What's your storage method

[jhedrick83]

Just thought it might be interesting to see how everyone stores their sticks. So, what is your primary storage method?

[bluenoser]

Good topic, I started with a couple bail lid jars (which I still use to segregate infused sticks) and jumped right into the wineador.

[jhedrick83]

Good topic, I started with a couple bail lid jars and jumped right into the wineador.

I thought it might be interesting since there are pros and cons to them all.

[Cardinal]

Wineador for a few boxes and the bulk of my loose cigars. I like the look and easy access, plus I'm in there enough that I know exactly where everything is without having to dig. It holds humidity great with a couple pounds of kitty litter - I think I spritz the crystals about 4 times a year or so.

I've got a big cooler for the rest, which is almost all boxes. It doesn't get opened as often,and in the last year I've only had to water it probably twice. Most of what's in there is laid down for aging.

I've completely emptied my original wooden humidor. Although my last purchase took some major tetris-ing to fit in the cooler, so I guess I have backup. I'd have to condition it again though.

[projectsunfire]

Can't vote twice...so I use a wineador primarily but still have a large coolidor that I have been slowly trying to empty. For me temperature control is a necessity so the wineador is the best choice

[HIM]

I have one nice 300 count humi I use for aging Fuentes and storing my LPs in the upper deck. Then Ive got a tupperdor for loose CCs, another for Tatuaje, and another for random singles. I'm fortunate my bedroom holds a steady RH of 62-64 so it sort of serves as a walk in for my box purchases lol. Im thinking of investing in a cabinet though to kind of consolidate and make things look nicer.

[dj1340]

I use about everything. Couple large coolers, couple tabletop humi's and a large floor unit. Gets confusing sometimes
because I suck at keeping track

[gordo1473]

I built my own humi. Right now it has about 20 full boxes and all three drawers are full with about 100 sticks per drawer. Not including the 150 ct I have at office. Went to a event yesterday and picked up about 100 more cigars. Time to get winesdor set up

[jp1979]

Pendergast cabinet, active humidity and I added a cooling unit.

[Cardinal]

I built my own humi. Right now it has about 20 full boxes and all three drawers are full with about 100 sticks per drawer. Not including the 150 ct I have at office. Went to a event yesterday and picked up about 100 more cigars. Time to get winesdor set up

Have you ever put up pictures? I'd love to see the humidor you built.

[bluenoser]

Have you ever put up pictures? I'd love to see the humidor you built.


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[gordo1473]

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/gordo1473/DB4A1F3C-FFEC-431B-8B4D-05F2D4D1D32B.png_zpssdnipib2.jpeg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/gordo1473/28BCC645-28CF-49E4-B215-4B8911A01DEB-520-000000C1C7A51609_zps750e5754.jpg

[Cardinal]

http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/gordo1473/DB4A1F3C-FFEC-431B-8B4D-05F2D4D1D32B.png_zpssdnipib2.jpeg
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag68/gordo1473/28BCC645-28CF-49E4-B215-4B8911A01DEB-520-000000C1C7A51609_zps750e5754.jpg
Man, that is awesome. Thanks for showing us.

[omahaorange]

I have three wooden desktop humidors and an aluminum bottle that Fonseca shipped cigars in in the 20s and 30s. Use boveda in all of them, and they seem to hold humidity well. The bottle is surprisingly airtight. It also can double as a drink shaker.

[TreySC]

Tupperador with boveda for me. Been thinking about taking the wineador plunge though

[Lynn]

400ct wood humidor...small frig. an now Im fillin a large frig... Ridge is smokin them as fast as he can..an he's loosin

[Brimy]

I have a small wineador (12 btl), a Treasure Dome, a 30 ct & a tupperador (infused).

[steelman]

I have 2 wineadors. 1 for CCs set at 62 with kitty litter and 1 for NCs set at 64 with kitty litter. I have a 30 count wooden humidor upstairs used as a dry box getting them sticks ready for ignition.

[jhedrick83]

I'm a bit surprised that a traditional is as far behind as it is. I figured most people would be wine/coolerdor users for primary storage, but not buy a 4-1 margin.

[Hardheaded]

Several tupperdors for me. With the recent move and everything else going on the past year they just work best for stable humidity. One holds bombs / passes, one holds assorted singles, and the largest holds 90 or so cheapies and my handful of large rg sticks. I have a spare large one as well, should I ever need the overflow.

Eventually I want to convert a spare room to a smoking lounge and plan to put something larger in there. Might be coolers, might be a custom cabinet, not really sure yet.

