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IronResin Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Aug 30 2018, 9:35 PM EST
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What are your cigar collecting goals? How many smokes are you comfortable managing?
KingoftheCove Offline
#2 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 12:05 AM EST
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IronResin wrote:
What are your cigar collecting goals? How many smokes are you comfortable managing?

I want to collect more cigars.............I have 14 currently.
I can only manage one at a time.
Palama Offline
#3 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 1:52 AM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
I want to collect more cigars.............I have 14 currently.
I can only manage one at a time.


Wow! You're really l-o-w!!! Gonz
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#4 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 2:03 AM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
I want to collect more cigars.............I have 14 currently.
I can only manage one at a time.




HA! I have 19! Kickin yo azz!
tonygraz Offline
#5 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 7:02 AM EST
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I've got a 20 count humidor and it's empty. My goal is not to collect, but rather to smoke. 2,000 or less.
IronResin Offline
#6 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 8:22 AM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
I've got a 20 count humidor and it's empty. My goal is not to collect, but rather to smoke. 2,000 or less.


Right on, I collect to smoke. Nothing in my humidor last over 6 months.
IronResin Offline
#7 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 8:24 AM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
I want to collect more cigars.............I have 14 currently.
I can only manage one at a time.



HahaHerfing
Buckwheat Offline
#8 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 9:03 AM EST
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At one time I had close to 5,000 CC's and it was a handful to say the least. Mostly, full boxes. I tried spreadsheets to attempt to keep it organized. It was practically a full time job making sure everything was humidified, inspected (monthly) and rotated from different coolerdors to and from my active stand up humidor cabinet. It started to take the fun out of it. So I quit collecting and smoking. I now have probably around 100 CC's and I pretty much have no idea what I have beyond a few special sticks. fog
IronResin Offline
#9 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 9:21 AM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
At one time I had close to 5,000 CC's and it was a handful to say the least. Mostly, full boxes. I tried spreadsheets to attempt to keep it organized. It was practically a full time job making sure everything was humidified, inspected (monthly) and rotated from different coolerdors to and from my active stand up humidor cabinet. It started to take the fun out of it. So I quit collecting and smoking. I now have probably around 100 CC's and I pretty much have no idea what I have beyond a few special sticks. fog


Thanks for the insights. I'm usually @ 100-250 and am trying to keep a nice rotating top shelf of 30-50.
KingoftheCove Offline
#10 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 11:57 AM EST
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IronResin wrote:
Thanks for the insights. I'm usually @ 100-250 and am trying to keep a nice rotating top shelf of 30-50.

Holy chit man............250!
That's lots of ceegars....

Is that top shelf like battery operated, or does it run off 110?
KingoftheCove Offline
#11 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 12:11 PM EST
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fishinguitarman wrote:
HA! I have 19! Kickin yo azz!

Yeah?
I gotta 10-pack coming next Tuesday!
And I'm only gonna smoke 1 this weekend, so........23 for me!
In yo face!
zitotczito Offline
#12 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 12:14 PM EST
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250 cigars, I can't remember when I had just 250 cigars.


Now I have changed what I smoke. I smoke what I want and if it's the last of the great ones, so be it. Life is short.
IronResin Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 12:20 PM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
Holy chit man............250!
That's lots of ceegars....

Is that top shelf like battery operated, or does it run off 110?



You all know 250 ain't ****.....you must be bored Beer

My top shelf is whatever im smoking in the next month-everyday smokes mixed in with some special ones; I don't keep all my top shelf chit in the top shelf. So its a manual transmission and it runs off of blood sweat and tears.
KingoftheCove Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 12:39 PM EST
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IronResin wrote:
You all know 250 ain't ****.....you must be bored Beer

Dude, it's almost the weekend.
We're not bored, were fuqin crazy and immature.
250 cigars...
That would last TonyG about 40 days, give or take.
It would probably last Buckwheat 10 years......or more.
I'd probably smoke that in a year.

It's all relative.
250 cigars IS a lot of cigars by the way...
Palama Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 12:58 PM EST
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IronResin wrote:
You all know 250 ain't ****.....you must be bored Beer

My top shelf is whatever im smoking in the next month-everyday smokes mixed in with some special ones; I don't keep all my top shelf chit in the top shelf. So its a manual transmission and it runs off of blood sweat and tears.


Hahaha! Yup, “The King” is just messing around! On this site it’s a rite of passage for nOObs to be ridiculed at some point. It can be rather sophomoric but ultimately it’s a test of your skin thickness. Since you’re a stick shift kinda guy, you should do okay.

Btw, “...blood sweat and tears...”? Frankie will be along shortly to ask if you know David Clayton-Thomas.
IronResin Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 1:04 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Hahaha! Yup, “The King” is just messing around! On this site it’s a rite of passage for nOObs to be ridiculed at some point. It can be rather sophomoric but ultimately it’s a test of your skin thickness. Since you’re a stick shift kinda guy, you should do okay.

