I've been considering buying a Vinotemp that I can use as a summer humi.

lol, tell me about it. I've been looking at new houses and it's hard to believe but a lot of them don't have AC units!!!! It's amazing. Right now I have everything in a closet in a middle room of my duplex. Stayed pretty constant last summer.