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Monday, March 22, 2004 3:26:00 PM
Does anyone have one of these? If so, how do you like it? From the picture, I can't see any slits in the drawers. Are there any? If not, does the air circulate another way?

Thanks,

Kendall

rd2thbn
Monday, March 22, 2004 4:28:00 PM
I have one that I've had for a couple months. There are slits in the drawers and there are three slim foam filled humidifiers, one for each drawer. I calibrated the hydrometer and put my digital hydrometer in it for verification, filled the humidifiers with 50/50 and set an extra container in the bottom drawer. It took about three days before it reached 70%. I took the extra container out and filled it with cigars. It's been 68% since.

One of the things I really like is the three drawers. At first I thought they may make it more difficult to maintain constant humidity, but so far that hasn't been the case. What they do is alow easy access to a variety of cigars wihout having to dig and search. I think in the long run it's open less and your cigars are handled less.

RD

Kazama
Tuesday, March 23, 2004 12:22:00 PM
I love mine. The drawers are great (see above), but also because you can just slide one out and lay it on the table to load or organize. Very convenient.

Only drawback to the drawers is that you have to stop stacking sticks at the top of the drawer so the whole thing can still slide back in. In most top loaders you can pile them high in the top shelf.

Buy a few "travel humidifiers" (sold here in Merch.)about the size of a lonsdale, and add them to the ones you get with the humi. Seems to help.

Kazama

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Tuesday, March 23, 2004 3:47:00 PM
"One of the things I really like is the three drawers. At first I thought they may make it more difficult to maintain constant humidity, but so far that hasn't been the case. What they do is alow easy access to a variety of cigars wihout having to dig and search. I think in the long run it's open less and your cigars are handled less."

Thanks, that's what I was thinking.

"Only drawback to the drawers is that you have to stop stacking sticks at the top of the drawer so the whole thing can still slide back in. In most top loaders you can pile them high in the top shelf."

Thanks also to you K. Not a problem for me. I plan to use this (maybe the Napoleon II) for Super Prems./ISOMs so I only want to stack 1 high.

Kazama
Wednesday, March 24, 2004 1:22:00 PM
In the II, you can go three deep per drawer easy.

Sketcha, you are just going to have to get more supers and ISOM's!!! Tell the wife it's only cause the humi works best 2/3's full!

Kazama

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Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:50:00 AM
Yeah, the ever-present "Wife Factor."
sketcha
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Thursday, March 25, 2004 8:25:00 AM
Well, the 75 is up to $100 so far from last week's close of $67. One of these days I'll learn to keep my big mouth shut.

Keith thanked me for the promotion and asked me to work on promoting Bad Frog's next.

Kazama
Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:52:00 PM
I bought my Napoleon I - 75 capacity last December for $64. Be still, be patient, Grasshopper - one will come.

Kazama

rd2thbn
Monday, March 29, 2004 4:03:00 AM
I paid $67 for my Napoleon I. I missed it a couple of times though, so just be patient.
sketcha
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Monday, March 29, 2004 11:46:00 AM
Oh don't worry, I'm not into losin' money. My time will come.
gadog95
Monday, March 29, 2004 4:09:00 PM
I have had a NapoleonII humidor since November of 2003. Never had a problem with it. It is full and stays at a constant 67%

gadog95