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Posted: 10/9/2014 1:29:04 PM EDT

I was asked what I wanted for my birthday and I said a humidor. The one i have now doesnt keep a seal and I think its for show. Whats a good one for the money. maybe only holding 100 or less cigars.

I have been eyeing this one

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Also I just got some cigars from cigar international, Should I take them out of the little plastic wrappers? I usually get a box from don pablos in Vegas and they dont wrap them.

Okay I went with a 100 humidor, This one here Should I get this

Posted: 10/9/2014 2:43:57 PM EDT

[#1]

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2. Cbid, Cigar.com & Cigars int'l are 3 of my favorite places to throw my cigar funds at.

Posted: 10/9/2014 3:47:04 PM EDT

[#2]

I am not looking for a cooler. Thanks though, I would like to be able to have it in my movie room or office.

Posted: 10/9/2014 4:10:17 PM EDT

[#3]

You linked me to THOMPSON... Do you know how many years it took me to get off their mailing list!

If I get another catalog... You may well end up with the worst dog rocket I can find... If I have to infuse a grape blunt with tapioca pudding!

Posted: 10/9/2014 4:54:19 PM EDT

[#4]

I really like this one but the price is throwing me off. Not thompson

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Posted: 10/9/2014 5:19:07 PM EDT

[#5]

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I've never had any glass humidors, mostly due to being told when I was just starting off that they are just plain harder to make with good seals.

Also, I don't know what level you are at with your purchases, or what "main" storage you have. You may outgrow that one if you progress like many of the other guys in here.

Posted: 10/9/2014 5:56:19 PM EDT

[#6]

I have two larger cabinet style humidors but I also have a smaller 100 cigar humidor I keep around the office. I got it off Cbid and it's the same one they sell on CI. I think I paid $35-$40 for it and it looks good and so far has kept a good seal. It's all wood.

Posted: 10/9/2014 11:22:16 PM EDT

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I am not looking for a cooler. Thanks though, I would like to be able to have it in my movie room or office.

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This one got good reviews
Mantello Humidor
Definitely get a separate digital hygrometer to toss inside or you can also replace the analog hygrometer with a digital version as well.

Posted: 10/10/2014 2:50:08 PM EDT

[#8]

Go to Cigar Bid and bid on a Man O War 100 count. I got mine for $45 and it holds humidity rock solid, plus it's a sexy freaking hummidor. They have been going for around that price pretty often.

Posted: 10/10/2014 5:58:00 PM EDT

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Go to Cigar Bid and bid on a Man O War 100 count. I got mine for $45 and it holds humidity rock solid, plus it's a sexy freaking hummidor. They have been going for around that price pretty often.

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+1. Good box, a few of us on here have them.

Posted: 10/10/2014 6:10:18 PM EDT

[#10]

I think I have this one and I paid $40 or so for it. Been a nice humidor and I keep it in my office and it looks nice. I have two larger ones at home. I just keep a couple of packs in it for humidity control. You can search CI for Tuscany and read the reviews on it.

http://www.cigarbid.com/Auction/Lot/1856745/The-Tuscany-Cherry-Finish-Humidor-100-Capacity/

Posted: 10/11/2014 8:49:05 AM EDT

[#11]

I bought a Man O War and a 5 Vegas off CBid. I kept the 5 Vegas and gave the other one to a friend. It's been working really well for me, I use beads and a digital hygrometer in mine and it's been staying between 65-68% RH with around 80 cigars in it. I paid around $45 a piece.

Posted: 10/11/2014 8:32:20 PM EDT

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I think I have this one and I paid $40 or so for it. Been a nice humidor and I keep it in my office and it looks nice. I have two larger ones at home. I just keep a couple of packs in it for humidity control. You can search CI for Tuscany and read the reviews on it.

http://www.cigarbid.com/Auction/Lot/1856745/The-Tuscany-Cherry-Finish-Humidor-100-Capacity/

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Thanks

Posted: 10/13/2014 1:41:28 PM EDT

[#13]

This one is nice for a display/table top...

http://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Import-Group-Charleston-Humidor/dp/B003V0RVJY

Posted: 10/17/2014 2:42:26 PM EDT

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2. Cbid, Cigar.com & Cigars int'l are 3 of my favorite places to throw my cigar funds at.

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coolers make poor choices for aging cigars.....

Posted: 10/19/2014 9:16:22 PM EDT

[#15]

I can't find any 5 vegas on cbid so I will wait it out.

