The "Show Off Your Humidor" Pics thread

[Puff]

The stock has changed quite a bit since I took these over a year ago. It's an old gun cabinet I found on craigslist and stripped out, lined with Spanish Cedar and made it a big ass humidor. KL is no more, I just use HCM beads now.

Empty (dividers are all loose and moveable):


Full(ish):

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.

[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!