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Low-Maintenance Humidor
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:26 am
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:26 am
I've been pipe smoking for several years now. Cellaring pipe tobacco is pretty easy: put it in a Mason jar - done.
I'm wanting to get back into cigars, but I travel a lot and sometimes for extended periods of time. I'm looking for advice on how to maintain cigars with as little effort as possible.
I'm wanting to get back into cigars, but I travel a lot and sometimes for extended periods of time. I'm looking for advice on how to maintain cigars with as little effort as possible.
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Posted on 6/1/26 at 9:15 am to RedSoloSpitCup
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humidor bag from Boveda. Easiest thing in the world.
just put cigars in, with a 69% boveda package and you're good.
humidor bag from Boveda. Easiest thing in the world.
just put cigars in, with a 69% boveda package and you're good.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 10:20 am to RedSoloSpitCup
I dug into this awhile back and came to the conclusion that an acrylic humidor was the way to go. They hold humidity better. I have this one: LINK
Been very happy with it and rarely have to replace the Boveda packs.
Been very happy with it and rarely have to replace the Boveda packs.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 10:22 am to bluemoons
How often are the Boveda packs supposed to last?
Posted on 6/1/26 at 11:18 am to RedSoloSpitCup
Per Boveda, 3 months in a wooden humidor, and 6+ months in an airtight acrylic humidor. I feel like mine generally last 8 months or so, and I open the humidor fairly often. Just always make sure it's resealed.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 11:23 am to RedSoloSpitCup
Just echoing what everyone else is saying. Get a boveda pack and something that seals air-tight.
If you live in the south and your air conditioning is always on, no wooden humidor will be low maintenance. I've tried the traditional humidor route and the A/C will suck a boveda pack dry in a month. That same boveda pack will last forever in a sealed container.
This isn't even bringing up the topic of mold you get from an open-system.
If you live in the south and your air conditioning is always on, no wooden humidor will be low maintenance. I've tried the traditional humidor route and the A/C will suck a boveda pack dry in a month. That same boveda pack will last forever in a sealed container.
This isn't even bringing up the topic of mold you get from an open-system.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 12:50 pm to BitBuster
Posted on 6/1/26 at 1:04 pm to MAROON
That's a slick looking humidor box. May have to actually pull the trigger on that one, mine has gotten quite old.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 1:39 pm to MAROON
It’s pretty but no different from other $300 wood humidors. You have to replace that pack every 6 months. If you are buying cigars boxes and not one at a time to age, you’re much better off with a plug in cabinet that holds a couple hundred.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 6:37 pm to BitBuster
Look at electric IF you NEED temperature control. I added one a few months ago and I can already tell the difference between it and my standard wood humidor. (People claim it's the ammonia remover that's the gamechanger.)
Posted on 6/1/26 at 8:05 pm to RedSoloSpitCup
Case Elegance Renzo
Man, I have this one and can’t say anything bad about it. It comes with some gel crystals that you put their solution on to keep the humidity in check. It seals really well, so well that you need both hands to open it.
It came with a jar of solution for the winter and a regular one. I’m just getting to where I need to order more solution and I’m almost 3 years in on this one.
You have to keep an eye on it a little more in the winter, but in the summer I may add solution every couple months.
I have a travel case that I use the boveda packs in.
Man, I have this one and can’t say anything bad about it. It comes with some gel crystals that you put their solution on to keep the humidity in check. It seals really well, so well that you need both hands to open it.
It came with a jar of solution for the winter and a regular one. I’m just getting to where I need to order more solution and I’m almost 3 years in on this one.
You have to keep an eye on it a little more in the winter, but in the summer I may add solution every couple months.
I have a travel case that I use the boveda packs in.
Posted on 6/1/26 at 9:30 pm to bluemoons
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Per Boveda, 3 months in a wooden humidor, and 6+ months in an airtight acrylic humidor. I feel like mine generally last 8 months or so, and I open the humidor fairly often. Just always make sure it's resealed.
I have 5 ea 69% boveda packs. I have been having them for a couple years now. They rehydrate well. I alternate 2 packs every few weeks. The old ones are out in an airtight container with a shot glass of distilled water.
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