How many people here use Cigar coolers/or wine fridges for the humidors
Joeyjoe21_8
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Is the wine fridge actualyl on and running at 68 degrees or so? ever have humidification problems...reason i ask is im looking into a work wine fridge for my cigars, simply for the fact I live in cali and we all know summer here sucks but cant turn on the AC in my house just to cool down the cigars...so I think a temp controlled enviroment would be perfect for me..let me know ur input guys
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And even on days where it's 90+ degrees all day my cooler on tends to change maybe +/-5°
Definitely take the normal precautions with a warm house though - Keep the Humi out of direct sunlight (which actually isn't a big deal depending on what kind of cooler you get, thick coolers are barely effected by sunlight) and in a room that has as close to a constant temperature throughout the day as possible, those kinda things. Also a big thing that is so simple that so many people don't realize... Open the windows at night, close them during the day! And if you can help it close blinds/curtains if you are not going to be in the room during the day... You get used to these things when you don't use the AC :-/ lol.
Also, When I say it holds a ton... it really does. If you look at the cigar porn thread I just posted all my 'gars - and that entire collection is held in my one 48qt. coolidor. Well, Except for the 5-6 Acids I own that are in a desktop humi by themselves... Don't want my coolidor smelling like a hooker.
It's in disarray right now because of new arrivals.
These are the beads I use ($4 for 4lb bag of unscented silica kitty litter)
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Here's the kitty litter humidification in action in my hooker humi (The humidity is low because of the photo shoot, promise)
Just a thought. I plan to try that with my next coolidor.
Amazing how fast that can happen. The coolidor is the coolest thing ever. I love mine. I have a serious smoking humi, but I like to age in the coolidor. I would say that if environmental concerns are big, it's a cheap and easy way to get around it. At least you can buy some time to save up for the vino temp...
I guess if a guy wants it wall to wall Cedar then yes using an unscented glue would be best. It isn't like the cedar panels weigh that much, nor will they be subjected to much rough usage so it doesn't have to be Gorilla Glue or anything, IMO.
why not get thin strips of wood to act as ledges on the sides of the cooler, and double stick tape them... then you can rest your thin planks of cedar on those ledges to act as shelves... I would imagine the tape would hold very well... I used some to attach some stuff to my car dash and has held up very well considering the extreme heat that can happen in a car.