Mold in my travelador :(

backwoods · 10-23-2008, 09:51 AM

I have a 15ct travelador that has been sitting closed for the last 8 months or so(I must not HERF with the MoB crew enough

). Not sure why but after the last time I used it, I threw in a couple of my small humidifiers, closed it and set it on a shelf. I opened it the other day and mold is all over the inside of this thing. I took the foam pieces out and washed them in hot water and a little bleach and washed the case also...still smells a little like bleach and mold

here are my options..
A) toss all the foam out and use floral foam pieces instead and the case will eventually lose the mold smell.

B) Toss everything and buy a new one

C) just leave everything air out and I will eventually be able to use it again.

Whaddaya fellow inmates suggest?

Scottw · 10-23-2008, 09:54 AM

I would say B just to be safe. They are not ridiculously expensive and mold spores are so small that they can resurface at any time.

zemekone · 10-23-2008, 09:57 AM

wipe it down with alcohol ( NO not Havana Club!) and cook it in the sun...

or just toss the whole thing...

10-23-2008, 10:05 AM

Toss the foam, wipe it down with bleach water, rinse repeat and leave in the sun for a few days (open). You need to toss the foam since its so porous that you'll never get it clean.
or just toss the whole thing...

backwoods · 10-23-2008, 10:12 AM

Sounds like its getting tossed

The devil site has them at 17.00, I better not see any of u guys runnin up my bid!

Thanks guys

10-23-2008, 10:15 AM

If it were mine, I'd try filling the thing, foam and all, completely with hydrogen peroxide, the same 3% H2O2 you can buy at the grocery stores. (alcohol would work too)

Then I'd let it soak over night, shake it a bit, turn it upside and soak again overnight.

Next day I'd dump and rinse well with tap water, lay everything out well to air dry, in the sun if possible.

And if that didn't work, in the trash it would go.

Works really well cleaning out homebrewing equipment "someone" left out in the garage for six months. And won't hurt pipes!

pakrat · 10-23-2008, 10:30 AM

Even if you decide to not use it for cigars, it should still be ok storing other items without the foam.

Coz77 · 10-23-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zemekone

wipe it down with alcohol ( NO not Havana Club!) and cook it in the sun...

or just toss the whole thing...

livwire68 · 10-23-2008, 02:12 PM

Dont toss it!!!!!!! Not sure if this place is still in business, but you may be able to get cigar formed foam from him still. Toss the foam, bleach and sanitize the box and order foam inserts from here.

www.cigarsolutions.com

10-23-2008, 02:22 PM

i am still here

10-23-2008, 09:51 AM	#1
backwoods stuck in Mayberry Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: u can call me Al Posts: 67 Trading: (0)	Mold in my travelador :( I have a 15ct travelador that has been sitting closed for the last 8 months or so(I must not HERF with the MoB crew enough). Not sure why but after the last time I used it, I threw in a couple of my small humidifiers, closed it and set it on a shelf. I opened it the other day and mold is all over the inside of this thing. I took the foam pieces out and washed them in hot water and a little bleach and washed the case also...still smells a little like bleach and mold here are my options.. A) toss all the foam out and use floral foam pieces instead and the case will eventually lose the mold smell. B) Toss everything and buy a new one C) just leave everything air out and I will eventually be able to use it again. Whaddaya fellow inmates suggest?

10-23-2008, 09:54 AM	#2
Scottw Going Commando Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Location: Sussex, NJ Posts: 2,815 Trading: (6)	Re: Mold in my travelador :( I would say B just to be safe. They are not ridiculously expensive and mold spores are so small that they can resurface at any time. __________________ "Ray when someone asks you if your a GOD you say yes."

10-23-2008, 09:57 AM	#3
zemekone im hungry... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: geRRy Location: So*Cal... Posts: 1,244 Trading: (0)	Re: Mold in my travelador :( wipe it down with alcohol ( NO not Havana Club!) and cook it in the sun... or just toss the whole thing... __________________ A Person that says something cant be done, shouldn't interrupt me actually EFFing doing it!

10-23-2008, 10:05 AM	#4
j6ppc Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mold in my travelador :( Toss the foam, wipe it down with bleach water, rinse repeat and leave in the sun for a few days (open). You need to toss the foam since its so porous that you'll never get it clean. or just toss the whole thing...

10-23-2008, 10:12 AM	#5
backwoods stuck in Mayberry Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: u can call me Al Posts: 67 Trading: (0)	Re: Mold in my travelador :( Sounds like its getting tossed The devil site has them at 17.00, I better not see any of u guys runnin up my bid! Thanks guys

10-23-2008, 10:15 AM	#6
Joan Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mold in my travelador :( If it were mine, I'd try filling the thing, foam and all, completely with hydrogen peroxide, the same 3% H2O2 you can buy at the grocery stores. (alcohol would work too) Then I'd let it soak over night, shake it a bit, turn it upside and soak again overnight. Next day I'd dump and rinse well with tap water, lay everything out well to air dry, in the sun if possible. And if that didn't work, in the trash it would go. Works really well cleaning out homebrewing equipment "someone" left out in the garage for six months. And won't hurt pipes!

10-23-2008, 10:30 AM	#7
pakrat Still Watching My Back Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jim Location: Oregon coast Posts: 50 Trading: (2)	Re: Mold in my travelador :( Even if you decide to not use it for cigars, it should still be ok storing other items without the foam. __________________ SMOKE WHAT YOU LIKE, LIKE WHAT YOU SMOKE

10-23-2008, 02:12 PM	#9
livwire68 Las Vegas Herf Crew Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In the Asylum Posts: 509 Trading: (7)	Re: Mold in my travelador :( Dont toss it!!!!!!! Not sure if this place is still in business, but you may be able to get cigar formed foam from him still. Toss the foam, bleach and sanitize the box and order foam inserts from here. www.cigarsolutions.com __________________ Last edited by livwire68; 10-23-2008 at 02:15 PM.

10-23-2008, 02:22 PM	#10
RonC Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Mold in my travelador :( i am still here