[Usafvet509]

1.8 cu ft mini fridge, gutted and sealed. Humi Care EH Plus (can handle 8 cu ft), poorly painted, but customized with Lady La Gloria. My fridgedor

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[Sigaar]

Primary storage is a NewAir cc-280E wineador. I pretty much use that for my CC's and it's almost full. I also run two tupperdors for my NC's. And in the past few weeks I setup a coolidor for longer term storage of CC boxes I'm going to lay down to sleep.

[jhedrick83]

I just realized I voted but never explained my vote. I use an old gun cabinet I got off craigslist for primary storage. I refinished the exterior and lined it with Spanish Cedar. I did it a few years ago when I was mostly buying 5 packs and singles. Now my collection is mostly boxes and I wish I had laid it out a bit differently (and that it was bigger). I have an overflow cooler that I use as well. I love the look of my wooden humidor but I love how well the cooler seals and how little maintenance it is. I dream of building a bigger cabinet than what I have now so everyone can live happily together. Probably with a layer of moisture barrier sandwiched between the SC and the cabinet itself.

[Emperor Zurg]

I just realized I voted but never explained my vote. I use an old gun cabinet I got off craigslist for primary storage. I refinished the exterior and lined it with Spanish Cedar.
Pics!

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/596/138/33e.jpg

[Sticky B]

I picked that I use them all. I have a wineador that needs my motivation to build shelves for it, so that I can hopefully fit all of my private stash in there, and the 100ct humi that sits on top of it, and the 20 ct humi that sits on top of THAT with infused. Oh, I also have my travel tupperdor that I always keep stocked with variety, and then there's the two overflow coolers that are all the incoming/outgoing cigars. Some of that is still part of the private stash as well, that hasn't been managed into the wineador yet - because I'm lazy about making shelves. So I use all of the above, pretty much all of the time.

[jhedrick83]

Pics!

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/596/138/33e.jpg

I'll try to post some tonight.

[Emperor Zurg]

I'll try to post some tonight.

Always love to see bigazz humidor pics. Especially full ones!

[jhedrick83]

I can't find the before pics, but here's how it looks now. Bottom is used for storage (distilled water, butane, cutters, lighters, empty boxes, etc).

http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a523/jhedrick1983/381BF599-2574-4E2E-970D-C024A160CFEE_zpsxd5ehary.jpg
http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a523/jhedrick1983/A4D37AEF-F1ED-4F62-857D-DC6EEA6D8B62_zpsmtj4l6qy.jpg

I don't remember the cooler's capacity but the boxes are stacked 3-5 deep.

http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a523/jhedrick1983/85692D4E-1230-41E0-A8D8-5640A96578C6_zpsj0gtwsdp.jpg

[Sticky B]

jhedrick83

what are those white bags in your cooler?

[jhedrick83]

jhedrick83

what are those white bags in your cooler?

HCM beads (Aka Shilala beads). They worked ok in another humidor but I liked the Heartfelt better and I hated to just not make use of them, so they stay in there with the heartfelt tubes. The cooler is rock steady in terms of RH.

[Emperor Zurg]

I can't find the before pics, but here's how it looks now.

Holy crap that thing's chock full!!! :) :) Beautiful!

I can't believe you weren't going to post pics of that beast!

[jhedrick83]

Holy crap that thing's chock full!!! :) :) Beautiful!

I can't believe you weren't going to post pics of that beast!

Thanks! I'm a CAD survivor, sometimes I relapse. I'm hoping that being totally out of storage options helps me shake it for good. There's a lot in there for long term storage.

[projectsunfire]

Thanks! I'm a CAD survivor, sometimes I relapse. I'm hoping that being totally out of storage options helps me shake it for good. There's a lot in there for long term storage.

I think you should just convert one of your rooms to a walk in humidor so you don't have to worry about being out of storage options.

[Emperor Zurg]

i think you should just convert xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx your house to a walk in humidor so you don't have to worry about being out of storage options.

ftfy :D

[jhedrick83]

I think you should just convert one of your rooms to a walk in humidor so you don't have to worry about being out of storage options.

My wife is supportive, but with limits!!

[Cardinal]

Thanks! I'm a CAD survivor, sometimes I relapse. I'm hoping that being totally out of storage options helps me shake it for good. There's a lot in there for long term storage.

There's still some room in that cooler, buddy.

[bluenoser]

Thanks! I'm a CAD survivor, sometimes I relapse. I'm hoping that being totally out of storage options helps me shake it for good. There's a lot in there for long term storage.

I've got lots of room, you know, if you need help with storage. Just sayin... Lol.

