SeanTheEvans Wineador Build Thread

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So it took way longer than I thought to get out the smell that came with it. Plastic odor. Never had it with any tupperware or coolers after a decent cleaning. Ran it outside, ran it inside, ran it full of newspaper, with a baking soda scrub, did all these without running it. Took a few weeks. Never really killed it off completely, but once I started putting in empty boxes, cedar took over. Pretty much since then, been transferring from coolers into here as I find ways to fit more and more. Most of my cigars are organized by size or brand in those giant Asylum boxes (and lids). Other boxes are re-purposed as well, most using whatever fit and stacked best. Knew it would be a while before the drawers came into play, so here it is, pretty maxed out.

These are my three (look closely, one small humi on top of the wood humi) end-game cigar storage units. I still have a cooler in action, but hopefully after drawers, the wineador be capable of holding EVERYTHING. Although I'll keep the two humis in-use. The small top one is for infused, and the other is... well, I like it. Holds about 120 robusto-sized cigars, but I expect to fit more. It comes advertised as 100, so I'm pretty happy.

Look inside the wineador, and you might catch a glimpse of how I use my beads. They are in small plastic test-tubes with tiny holes drilled all throughout. Cost was less than $5 for the tubes, it just took a little time and help from a friend who owned a drill press. All together I have 2lbs of HF beads, some are in the large humi, some in the wineador, some in the cooler. The infused is run on Boveda alone.

As you might also notice, I keep 65% beads, and there are plenty of 62% Boveda in there. They are constantly "recharging" from the beads, so they stay really fresh, and are kind of my "backup" as well, for if I ever forget to monitor and my beads dry completely, I doubt I'll drop below the 62% for quite a while. With my current setup, it seems like stay steady at 63%, which happens to be exactly what I was aiming for. Yay!

Top and bottom don't have variance, but I also don't run my cooler. Haven't used it in the summer yet, so I'm sure that will be an adventure-to-come. Right now it's 65F, which is where it stays most of the time. It's currently in a basement (notice the wall), so not much fluctuation in general. I have a dehumidifier so it doesn't get damp, and the room only really drops the mid-40s in terms of humidity, so that's not awful either. For a while ambient temp/RH sat at 65/65 and I thought about saying "fuggit" and just considering it a walk-in. Problem was those damn changes, haha






Just for fun, I see about 6-7 cigars/packs in there that CAN be identified from the picture. How many can you find?