high humidor temp

[SFG75]

so it hasnt really happened yet, but when it gets hotter in the summer, what would be a good way to keep the temp down in the humi? Besides getting a air conditioner in the room, maybe keeping a fan on it?

Not to get too simplistic, but if your house has more than one floor, you ought to keep it on the main floor. I have my coolidors in the basement, which is the perfect environment, but may not be so in your case. Of course, keep it out of direct sunlight. I'd also try and keep the thermostat on a good cool temp if you can help it, and if the wife will let you. The latter piece of advice usually handles the problem, at least it does for me.

[Cigar Jack]

If you got the cash you can get a Wine Cooler for fairly cheap at WalMart or KMart. You can set these to stay at 68 degrees.

[QuietC]

whats the highest i should let it get in the humi? no more than 75?

[Cigar Jack]

75 and above is when you have to start worrying about the dreaded evil tobacco beetles.

[QuietC]

how would they get inside to begin with?

[Roham]

I suppose their eggs are in the tobacco and when you have that high of a temp you run the risk of hatching them

[Cigar Jack]

Yep they are already in the tobacco.

[SFG75]

how would they get inside to begin with?

Right from the fields. Just think about it, with every puff-you are sucking beetle guts.

[QuietC]

alright, for about a week, the humi has been like 77 or so, for part of the day, and today at one point it was 88 in the damn thing until i brought it near the air conditioner, so if there was any beetles in the cigars i would imagine that they have hatched already, would it take long before i'd be able to notice them? and if there arent any in the cigars, would any be able to get into the cigars, or does that only happens from the beginning of the cigar making process? So in other words, if i have no beetles in them, theres no chance of them getting into the cigars unless from a new cigar that i get that has the eggs in them already, correct?