That looks amazing. Gotta admit When you said you were using an old gun cabinet I was thinking what a shame to not fill it with guns but I take it back. Looks great.

[Cool Breeze]

I went with the traditional wood humidor for a while but it was a cheap glasstop model that wouldn't hold RH worth a crap. So I got tired of fooling with it and switched to the tupperdor. It's not that big and a medium sized Heartfelt tube keeps it between 63% and 65% all the time.

It aint pretty, but I don't have that many sticks either. I only have a dozen or so on hand most of the time. I hope you guys realize that every time I log on and look at your pictures I commit the sin of covetousness. You all are a terrible influence.

[greige matter]

I have a Leopold Stickley china cabinet I bought for $75 and converted into a humidor.

[Cardinal]

I have a Leopold Stickley china cabinet I bought for $75 and converted into a humidor.

The people greatly desire to see it!

http://i1329.photobucket.com/albums/w547/temeric79/yodapic_zps391975c3.jpg

[jhedrick83]

I have a Leopold Stickley china cabinet I bought for $75 and converted into a humidor.

Well, let's see it!!!

[Sprouthog]

75ct desk top for smokers with 60 HF
3000ct cabinet for NC, Accumonitor at 65
2 x 150qt coolidors for CC, 60 HF and 65 HCM

[Demuths1770]

mostly tupperdors but i still have two wooden humidors i with infused and the other with coffins.

[greige matter]

Well, let's see it!!!

jhedrick83 and Cardinal

Not the best picture. Will post more tonight when I get home.


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[jhedrick83]

jhedrick83 and Cardinal

Not the best picture. Will post more tonight when I get home.


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:yes!::drool: More pics please!!!

[Skillett]

After freezing all go in Coolidor 48qt. Couple of desk tops also.

If I don't freeze, they're next to me in good company.

[Ropey]

You guys are fancy. Me, I have one 50-count wooden humidor and eight 50-count tupperdors. Running at about 95% capacity right now or ~425 sticks.

http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/sxyzzz/IMG_20151002_202100_zpsxfiogdyk.jpg

(This location is the only one I can find that stays within an 8-degree temp range year-round, no matter inside or outside temps.)

[droy1958]

You guys are fancy. Me, I have one 50-count wooden humidor and eight 50-count tupperdors. Running at about 95% capacity right now or ~425 sticks.

http://i810.photobucket.com/albums/zz23/sxyzzz/IMG_20151002_202100_zpsxfiogdyk.jpg

(This location is the only one I can find that stays within an 8-degree temp range year-round, no matter inside or outside temps.)

That'll work!...

[Usafvet509]

1.8 cu ft mini fridge, gutted and sealed. Humi Care EH Plus (can handle 8 cu ft), poorly painted, but customized with Lady La Gloria. My fridgedor

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Just picked up a 4.6 cu ft'er... Project thread and pics forthcoming!!

[droy1958]

Just picked up a 4.6 cu ft'er... Project thread and pics forthcoming!!

Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap (foot tapping).....

[Bruck]

No bigazz fancy humidors here. Just a couple small wooden desktops for the bulk of my modest collection. My RYOs live in a tupperdor with bovedas and there's a jaridor for the 1 or 2 infused sticks. I also keep a jaridor on my desk at work, with a few "ride home" sticks in it. Mrs. Bruck sacrificed one of her china cabinets to me so I could put all my finished tobacco in one place though :)

http://i.imgur.com/SItlmd2.jpg

[jhedrick83]

Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap (foot tapping).....

Yeah, Trent, let's see it! I love a good build thread.

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No bigazz fancy humidors here. Just a couple small wooden desktops for the bulk of my modest collection. My RYOs live in a tupperdor with bovedas and there's a jaridor for the 1 or 2 infused sticks. I also keep a jaridor on my desk at work, with a few "ride home" sticks in it. Mrs. Bruck sacrificed one of her china cabinets to me so I could put all my finished tobacco in one place though :)

http://i.imgur.com/SItlmd2.jpg

Bruce-
Out of curiosity, how do you store your leaves prior to rolling?

[Usafvet509]

Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap Tap (foot tapping).....


Gonna be a spell, my friend. It's a bit dirty, and I am still arguing with me, myself and I about the paint scheme

[droy1958]

Back in the nineties, I "tried" to get into the humidor business. This was before digital cameras were abundant. This is a picture of a picture of the prototype humidor I had built. I need to get back down to Houston and get these as I still have 2 or 3 of them down there. They were approx. 12" x 24" x 48".

