My Desktop Humi is running at 75 Deg 70 rH

[Golfman]

Is this an acceptable level to be running at? I have read all of the posts about temp and suggested conditions for storing cigars, but everyone seems to have a different opinion. My main concern here i s preventing those dam beetles from coming around. Sometimes the humi fluctuates to 76 or drops to 74 at its lowest but the humidity stays the same at 70 sometimes 71.

Also i will be leaving my air conditioned house in about a month to go live at a non airconditioned faternity house at which i reside at college. I dont know the temperature there but it definitly wont be much below 80 for a month or two. Anyone have any suggestions for keeping the temp constant at school? I understand there are options such as wine coolers and possibly a coolerdor, but those cost money and im poor. I have some nice smokes coming in the mail soon and i dont want them to get ruined. Any ideas or suggestions would be great thanks!

[Ermo]

keep it in the basement or in front of an AC vent if you can. I wouldn't sleep at night if my humi was above 70f.

[JPH]

Mine runs 65% and 72 degrees, and its fine, but up near or over 75 I would be tossing and turning too.

[BUCASmoker]

I need to get mine next to an AC vent. Gets up to 80 sometimes

[RPB67]

Its either AC or basement guys. You gotta keep them cool or they will get ruined.

Glad I have the finished basement. My cigars are down there and the central AC keeps them perfect.

[Golfman]

Dammit! There is no place in my house that it probably below 72 degrees.... man im screwed

[Ermo]

Golfman you need to find the lowest (altitude wise) and darkest place where you live. That should be the coolest spot. If you have a basement 70 should be doable, if not look for a non-carpeted cabinet or closet or something like that.

[kenstogie]

If you truly can't find a 70 d spot you could pre-freeze too.

[Golfman]

i do have a basement, however here is the problem.... The washer and the dryer is there and those things give off heat and humidity whenever they are in use. Granted they arent used that often mabye once or twice every two weeks, but when they are on it feels like florida down there.....I guess i will give it a shot tho...however i am sticking the my "i am screwed" comment in my previous post becuase i am moving to a non air conditioned frat house in a few weeks which i will not be able to find any place that i cool in temperature...(below 78-80)

However i am interested in this pre freezing thing...enlighten me perhaps?

[aceswired]

Put it on the floor next to the washer/dryer. Move it out when you use them. 75 is just too high - give them every chance you can, even if it means you're dragging them in and out every week or so.

[Golfman]

the basement is rather large, i can definitly find a place that is dark and cool that is no where near the machines, but no matter where you are in the basement when those things are in use its hot down there....man i wish i had a wine cooler hahah

[TU09]

Over the past four months, my humidor temperature hasn't dropped below 75; RH has been in the upper 60%s, and nothing has happened..... yet. I should probably be worried judging by the posts above but, as I said, nothing has happened yet so, based on my experience up to this point, I can't say that 75 is a terrible temp. Furthermore, I know many people who store cigars in similar situations and had no problems. I would be worried about the frat house though.

[BUCASmoker]

i am gonna have to find some way to protect them in september when I move back to Boston.

No air conditioning, unbelievably humidity, and unbelievable temperatures :/

[stogie_kanobie_one]

Buy a nice sized cooler and turn it into a coolerdor, depending on size it shouldn't run you more than $40 or so. Invest in a few of those hard cased ice packs that you use for lunches. The only cautionary notes are add some spanish cedar inside to help keep RH more stable and ensure you get a routine down i.e. change pack 2 tiems a day to keep X temp, or once a day. When I had put mine in my coolerdor I placed it on a paper towel which did get wet and wet up the top of one of my boxes. So switch to using a little plastic bowl or something.

If your humidor itself will fit inside the Cooler you got no problems. Can the idea of buying spanish cedar and just stick the humi inside it and use the icepacks to maintain your temperature.

Problem solved.

[punch]

Every summer I go through this. During the peak summer months, even my basement stays at 75+ DegF. During the summer, I let the RH in my humidors drift down to 62 - 65% and I have never had a problem. I really believe that people make entirely too much of a few degrees and %RH.