Cigar boxes

I have used a couple of different boxes for travel humidors with good success. Both were lacquered, and the lids fit extremely well. (Rocky Patel Sungrown, and an ST Dupont box).

I don't know about long term, but in the short term it works.
 
Allen has it - the seal MUST be tight. Leakage is bad, uneven burns, bad taste, hate, and discontent. A cigar box will work, but I'd use one only as a last resort. Otter boxes aren't that expensive relative to the value of the cargo.
 
I ordered a box of Camacho Negro's - and the box they came in is heavier and fits tighter than most small humidors. So yes - as already noted above - some boxes can be used with no real problems.

Ron
 
I use the boxes inside of my tupperdor....besdies that its the humi all the way!Like others have said as long as the seal is tight its fine!
 
If you're handy, you can fix a bad seal on a cigar box.

I had a Plasencia Toro box that had thick spanish cedar walls but a poor seal. I cut up the bottom of another spnaish cedar box to the inner dimensions of the box. After a little rasping and sanding I had a great seal! I then sealed all six sides with polyurethane and allowed it to dry for a month.

Cost nothing but a little polyurethane in a spray can and looks and functions great.
 
I also use an Opus box for my travel-dor. It works better than any other real travel-dor that I have tried, by far. It also looks cooler IMO. I use a DryMistat Tube in it.
 
Small coolers are cheap, seal well, and work fantastically as humidors. I'd trust one of those lots more than even a "good" cigar box. Put the box inside the cooler and it's "no worries". Throw in some beads and you are very good to go.... :thumbs:

FWIW - B.B.S.
 
ykm loki' date='May 23 2006, 08:14 AM' post='324483']
I saw on JR cigars that they had a cigar box that was an ammo box that was lined with cedar. I was considering getting that just to use as a humidor.
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Yep, these can make very good humi's. Just line the walls with some cedar and throw in a humidipuck. Good to go, and very rugged tough.
 
Brickhouse said:
ykm loki' date='May 23 2006, 08:14 AM' post='324483']
I saw on JR cigars that they had a cigar box that was an ammo box that was lined with cedar. I was considering getting that just to use as a humidor.
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Yep, these can make very good humi's. Just line the walls with some cedar and throw in a humidipuck. Good to go, and very rugged tough.
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I think it had the cedar in it already....I'll have to see if I can find it. http://www.jrcigars.com/index.cfm?page=deals_belinda_06no2

but if Iw as to use another box, how would I go about making my own humi out of an ammo box?
 
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