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Originally Posted by Bill86
Ok so I'm looking to start up a humidor and cigars, rather than just buying them and smoking them. So I went to Cheaphumidors.com and I'm looking at buying.....
The Tuscany Humidor, with the cigars they offer + all the options (not to the max but VERY Close) Just not the Cigar Oasis, everything else maxed. $127
Mega and mild sampler - 15 cigars for 40 bucks...it'll help me get an idea of what I like.
Xikar cutter, supposed to be the best I hear? maybe? $38 bucks.
Looking at $204 not shipped...so I don't know what shipped. Advice and comments on my choices?
I usually smoke the same cigar, Sosa's? They are like $6 a shot and apparently a 91 on cigar aficionado.com? That's what my store tells me and I do like them a great deal.
Again if this were knives, guns, beers, bourbons, tequilas or rums I wouldn't need ANY help. But I'm a little new to this enjoyment. Any advice and help is more than appreciated.
Questions like, Does the humidor matter? *what's the difference*? How Do I pick a good one? .....What cigars smoke/taste like Sosa's but are better?
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Bill, 100-120 cigars is more than enough to start. But be aware that humidors are always overrated for capacity. If it says 100-150 it typically will hold 80-120 cigars. I dont know what size cigars they use but based on a variety of sizes you can expect your humidor to hold about 2/3 of its rated capacity.
There are many good humidor vendors out there, many have used CheapHumidors with great success. You might want to look at the cigars at CigarsInternational, you can get free shipping on your entire purchase if you purchase the JoeCigar deal of the day.
Invest $20 in a digital hygrometer, Xikar makes a good one. Get a Boveda test kit to calibrate your hygrometer its much easier than doing a salt test.
Also, look into some humidity beads(I use 65% beads from HeartfeltIndustries.com), they are much easier to use than a sponge and PG solution.
As far as cigars, its really hard to recommend anything as everyone has different tastes and goes through a discovery process when looking for that ideal cigar. That's half the fun of this hobby/obsession. Enjoy whatever it is you decide to smoke.
