Thompson humidors

[eastofjava]

What does everyone think of Thompson's humidors? I picked one up with 25 of their house brand (which seem to be pretty awful from what I've read here) for $30.

[Puro_Angler]

What size is it? And more importantly, what's it made of?

I got my first spanish cedar humi from thompsons about 6 years ago and I haven't had any problems with it. Of course, you need to get a digital hygro to replace the fake analog one that comes with it. the humidifier disk will also need replacing every 6 months or so. Just be sure to season it properly and you should be ok.

You can toss the house-brand cigars, by the way.

Puro_Angler

[Stogiefanatic182]

I have their "cherrywood" 40 count desktop humi that came with 25 of their crap ass cigars. It has served me well for being my first humi. I have 30 or so cigars in there with a drymistat tube and its staying at 67-68%.

[eastofjava]

http://secure.thompsoncigar.com/defa...b2wgj0&uid=196

that's the humidor, and the cigars.

[Shaggy17sc]

Ive got a thompson barrel humi that was my first humi. im happy with it, it holds a stead RH with heartfelt beads.
I also have the thompson travel humi..which i cannot keep at the right rh to save my life. no seal whatsoever it seems.
Guess its just hit and miss.

David

[eastofjava]

Originally Posted by Shaggy17sc

Ive got a thompson barrel humi that was my first humi. im happy with it, it holds a stead RH with heartfelt beads.
I also have the thompson travel humi..which i cannot keep at the right rh to save my life. no seal whatsoever it seems.
Guess its just hit and miss.

David

ah yes. the travel humidor. i've got one of thompson's that i've "customized." put that double sided sticky foam stuff on the outer edge, on the top the foam, stick strips of cedar. like the kind found in tubes. i'll throw some pics up if i get a chance.

[Scott M]

I have a 200ct from Thompsons, had it for about a year and a half.

Does what it's supposed to do.

[cigar 24/7]

I also have a 200 ct one..I love it..heres pictures of it.and it works great.but i gotten rid of the humifiders that came with it a purchase a paradigm 200ct.www.putfile.com/oliva2

[VinnDog]

Originally Posted by cigar 24/7

I also have a 200 ct one..I love it..heres pictures of it.and it works great.but i gotten rid of the humifiders that came with it a purchase a paradigm 200ct.www.putfile.com/oliva2

Damn! That look a bit nicer than the Free on that come w/ 30 cigars for $30.00... But truth be told, I've looked, and thought, "What's the worst that could happen?" LMK>

VinnDog

[Bubba -NJ]

I have a Thompson humi , better for storing accessories then cigars . Check my photo's in the personal gorilla galleries and you'll see that I have alot of humidification devices in it and I still have to refill it weekly . My other humi is a Savoy that works great . Get a new humi from somewhere else - Bargain humidors - cheap humidors and Cuban crafters are all recommended brands here in the jungle . Oh yeah , Welcome to the jungle !

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by eastofjava

What does everyone think of Thompson's humidors? I picked one up with 25 of their house brand (which seem to be pretty awful from what I've read here) for $30.

That is great if you are starting.
If you are a regular smoker, you are going to find that quite small and upgrading in the near future.
If budget permits, always try to buy at least 5x's larger than you think you need and trust me, that still will be outgrown eventually.
If you are occasional smoker and don't intend on a large stock, you will do just fine with this one.
How can you go wrong for the price?

[Stogmeister]

Originally Posted by eastofjava

What does everyone think of Thompson's humidors? I picked one up with 25 of their house brand (which seem to be pretty awful from what I've read here) for $30.

I purchased that exact same humi about 6 months ago. I have no reason to believe the analog hygrometer is inaccurate, as my sticks have smoked and felt fine. Mine came with the sponge type humidification device that you soak in water when it needs recharged, which seems to work o.k. It's kept my box at 70% for a month or so at a time. I already regret not getting a larger humi though, because you can't place most 25 ct boxes inside this one. Future upgrades = digital hygro. and better humi device.

Also be sure and freeze those throw-ins from Thompson or else be prepared to reference my thread on tobacco beetles (which I started off wrong by calling my Thompson's JR's, sorry JR)
http://www.clubstogie.com/vb/showthread.php?t=22460 Which I see you've already posted on.

[vtdragon]

I've got the same one as you. It does the job for me, though it is getting small. I replaced the hygrometer with a tube of beads and bought a digital hydro as the cheapo analog that came with the box was unreliable at best. Since then it holds humidity pretty well, even through our cold, dry winter. All in all, not a bad deal and I had lots of cigars to give away to my White Owl smoking friends, (they thought the Thompson's were good).

[Stogiefanatic182]

what I did with my 40 count was I took out the analog and over the spot where it was located I velcroed by radio shack digital. Make sure you use enough velcro because the digitals are fairly heavy and you dont want it falling off the inside of the lid onto your cigars. I then took the analog and set it off in the corner of my humi kinda resting inbetween the side of the humi and on the cedar divider. It actually was only 1% off from my digital making it 4% off all together. But I cant complain with the humi I just have to make sure I fill the humidifier with distilled once a week and keep the drymistat filled and it holds 68% rh.

[Mad Dog Rocket]

I've had one of their 150s (with a view through top) for over a year and it's held steady with no problems. I and recommend buying a digital hygrometer.

Giving the Thompsons to White Owl smokers - now that's just a stroke of genius.