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Gonna be a spell, my friend. It's a bit dirty, and I am still arguing with me, myself and I about the paint scheme

Sounds like a non-winnable argument. I hate when I argue with myself. The dumbass just doesn't get where I'm coming from....

[jhedrick83]

Gonna be a spell, my friend. It's a bit dirty, and I am still arguing with me, myself and I about the paint scheme

Go ahead a start the build thread if you want. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who would love to see it go start to finish.

[droy1958]

Go ahead a start the build thread if you want. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who would love to see it go start to finish.

Yessir, just hurry up and slow down. We've all got patience....tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap tap......

[Bruck]

Bruce-
Out of curiosity, how do you store your leaves prior to rolling?

In plastic bags inside a big filing cabinet. Check it out:

http://i.imgur.com/Bg9cT4N.jpg

Some leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/479fo7E.jpg

Some more leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/jsbCMTq.jpg

Yet more leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/hzswNFx.jpg

Well now, this is getting ridiculous:
http://i.imgur.com/tOvwQYl.jpg

And here's some jars of condiment blending components - cavendish, latakia, etc.;
http://i.imgur.com/gnYhxgC.jpg

And because they're in the vicinity, my rolling supplies and implements:
http://i.imgur.com/4gRo3KT.jpg

The leaves get a little dried out in the plastic bags, so I always have to rehydrate before rolling or blending/pressing. I should figure out a better way to store them. I could probably put some big tupperdors in the filing cabinet drawers.

Anyway, more than you asked for, but there it is, Bruck's Tobacco Library :)

[bluenoser]

Though not for cigars I also currently have a coolerdor setup for my pipe tobacco until I can find a nice cabinet to re purpose for it.

http://i734.photobucket.com/albums/ww347/Gsxblaze/temporary_139.jpg (http://s734.photobucket.com/user/Gsxblaze/media/temporary_139.jpg.html)

[jhedrick83]

In plastic bags inside a big filing cabinet. Check it out:

http://i.imgur.com/Bg9cT4N.jpg

Some leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/479fo7E.jpg

Some more leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/jsbCMTq.jpg

Yet more leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/hzswNFx.jpg

Well now, this is getting ridiculous:
http://i.imgur.com/tOvwQYl.jpg

And here's some jars of condiment blending components - cavendish, latakia, etc.;
http://i.imgur.com/gnYhxgC.jpg

And because they're in the vicinity, my rolling supplies and implements:
http://i.imgur.com/4gRo3KT.jpg

The leaves get a little dried out in the plastic bags, so I always have to rehydrate before rolling or blending/pressing. I should figure out a better way to store them. I could probably put some big tupperdors in the filing cabinet drawers.

Anyway, more than you asked for, but there it is, Bruck's Tobacco Library :)

That's awesome! Filing cabinets usually aren't that fun. Like a tobacco playground. :)

[jp1979]

WNYTONY

3 wineadors

[Cardinal]

In plastic bags inside a big filing cabinet. Check it out:

http://i.imgur.com/Bg9cT4N.jpg

Some leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/479fo7E.jpg

Some more leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/jsbCMTq.jpg

Yet more leaves:
http://i.imgur.com/hzswNFx.jpg

Well now, this is getting ridiculous:
http://i.imgur.com/tOvwQYl.jpg

And here's some jars of condiment blending components - cavendish, latakia, etc.;
http://i.imgur.com/gnYhxgC.jpg

And because they're in the vicinity, my rolling supplies and implements:
http://i.imgur.com/4gRo3KT.jpg

The leaves get a little dried out in the plastic bags, so I always have to rehydrate before rolling or blending/pressing. I should figure out a better way to store them. I could probably put some big tupperdors in the filing cabinet drawers.

Anyway, more than you asked for, but there it is, Bruck's Tobacco Library :)
What's your estimate on the number of cigars that leaf will turn into? Say in a toro on average.

Man, I want to try that someday. Too many hobbies, not enough time.

[Bruck]

What's your estimate on the number of cigars that leaf will turn into? Say in a toro on average.

Man, I want to try that someday. Too many hobbies, not enough time.

Not as many as you'd think, really. I did a calculation the other day and found that I get on the average about 17 or 18 cigars per pound of tobacco. Now mind you, that's a broad average, as there are 3 main categories of leaf - wrapper, binder, and filler - and you use varying quantities of each. Also, rolling produces a lot of scrap, which I don't recycle into cigars.

Also, most of the leaves in my library are more suited to pipe tobacco production, which is also where I recycle my scrap into. For pipe tobacco I usually make little bricks of pressed flake.

