Wow!!! My suggestion would be for him to have someone watch them for him. There are some very good reasons that you are supposed to burp your humidors. We can debate whether or not it helps mold form (from everything I've seen and heard the stale air allows the spores to hatch at a lower temp), but it can also affect the tobacco and cause the cigar to turn sour. Either way, an $8000 investment needs a little more attention.