Starting a Collection (and smoking stash)

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Welcome aboard! Eville and Sarge are right...the newbie sampler is definitely a great place to start. You won't regret it.

[Paddy]

Welcome from Ma.

[Mangyrat]

Welcome to the forum.

Larger is better for your 1st humidor, you will out grow a smaller one fast.
Yes you can use Jars with the lid on to take up space when you have less cigars in the humidor.
I would avoid using things like wood "solid blocks" unless it was something like mahogany or Spanish ceder.
For hygrometers look at a good digital one the analog ones look nice but suck at accuracy.

Also for ordering a large amount of cigars at one time your better off getting a few to see if you like them them order more.
Your taste will change over time so that milder cigar you loved last month/year may be to mild for you just a few moths later and your stuck with a bunch of cigars you no longer enjoy smoking.

Its not a good idea to spend $1000 on cigars at one time unless you know your going to like them.

[Staxed]

awesome, thanks for the advice so far everyone. For the people that asked, I'm from Fayetteville, NC...and was in the Air Force for a little over 8 years.

I've been getting advice from a few other places today as well, and have already decided on getting two smaller humidors rather than 1 large one (for the flavored/unflavored separation), as well as deciding I'm not going to drop all my money at 1 time. I'll be getting a box or two of some I know I like, and then start getting a few of different types.

I'm going to go read up on that newbie sampler, as well as heading to a local shop tomorrow which was a trip I was already planning to get some in person advice (though, I need to figure out if there is a larger one around here still).

[Trilobyte]

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