Quote Originally Posted by FunkyCold5 View Post
Also, if you plan on storing your cigars at 76-78 degrees, I recommend storing them @ 60% humidity. The rule of thumb when it comes to humidity and temperature, is that the higher the temerature, the lower you want the humidity. Lower the temperature, the higher you want the humidity. When temperature increases, it produces more mosture, so you require something to obsorb more of the moisture so the cigars would not obsorb it. SO, if you were in 50 degree weather, you would prefer close to 70 percent humidity. This will try to balance out the environment for your cigars. Temperature expands or contracts cigars, while humidity moistens or drys cigars. Hope this helps.
Andrew
See, I don't think this is right. An increased temperature doesn't produce more moisture at the same RH as a lower temperature.

RH measures the ratio of water vapor in the air to the maximum amount of water vapor possible. True at higher temperatures there is physically more water in the air, but the RH is the same. Absolute humidity measures the physical amount of water in the air. Weather forecasters use RH, not AH, because RH is an indicator of precipitation or fog. RH also affects the dew point (saturation temperature of the air). The RH dictates how much water will be absorbed/released by the air, not the temperature.

So while a high RH may feel differently in hot weather, that only applies to humans (and maybe animals). A high RH makes it harder for sweat to evaporate because the air doesn't need any more water so we "feel" the moisture more, but really we are only feeling our own sweat.

When it comes to humidors, 65% will have the same effect on cigars at 50 degrees as it will at 75 degrees.

Though I whole heartedly agree with Funky's recomendation of a coolerdor.

spiffy