HEAT, shipping and cigars....

[WinstonSpencer]

How does everyone moderate the temp. inside their humi.? Are there any alternatives to setting the house thermostat @68-70? I might resort to the wine cooler idea but would prefer something a little less expensive.

[grand cru no 2]

How does everyone moderate the temp. inside their humi.? Are there any alternatives to setting the house thermostat @68-70? I might resort to the wine cooler idea but would prefer something a little less expensive.

Fridgadoor! Mine keeps my smokes at a constant 68 degrees!

Now as for shipping. I agree with MMAB that the shops get cigars by the same method so I don't refrain from ordering smokes in the summer. The trick is to have patience and drop them in the bottom of the humi (coolidor, tupperdor, fridgador) and let them rest awhile.

I try to let them sit a month or two no matter what time of year (unless of course I am uncontrollably excited about a particular smoke in which I try 1 immediately). I do this because you never know what kind of care cigars are getting elsewhere, so IMO it's a good idea to subject them to some at home TLC.

As far as if the shops give a flying rip about the condition of their product upon selling: certainly the good ones do! My general experience is if you are unsatisfied with a product you've purchased from a shop they are genuinely concerned and want to fix the situation.

And damnit MMAB, that image of the DCMs in that fuggin' inferno will haunt me for years!

[WinstonSpencer]

What exactly is a fridgadoor? I ran a search but couldn't find anything.

[RealPurobrat]

The issue with the heat during shipping has been answered to the degree that can be foreseen. However, I want to speak to the issue of adjusting the thermostat in the home. Those nifty wine cooler boxes can be had for about $100 or less and need no real modification (http://www.walmart.com/catalog/search-ng.gsp?search_constraint=0&search_query=wine+coole r&Continue.x=41&Continue.y=9&Continue=Find&ics=20& ico=0]Wine Coolers) . But if you turn that thermo down to 68 or 70, you are going to spend an extra $50 - $100 every month during the summer. So save some bucks and go for the cooler.


And WinstonSpencer, a Fridgador is a combination of the shortened Refrigerator (fridge) and Humidor (dor) with an "a" in the middle. You can have a Coolador, Fridgador, chestador, closador and I even had a Hondador at one time. Cause if the temp is around 70, and the RH is about 70 it IS a humidor, even if it Does say Honda on the trunk lid.

Oh yeah, to be more specific, a Fridgador is a refrigerator that has been converted to a Humidor. This is usually a fridge that no longer works, and the compressor and all has been replaced with an Oasis or other suitable humidification device. Sometimes the shelves are lined with Spanish cedar (NEVER use aromatic cedar ) but if you store in cedar boxes, additional cedar is not really needed. However, if you use a large fridge that will not be completely full just yet, additional cedar planks will certainly help you stabilize the RH.
Here is a really nice modest example. Fridgador

[Dmitri]

that last link you posted doesn't work.

[RealPurobrat]

that last link you posted doesn't work.

Hmmm, works here. I am pretty sure that membership is not required to view.
Try just going to www.cigarphotos.com then search for member geldor1, that is his fridgador.

[cigar no baka]

Hehe, very funny reply MMAB. I'm a proto-noob, so I didn't know how to rest cigars. I'm going to give that a try. That's why I post here to learn