So to answer your question, I've only got a few pounds of cigar tobacco on hand, so approx. 50 to 60 cigars could be extruded from current stocks. But for making bricks of flake (4"x4"x0.5-0.75"), I could only guess, but probably on the order of a couple dozen.

...which is why I don't buy a lot of cigars or finished tobacco. Who am I trying to kid? Yes I do :)

[WNYTONY]

WNYTONY

3 wineadors

:fu:
That would be 2 wineadors


but I do have an empty cooler sitting around that could be pressed into service if you keep dropping on me

[Skillett]

Never had thought of that, of course I'm kinda slow anyways. If it works, let it and more power to you. I do have trouble with temps in my house and never have landed a good temp location here in the summer.

[Indyhp]

I have a cheap 50-count desktop at the office and a 1000-count Aristocrat "Mini" active humidified endtable humi at home.

[steelman]

I have 2 wineadors. 1 for CCs and 1 for NCs. I use kitty litter in both for humidification. 62% for CCs and 64% for NCs. They are in the basement which stays around 68 degrees. I also have a 20 count desktop upstairs to use as a sort of drybox to store my current smokeables in.

[Tombstone]

I use multiple wooden humidors as well as a coolidor. I plan on building a humidor into my bar one day.

[Herf N Turf]

Can't vote twice...so I use a wineador primarily but still have a large coolidor that I have been slowly trying to empty. For me temperature control is a necessity so the wineador is the best choiceYeah, that might be argued to be flaw in the polling, since so many of us are "hybrids".


I'm a bit surprised that a traditional is as far behind as it is. I figured most people would be wine/coolerdor users for primary storage, but not buy a 4-1 margin. I think the reason is that most of us are not "traditional" cigar storers. We tend to have a lot more than your usual B&M purchasers, who more often than not have one, small, less than half-full wooden humidor.


Primary storage is a NewAir cc-280E wineador. I pretty much use that for my CC's and it's almost full. I also run two tupperdors for my NC's. And in the past few weeks I setup a coolidor for longer term storage of CC boxes I'm going to lay down to sleep. After three sentences you're so tired you have to lay down to sleep, lol!


I managed with one Edgestar 28 for about a year. It's packed full and I'm pretty deft at cigar tetrus. Alas, mostly due to the pounding you guys laid on me when we launched the board, I've been forced to creep back into my largest wooden humidor. Not such a bad problem to have.

The Edgestar is outfitted with 6 Waxingmoon drawers, made from SC and Virginia Wormy Chestnut. Nice touch on Ed's side, since he knows I'm a proud Virginian. :D All the drawers are packed, as I said, and I have four boxes of CC laying on top of the top drawer. I use Bovedas in there to save space.

The big wooden humi is a RyJ Limited Edition Contemporary Model 11, which is Mohagany and dark stained quilted maple. It's got three levels with two shelves and holds in the neighborhood of 250 sticks. I run HF beads in that guy.

[TreySC]

:fu:
That would be 2 wineadors


but I do have an empty cooler sitting around that could be pressed into service if you keep dropping on me

So you're saying you have room? :poke:

[WNYTONY]

So you're saying you have room? :poke:

I would after I run down to the post office.......

[NeverBend]

What?!?!?

No choice for sock drawer?

[Skillett]

Never cease to be amazed at how simple successful storage can be :) Amazing I think. Thanks for sharing.

[TreySC]

I would after I run down to the post office.......

Don't take it on me that you announced to everyone you have an empty cooler

[WNYTONY]

Don't take it on me that you announced to everyone you have an empty cooler

Well everyone has an empty cooler Trey - they sit around empty until you need to use them you silly boy !

[Elco69]

I have 2 Whynter CHC-251s units, one for NC and the other for CC....120qt cooler for CC boxes, 60count Diamond Crown for ready to smoke sticks. Few Tupperware's for randoms.

[Chigars]

I used to be all over the place, with desktops and tupperware.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/22/a9dff807db6f4af28da05906f32316b4.jpg

But since have graduated to a Newair 281!!
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/10/22/8ca164e5233f7409696a940854df7441.jpg

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

[AK47]

Got one wooden humidor and in the process of making a tupperdor.

[Chad Vegas]

Call me old fashioned but I mainly use wooden humidors.

[fastnbulbous]

Have 4 wooden humidors of various quality. One glass top/front.
One CC
One AF
One yard gar
Large Glass top holding a mix of CCs, a box of Cabaiguan Guapos 46 and a smattering of Padron, Oliva and others that I have collected over the years.