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Just ordered the Coleman 150qt Marine cooler from Wally World. :noon

Time to start laying the plans for shelves/drawers/beads...etc. Wife is going to :sl me by the time I'm done. She knows about the cooler, but maybe not the full cost of setting it up right. :r

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Nice Jeff!! :tu

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cooler u say....

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Watch it Justin :gary

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:sh
you're the one talking about how much humidor space you're about to have :D

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Which I plan on filling myself sir. :D

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Congrats Jeff, good luck

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I didn't know you bought one that big Jeff! I'm starting with a 48qt which I can easily conceal in the basement so the wife doesn't see it for awhile. :r

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My wife gave me the okay to buy this one......if only she knew.

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Got the cooler today. Wife saw it and realized how many sticks I could fit in it, she said it's going to take me forever to fill up, maybe it was 'it better take forever to fill up'.

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And two weeks later, Jeff posts about his plans for a walk in humidor. :r

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Only after the cooler is full :D

I knew it was a big cooler....but damn, it's huge, my 12yr old son fits in it. :r I'll post a pic tomorrow.

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Beads and additional hygrometer ordered.
For those who haven't seen the Marine Cooler from Coleman
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6...afd52af9_z.jpg
3 Dogs - Edited (1 of 2).jpg by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6...aa707b19_z.jpg
Cooler by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

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I thought my 120 qt was silly. I've still only filled like 1/3 of it. Trying to resist smoking from any of my boxes until its full. Have fun filling it!

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Just keep in mind a divorce may cost you a lot more than it will to fill up that cooler!!!

MAYBE :lr:lr:lr

HaHaHaHa ... Have fun filling that bad boy up brother, and keep the pics coming! :tu

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Man you're going to have fun filling that monster!

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Hmm. Looks empty to me :hy

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Please share pics when you have it all set up.

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Nice selection Jeff!

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This cooler is on my short list if I decide to go that route as opposed to a Vino etc...

Keep us updated on your progress

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Mike, I decided on the cooler route after a lot of deliberation. The vino would look nicer, but we really don't have a place for it. The cooler I can put in my closet, we're getting ready to redo them and it should have a nice built in home when I'm done.

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Since the weather is not cooperating, I decided to wash the cooler out in the shower downstairs. It barely fits in the standard shower insert. :r
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7058/6...d238a3a9_z.jpg
Cooler prep by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

Temporary resting place until my closet gets redone and I can build an insert for it. I know, I know, it's empty, no sticks in there yet just empties and beads while the hygrometer is calibrating. :noon
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7193/6...31dbe6ff_z.jpg
Cooler prep by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

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Thanks for the update Jeff

That's a big sumbeotch

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Looking good. I'm sure it will be filled up soon.

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Okay, so it doesn't look much different than the last pic. But I have most of my cigars in there, still need to get a couple of empty boxes from the B&M next time I'm out there.
Going to call a lumber supplier in the next week or so to see what spanish cedar runs. It would probably be cheaper to just buy shelves from someone here, but I enjoy making things like that.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/6...fff6c390_z.jpg
Coolidor by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

I was amazed at how much faster the cooler recovers from having the door open for an extended amount of time. The RH was back to 65% in no time at all.

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Looking good Jeff. I would probably just buy the shelves and maybe a drawer from someone on here since the prices seem very reasonable.

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Looking good!

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So, you'll probably wonder why I'm showing you pics of my old closet, it was an non functional POS basically.
Have a look for yourself.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6...6fc890fe_z.jpg
Old closet - left by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7038/6...25ec361b_z.jpg
Old closet - center by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7051/6...cf941376_z.jpg
Old closet - right by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

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I show you that, so I can show you this. But who really cares about a mans closet? The last picture should clear things up for you. :D
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6...d7727875_z.jpg
New closet - left by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7037/6...d6d28317_z.jpg
New closet - center by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7199/6...a4775c94_z.jpg
New closet - right by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6...f3dbb32a_z.jpg
Cooler home by Jeff Carroll01, on Flickr

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wimp

http://i418.photobucket.com/albums/p.../2012Feb08.jpg

and this was before I filled it up. 2 boxes deep on each shelf and the singles drawer has about 500 in it now.

Let me know when the avalanche arrives.

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Not sure why the color looks so orange. It's actually called Brick Red, and is just that.
Time to get this laptop screen calibrated.
So I won't have any flooring down until we get new carpet in our room. But I'm very pleased with how it all turned out. Now, to see if I can cram all the crap that was in there, back in and keep it looking somewhat organized.

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:r the wife will keep me from getting to that point for quite some time. But that is a beautiful cabinet!

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So I was looking through this old thread that I started last April when I got my Marine cooler. Oh, how the times have changed. :r
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1c9624b1.jpg

The bottom 4 boxes on the right are all various singles. The rest are full boxes.

You people are a bad influence, I hate you all. :D

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New shelves and drawers from Forrest. They really fit perfectly in the cooler.
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...ps6d73014c.jpg

Not sure about the finally configuration of everything, but started the seasoning process.
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...ps97180d3b.jpg

It took 29, gallon zip-loc bags to pack up all this :r

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...psf7b6a7af.jpg

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looks good, did you think about raising the cooler so you have easier access to it?

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I did, but with the arrangement in my closet, decided to only use a minimal base for stability. The drawers will likely go close to the top for easy access, any boxes will be below and hopefully I'll keep my hands out of them. :D

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Simply awesome.

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After 10 days at 80% humidity, the shelves and drawers were ready. I was surprised, after seasoning, just touching the shelves, I could feel the difference in them. The dryness was gone and the smell, that much Spanish cedar....it's a truly awesome aroma!
Not sure I'll keep this configuration, but the drawers are pretty well full.
http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2bbe8a2d.jpg

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looks good Jeff :tu

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So, when are you buying the second cooler? :hy :adam

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Eli, if I could find another one of these, I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I swear I think I bought the last one of these. I got it from Walmart online and a couple of days after that, they were out of stock everywhere. A friend of mine was looking for one and couldn't locate any. I feel pretty lucky to have gotten that one. :tu

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Probably shortly after we fill this one up for him :)

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Hey Colin :gary shush. :r