Some of you might be familiar with my favored cigar storage system, the humble Coleman cooler. These things are only so-so as far as cold storage of food, but as functional and cost effective cigar storage, they are without peer. I have been buying these for years and they can be found for between $18-$25 depending on whether you buy on or off-season for this type of gear. I have gotten most of mine from Dick's Sporting Goods or the local Safeway supermarket.
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For box storage, these thrifty coolers are light, tight, and sized just about right. My personal favorites are the 50qt and 48qt units. The 48 is pictured below.
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However, when storing loose sticks, you'd have to find some empty boxes to hold them. Picking over the local B&M or reusing boxes you've emptied works fine, but you're left with the sometimes frustrating exercise of "humidor Tetris®." Well, in anticipation of some custom bundles, I decided that this solution was lacking just a bit of flair. And so I decided to give our resident woodworking artist, Handyman Dave a ringy-dingy. A few PM's back and forth, a few week's time and bam! What do we have here?
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That's right, voila! A set of three interlocking cigar trays sized to custom fit a Coleman 48qt cooler. The sides and bottoms are made from 1/4" Spanish Cedar plywood as are the movable dividers.
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The bottoms have interlocking cleats (I think that's the term) to keep the trays in perfect alignment. The bottoms have 1/4" slots for circulation and the sides have 1/2" slots for handholds. I had the trays sized so that I could place containers with my homemade silica kitty litter humidification crystals in containers on both sides. More likely, I'll stick boxes there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
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And here's a shot from the top showing to show off my new trays.
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Thank you, Dave for accepting my commission! These trays are gorgeous, smell great, and will be the perfect storage system for some very pampered cigars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
Wilkey
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For box storage, these thrifty coolers are light, tight, and sized just about right. My personal favorites are the 50qt and 48qt units. The 48 is pictured below.
(IMG:http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/Gins...bleCooler01.jpg)
However, when storing loose sticks, you'd have to find some empty boxes to hold them. Picking over the local B&M or reusing boxes you've emptied works fine, but you're left with the sometimes frustrating exercise of "humidor Tetris®." Well, in anticipation of some custom bundles, I decided that this solution was lacking just a bit of flair. And so I decided to give our resident woodworking artist, Handyman Dave a ringy-dingy. A few PM's back and forth, a few week's time and bam! What do we have here?
(IMG:http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/Gins...bleCooler02.jpg)
That's right, voila! A set of three interlocking cigar trays sized to custom fit a Coleman 48qt cooler. The sides and bottoms are made from 1/4" Spanish Cedar plywood as are the movable dividers.
(IMG:http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/Gins...bleCooler03.jpg)
The bottoms have interlocking cleats (I think that's the term) to keep the trays in perfect alignment. The bottoms have 1/4" slots for circulation and the sides have 1/2" slots for handholds. I had the trays sized so that I could place containers with my homemade silica kitty litter humidification crystals in containers on both sides. More likely, I'll stick boxes there. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
(IMG:http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/Gins...bleCooler04.jpg)
And here's a shot from the top showing to show off my new trays.
(IMG:http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h73/Gins...bleCooler05.jpg)
Thank you, Dave for accepting my commission! These trays are gorgeous, smell great, and will be the perfect storage system for some very pampered cigars. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)
Wilkey