Posted: 10/20/2014 5:03:22 PM EDT

[#16]

Is there a big difference between Man o war and a HC here is the link, they are both 100 cigars so they are the same size? I am just nervous about the seal.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 7:10:00 PM EDT

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Is there a big difference between Man o war and a HC here is the link, they are both 100 cigars so they are the same size? I am just nervous about the seal.
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Looks like the only difference is outside decoration. Mine has a great seal.

Posted: 10/20/2014 11:47:16 PM EDT

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I think they are the same. If you look at the pics they are built almost exactly the same. I have a non man o'war and it says "Sure Seal Technology" on the tag inside.
I believe CI and Cbid have a whole series of humidors that are basically the same. Search for it on CI and read the reviews.

You can even see the same tag in humidor #1.

Posted: 10/21/2014 3:24:47 PM EDT

[#19]

Can you guys post some pics to I can see how big it is?

Posted: 10/22/2014 1:01:15 AM EDT

[#20]

It won't hold 100 cigars I can tell you that. When I was staying somewhere else basically all summer I bought a 50 cigar sampler from CI and aleady had about 10-15 cigars in it of various sizes/shapes and it was pretty much getting close to being full. So I would say 75 is probably max on a practical level. Still think it's a great humidor for $40ish bucks. Quality made and looks nice. If someone I know picks up smoking I might give them out as gifts. Not too big that people can't display them or move them around to other rooms/locations like an office if needed.

Also not shown in the pics at least mine is covered in felt on the bottom so it doesn't move around and scratchanything.

Posted: 10/26/2014 9:09:01 PM EDT

[#21]

Updated in OP

Posted: 10/27/2014 3:24:21 AM EDT

[#22]

sweet!

Posted: 10/27/2014 2:47:41 PM EDT

[#23]

I still hope you have a much bigger storage area. And are just using that one for your movie room smokes. In which case you could probably even go smaller. And depending on your normal humidity in the house, I would stick with the 65% beads. Less chance that you would have to dry box your movie smokes before the previews even start.

Posted: 10/27/2014 3:26:21 PM EDT

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I still hope you have a much bigger storage area. And are just using that one for your movie room smokes. In which case you could probably even go smaller. And depending on your normal humidity in the house, I would stick with the 65% beads. Less chance that you would have to dry box your movie smokes before the previews even start.

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This will be my main humidor, I have a small 20 cigar humidor and I have a pyramid humidor that is all banged up, I will keep some good one in the 100 humidor, abd the good ones in the 20, I plan on picking up a few boxes and that will be it. Why 65 instead of 75%? Just asking...

Posted: 10/29/2014 12:27:50 PM EDT

[#25]

65 is a great smoking humidity point.
I keep my stuff at or as close to 65 degrees and 65 RH.
Higher humidity can lead to sluggish smoking and in really over humidified cigars...blowouts and splits.

But....other love a 70-72 range RH.
It's all personal preference.

Echo

Posted: 10/29/2014 1:41:35 PM EDT

[#26]

Thanks I am looking at the heartfelt bead tubes and I might just get what ever they have in stock.

Posted: 10/29/2014 5:54:09 PM EDT

[#27]

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I was asked what I wanted for my birthday and I said a humidor. The one i have now doesnt keep a seal and I think its for show. Whats a good one for the money. maybe only holding 100 or less cigars.

I have been eyeing this one

here

Also I just got some cigars from cigar international, Should I take them out of the little plastic wrappers? I usually get a box from don pablos in Vegas and they dont wrap them.

Okay I went with a 100 humidor, This one here Should I get this

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I've had that same humidor, with 65% Heartfelt beads, for about 6 months now and am very happy with it.
I took the foam out of the holder in the lid and filled it with the beads and also have a medium tube in it filled with beads. Humidity changes very little and I've only had to re-charge the beads once so far. The only problem I've had with the beads in the lid was when I first filled it with another brand, they cracked real bad and dropped pieces down on the cigars. Since I switched the the Heartfelt beads, that problem went away.

Quoted:
65 is a great smoking humidity point.
I keep my stuff at or as close to 65 degrees and 65 RH.
Higher humidity can lead to sluggish smoking and in really over humidified cigars...blowouts and splits.

But....other love a 70-72 range RH.
It's all personal preference.

Echo

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I've found that any time I leave smokes in my herf-a-dor for a couple of days with a freshly charged 65% Heartfelt tube the cigars tend to crack, split, and basically fall apart. Lesson learned.

Posted: 10/29/2014 7:44:31 PM EDT

[#28]

Well I started seasoning it, Day one, the hardest part is trying not to open it.

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