Thanks for the info.

I had actually not thought of placing an ice pack in there on the really hot days. While I live in the desert, it's the high desert, which tends to offer cooler evenings. In my research, I haven't read about anything that would harm the cigars by keeping them cooler, but have read past posts by both FunkyCold5 and spiffyKyle that made me wonder if keeping an appropriate humidity would be possible at lower temperatures. I suppose I could play around with it to see.

I have seen a few other external coolant devices, but none that were as economical as the one you provided, Kenyth, thanks! I was really looking for something that I wouldn't have to keep electrically plugged in. I don't know if such a device exists.

It would seem that with both the ice pack melting, and the dependency on electricity, an independent solution isn't yet possible.

Thanks for the advice.

It was this interview that originally got me intrigued. That, and I'm terribly afraid of a beetle infestation.