After reading BeatDragons post on bugs, I am thinking about trying something I have considered for a couple of years now. Those manufactured "blue ice" things made for lunchboxes that you freeze. I turn my stat down to 80 when I go to work to save $. Any thoughts on using these? Will the humidity go too high? I was thinking of using a very small one on one of my 52 quart coolers as a test.

The problem you will have is condensation. As frozen objects thaw,moisture forms on said object. X

What X said. It's a bad deal. Used the same sort of set-up on my cooladors a while back, and now I've got an open tupperdor 1/2 full of stuff I'm drying out.

Never Again!

To me temp isnt that important, I keep the RH at a point I like and everything has always been fine...I have never had "THE BUGS" and most of the time my temp is around 80

GIG'em

I have had some temp flucs also & have not had bug or mold problems. I think the presence of PG has a lot to do with having a trouble free humidor.

Ah Da-Glyde, another warm loving creature.

My home in Clearwater, FL is kept at 80. The coolerdors stay at 77-80 degrees. No bugs in the last five years.

If you read my post in the pictures section, I just scored several ISOM boxes, representing an investment worthy of divorce(my wife's opinion). So, I followed threads on bugs, larvae and temps. Now I'm paranoid about high temps.

As we're renovating our home, I was looking at a built in fridge to convert to a true coolerdor, based on Ajeroth's.

Another idea from the forum is an old freezer with Climmax media and a Johnson temp controller.

Based on previously posted info, I freeze all my sticks for three days when they arrive, and then to a fridge for a day. But another post said this kills only adult beetles, not larvae.

One last thing- the contractor found termite damage about three hours ago. Bug bastages!!

Heartpumper

As the guy with the old freezer, climmax beads and the johnson controller, I can say for less than $200 it costs it is well worth it. You can pick up a working fridge or freezer second hand for less the $50. The controller is less than $100. Considering you have as much an investment in ISOMS as I have, sounds like the additional money would probably be a good insurance policy. I sure sleep well at night.

Cheers