Question about humidor is filling up! Rule of thumb....

[Ashcan Bill]

Same here. I stuff 'em into my avatar until it won't close. Then remove the one keeping the avatar from closing, smoke it, and all is well.

Course, then you need to order a new one to keep future avatars in.

[txmatt]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

You run out of room when the lid won't close.


NCRM

fill 'er up like you are playing tetris with the cigars/cigar boxes.

KASR if that avatar is your wife smacking her butt I am going to ding you out of jealousy!

-Matt-

[floydp]

Originally Posted by txmatt

fill 'er up like you are playing tetris with the cigars/cigar boxes.

KASR if that avatar is your wife smacking her butt I am going to ding you out of jealousy!

-Matt-

Nice analogy Matt.

[ShawnP]

Originally Posted by NCRadioMan

You run out of room when the lid won't close.


NCRM

I wrap a bungie cord around my humis to keep them closed


J/K of course


Shawn

[Sandman]

Before the 2 coolers I used to take a heavy book on place it on top of the desktop humi to keep it closed. Another week and i;ll be doing the same with the coolers.

[scrapiron]

Originally Posted by TechMetalMan

the tube is in pantyhose?

Did you word that on purpose?

Put that with KASR's avatar and you've got something!

[ca21455]

This website has a lot of information on this, but it is slanted toward selling you their product:

http://www.hydrocase.com/cigarstorage_details.htm

You may want to be careful when you place a large number of new smokes in your humi. Some come either very dry or wet. They will need some air flow until they are equalized.

For sticks that are equalized I do not think you have to worry much. I take care not to squish them, this could cause some draw problems.

If you move your sticks around a lot, you will get more then enough air flow between them.

I have not had a lot of experience with aging. This may involve more maintenance, or a special set up. From the vendor pictures I have seen, it looks like they just sit around for several years in bundles.

Best advice, buy more cigars, then you'll have to get another humi!

[TechMetalMan]

Originally Posted by scrapiron

Did you word that on purpose?

Put that with KASR's avatar and you've got something!

No I didn't mean to do that - but Kasr sure is something else!

[mosesbotbol]

A full humidor should not require much humidication unless the room is bone dry. As long as the element does not touch, you should be fine (the humidifying element may only need to be humidor once a week. Use a hydometer to gauge unless you do it by feel and appearence.