Location of humidor

[malibuboats91]

I have had a small 25 cigar humidor for about 9 months now. It's starting to be steadily in the 80's and 90's here in Wisconsin and we don't have our a/c on all the time. Would it be a bad idea to put my humidor in the basement that is a bit musty just to keep the humidor temp around 70? Now where it is the humidor will be around 72 at night and 80-85 during the day.

[Eville]

Yes.

Edit to clarify: I meant yes, it would be a good idea to put it in the basement.

[craig]

No.

(depends on what you mean by a bit musty)

[malibuboats91]

I really don't know how to describe it other than the normal smell you get in a basement below ground. It's not really bad or anything, it just has that musty stench in the air a little bit

[Paddy]

Just watch the RH, I tried that in the garage about 5 years back and could not get the RH under 75% no matter how many beads I used.
I would try a closet in a room with very little direct sunlight. Some people may disagree, but I never start to worry unless it gets over 75F.

[malibuboats91]

I have tried moving it all over my house and it's hard with not always having the a/c on. My humidor was like $30 on amazon and one day the RH will be 70% and the next it will be 75%. To get it up to the 70% I have to use the humidifier that came with it along with Madeline crystals. Kind of a pain but it does it's job. I'm thinking about buying a new humidor but I need a good location for it. As of now the basement is the coolest spot. I found a local person on Craigslist selling a humidor from a link I will provide for $15 but I think it may be the same deal with flip flopping humidity...I could be wrong though.

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewi...id=82720979357

[Paddy]

If I was going the basement way, I would invest $35.00 in a Coleman cooler and forget the Humidor until Fall. You will have a much easier time controling temp & RH with a Coolerdor.

[CptnBlues63]

I have tried moving it all over my house and it's hard with not always having the a/c on. My humidor was like $30 on amazon and one day the RH will be 70% and the next it will be 75%.

My brother had a 100 count humidor that didn't seal properly and it fluctated badly because of it. Due to the fluctuations, he was unable to get it stabalize at any one RH and tossed it out.

Yours sounds like it's not sealing properly just like his was doing.

To be honest, I'd be leary of buying a humi off of ebay unless the seller will refund your money or replace the unit if it isn't 100%. If you have doubts, or the seller won't guarantee the humidor, I suggest you take the time to go to a cigar store and look around and buy one there.

I have to agree with Paddy , mrtr33 , and VancouverMark that a coolerador might be in your best interest in your particular case. Get it setup, put cigars in it, seal it and move it to your basement. When you want a cigar, take it upstairs before opening to so as to avoid the musty smell permeating your cigars.