The "Show Off Your Humidor" Pics thread

[jhedrick83]

That's a beautiful looking humidor. Can you really keep the humidity stable just using beads in that thing? I own a similar sized humi (now have two) and I tried everything but the the only way I can keep a stable humidity was to invest in an Oasis II-XL Electronic Humidifier.

Thanks! When I bought the cabinet, I sanded off the old stain inside and out, sealed all the inside edges, puttied any holes I could find, sealed the glass in the door, restained the outside and put on several coats of poly. So I tried to seal the shell as well as I could. I lined it with 1/2 in SC with everything as a snug fit to start with, once it got to the right humidity the SC swelled some and made it all a very tight fit. I also have foam weatherstripping on the cedar inside and the rim of the door as well. I keep it in my basement and away from any air vents so temp changes are gradual. I may have a slight drop (like to 64 or maybe 63) when it get bitterly cold outside but that usually corrects itself pretty quickly, within 12-24 hours. There are 2 lbs of HCM beads in there now. I switched from KL because it seemed too slow to rebound when I would have the door open for a while in winter.

[Puff]

Thanks! When I bought the cabinet, I sanded off the old stain inside and out, sealed all the inside edges, puttied any holes I could find, sealed the glass in the door, restained the outside and put on several coats of poly. So I tried to seal the shell as well as I could. I lined it with 1/2 in SC with everything as a snug fit to start with, once it got to the right humidity the SC swelled some and made it all a very tight fit. I also have foam weatherstripping on the cedar inside and the rim of the door as well. I keep it in my basement and away from any air vents so temp changes are gradual. I may have a slight drop (like to 64 or maybe 63) when it get bitterly cold outside but that usually corrects itself pretty quickly, within 12-24 hours. There are 2 lbs of HCM beads in there now. I switched from KL because it seemed too slow to rebound when I would have the door open for a while in winter.

Nice work! Having a basement is key on many levels. Again, very nice looking humi!

[Lostmason]

That is seriously CooL ,I am Jellouse !(still can't spell)

[gordo1473]

bad ass. ill post mine soon

[TreySC]

That is awesome, I hope to have something like that when I grow up.

[Ilroy]

VERY nice!! I'll have to post up my winedor after I finish making the shelves.

[DataJockey]

I see Boveda packs and tubes. Do you rotate the trays too?

[Tobias Lutz]

I see Boveda packs and tubes. Do you rotate the trays too?

Those are older photos. I was just burning up the packs I had until I got it in good rotation with the beads. I eventually gave all those away and just use two tubes of HF. I don't rotate because I prefer my Habanos to be slightly drier than my NCs, so I let the humidity rise to the latter.

[lvfcrook1503]

Those are older photos. I was just burning up the packs I had until I got it in good rotation with the beads. I eventually gave all those away and just use two tubes of HF. I don't rotate because I prefer my Habanos to be slightly drier than my NCs, so I let the humidity rise to the latter.

I don't know what to be more jealous of...The humidor or the cc stash lol

[AlBaron]

Tobias,
Any chance got could expand on the setup / usage of the HF beads instead of Boveda (u am a noob, using Boveda).I apologize if I'm hijacking this thread, I may need to start up a new one for this question