New Cigar Humidor Capacity Calculator

[jhedrick83]

Thanks, Kayla! Very useful tool.

[JollyRogers]

Really like the calculator. One question I had was is the calculator determining the volume of the cigars ((pi*(rg/4)^2)*length) and dividing that into the volume of the humidor (L*W*H) or is it treating the cigars as essentially tiny boxes (box pressed?) ((rg^2)*length) to determine number that could fit into the humidor? I ask because the tiny spaces between each cigar aren't usable but may be throwing off the number the calculator is giving us. I hope that makes sense; I may or may not have needed out a bit and overthought/overcomplicated this.


As a suggestion, I would add an option to let the user input a % dedicated to free air space in the humidor. Essentially if I wanted to leave 15% of the space free for air circulation the calculator would output the number of cigars taking free air space into account. Granted this is a relatively easy calculation I could do before hand, but it should be just as easy to incorporate into the calculator for everyone.

As an aside, I would think it wouldn't be terribly hard to calculate for rough capacity lost due to dividers/drawers but would require the user to input additional variables for the calculator.

[cheaphumidors]

As a suggestion, I would add an option to let the user input a % dedicated to free air space in the humidor. Essentially if I wanted to leave 15% of the space free for air circulation the calculator would output the number of cigars taking free air space into account. Granted this is a relatively easy calculation I could do before hand, but it should be just as easy to incorporate into the calculator for everyone.

That's an interesting idea! I will run it by the developer and see if that is possible. And you are not over-thinking it at all, the formula accounts for round cigars, and therefore accounts for the tiny amounts of space left in between each cigar.

[Tobias Lutz]

I like to fill the humidor...and then count how many cigars I have. Preferably before going to the bank, withdrawing my savings in ones, and taking a bath in them

[Ilroy]

That's an interesting idea! I will run it by the developer and see if that is possible. And you are not over-thinking it at all, the formula accounts for round cigars, and therefore accounts for the tiny amounts of space left in between each cigar.

While we're thinking of additional parameters for this, how about this idea...How about breaking down accountability for the different vitolas people will be storing? Have all the various vitolas listed with a box that you can put the percentage of those sizes you anticipate having on hand. Such as 10% robusto; 20% lancero; 15% churchill etc. That way the tool can tell you how many of each vitola you can fit in the humi. And, maybe have it show a chart of how you will need to organize them in order to make them all fit...

Mostly just giving you grief Kayla...

[steelman]

Very nice Kayla. How about an option to enter the amount and dimensions of drawers and give results from there as alot use drawers in their humidors/wineadors/cooladors.

Cheers

[cheaphumidors]

Very nice Kayla. How about an option to enter the amount and dimensions of drawers and give results from there as alot use drawers in their humidors/wineadors/cooladors.

Cheers

That's a great idea!

[cheaphumidors]

All of you who wanted to be able to account for trays... I'm sorry, I can't, I just... can't. I just spent the past 3 hours stacking cigars in different humidors with and without trays and there is no pattern, no formula. It all depends on where the trays are mounted in the humidor. Some are mounted 3" deep in the humidor, and with certain ring gage cigars, you can get three rows of cigars beneath the tray, others are mounted 2.75" deep in the humidor and then most ring gages can only get 2 rows beneath them. So a tray could displace 10 cigars, or, if it is mounted a half an inch lower, it could displace 25 cigars.

I failed!

[JollyRogers]

All of you who wanted to be able to account for trays... I'm sorry, I can't, I just... can't. I just spent the past 3 hours stacking cigars in different humidors with and without trays and there is no pattern, no formula. It all depends on where the trays are mounted in the humidor. Some are mounted 3" deep in the humidor, and with certain ring gage cigars, you can get three rows of cigars beneath the tray, others are mounted 2.75" deep in the humidor and then most ring gages can only get 2 rows beneath them. So a tray could displace 10 cigars, or, if it is mounted a half an inch lower, it could displace 25 cigars.

I failed!

Yea I think when accounting for tray's it would be a much rougher output, essentially how much volume is reduced by the material of the tray, and the impact that has on storage capacity. Like you said, where a tray or divider is mounted is going to play a role in how many cigars you'll ultimately be able to fit in your humidor. Thanks for the research and work to improve the already useful calculator!