Humidor (Winecooler conversion)

[Giulio]

Hi

I am thinking about getting a winecooler and using it for my cigars.

Anyone here done the same thing and have any advice?

I see them talked about on american websites/forums and think its a good idea.

I work from home (computer programmer) and my office is very warm with all this pc equipment etc even without heating on and my humidor is too hot. I cant really put it anywhere else so this looks like the answer :(

Whats the best way do you think to get the humidification right? 65% Beads maybe?

Giulio

[Deano]

Yeh and I got some for sale still, in the for sale forum. Expensive though.

Think someone has a coolidor here, wouldn't mind doing it myself, but the large hummi I got at the mo seems ok.

What do you program, I'm a J2EE Development Manager...

[Giulio]

Mostly Macromedia Flash at the moment...

I work for LexisNexis doing online lectures about law,accounting.. mostly dry subjects :(

I am a bit of a MMO player WOW, Dungeons and Dragons Online that sort of thing.

Work and play pc's I guess :P

[rokkitsci]

Yeh and I got some for sale still, in the for sale forum. Expensive though.

Think someone has a coolidor here

That would be me.

[Giulio]

So rokkitsci can you give me a link/idiots guide to doing this.

Is it just a case of getting a winecooler and adding beads? Is it that simple :P

Giulio

[Montesmoke]

So rokkitsci can you give me a link/idiots guide to doing this.

Is it just a case of getting a winecooler and adding beads? Is it that simple :P

Giulio

Let us know how you get on Giulio.

[Willie1]

Here's a few eamples of various homemeade humidors, with a few collidors included :)

http://www.cigargroup.com/gallery/homemade.htm

Here is a video by Walt from Stogie Review, who gives instructions on how to make a coolidor, but I'm not sure if it'll be any help and so, I'll post the link and you can decide for yourself :)

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And finally here's another video showing a wine collidor and there are some details included of how the coolidor is set up, etc :)

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I hope that this helps in some way or another, good luck :)

Willie :smoke:

[rokkitsci]

Here's a link with some good information:

http://www.stogiereview.com/2006/09/26/how-to-build-a-coolidor/

For mine, I actually constructed a Spanish cedar box to fit inside a cooler. Since the cooler's inside is slightly rounded and my box is not, I have been stuffing the gaps with cedar wrappers. I use a bag of humidity beads to maintain my moisture content and so far, I am very pleased.

Note, however, that with the cost of the cedar, I probably would have been better off just buying a damn humidor outright! But it is a conversation piece.


So rokkitsci can you give me a link/idiots guide to doing this.

Is it just a case of getting a winecooler and adding beads? Is it that simple :P

Giulio

[Montesmoke]

Yes spanish cedar is quite expensive, i got quoted to do my cabinet humidor, & when i was told how much i nearly fell over:eek:

[Drewmidorn]

I got my spanish cedar from a timber merchants near tonbridge...it was relatively expensive but not prohibitively so. If you are going to use it you really only need a lining.

D

[Giulio]

Thanks for the videos and advice :)