It is time.........................

[bigsmoke]

Time for me to suck it up and create a coolidor! I've been pushing it back for the past 2 weeks, but now, I officially have no more room, especially with 3 boxes and a couple 5 packs coming in. DAMN YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My GF is seriously considering our relationship after I told her what I'm expecting in the mail. DOH!

Anyways, reason for the coolidor is, I'm getting a few more boxes from a country south of where I am, and let's just say I'm not in Canada!

My questions are:

1. Is it better to put beads in those bags or is it better to just put it in a bowl?
2. Is 1lbs enough for a 100qt cooler?
3. Do I really need a small fan to circulate the humidity in a 100 qt cooler?
4. Can I place 5 packs in the cooler, or only cigars in boxes? (dunno if plastic smell will affect 5 packs, since they don't have the protection of the spanish cedar boxes)
5. What is the meaning of life?
6. If a tree falls and no one is there, would it make a sound?

Thanks.

Andrew

My wife threatened to kill me when I told her that a coolidor was going to be our new end table in the living room. But I said hey! You like to smoke the cigars as well, do you want to smoke dried out shitty cigars? As for your questions:
1. I have my beads in the heartfelt tubes and that works great. Go with whatever works for you. I don't think there is a bad way to do it.
2.I think 1lb should be enough but just check to be sure. You can always just wait and seee what your humidity levels out to and add some more or remove some if you you are to high or too low.
3. Those oust fans can be picked up for as little as 3 bucks so it is a pretty small investment for a bit of piece of mind.
4. Throw whatever you have in the cooler. I think the more cedar the better.
5.He who smokes the most cigars has the best life.
6. If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, it makes a sound all right. But not a thud, it cries for hours. As sad as that is, you have to remember when a tree is planted, it sings for joy.

Take care and good luck with your coolidor.

[ReV]

You can always just wait and seee what your humidity levels out to and add some more or remove some if you you are to high or too low.

beads shouldn't make your rh too high, they absorb humidity to keep it right around their rh setting.

2. Is 1lbs enough for a 100qt cooler?

i think they say 1/3 lb of beads will keep 50qts level... so thats 150qts of empty space... not sure how many qts it will keep level once you put boxes and sticks in it though...

[dHUTCH]

when i put together my coolidor i wanted to put the beeds in something sturdy but still could circulation. so i went to the grocery store and bought some disposable plastic tupaware and some panty hose. put the beeds into the bottom of the tupaware and covered the bottom part with the panty hose. then i cut in a hole in the lid and then placed the lid back onto the bottom. thus i wouldnt have to worry about my beeds falling out if i ever tipped anything over.

[pub spears]

Check the local dollar store for a container if you're going to use one. You can probably get 2 or 3 for a buck so when you outgrow that 100 quart....... Wallyworld has some great containers like mini milk crates for storing singles and bundles.

[FunkyCold5]

when i put together my coolidor i wanted to put the beeds in something sturdy but still could circulation. so i went to the grocery store and bought some disposable plastic tupaware and some panty hose. put the beeds into the bottom of the tupaware and covered the bottom part with the panty hose. then i cut in a hole in the lid and then placed the lid back onto the bottom. thus i wouldnt have to worry about my beeds falling out if i ever tipped anything over.

Wow, I didn't even think of that. Thanks Dutch, will definitely go this path.