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cigar dope Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 1:31 PM EST
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What's the best Humidor? I have about 350 cigars and would like to put them in a decent looking/ working humidor (not in a cooler~ their present home). What about the "Antietam". Any suggestions from those who actually have, what they are recommending? Thanks

jd1 Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 3:22 PM EST
Joined: 02-14-2001
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Sis n law got me a Daniel Marshall from a shop going out of business. She paid less than half price. Holds about 20-30 smokes. Nice tight seal and holds humidity like a champ. Only need to recharge (1/2 teaspoon h2o) about every week1/2. Not bad for Arizona. I move what I want to smoke from my rubbermaidadors into this desktop.
Fatshotbud Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 3:39 PM EST
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One of mine is on CI site and is called EL DIABLO. Very happy with this one. Broke it in for about a week, I keep it over three quarters full and it holds 70% like a champ. To view it - http://www.cigarsinterna...tDisp.asp?cat=10&page=4
BUD
billreif Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, May 13 2003, 10:03 PM EST
Joined: 03-02-2003
Posts: 1,430
try the magnum
holds about 225 cigars
looks good and keeps my smokes
at around 71%
got on cigarbid for $121.00
SteveS Offline
#5 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 5:15 AM EST
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I've got one of these
http://www.cigarbid.com/...on/lot.cfm?lotID=109293
and it works great ... I'd not hesitate to recommend it, other than the fact it won't hold all 350 of your smokes ...

Here's one that will do so and looks great too ... and, best of all, from the looks of things, the price will end up looking good as well
http://www.cigarbid.com/...ion/lot.cfm?lotID=109309
turnberry Offline
#6 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 5:16 AM EST
Joined: 12-11-2002
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I have had an Antietam for about 6 months now and am pretty happy with it. The way the door mates to the cabinet could be a little tighter than it is but I have a Cigar Oasis Extend active humidification unit in it which has no problem holding the RH at the level I want.
jdrabinski Offline
#7 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 5:34 AM EST
Joined: 08-16-2002
Posts: 794
Ditto on the Antietam. It is a great cabinet for a decent price. Get a cigar oasis with it, of course, and I'd recommend putting an oshkosh humidifier in the bottom. I do that and it seems to keep some pressure off the cigar oasis, as the c.o. has to work pretty hard.

How long does your c.o. cartridge work, turnberry? Curious to hear.

If you go with the Antietam, pack it with boxes. Keeps the humidity more stable than loose cigars, in my opinion. And it looks good with the glass door.

John
Charlie Offline
#8 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 5:38 AM EST
Joined: 06-16-2002
Posts: 39,751
I have two that I bought at Swap Meets and they are great! Also have a couple of others, but it is fun to find one at a swap meet and one of them had an Opus X Torp, and a couple of other premiums in it for total price of $5. Could not pay the guy fast enough and get out of there with the treasure. I have had the Opus in humidor for almost 6 months and it looks fine now, but was a little dry when I made the deal.

Charlie
Fubar69 Offline
#9 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 6:53 AM EST
Joined: 04-02-2001
Posts: 325
Cigar? Dope? Is the name one word or a description of the things you smoke?

Anyway, I have the R/J Vintage 8-Drawer Presentation Humidor. The drawers each hold about 25 cigars. I use 2 foam credos and it keeps the humidity at 69/70. It is a really nice looking outfit. In fact, when I got it my wife made me put it in the living room....69
turnberry Offline
#10 Posted: Wed, May 14 2003, 8:46 AM EST
Joined: 12-11-2002
Posts: 915
jd,
The CO Extend is a modified version of the regular Cigar Oasis unit done by Bob Staebell. Does not use the regular cartridge but is very slickly mated to a larger capacity rectangular reservoir (no foam insert) which you fill with straight distilled water. There is a wicking filter from the reservoir to the fan unit which I think he recommends changing maybe once a year. In addition, he has modified the upper fan unit to remove some of the restrictions to get a higher capacity airflow.

In other words, it is a higher capacity turbocharged version of the standard CO. I have it placed in the bottom/back of my Antietam and is the only humidity source I need. The unit doesn't seem to have to work very hard.

If anybody needs a contact for Bob Staebell email me at feoff at dadco dot com.
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