Cigar storage without humidor

[paulF]

Hey all,

Hoping to get some advice please in regards to storing a few cigars without a Humidor.

Story is that i don't have a humidor at the moment and i don't want to buy one as a live in share house(large one ...) and trying to stay light when it comes to household stuff...

Would a pack of 8 cigars (lets say the robusto sampler from *****AS) stay in good shape in a dark not so humid closet for 2-3 month ?!

Cheers

[stargazer14]

Tupperware container and yer set.

[orangedog]

No, not really.

A better bet may be to get a travel humi - one of the 5 or 10 count ones. Small, portable, easy to hide. Plus it would maintain a handful of cigars. May not be perfect but probably your best bet.

[Fuzz]

As Stargazer mentioned, a tupperware container is your best bet. Put in an RH puck or boveda pack and she'll be right.

[jayceskinner]

Those snap lock sandwich bags work great as well.

[Smokin_Safari]

Smoke 'em - problem solved!!

[SeeGar]

I gave a mate a recycled plastic takeaway container with 6 Montecristo No. 2s and a Bodeva pack to celebrate the birth of his daughter.

When we celebrated her second birthday, the last cigar was in perfect condition. Makes me wonder why I bother...

[Cohiba Stevie]

Before i got a humidor i used tupperware containers and boveda packs.

Rock solid.

Some of the bigger ones can even hold a box or two.

[DrunkenMonkey]

Some of the high-end Tupperware even have a rubber gasket around the edge. Very airtight, and I would think a boveda pack or puck would keep it humidified nearly forever.

[jdo2110]

Just want to agree with all the aforementioned suggestions. I actually prefer a Tupperware or ziplock over the little travel humidor I have. In my main humidor which is an unplugged wine fridge, I use a Tupperware with a piece of the flower foam??? that you can get in a hobby store. I've poked holes in the top of the Tupperware and soaked the foam with propylene glycol. I've done this for years, and my cigars are in beautiful condition. Sorry if this is confusing, but I have definitely been the guy to scramble for reasonable conditions when I didn't have a regular cedar wood humidor

[Ginseng]

I'm another that started with Rubbermaid and floral foam with PG solution. Today, as it was yesterday, a tight-sealing container with a Boveda pack or beads/crystals/kitty litter will do the job. All of these will keep your cigars properly humidified. None of these will help manage temperature.

I would use either a stainless steel cookie/food storage canister with flip lock and sealing gasket or a Lock-and-Lock brand container + Boveda pack 60-65%.

Wilkey

[Dave O)))]

I have started keeping my little collection in a cheap plastic storage crate, with a small cup of water inside and a household temp/hygro that I can see through the plastic. Most of my cigars are boxed, but a few that aren't are in a ziplock bag. I am keeping this in my basement and, so far so good.

[paulF]

Thanks very much for the replies everyone

My problem was solved due to Trevor's (Trevor2118) generosity who offered a spare 50 ct humidor.

That size will not be intrusive in my humble and tiny bedroom lol

The humidor will be loved,cherished and put to good use

Cheers everyone for all the good info and thanks again to Trevor for his act of generosity

[asmith]

In your mouth with one end on fire is my recommendation

[ramon_cojones]

wait are we still talking about cigars smithy?

[Ginseng]

I have started keeping my little collection in a cheap plastic storage crate, with a small cup of water inside and a household temp/hygro that I can see through the plastic. Most of my cigars are boxed, but a few that aren't are in a ziplock bag. I am keeping this in my basement and, so far so good.

Be careful. Pure water will render the air over humid unless the container is leaky.

Wilkey

[Dave O)))]

Be careful. Pure water will render the air over humid unless the container is leaky.

Wilkey

Thanks the the tip, Wilkey. Luckily it is a fairly leaky container. The hygro has been steady at 68% for the short while I have been using it, although we have had wet weather for the last week and a half. I will keep your advice in mind if I change to a better sealed container.

Cheers, Dave

[seanbeer]

for just a few cigars, double ziplock them, 65% boveda pack (a full sized one, not the tiny travel one), keep it anywhere, will be fine without any attention a few years at least. unless you get bugs, temp really wouldn't ruin them, turst me, i have been keeping about 300-400 cigars for 2 years now using this method here in Hong Kong with temp flucuation during a year from 7C min to max 30C, none has gone bad, all smoked fine be it cigars from 1970 to 2011 vintages.

the trick is as air tight as possible and the boveda pack, any other humidity control will fail, i tried them all, kitty litter, gel, bread....you name it....

if you just double zip lock the cigars and keep in cuboard, unless the outside humidity is exterme, i would say 2 months will be ok provided they are well humidified to begin with and during the 2 months, you don't touch it.