Quote Originally Posted by thingamarob View Post
Hi, all. I recently got serious about cigars and found this place. It's a great community and I've already learned a lot. I especially appreciated the humidor guide and humidor thread (drool). I ordered a robusto sampler from cigars.com the other day and I think I might've managed to make a decent purchase in spite of my noobness. I hope to try a noob sampler from someone here at some point. One question: I've seen some "coolidors" and was wondering, are they a legitimate substitute for humidors?
Welcome to the board from Kansas. Yes, coolidors can replace a humidor......I think it is more common to use a coolidor for box storage and aging and maintain a desktop to hold your "ready to smoke" sticks.....at least that's what I do.

Unless you jump right in to a cabinet or end table style humi........you'll outgrow whatever you start with pretty damn quickly.....coolers are cheaper, seal well, and are easy to maintain....and ya don't have to dust them.