Savoy recommendations?

[cls515]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Savoy humidors. Is the quality reasonable? I don't want to shell out $1000 on a desktop humidor, and these are made by Ashton for a reasonable price. Are there any other recommendations for a quality desktop for approx $100?

[Mazeman]

Yes, I own one.
Here's their website, if you haven't already seen it. I own the medium-sized cigar top model and am very happy. Well made, good seal, stylish.
Also, Holt's is having a sale on the red and blue models, if you like those styles. (40% off).

I'm no expert on humidors, but I love my Savoy. Display it proudly.

[Mazeman]

BTW, mine basically is a nice box with an adjustable separator in the middle.
It comes with a nice looking analog hygrometer that you mount to the lid in a recessed spot, although I now also use a digital inside the box. The analog seems like it's pretty accurate though.
It also come with a Savoy humidifying unit (typiical sponge-in-a-box that you can see if you scroll down on this page ) that you can also mount on the lid, or keep inside. I'm using humidity beads now instead.
There are no drawers or lift-out shelves.

The large and X-large come with a lock. They *MAY* also come with a lift-out shelf, but I would call Holts (or whomever) to verify this.

[mithril]

he he, i get to be the first to say, get a coolidor. much less expenive and you can store alot more.

[TheSilentChamber]

A real humidor looks so much better than a cooler though. If you skimp out on the price, might as well start buying cheep cigars to put in it.

[Mazeman]

If you're guided by purely the cheapest way to store large quantities of cigars, then the coolidor is the way to go.
If you put some weight on style and attractiveness for storing at least some of your cigars, especially when offering a cigar to someone, then you need to spend a bit extra on a humidor. It's like offering a fine cognac to someone in a Dixie cup (or even for yourself). Somehow it detracts from the pleasure

My Savoy is stylish, sits in my living room and has been rock-solid in holding humidity. Plus it didn't cost an arm and a leg. Beyond a certain point, the cost of "better" (read more-expensive) humidors is not in their ability to function, but in higher end features like finer woodworking joinery, better woods, extra drawers or shelves, etc. Just like a coolidor will maintain humidity. You just need to decide on what you want.

[Baron Porthos]

Yes, I own one.
Here's their website, if you haven't already seen it. I own the medium-sized cigar top model and am very happy. Well made, good seal, stylish.
Also, Holt's is having a sale on the red and blue models, if you like those styles. (40% off).

I'm no expert on humidors, but I love my Savoy. Display it proudly.

I have the same cigar top humi. I like it very much. I also have a small cooler with a crystal bead tube in it. The cigar top burlwood wins hands down for looks. These are all I need as I am not buying boxes of cigars yet. For a cheap humidor there is nothing better than a cooler. You don't have to buy extra stuff. I hijacked one from around the house and it works great. I think I payed the local guy more for the tube of humidity crystals than I did for the cooler. Coolidor fans will tell you to just prepare for buying boxes and maybe thats true. but if you are only buying samplers and packs of single or a few cigars you want to try then you need less storage space so plan accordingly. No matter how you store usually the less air space the better. Then there is long term storage but thats a whole different thread.

Good Luck