Cigar boxes

[bombtek]

This may be a stupid question. Here goes.... Can cigar boxes be used as humidors seeing as they are made from the correct material? Or are they not airtight enough?

 

[gandolf565]

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.

 

[NullSmurf]

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.

 

[RGD]

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

 

[Drew_Moberly]

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!

 

[vortex]

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.

 

[fetterjohn]

I used an Opus X box for 1 year with very little problems...only that it got too small for the growing collection! Throw some Viper beads in there and it may just work perfectly.

-Fetter

 

[atuck]

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.

 

[[OT] ykm loki]

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.

 

[BlindedByScience]

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.

 

[Brickhouse]

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.

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.

 

[[OT] ykm loki]

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.

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.

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?