Humidor Suggestions?

[Beagle Boy]

Originally Posted by Golfman

I dont think anyone who knows anything about cigars will buy a humidor that isnt made of spanish cedar...unless of course your also in the market for beach front property in wyoming

Edit: I dont think anyone sells humidors that arent spanish cedar...hehe

Actually there are reputable vendors who make a style out of a plastic (lexan ?) not great for ageing, but a nice display

[Golfman]

Interesting...I am a noob, so there is a lot i dont know. Althought i havent heard of a plastic humidor made by manufacturers...oh well, learn something everyday

[Hammerhead]

Originally Posted by Golfman

I dont think anyone who knows anything about cigars will buy a humidor that isnt made of spanish cedar...unless of course your also in the market for beach front property in wyoming

Edit: I dont think anyone sells humidors that arent spanish cedar...hehe

Golfman, a cedar-lining in your humidor is not necessary to the proper maintenance of cigars. That's not to say cedar linings don't have certain advantages that add to an already decent humidor, but the absence of it won't take anything away from a good humdor.

If you look at some of the finest humdors from decades past, even very expensive ones like Dunhills, you'll note that they're either lined with tin, copper or nothing at all. Many older humidors were lined with glass, some had clay linings or lids to help absorb and hold humidity.

Spanish cedar imparts a nice aromatic flavor and odor to the cigars, helps buffer for RH swings, and some allege help minimize the effects of a beetle infestation, but in the grand scheme of things it's not a necessity, especially now that we have bead technology.

The overwhealming consensus is that cigars will age just as well in an inert container like a tupperdor without cedar as they will in the finest humidor.

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Hammerhead

If you look at some of the finest humdors from decades past, even very expensive ones like Dunhills, you'll note that they're either lined with tin, copper or nothing at all. Many older humidors were lined with glass, some had clay linings or lids to help absorb and hold humidity.

Don't forget mahogany humi's.

This is the Pioneer.



NCRM

[Golfman]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

Don't forget mahogany humi's.

This is the Pioneer.



NCRM

Haha, i just bought that exact one NCRM....Although it is Cedar lined

[NCRadioMan]

Originally Posted by Golfman

Haha, i just bought that exact one NCRM....Although it is Cedar lined

The mahogany statement was an addition to Hammer's post.

I posted a pic for those interested in what you bought and how it looks.

I have Vicksburgs.

NCRM

[Golfman]

ohhhhh thanks, i appreciate it

[Beagle Boy]

Golfman, sorry if I came off strong.

If you got that for 10 bucks, congrats, it is a great find! I would say there is more than 10 bucks worth of wood alone on that, so it just sounds kind of strange

This is one of the sites with some plastic humidors – not the ones I was talking about, but very solid travel humis: http://www.armoredhumidor.com/

[Golfman]

Originally Posted by Beagle Boy

Golfman, sorry if I came off strong.

If you got that for 10 bucks, congrats, it is a great find! I would say there is more than 10 bucks worth of wood alone on that, so it just sounds kind of strange

This is one of the sites with some plastic humidors – not the ones I was talking about, but very solid travel humis: http://www.armoredhumidor.com/

Well i hope i dont get jipped!!