Oh man, I just read your post again and I'm afraid I'm going to have to disappoint on at least one level already. I only have one CC a pal gave me and it's tagged for a special occasion, TBD. I do, however, have some No 9s I'd be willing to throw in, and Caldwell is a brand I've been anxious to get my hands on!
The majority will be ones I already enjoy and smoke often, because I agree that I should be more in tune with subtle changes. I'm also thinking I should see some results with sticks I have no preconceived ideas about, plus I would love to pull the trigger on a few I've been hesitant on. I mean come on, who can argue with "scientific" reasons to try new smokes? Smoking for science!
Funny, that's exactly my RH setup! Coolers at 68-70, ready to go Tupperdor at 65. Sometimes I grab from a cooler, but I've never really focused on what the RH does to the sticks. I've recently tried getting a couple old wooden humidors up and running again, but this winter has been an absolute killer for the humidity. They tend to end up living in a cooler at closer to 70 after a few weeks of constantly dropping RH.
I live in an arid (extreme drought) part of Texas and I find that 65% in a sealed environment produces highly smokeable sticks, even as it did when I lived on the humid Gulf Coast!
Very cool! I hope you add your findings after I get to figuring out mine.
As far as "normal" storage goes, I'm beyond set! Recently consolidated two 48 qt coolers to a 150 qt model, and still have another 48 about 1/2 full with low end budget bundles for yard work and moocher fodder. I have been looking at ammo boxes, but figure I'll wait. The new GreatValudors are just the cheap Ziplock/Tupperware disposable options. I think the smaller space will be fine for my needs with this (plus, only 1 Boveda per container), but someone can feel free to tell me I'm wrong.
