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    The cooler is the way to go if you plan on buying alot of cigars (and its cheap). I still like to have a few humidors to put my singles in (since I managed to almost fill my 2nd cooler even with 10+ cigar trays). However, if you do plan on buying that humidor the cheapest place to get it is on Ebay. I just got the exact model for $52 (that includes shipping). Just look through Ebay and you should see the model, its preatty common (it will be about $30 and about $20 for shipping if you get it from the same person I bought it from). Hell you may even find some other cool humidors on Ebay.

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    Coolers are great now because summer is over and the big ones are all on sale. You're trapped now
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    Quote Originally Posted by 597 View Post
    The cooler is the way to go if you plan on buying alot of cigars (and its cheap). I still like to have a few humidors to put my singles in (since I managed to almost fill my 2nd cooler even with 10+ cigar trays). However, if you do plan on buying that humidor the cheapest place to get it is on Ebay. I just got the exact model for $52 (that includes shipping). Just look through Ebay and you should see the model, its preatty common (it will be about $30 and about $20 for shipping if you get it from the same person I bought it from). Hell you may even find some other cool humidors on Ebay.
    Ebay has a lot of humidors, and they are dirt cheap. Shipping is a lot though, guess it makes up the difference in price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BDurrani View Post
    Ebay has a lot of humidors, and they are dirt cheap. Shipping is a lot though, guess it makes up the difference in price.
    Watch some of the ones on Ebay. A lot are nothing more than glorified jewelry boxes with non-existent seals.

    I agree with Chris. Coolers are cheap, have great seals and allow you to buy more cigars.
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    Quote Originally Posted by drew_goring View Post
    Watch some of the ones on Ebay. A lot are nothing more than glorified jewelry boxes with non-existent seals.

    I agree with Chris. Coolers are cheap, have great seals and allow you to buy more cigars.
    They are better, but since I'm in college, I don't have the time to build a cooler. I'll be looking forward to the time, when I get the time, to make myself a cooler.

    I don't plan on buying from Ebay (even though the prices are tempting), never have. I'm afraid I'll get a dud or just a wood box. The only things I buy online are books.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BDurrani View Post
    I don't have the time to build a cooler.
    Make yourself a cooler?

    Here's the steps:

    1 - Buy It
    2 - Put In Beads
    3 - Put In Cigars

    That's it. There's no seasoning a cooler. You could put some beads in a day or so before the cigars, but that's it. If you need trays for singles, walmart has platic ones. I think they're like 2 for a dollar.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chefchris View Post
    Make yourself a cooler?

    Here's the steps:

    1 - Buy It
    2 - Put In Beads
    3 - Put In Cigars

    That's it. There's no seasoning a cooler. You could put some beads in a day or so before the cigars, but that's it. If you need trays for singles, walmart has platic ones. I think they're like 2 for a dollar.
    Is the that really it? Read somewhere you had to buy/get spanish ceder and line the inside of the cooler.
    Instead of beads on site said you could buy a florist sponge (whatever that is) that absorbs water and soak in that 50/50 water and solution mix. and place it in tupaware with holes in it.

    Your steps sound much better, and easier.
    Probably do that soon.
    Thanks.

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    You can do all that. But really, just buy the cooler, the beads from heartfeltindustries.com and then load your cigars in. Get some extra boxes from your local B&M if you want that cedar smell.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BDurrani View Post
    Is the that really it? Read somewhere you had to buy/get spanish ceder and line the inside of the cooler.
    Instead of beads on site said you could buy a florist sponge (whatever that is) that absorbs water and soak in that 50/50 water and solution mix. and place it in tupaware with holes in it.

    Your steps sound much better, and easier.
    Probably do that soon.
    Thanks.

    yup, that's it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BDurrani View Post
    Is the that really it? Read somewhere you had to buy/get spanish ceder and line the inside of the cooler.
    Instead of beads on site said you could buy a florist sponge (whatever that is) that absorbs water and soak in that 50/50 water and solution mix. and place it in tupaware with holes in it.

    Your steps sound much better, and easier.
    Probably do that soon.
    Thanks.
    The cedar is just a natural way to regulate humidity. Not needed with the beads. Plus, cedar cigar boxes work even better because they help organize the cooler.

    The beads work better than a sponge. They are like Ron-Co..."Just set it, and forget it!". With the sponge you need a prop glycol solution and you have to monitor the humidity to make sure it stays stable. With the beads, you spray them with Distilled water and that's it.

    My cooler was ready for cigars a day and a half after I got it. Now its full and I'm trying not to buy another one.

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