Hey guys. I see this question has been asked before but thought worth asking again for the latest recommendations.
I have used a Csonka Survivor travel humidor for some years with only average success to store the odd cigar, generally Siglo II or IIIs, legal here in New Zealand
I generally don't keep any stock and when I do I buy them in tubes - seem to keep ok for the short time before I smoke 'em.
Unfortunately my partner just picked me up a very nice 5 pack in the airport but I just realized they are not tubed, so need a storage solution. Rather than something short term thought I might treat myself.
I was just going to buy a proper Xikar hygrometer for the Csonka but having read various reviews and posts today it seems perhaps that it does not seal air in well, which would explain why cigars in it dry out so quickly. I just posted a question on another thread about the UNDERCROWN Travel Humidor as a local retailer has them. That is larger but not too large and looks better quality.
I'm not keen on the plastic/rugged style travel cases. My ideal humidor would be;
4-10 capacity
leather covered box or tube
cedar lined
external view hydrometer (this seems unlikely - all the ones I found that have this so far were very cheap and so perhaps of dubious quality) or space for a good one inside
If anyone has any recommendations for that kind of spec and of good quality I would be grateful to hear them.
Best from Dunedin, NZ, at the bottom of the world. Nick
I have used a Csonka Survivor travel humidor for some years with only average success to store the odd cigar, generally Siglo II or IIIs, legal here in New Zealand
I generally don't keep any stock and when I do I buy them in tubes - seem to keep ok for the short time before I smoke 'em.Unfortunately my partner just picked me up a very nice 5 pack in the airport but I just realized they are not tubed, so need a storage solution. Rather than something short term thought I might treat myself.
I was just going to buy a proper Xikar hygrometer for the Csonka but having read various reviews and posts today it seems perhaps that it does not seal air in well, which would explain why cigars in it dry out so quickly. I just posted a question on another thread about the UNDERCROWN Travel Humidor as a local retailer has them. That is larger but not too large and looks better quality.
I'm not keen on the plastic/rugged style travel cases. My ideal humidor would be;
4-10 capacity
leather covered box or tube
cedar lined
external view hydrometer (this seems unlikely - all the ones I found that have this so far were very cheap and so perhaps of dubious quality) or space for a good one inside
If anyone has any recommendations for that kind of spec and of good quality I would be grateful to hear them.
Best from Dunedin, NZ, at the bottom of the world. Nick