Btw, “...blood sweat and tears...”? Frankie will be along shortly to ask if you know David Clayton-Thomas.



Haha, yea, It's all good.
bgz Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 1:37 PM EST
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Just wait till opel gets ahold of you...

#free-cameroon
Hank_The_Tank Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 2:13 PM EST
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Eh...I would say like 30 or so.
tamapatom Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 2:13 PM EST
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My friend told me "I've got too many cigars." My response was "You never have too many......only too little space". His response - he just built a cedar lined wineador.....and is buying more cigars.

My goal is to have so many that letting them get some age on them is no real hardship. Having no record system can bless you with many surprises.
IronResin Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 2:21 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
My friend told me "I've got too many cigars." My response was "You never have too many......only too little space". His response - he just built a cedar lined wineador.....and is buying more cigars.

My goal is to have so many that letting them get some age on them is no real hardship. Having no record system can bless you with many surprises.


I have been tempted to buy or make a wineador and to this date have resisted it due to the complaints on them. I would love to see a well engineered cedar lined cooler. I think that would solve the humidity loss issue on them.
GhettoNigFabulous Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 3:03 PM EST
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I try to have Atleast 75-90 in stock. I always have a lot of my standbys - I’m talking bundles of Don Felo, standard La Finca, maybe some Flor de Olivia bundles/ whatever I get for a good price. Then I have my special occasion smokes- like after a good night with Mrs. GhettoNigFabulous- The Europas, the CAO Brazilas, the Saint Luis Rey Reserva, some other **** I like to try., and then sometimes I get packs of Ramrods or Parodis just to gnaw on when I want something real different.
bgz Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 4:50 PM EST
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IronResin wrote:
I have been tempted to buy or make a wineador and to this date have resisted it due to the complaints on them. I would love to see a well engineered cedar lined cooler. I think that would solve the humidity loss issue on them.


My wineador has been up and running strong for years. I didn't line it in cedar though, I did build cedar drawers and a couple shelves though.
engletl Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 4:53 PM EST
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250? That is how many cigars i won in bids just last week
stinger88 Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 5:01 PM EST
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I try to keep a few extra cigars around just in case. The wife says I have too many cigars. Is 30 cigars too many?
Whistlebritches Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 5:36 PM EST
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I have a 6'x8' closet humidor.........not a friggin clue as to how many.Never really thought about it.I find stuff all the time that's been long forgotten.
Cathcam13 Offline
#26 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 6:22 PM EST
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Alright, time to admit that I can be a bit of a hoarder, 450 cigars, 150 are ultra premiums.
m j toal Offline
#27 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 9:04 PM EST
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Tried goat cheese for the first time. Pretty good.
tonygraz Offline
#28 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 9:46 PM EST
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Romano ?
m j toal Offline
#29 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 10:07 PM EST
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Talkin’ cheese. Not football. Dallas has a new QB.
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#30 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 10:49 PM EST
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m j toal wrote:
Tried goat cheese for the first time. Pretty good.

musta had it for breakfast
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#31 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 10:52 PM EST
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Palama wrote:
Hahaha! Yup, “The King” is just messing around! On this site it’s a rite of passage for nOObs to be ridiculed at some point. It can be rather sophomoric but ultimately it’s a test of your skin thickness. Since you’re a stick shift kinda guy, you should do okay.

Btw, “...blood sweat and tears...”? Frankie will be along shortly to ask if you know David Clayton-Thomas.

the band was better before him...
IronResin Offline
#32 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 10:55 PM EST
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bgz wrote:
My wineador has been up and running strong for years. I didn't line it in cedar though, I did build cedar drawers and a couple shelves though.



Right on!
IronResin Offline
#33 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 10:57 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
the band was better before him...


I had to google it.. LOL @ Palama...
KingoftheCove Offline
#34 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 11:34 PM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
Alright, time to admit that I can be a bit of a hoarder, 450 cigars, 150 are ultra premiums.

Don't want to pop your bubble here bubbie, but you ain't even close to a hoarder..........not even a wee bit of a hoarder.

A true hoarder has thousands upon thousands of cigars, and probably like 1,200 he's NEVER gonna smoke!
He just looks at them, maybe trades them now and again, gently rotates them every 3 months.
It's a disease, an illness, a psychiatric condition.
We have a few here.............in the closet.
IronResin Offline
#35 Posted: Fri, Aug 31 2018, 11:52 PM EST
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Whistlebritches wrote:
I have a 6'x8' closet humidor.........not a friggin clue as to how many.Never really thought about it.I find stuff all the time that's been long forgotten.


