Quote Originally Posted by MadurosRock
I'm starting a new project of building aluminum-case travel humidors that'll hold about 50 sticks. I'm planning of having carved-out slots to hold the cigars in place, and was wondering what ring guage i should carve them for. Also, should i carve in a section to hold the tools etc. Making a devoted holding area for the lighter, cutters etc. would cut down on the number of sticks, but it would be more convienient. Also, i was thinknig about making long (12") channels, but put a divider in it, so that it could either hold 2 robustos, or one giant per slot. Also, i'd like to know if this would be something that i should make in a quantity, as if people would actually buy them. It would be a snazzy-looking humidor that'd be very secure, and hold a good box worth of cigars. So i guess i'm asking the following:

What is the most popular ring-guage?
Should i just make them all 70's, or differing sizes?
Should i sacrifice cigar space to make an area to hold tools?
Would you buy something like this?
Do you have any more suggestions?

Thanks everyone
-The most popular size to accomidate is the Churchill Size. If you visit Otterbox, you will notice that all of their cigar caddie's are made to fit Churchills.
-I would make your first box a nice size that you would use. Show it to other people and see if they are interested. Then you can custom make different sizes depending on what people want.
-Definatly need a place to store tools. I would not sacrafice cigar space....just make the box a little bigger. Not many cigar travel humidors have a place for your tools. I have only seen a couple. If you wish to market your product, this might be your big selling point.
-Hell yeah I would buy something like this. If it looks great and it is a good price, sign me up.
-Definatly needs to seal very well. I have an otterbox that I took to Florida with me, it sealed great. It sealed so great that when I got off the plane, it was vacuum sealed shut from the changes in cabin pressure. I had to release the seal by prying it open with a screwdriver. You could hear the hiss of the air escaping. I knew my sticks were safe. Keep picture posted of your progress.