White Humidor

[vperlman]

Hi gang. I'm looking for a white, glossy lacquer desktop humidor, preferably about 100-stick capacity, but size doesn't matter (at least in this case :bouncetau). The only one I have been able to find is an Ashton, which lists for (gasp) $1800. Even at deep discount, it would still cost me close to a grand. I'm interested in something running maybe a couple-few hundred dollars. Any suggestions? TIA.

BTW, Please excuse the cross-post.

 

[Mitch]

Would a vison CAO Box work for you? Only holds about 20 and a humidity pack.

 

[vperlman]

Would a vison CAO Box work for you? Only holds about 20 and a humidity pack.

Thanks for the suggestion, but no. I had thought about it, but it's too small, and the logo isn't something I particular want to display.

 

[indyrob]

How about a remodel on a cheaper humidor?

 

[Mitch]

Depending on how fancy you want it, any plastics guy could build you one out of white acrylic and you could put cedar trays into it. I used to have one that held ten cedar trays with an Oasis between them that was just a basic box that fit inside a cabinet I had.

 

[vperlman]

Depending on how fancy you want it,...

That's the key. This whole thing started last week when my wife and I were sitting in the living room, and she said, "You know, that wall unit would look a lot better if you had a white humidor in there instead of the wood one." A word to the wise is sufficient. Hence my quest.

 

[Greg]

How about a Whitehouse humidor?

 

[vperlman]

That would be a possibility, but they're a bit pricey at $500 or so. I was trying to keep it in the $200-300 range.

 

[Nuckz23]

This is the only one I could find: http://www.centralchef.com/storefrontprofiles/processfeed.aspx?sfid=123094&i=206896806&mpid=7714&dfid=1

It's probably not as white as you would like it though.

 

[_Lac_Man_]

You could find a nice humidor, with at least 3/4" walls for around $100-$125, unscrew the hinges, take the lid off, sand it all down, then apply lacquer or paint it, let it dry and apply clear lacquer.

There are plenty of how-to website that could help you with it if you aren't familiar with handling lacquer. If you decide to go down the road, I could also help you out if you get stuck on something.

Time consuming? Yes.

Surefire way to get what you want? Yes.

 

[Greg]

You could find a nice humidor, with at least 3/4" walls for around $100-$125, unscrew the hinges, take the lid off, sand it all down, then apply lacquer or paint it, let it dry and apply clear lacquer.

There are plenty of how-to website that could help you with it if you aren't familiar with handling lacquer. If you decide to go down the road, I could also help you out if you get stuck on something.

Time consuming? Yes.

Surefire way to get what you want? Yes.

:thumbsup:

This may be the only way. All of the white humidors that I have found are high-end or custom built.

 

[_Lac_Man_]

Yeah that's all I found too.

 

[Volusianator]

Lacquer has quite the odor to it. .02 How soon do you need this?

 

[RigilKent]

montecristo white humidor. i think its white and about 75 cigar capacity ill look

 

[vperlman]

Thanks, guys. Refinishing one isn't really an option for me. I'm gonna check out the Montecristo and keep looking...