Nice!
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#36 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 12:00 AM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
Don't want to pop your bubble here bubbie, but you ain't even close to a hoarder..........not even a wee bit of a hoarder.

A true hoarder has thousands upon thousands of cigars, and probably like 1,200 he's NEVER gonna smoke!
He just looks at them, maybe trades them now and again, gently rotates them every 3 months.
It's a disease, an illness, a psychiatric condition.
We have a few here.............in the closet.



But he has many leather bound books and his apartment smells of rich mahogany.

Surely, that must be worth something...
Cathcam13 Offline
#37 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 12:20 AM EST
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No apartment, I have a ranch house on 150 acres, bud.
KingoftheCove Offline
#38 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 12:44 AM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
No apartment, I have a ranch house on 150 acres, bud.

Ranch house??
No second floor?
WTF!

I had you pictured, sitting upstairs, in a fat leather recliner, gazing over your estate, smoking a well aged PAM, reading a leather bound old English version of Napolean's exploits.
What a let down!
Palama Offline
#39 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 1:26 AM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
Ranch house??
No second floor?
WTF!

I had you pictured, sitting upstairs, in a fat leather recliner, gazing over your estate, smoking a well aged PAM, reading a leather bound old English version of Napolean's exploits.
What a let down!


This is an internet forum, you can still fantasize about him. Gonz








Sarcasm
Cathcam13 Offline
#40 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 1:48 AM EST
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I do have a leather recliner, and Victorian style ranch house, so definitely an upstairs, but only bedrooms up there. 😏
bs_kwaj Offline
#41 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 7:58 AM EST
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I don't collect cigars.

But I do have some from 10 or more years ago that I just haven't gotten around to smokin' yet.

Beer
KingoftheCove Offline
#42 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 8:34 AM EST
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bs_kwaj wrote:
I don't collect cigars.

But I do have some from 10 or more years ago that I just haven't gotten around to smokin' yet.

Beer

You IS a hoarder!
KingoftheCove Offline
#43 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 8:36 AM EST
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Cathcam13 wrote:
I do have a leather recliner, and Victorian style ranch house, so definitely an upstairs, but only bedrooms up there. 😏

2nd floor you gots?
Think

Dat ain't no ranch house ya wannabe cowboy!
IronResin Offline
#44 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 9:15 AM EST
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bs_kwaj wrote:
I don't collect cigars.

But I do have some from 10 or more years ago that I just haven't gotten around to smokin' yet.

Beer


What percentage of your sticks are getting better with age?
Mandoman Offline
#45 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 9:22 AM EST
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I don't keep track by counting how many, but by length.
I have 72"
bs_kwaj Offline
#46 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 9:37 AM EST
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IronResin wrote:
What percentage of your sticks are getting better with age?


I don't know. I don't really keep tabs on that. I do recall that some of them that I might remember to be spicy are usually mellower if the cello is yello... with all the good goo seeped out of the cigar and stuck on the cello. :-)

Herfing

RMAN4443 Offline
#47 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 9:46 AM EST
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I have a gingerbread house, on the banks of a chocolate marshmallow river, and the river is full of Swedish gummy fish..Anxious
I don't collect cigars, but I accumulate the hell out of them...if I called it a collection people would assume I don't plan on smoking each and every one of them(or sharing them with friends)....definitely not all high end but most are tasty mid range smokes I enjoy along with a smattering of high end smokes...Beer

The Kinks said it best...."I'm on a low budget...."
IronResin Offline
#48 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 11:06 AM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
I have a gingerbread house, on the banks of a chocolate marshmallow river, and the river is full of Swedish gummy fish..Anxious
I don't collect cigars, but I accumulate the hell out of them...if I called it a collection people would assume I don't plan on smoking each and every one of them(or sharing them with friends)....definitely not all high end but most are tasty mid range smokes I enjoy along with a smattering of high end smokes...Beer

The Kinks said it best...."I'm on a low budget...."



Yea, good point. I'm in the process of trying to age some smokes for the first time. My humidor rotates but can now see the benefits of aging some sticks 1-2 yrs. I'm starting the experiment with some Chillin Moose but am smoking all my high ends at will. Since discovering Cigar Bid; I'm already doubling the collection in less than a month. Whistle so I think it would allow me to start aging for the first time; now that I'm not paying full retail.
tonygraz Offline
#49 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 11:45 AM EST
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Chillin' Meese are a decent yard gar, but I wouldn't bother aging them.
delta1 Offline
#50 Posted: Sat, Sep 1 2018, 12:08 PM EST
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+1...seems it's a common myth that most cigars will get better with age....................no...they...don't...

some will, though, and id'ing them is part of the fun.

the other side of the coin is that some great cigars will get worse with age, and you'll regret saving them, instead of smokin em...
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