Keeping your cigars at 70 degrees

[slyder]

actually its Thermoelectric cooling. close but no cigar....lol see how I worked that in there at the end?

[jledou]

It's the basement for mine. I would go as far though that if you went through the freezing procedure you would probably be OK even up to 80. I know this goes against conventional wisdom but when is the last time that you say everyone in the cigar producing regions going out for vinotemps to cool down their cigars?

[Herf N Turf]

Originally Posted by jledou

I know this goes against conventional wisdom but when is the last time that you say everyone in the cigar producing regions going out for vinotemps to cool down their cigars?

You make a great point. I often think of all the vintage humidors Ive seen with no thermo/rh nothing in them. I think of the folks that make them, who never think about it either. This whole obsession with total control is a fairly recent phenomenon. Not to say I just throw my sticks into a tin lined box willy nilly and forget about them but I don't really bother about temp.

[ghe]

You run a great risk of ruining your cigars by keeping them for any length of time in a conventional refrigerator. Modern refrigerators maintain the frost-free status by sucking moisture out of the air and contents inside the unit. It wouldn't take long for your cigars to be dried out beyond repair.

[ghe]

One simple, low-cost solution to lowering the temperature is to use a cooledor and put frozen freeze packs inside. You'll need to experiment to see how many you need, how low the temperature gets, how often you need to replace them, etc. And you should keep them in a separate tray away from the cigars because they may sweat.

[tx_tuff]

I keep my AC on 75 during the day, we have no basements here is Houston and if have no prob using the AC. I couldn't live without one LOL and having the cigars gives me a good excuse to run it

[Rev2010]

Many good points here, especially the point about cigar enthusiasts in warmer climates. Personally I've never experienced a single beetle problem with my cigars, but I do make sure in the summer to run the AC even while I'm at work. However, the main reason is because we have two dogs, and they need it. I by no means freeze the house or anything. I just set the AC thermostat to keep the house about 70-72° or so and all has been fine.

The nice thing is I only need one AC running to do this! Being my wife and I are at work we're not heating the house ourselves with body heat. Our two dogs are small. So I see a very small electric bill with that and our enegery efficient AC. Heck, fall/winter heating on the other hand triples my gas/electric bill!


Rev.

[piperman]

I don't worry about it anymore, my has been up into the 80s every summer here in AZ and they have always made it, My grandfather had his in the store room out side in AZ at 115 degrees and he said he never saw a bug so, it's all up to you. Spend the money and put them in a vino if your that worried.

[Hermit]

Last summer, following Gustav, me, my house and my
cigars endured nine days without A/C with no ill effects

[themoneycollector]

If you plan on keeping a nice collection, a thermoelectric wine cooler is well worth the cost to keep your smokes in top shape. Once you compare the alternatives, the cost is not as significant.

[slyder]

I had tossed around the idea of a thermoelectric 150 qt coolerdor on another thread a few months ago. I found a place I could get some rather large peltier (thermoelectric) plates and heat sinks. All you would need are fans and 2 tstats so you could switch between cooling and heating....oh and some way to get rid of condesate.

[karmaz00]

yeah i keep mine around 65-66F.. dont matter...i think as long as your not too far over 70.

[Mirrorlure7m]

Just get a Vinotemp 28 bottle unit and 2 pounds of Heartfelt beads and you dont need to worry about this anymore. If you have alot of money worth of cigars a vinotemp is priceless.

[Rudder]

Stays at a constant 64-68 degrees in my basement. Humidity doesnt fluctuate as much either during the change of the seasons.

[The Postman]

That is one advantage of living in central Canada, we may have long winters, but our basements stay perfect cigar temperature year round, and the unfinished portion stays at the perfect temps for storing wine and beer. Long live Canada!!