How can i keep my cigars fresh without buying a humidor?!
How can i keep my cigars fresh without buying a humidor?
Answers:
here's the best idea for a makeshift humidor.
Buy a tupperware container (one that you feel is reasonably airtight but it doesn't have to be completely airtight and that will hold your cigars) and some Drymistat tubes some cedar from a cigar box is always a good idea and put the cigars, Drymistat and chips inside the tupperware container.
If you wish to purchase a real Humidor go to your local tobacco shop and see what they can order for you (they have books for you to browse). They usually get a shipment in every week of speciaty orders and usually at a reasonable rate.
I also found this for you
1) An ice chest. Most people report Igloo Brand to seal the best. I went with an Igloo "Ice Cube" 48 quart cooler, $11 at Wal Mart.
2) Empty (soon to be full) cigar boxes of various sizes to fill your cooler. Some people will put time, effort, and money into cedar lining, cedar shelves, or cedar trays. I went to a local cigar shop and spent $8 on 8 empty slide top cigar boxes. Some local shops will even give them away if you go in and pick out some singles. In addition to helping you sort and protect the cigars these boxes are vital to regulating humidity. Coolidors seal better than humidors, so they will have problems with overhumidification. The wood boxes help to abosorb excess humidity and will help to speed recovery along with your humidification device.
3) A digital hygrometer. Rat Shack has one that is $10 through today . Amazon.com has a nice one for ~$30 right now with a remote sensor. I have posts here in the forum about both.
4) Last but definitely not least. Get 1/2 to 1 pound of 65% climmax premier media beads from either climmax.com or bargainhumidors.com. If you read threads here or on other cigar forums, most people agree that this is absolutely the best, easiest, and least expensive way to keep your humidity dead accurate. I keep my beads in an old pair of my wife's black hose. Some people keep them in dishes. If you have questions about wetting them or using them you will find a lot of people in the know about the beads that will be willing to help you out.