Humidor Question

[BigMacFU]

Godfather, I'm not claiming any arrogance in being more experienced, only claiming the fact that I'm more experienced. The reason getting a regular humidor is mediocre advice is because I've seen this happen on this and other boards many times. People get hooked on the hobby. It's like when you're a kid and you start collecting baseball cards, you start off with a small little book that can hold 30 cards in an acid free plastic, then you start getting more the more you participate in the baseball card loving community. Well, the man has found his way on to cigarsmokers.com community and it's a great community. He'll probably start getting involved with trades, box-splits, etc... Buying the humidor in the mean time is a waste of money plain and simple. I can spend 60 bucks on a cooler, beads, and some spanish cedar and hold 5 times as much as any humidor for that amount of money. Who cares about the look when I'm looking for a place to store my new cigars and have a bunch to tupperwares set up to hold the overflowing smokes. And don't tell me size is a reason, I live in a closet in NYC, I know about having to squeeze things in.

The fact is godfather, it's not arrogance, it's simply advice from somebody whose been around. Next time you want to throw the arrogance label around think twice and just don't say anything. The community is here to try and help people avoid "mistakes" or wanton spending of money. Just because you decided to do a humidor, you don't have to feel that my response is an attack on you. You should have gone with a coolidor too, trust me, I know because I had the same stupid idea when I got into cigars, that I'd be fine for a while with a 150 count humidor, and that it would hold plenty. Then I met awesome BOTL's like ggiese, coventry, sarge, diesel, jaewing, alexgtp, etc.... I've got way beyond what a 150 count can hold and thank goodness for my coolidor. No longer do I have to take out half my cigars to get to that one I wanted tonight.

Sorry for all the extra words here stogster, but godfather made a mistake by calling someone more experienced who is just trying to help out arrogant. You just don't throw around ad hominem attacks on this board unless the facts are on your side. All i was doing was trying to help you avoid the same mistake I've made and have seen many others make. If you're going to be involved with a great cigar community like the one here on cigarsmokers.com and others like at cigarpass.com, then be ready with a big coolidor, because there are too many generous people out there with lots of cigars.

[Mazeman]

Stogster,
Holt's is having a nice sale on selected Savoy humidors.
The red and blue ones are 40% off (large size is regularly $180, now $108). Check it out to see if you like the style or if it's right for you.

[Stogster]

you guys have been a great help. and i apologize for any turmoil that has risen from this post. the El diablo humidor I had mentioned a view messages ago here is looking like what i'm going to go for. i completely understand and also fully trust what i hear about having a cooler to store everything but as a preference of mine i enjoy the look of a nice humidor over a cooler. from what i hear odds are i will end up with a cooler to store everything eventually anyways but i still only see that far ahead in the future.

I would really appreciate some opinions about the Eldiablo humidor and possibly some reassurance that it wont be a poor choice or if its a piece of humidor and i am simply unable to tell.

El diablo

Sorry for the continuous humidor nagging (im new to all of this and rely on the wisdom of all of you veterans)

[godfather]

Godfather, I'm not claiming any arrogance in being more experienced, only claiming the fact that I'm more experienced. The reason getting a regular humidor is mediocre advice is because I've seen this happen on this and other boards many times. People get hooked on the hobby. It's like when you're a kid and you start collecting baseball cards, you start off with a small little book that can hold 30 cards in an acid free plastic, then you start getting more the more you participate in the baseball card loving community. Well, the man has found his way on to cigarsmokers.com community and it's a great community. He'll probably start getting involved with trades, box-splits, etc... Buying the humidor in the mean time is a waste of money plain and simple. I can spend 60 bucks on a cooler, beads, and some spanish cedar and hold 5 times as much as any humidor for that amount of money. Who cares about the look when I'm looking for a place to store my new cigars and have a bunch to tupperwares set up to hold the overflowing smokes. And don't tell me size is a reason, I live in a closet in NYC, I know about having to squeeze things in.

The fact is godfather, it's not arrogance, it's simply advice from somebody whose been around. Next time you want to throw the arrogance label around think twice and just don't say anything. The community is here to try and help people avoid "mistakes" or wanton spending of money. Just because you decided to do a humidor, you don't have to feel that my response is an attack on you. You should have gone with a coolidor too, trust me, I know because I had the same stupid idea when I got into cigars, that I'd be fine for a while with a 150 count humidor, and that it would hold plenty. Then I met awesome BOTL's like ggiese, coventry, sarge, diesel, jaewing, alexgtp, etc.... I've got way beyond what a 150 count can hold and thank goodness for my coolidor. No longer do I have to take out half my cigars to get to that one I wanted tonight.

Sorry for all the extra words here stogster, but godfather made a mistake by calling someone more experienced who is just trying to help out arrogant. You just don't throw around ad hominem attacks on this board unless the facts are on your side. All i was doing was trying to help you avoid the same mistake I've made and have seen many others make. If you're going to be involved with a great cigar community like the one here on cigarsmokers.com and others like at cigarpass.com, then be ready with a big coolidor, because there are too many generous people out there with lots of cigars.

BigMacFu,

I appreciate you taking the time to clarify what you meant by your post. It is pretty common for words to be taken out of context and with all honesty, this quote:

"...if you decide to refuse good advice, then mediocre advice is go with cubancrafters not thompson."

made it seem like I was being 'talked down' to with your choice of wording with that last sentence because you were more 'experienced' than myself (and I don't disagree you are more experienced).

I see your advice and point to the OP...but again, it's a difference in opinions. All opinions should be respected the same and it's up to the original poster to make his decision on what's right for him.

It appears what is right for him is to take the suggestion of buying a humidor, and if he agreed with you that would be fine with me.

Again, thanks for taking the time to clarify your post and I can see that your intentions were NOT to 'talk down to me,' but that is how I INITIALLY viewed it. You do give good advice and I've appreciated the responses to my threads that I have posted in the past.

Have a good rest of the evening! I'm heading to the beach to read my book and smoke a stoagie.