Quote Originally Posted by SMEG View Post
I keep my coolidor in the basement. It usually runs around 70-73 temp and 70 humidity. I barely have any humidification sponges in their either. Is that a problem? Will my cigars start to get that basement smell and taste? Am I more at risk for beetles because I keep my sticks in the basement?

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Not having the proper humidity is indeed a problem. 70% is a little high for my smoking preferences, but is the rh% that I use for aging. At 70% I experience too much wrapper splitting, so I keep my smoking humis at 60-65 %.

If your cooler seals well, the outside environment shouldn't affect the cigars at all, imo.

No, the lower temps are the protection against beetles. The higher the temp in your cooler the more chance for beetles to hatch......so you're better off with it in the basement, imo.