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[geldedgoat]

A friend and I are about to order a couple boxes of Cubans from http://www.cigarsofhabanos.com/ (one box of Cohibas and another of Romeo Y Julietas), and I'd like to have a small, homemade humidor set up and ready to receive them. Has anyone had experience making one and, more importantly, acquiring the necessary humidification equipment?

[travelnguy]

Wow, a homemade humidor. Good luck. To be honest though, if you are dispensing that much cash on some top quality cigars, you really should invest in a nice humidor. The most important aspect of a good humidor is the seal.

So, if you don't want to buy a humidor, then you should just make one out of a cooler or a jar that has an airtight seal. All you really need inside your humidor is a thermometer/hygrometer, green foam from a florist and some PG liquid (i forgot what that stands for and too lazy to google it).

You can get hygrometers on Gmarket I am sure. I see two (too big for a humidor) in the teachers room as I write this.

Also, your cigars will come in cedar lined boxes. Use them. It's really important as they help the aging process and keep cigar worms out.

Here is an example of a cigar jar that works great.

http://www.stogieboys.com/products/Cigar-Jar-Humidor-%252d-Ravello.html

Or forget everything I said and just get a jar that doesn't leak air and throw in a Drymistat tube.

I've got a massive humidor fill and I just keep of few if these in it. I've never had a problem.

[geldedgoat]

This humidor isn't going to house any more than 10-30 cigars in its lifetime, so it doesn't make much sense to put much money into it.

This is exactly what I'm looking for. Do you know any place in Seoul that stocks it (or something similar)? I couldn't find any on Gmarket.

[Epik_Teacher]

That's some DAMN expensive cigars!

[geldedgoat]

Some of em are, yeah. But I've had a Cohiba Secretos before, and I can tell, you it's definitely worth every penny.

[travelnguy]

I've not found any in Korea. However, if you haven't ordered your sticks yet, go to JRcigars.com. They don't ship to Korea, but you could have someone forward them to you. It's well worth the time, money, and effort. They work great. They last a long time. You can refill them with water once they dry up. I think 1 stick lasts for about 2 months or so. Maybe longer if you have a good seal and your house isn't very humid.

http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?page=itemDetails&ItemCode=3TADM

[PRagic]

Once you put those babies in proper humidor, you'll be tempted to restock. The best advice is to get a decent humidor from the get-go, even if it's a smaller on (30-50 stick), and especially if you're going to be storing and smoking great cigars.

I have a few humidors and could part with a smaller one (Diamond Crown 10 stick and Diamond Crown 30 stick) or a larger leather travel humidor (Pheasant 25 stick). If you want to drop some serious coin, I have a 50 stick Elie Bleu that I don't use much and could part with, but those are expensive.

Yeah, but if you're just going to smoke through a couple of boxes, get a lock-n-lock plastic container. Better than buying low end and having to upgrade later. Dampen some folded up paper towel with distilled water and set the dampened towel in a mall dish. Open up the container daily as there is no cedar to help the box breathe. If you're storing in plastic, it's not a bad idea to leave the cigar you anticipate smoking later in the evening out for a good part of the day (unless you have a really dry apartment in the winter). Plastic can easily over humidify your sticks.

If you're going to make an investment in a humidor:

Elie Bleu
Davidoff
Dupont
Dunhill
Perrenoud
Manning
Prometheus
Michael Dixon
Daniel Marshall
Diamond Crown (older models only, and these would be entry level decent boxes)
Bosephus Design (Canadian high end boxes but rarely come up. Not too expensive comparatively)

Too much information given the OP's question, but, hey, I love cigars and humidors!

Enjoy, OP!