Posted: 12/15/2016 5:42:00 PM EDT
| I'm pretty new to cigars and I'm looking for a good humidor. Would prefer to grab it on Amazon as I have gift cards. Would like to keep it around $40-$50 but not really sure if that's reasonable. Any help is appreciated! |
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"Good" and "around $40-$50" are oxymorons when it comes to humidors IMO. Sorry.
Plenty of cheap sub $100 humidors on Amazon, countless other .coms, cigarbid.com, etc - all of which are cheap Chinese imported junk that generally don't hold humidity very well. Whatever you do, don't buy a glass top. If that's REALLY all you can spend, then think about starting with something simple and cheap BUT 100% effective like a "tuppador" until you can invest in something higher quality that will actually hold humidity and be worthy of owning. Of course, [shameless self promotion in 3, 2, 1] our humidors are the best you can get when it comes humidification efficiency, durability, to easy of maintenance. 
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This is a great start: Humidor/Cigar Combo
The cigars are good, for the exception of maybe 2. The humi isn't the greatest on planet earth but it holds humidity and carries an average of 4 out of 5 stars online. |
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I'd say go the coolerdor route for 2 reasons. 1) it's easy to scale up to a larger cooler and 2) if you lose interest you still have a useful cooler.
Get a small cooler, 10 quart or slightly larger? $15 Digital Hygrometer $10- $15 Heartfelt beads (sized for larger volume that fits within your costs) $20 This is not a sexy, keep it on your desktop option, but they are amazing at holding temp and humidity. Spend your time and money trying new sticks not over complicating storage. |
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This is a great start: Humidor/Cigar Combo The cigars are good, for the exception of maybe 2. The humi isn't the greatest on planet earth but it holds humidity and carries an average of 4 out of 5 stars online. Thanks for this link. I'm at the point of trying to figure out what I really like so the sampler plus humidor is a great idea. |
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I'd say go the coolerdor route for 2 reasons. 1) it's easy to scale up to a larger cooler and 2) if you lose interest you still have a useful cooler. Get a small cooler, 10 quart or slightly larger? $15 Digital Hygrometer $10- $15 Heartfelt beads (sized for larger volume that fits within your costs) $20 This is not a sexy, keep it on your desktop option, but they are amazing at holding temp and humidity. Spend your time and money trying new sticks not over complicating storage. This was my thinking. I don't think I'm at a point where I should spend a crazy amount on storage. I don't even know what I really like yet as far as cigars go. Thanks for input fellas. |
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Tupperware...boveda pack....couple cedar planks and a cool spot in my desk drawer all for only a couple of bucks
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I'd say go the coolerdor route for 2 reasons. 1) it's easy to scale up to a larger cooler and 2) if you lose interest you still have a useful cooler. Get a small cooler, 10 quart or slightly larger? $15 Digital Hygrometer $10- $15 Heartfelt beads (sized for larger volume that fits within your costs) $20 This is not a sexy, keep it on your desktop option, but they are amazing at holding temp and humidity. Spend your time and money trying new sticks not over complicating storage. This absolutely. |
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Tupperware...boveda pack....couple cedar planks and a cool spot in my desk drawer all for only a couple of bucks https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/134638/IMG-0432-108780.JPG Ok, this is me all the way. What's the sunbeam? Does it measure humidity or temp? |
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I'm pretty new to cigars and I'm looking for a good humidor. Would prefer to grab it on Amazon as I have gift cards. Would like to keep it around $40-$50 but not really sure if that's reasonable. Any help is appreciated! Get a newair cigar cooler. A little spendy but almost plug in and forget. |