Quote Originally Posted by Krautle87
Thanks for the help. I'm currently looking at one of the 125ct humis on ebay. Personally I would rather get a nice looking humidor that I can put on a table and look important I may try out the coolidor idea though for the sake of cost effeciency. Is the coolidor easier to put together/maintain? Can cigars ''age'' in a coolidor?
Cigars will age in a coolerdor just fine. I'd offer that they'd probably age better in a coolerdor since the variations in humidity in a coolerdor with a reliable humidification scheme (beads) is better than just about anything else.

As far as putting one together, some people like to "line" them with Spainsh Cedar which I think is unnecessary. Just store your cigars in wooden boxes in the cooler which will retain moisture and give you the pleasant aroma that most people like.

In may case, "putting one together" is only a matter of buying a cooler and a half pound of beads and using an el cheapo analog hygrometer. Since the beads are essentialy fool proof, you only rely on the hygrometer to let you know when you need to add a little water to the beads. When you see the humidity level start to drop, you know it's time to add water because when they are adequately charged, the humidity will never change. You might get suckered into thinking your hygrometer is stuck on 65%