new guy looking for my first humidor

[Mizicke5273]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but try to stay away from desktop humidors with "glass". I did not head this advice, because well, I liked the look too much when I was first starting out. They can do the job just fine, but the one I have is a pain in the ass to keep at a consistent humidity. It requires a lot more babysitting than my coolidors; they only require maintenance every so often.

[CptnBlues63]

Not sure if it has been mentioned, but try to stay away from desktop humidors with "glass". I did not head this advice, because well, I liked the look too much when I was first starting out. They can do the job just fine, but the one I have is a pain in the ass to keep at a consistent humidity. It requires a lot more babysitting than my coolidors; they only require maintenance every so often.

Wifey bought me a 500 count a few years back that has glass on it. Both on the lid and on the front. It's also a "cheap Chinese" humidor. But, it seals well and actually stays pretty darn stable with minimum effort on my part. Had I know better at the outset I would have bought Heartfelt Beads but instead got an electric humidifier. If/when that humidifier dies, I'm going beads for sure!

It's been an unusually humid summer up here so I haven't actually added any water since before my fishing trip in June and it's holding nicely around 63-65% RH. Come winter when it gets really dry, I only add water about once every two or three weeks.

All in all, I'm pretty happy with it although I would have never bought that particular one for myself had it been up to me. I'm hoping to outgrow it and build a coolerador. I mentioned doing so to the wife and she was all "Don't freaking Alberta engineer that when we can buy you a humidor" I tried explaining about the cost difference as versus storage capacity but she got all obstinate so when the time comes, I'm just going to build one and forget to mention it to her.........LOL

[gogotron]

Daniel Marshall

[buzz]

When I had a humidor it had a glass top and glass front. I didn't notice significant leaking due to the glass, and liked having the ability to decide what to smoke without opening the humidor. You just have to keep it out of sunlight. When my cousin lived with me it would have been nice if my fridge had a viewport so he wouldn't stand there with the fridge door open for 20 minutes deciding what salsa to use for his burrito.

[CptnBlues63]

When I had a humidor it had a glass top and glass front. I didn't notice significant leaking due to the glass, and liked having the ability to decide what to smoke without opening the humidor. You just have to keep it out of sunlight. When my cousin lived with me it would have been nice if my fridge had a viewport so he wouldn't stand there with the fridge door open for 20 minutes deciding what salsa to use for his burrito.

ROFLMAO

[Merovius]

Thanks for the recommendation. Those are very nice looking humidors...

I don't know that I completely agree, but I found interesting his thoughts on conditioning a humidor and a "tight" versus not so tight lid seal...

The fit is snug, certainly not loose.

[buzz]

The fit is snug, certainly not loose.

Why did you edit your reply from this?

I have a Michael Dixon Model-E in Spalted Maple. It is absolutely gorgeous. The hardware and craftsmanship are second to none and the humidor regularly maintains a perfect 70%.

The price for what you're getting is almost unbeatable. Furthermore, the customer service could not be better as you are likely to get the man himself when ringing the number on the website.

I highly reccommend checking out his website. Really nice guy.

http://www.michaeldixonhumidors.com/index.htm

Did you forget about your previuos post telling us all how great those humidors are?

Are you affiliated with Michael Dixon?