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Too hot or too cold? Cigar storage question
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TToulouse Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Jun 4 2019, 7:03 PM EST
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My wife will only allow me to keep my big ugly coolador in our second floor closet or in our basement. Temperature in our basement is pretty constant around 63F and our second floor closet varies from 65F to 80F. I know the preferred storage temp is 70, but should I go with the cold basement or the hot second floor?
KingoftheCove Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Jun 4 2019, 7:13 PM EST
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Get a new wife..
KingoftheCove Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Jun 4 2019, 7:14 PM EST
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Or, put yer big boy pants on and tell her the cooler full of your cigars will go wherever you dang well want to put it.
Then tell her to make you a sammich...
Cigarlady7 Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Jun 4 2019, 7:29 PM EST
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This is tough. If you let them towards 80, you may as well say goodbye. 63 is too low. What is the humidity inside of the coolador?
smokestaxx Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Jun 4 2019, 7:37 PM EST
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KingoftheCove wrote:
Get a new wife..

That or send me your cigars. I'll take care of them for you..
Palama Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Jun 4 2019, 10:20 PM EST
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Cigarlady7 wrote:
This is tough. If you let them towards 80, you may as well say goodbye. 63 is too low. What is the humidity inside of the coolador?


My coolers and humis deal with 80+ almost every day but never had a problem. Keep my RH at 65. Tight seals are the key.
rfenst Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 8:28 AM EST
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Cigarlady7 wrote:
This is tough. If you let them towards 80, you may as well say goodbye. 63 is too low. What is the humidity inside of the coolador?

I disagree about 63F. it's fine as long as the humidity remains stable. Many large collectors store their cigars in lower temp controlled storage. YMMV.
Satchmo218 Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 8:45 AM EST
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^^^ I agree, 67F should be fine. That's the approximate temp mine are at with a RH at 68.
deadeyedick Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 10:31 AM EST
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Nothing wrong with 63F. May not age as much as 65-70 degrees but won't hurt anything. I keep some of my stash in the large Vinotemp with wine stored at 55.

Got you on a short leash, does she? d'oh!
ZRX1200 Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 10:39 AM EST
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Cold is FINE.

Hot can hatch beetle larvae.

Also sorry about your balls, but your wife something nice and shiny and beg for them back.
Mandoman Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 11:04 AM EST
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Was gonna make a snarky reply, but all I can do is SMH
reckless Offline
#12 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 1:03 PM EST
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Cigarlady7 wrote:
This is tough. If you let them towards 80, you may as well say goodbye. 63 is too low. What is the humidity inside of the coolador?


Who told you that? Mine stay in the basement year round and smoke like heaven. You never bought cigars from people claiming storage in a 65/65 aristocrat before? You've never lived!
corey sellers Offline
#13 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 1:55 PM EST
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Put them in the basement they will be fine
corey sellers Offline
#14 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 1:56 PM EST
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I was going to make a comment about his balls but I think yall took care of that part of this conversation.
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#15 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 3:14 PM EST
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Welcome to the site. Don't let these schmucks get you down, they are just trying to help. BTW, your delta chi name is "TTnoballs"



TToulouse wrote:
My wife will only allow me to keep my big ugly coolador in our second floor closet or in our basement. Temperature in our basement is pretty constant around 63F and our second floor closet varies from 65F to 80F. I know the preferred storage temp is 70, but should I go with the cold basement or the hot second floor?
Cereal City Cigar Smoker Offline
#16 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 4:53 PM EST
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corey sellers wrote:
Put them in the basement they will be fine


+1 I have 4 coolerdors in the basement with temp and humidity in the sixties - no problems after many years!

I also have two Aristocrat humidors upstairs where temp is usually around 70 and humidity inside @ 65. Again no problems!

Herfing
tonygraz Offline
#17 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 4:54 PM EST
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Do you mind if we call you TLouse ?

Out of curiosity, do you have short legs ?
izonfire Offline
#18 Posted: Wed, Jun 5 2019, 8:12 PM EST
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tonygraz wrote:
Do you mind if we call you TLouse ?

Out of curiosity, do you have short legs ?


No balls and short legs?
Is your real name Consuelo??? Think
Mr. Jones Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Jun 6 2019, 6:39 AM EST
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Back in 2005-07 this was a "big" topic...

Just out of curiosity??

How many BOTL have ever had a beetle hatch in their cooledor(s) ???

Not I...

But SLIM SLAP WAS ALL OVER THIS LIKE
"the boy who cried wolf"

Much ado about nothing...
Freakin CUBA, D.R., NICARAGUA, HONDURAS,ETC ARE ALL HOT AND HUMID ASS HELL....
SHOULD BE BEETLE HATCH CITY ...BUT IT ISN'T.
Pudding Mittens Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Jun 6 2019, 2:43 PM EST
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High temps are fine if you have no beetles or viable eggs in your cigars.

Only way to find out is to raise the temps and watch, though!
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tamapatom Offline
#21 Posted: Thu, Jun 6 2019, 5:35 PM EST
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I stumbled into a shpo in a small nearby city and was horrified that the whole place was infested with beetles. Temp was in the high 70's. I point it out in some of the gars I picked out and they say "go ahead and pick some others" and I say NO WAY. Lucky I escaped without hitch hikers.
izonfire Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Jun 7 2019, 9:40 PM EST
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tamapatom wrote:
Lucky I escaped without hitch hikers.


Did you check for crabs?
tamapatom Offline
#23 Posted: Sat, Jun 8 2019, 9:27 AM EST
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Drafter told me that sticking cigars down your pants gets rid of them.
Mr. Jones Offline
#24 Posted: Sat, Jun 8 2019, 9:50 AM EST
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#21&22 tampatom

Ur the exception to the rule cuz....
You live in Florida...beetle capital of the world...
izonfire Offline
#25 Posted: Sat, Jun 8 2019, 9:56 AM EST
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Crab capital as well it seems...
tamapatom Offline
#26 Posted: Sat, Jun 8 2019, 11:22 AM EST
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Bugs r is. Mosquito is State Bird. Lots of runner ups.
tamapatom Offline
#27 Posted: Sat, Jun 8 2019, 11:29 AM EST
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#24 M Jones.....Found several old pre embargo boxes of cubans in old barns or garages. Humidity OK but beetles turned them to dust. A few still intact, riddled with holes.
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