Cedar chests are made from aromatic cedar to ward off moth infestaions....
The cedar for a humidor is spanish cedar and IS DIFFERENT!!!!!
Unless he did a major retro fit on it, he is DOING IT WRONG. look in you laundry aisle at the grocery store, and smell the block of cedar they sell with the coat hanger hook. ( moth protection) it is substantially different than a humidor. If he is storing his cigars in the chest with out retofitting it with Spanish Cedar, please make sure none of those cigars get sold or traded on this board.