RZ's show your Coolerador thread (pics)

[smokeyscotch]

Here is mine. 65% beads, Oust, and trays. I am about to build a fan, and use some Floral foam as well. BTW, Nice coolers, all.

[drvr01]

Originally Posted by GoodFella

i have been looking at getting a cooler and this makes up my mind. although i dont need one yet but you have to start somwhere right. no point in haveing a bunch of cigars with no home.
not to thred jack but this seems like some people to ask.
is there any name brands that i should look for or stay away from?

I got a 75 or so igloo in the boat.
I would have given it away before I read this post.
Now I`m trying to remember if it was used for the fish or the beer.

[rottenzombie]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

Here is mine. 65% beads, Oust, and trays. I am about to build a fan, and use some Floral foam as well. BTW, Nice coolers, all.

I need to get some of those trays...you have a nice set up.

[WyoBob]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

Here is mine. 65% beads, Oust, and trays. I am about to build a fan, and use some Floral foam as well. BTW, Nice coolers, all.

Your cooler is very neat and tidy and it looks like you have some good smokes. Both of my coolers look like they went "off road" for a few hundred miles. I can see where the trays really work well to keep things organized.

I see your cooler has "slots" so you could set it up like a fridge and put in shelving. Did you consider doing this? I don't think you'd be able to fit as many cigars in a cooler doing it this way but it would make it easier to get at the specific cigar you wanted without moving trays and boxes.

WyoBob (vowing to try & be a neater and tidier gorilla in the new year)

[smokeyscotch]

Originally Posted by WyoBob

Your cooler is very neat and tidy and it looks like you have some good smokes. Both of my coolers look like they went "off road" for a few hundred miles. I can see where the trays really work well to keep things organized.

I see your cooler has "slots" so you could set it up like a fridge and put in shelving. Did you consider doing this? I don't think you'd be able to fit as many cigars in a cooler doing it this way but it would make it easier to get at the specific cigar you wanted without moving trays and boxes.

WyoBob (vowing to try & be a neater and tidier gorilla in the new year)

That never crossed my mind. I apprciate the idea. I'll post up if it works out. I can see immediately how it would help airflow.

(Vowing to look outside, ummm, inside the box. A little more.)

[sean373]

heres mine, just added a vibe vs reo 20 robusto sampler. unfortantly the 2 boxes next to the brazilias are empty. but im working on it.

[yazzie]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

Here is mine. 65% beads, Oust, and trays. I am about to build a fan, and use some Floral foam as well. BTW, Nice coolers, all.

Hey Smokey, nice set up! I think I may recognize a few familiar smokes in there

[Twill413]

Can't wait, I am setting up a new 120 qt. when I get off work tonight. Will post some pics when I have shed my old crabshell and settled into something a little more comfortable. My favorite Christmas gift this year . Plus it helps to transport all the other gifts home today. What can't a cooler do?

[nosaj02]

Originally Posted by smokeyscotch

Here is mine. 65% beads, Oust, and trays. I am about to build a fan, and use some Floral foam as well. BTW, Nice coolers, all.

Cooler looks awesome. For me, the only thing stopping me from converting is having to find sticks. I would hate having to take out tray after tray to find one stick. Right now Im leaning more towards a Vino and the coolerdor for box and aging storage.

[rottenzombie]

Originally Posted by sean373

heres mine, just added a vibe vs reo 20 robusto sampler. unfortantly the 2 boxes next to the brazilias are empty. but im working on it.

pretty nice set up I like the tubes on the lid idea..

[St. Lou Stu]

Well, here I go......
This is what I started with last weekend:




List of ingredients:
1 - 150 Qt Rubbermaid Marine Cooler
1.5 Pounds Heartfelt 65% Beads
8 - White Knee High Stockings
2 - Oust Fans (possibly discontinued)
1 - Oregon Scientific BAR-388HGA Wireless Weather Station for remote humidity and temp monitoring
4 - 3/8" x 4" x 16" Spanish Cedar Boards for shelving
2 - 3/8" x 3" x 16" Spanish Cedar Boards for shelving
1 - 2" x 6" x 8' Doug Fir for the stand
8 - 2 1/2" decking screws

Put it all together and you have:




A pretty sad and bare coolerdor!

Shelf Detail (Each shelf consists of three boards with about 1/2" air gap between each):

[jpa0741]

Originally Posted by jpa0741

I am working on filling my 150qt. I should have it packed my the end of the winter. The Macanudo boxes are full of singles.

Here is a a more recect pic. Looks like it is almost time for another.

[MarkinCA]

[SIZE=3]Nice looking cooliodors my fellow gorillas. Much creativity here...[/SIZE]

[rx2010]

Alright I took some pictures just a few minutes ago, here they are
Most of the boxes are filled with singles, the only boxes filled with their namesakes are the WOA, ESG and one of the 5 Vegas Golds(a generous gift from my SS on CA forums).

Here is my first cooler that I've had for close to a year now,

one 5 Vegas Gold box has 10 golds left, the other is my entire collection of about 20 ish cubans

Here is my opus box that sits at the bottom for aging

Here is my new cooler, filled entirely with recent purchases, mmm macanudos!


juuust kidding, here's the Mac box filled with my recent Pepin purchases and acquisitions (here are some better pictures)


Here's the Fuente box with my nicer overflow stuff


the Montecristo box filled with mostly Robustos






My cube has room for one or two more boxes, and at that point I will have to stop buying or start smoking a lot more to continue purchasing (aside from some of the singles room I have in the boxes)

I hope you have enjoyed my humble but growing collection

[nozero]

Wow! Those are some VERY nice setups ya'll have there! Thanks for sharing the pictures!

I recently had to use cooler, but only while I straightened out an issue with the Savoy humidifier that came with a humi recently purchased from from Holts. I guess I let the humidity get to high, it was up to 75%?

Last Wednesday, I opened it up and found mold on the humidifier. Nothing major just and no scent of mold in the humi and no visual indicators either, only the very early stages on two of the vents in the humidifier. I promptly got the cooler from the garage, made sure it was clean, then moved all the sticks and one box of Carlos Torano Exodus 1959s from that humi into the cooler.

I was thrilled at how quickly it picked up the proper RH from just two humicare packs! It's nice to know that I have a easy backup using the cooler if I'm to encounter any other problems, even though it's currently empty.