First Humidor: Ready to Buy

**MMAB** · 08-31-2005, 09:32 PM

The humidors you are looking at are fine. Either will work quite nicely.

The rosewood is less most likely because it is a less popular seller for them.

The wood these are made of is solid spanish cedar. There is no real cherry wood or rosewood used.

Check out a posting I made some time ago at this link:

http://www.cigarsmokers.com/showthre...1&page=2&pp=10

Again, the humidors you're lookng at are fine. Just not expensive.

Just for shits and giggles check out this next site. It's a site operated by Arlin LIss. Arlin makes serious, hand made humidors out of real hardwoods and exotics with actual cedar liners. His handmade stuff sells for thousands of dollars.

http://www.arlinliss.com

On the other hand, you can get a cabinet humidor, hand made, real hardwoods for a reasonable cost. Check out Bob Staebell's site here:

www.aristocrathumidors.com

Don't be discouraged. A $69 humidor is perfectly fine!

**SuperChuck** · 09-01-2005, 06:18 AM

Not a bad-looking little humi.

I have one of their 40-50 cigar models and I'm quite happy with it...

**Jonsey5484** · 09-01-2005, 08:37 AM

That is a nice looking humidor. A great price too!!

**Roham** · 09-01-2005, 11:11 AM

I bought a glass top humi but after a couple weeks I ended up selling it to a friend and I went and bought a solid top humi. The reason for this is that sunlight ect can affect your cigars in a negative way. Also I found the solid top humi's have a little bit more cedar in them and may as a result hold more moisture then the others. Also, who knows how well the glass is sealed when the humi's are mass produced. Besides, it just looks shoddy unless you have only premium sticks on the top tray, and even then, as your humi fills up the top tray will look less and less organized

Just my two cents

**godfather** · 09-01-2005, 04:32 PM

Great feedback from everyone. Thanks for taking the time to respond, much appreciated!

**Island Epicurean** · 09-01-2005, 09:28 PM

As Roham Said, I would get a solid top humidor if you plan to put it neat direct sunlight.

**MMAB** · 09-01-2005, 10:02 PM

I've been bagged by the man himself!

I just got a quick note from Arlin Liss reminding me that Bob Staebell's humidors are a laminated MDF humidor (which is still OK) not hardwood.

Sorry Arlin! (your humidors are still nicer but so-o-o-o-o expensive!)

I feel like I've just been reprimanded by a teacher in high school!

**Corona Gigante** · 09-02-2005, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Island Epicurean

As Roham Said, I would get a solid top humidor if you plan to put it neat direct sunlight.

It's probably not good idea to put even a solid top humi in direct sunlight. Too much temperature variation during the day. Long term this'll mess up the humi not to mention your smokes.

I would expect that this is less of a factor in Nova Scotia than in Texas.