My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics)

06-01-2009, 07:37 PM

Hey everyone, I know it isn't much compared to the collections and humidors you guys have, but I figured I'd post it up anyhow. I'm very happy with both the cigars and humidor. Heres the pics:

The humidor is 75-100ct and came from Cheaphumidors.com. I ordered it from the "imperfect" section of the site but I'm very happy with it. The only imperfection found was a couple scratches on the hygro (see below) but without a camera they are almost invisible.

The cigars I ordered were a sampler pack from cigar.com. Cohiba Red Dot, Padilla Series 68', Chateau Real, and CAO Black. I liked the fact that there was a mix of mild to full bodied to get a taste for what I might enjoy. I received a total of 16 cigars for $35 US which didn't seem like a bad deal at all. The other Cohibas are Robustos I acquired when I went down south.

I know the bottom is a little empty at the moment.. I'm trying to avoid going down the slippery slope as long as I can

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Here you can see the little scratches on the hygro (no biggy). I spent 3 days calibrating the hygro to a tee so I am pretty confident it is as accurate as an analog will get.

Even got a nice mag with the purchase I will deffinitely have to look through! I have a feeling the magazine will be a bad influence on me..

Cheers,

MH

kelmac07 · 06-01-2009, 07:39 PM

Damn Chris...that's a HUGE humi...look at the size of those sticks!!!!! Best bet is to resize your pictures to 600X600 before posting. I learned the hard way myself. Sweet looking set-up.

akakirby · 06-01-2009, 07:49 PM

looks good, i got mine from the imperfects from cheap humidor.com as well, great value, only had a small nick on the back!

ucla695 · 06-01-2009, 07:50 PM

Congrats and have fun filling it up. !!

Better start looking for another one.

06-01-2009, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MooseHead

Oh man....NEVER, under ANY circumstances, show a pic of an EMPTY HUMIDOR!!!! It's worse than feeding Gremlins after midnight!!!!

Smokin Gator · 06-01-2009, 07:53 PM

Congrats brother... now get over the the NST!!!

06-01-2009, 07:56 PM

Also, if any of you know how to insert images a little larger, could you please fill me in? I know it can become a hassle having to go to imageshack to view every picture.

Thanks,

MH

jonharky · 06-01-2009, 07:59 PM

very nice!!

jonharky · 06-01-2009, 08:00 PM

What I do is I have a face book page post them there then copy the link here

06-01-2009, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by akakirby

looks good, i got mine from the imperfects from cheap humidor.com as well, great value, only had a small nick on the back!

Thanks man. After reading through the threads here it seemed like the place to go.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ucla695

Congrats and have fun filling it up. !!

Better start looking for another one.

Pfft! I went with this one to avoid having to do that!

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobii3

Oh man....NEVER, under ANY circumstances, show a pic of an EMPTY HUMIDOR!!!! It's worse than feeding Gremlins after midnight!!!!

It's not empty! You should of seen it before my order arrived lol

.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smokin Gator

Congrats brother... now get over the the NST!!!

Will do, have been in contact with DMK who is generous enough to take me under his wing for my first NST.

06-01-2009, 08:08 PM

Very Nice. I am sure it not going to take you long to fill that puppy up.

Emjaysmash · 06-01-2009, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobii3

... It's worse than feeding Gremlins after midnight!!!!

Yeah! Last time we did that to tobii, he ate half the keyboard! Now we have to put all his posts through a translator to see what he's saying!

hotreds · 06-01-2009, 08:14 PM

Congratulations and welcome to the brotherhood!

taltos · 06-01-2009, 08:17 PM

Chris, things look good, the only suggestions that I would make to you is to supplement the analog hygrometer with a digital hygrometer and a calibration pack. I would also suggest going with 65 per cent beads from heartfelt. Now here are the reasons; the analog hygrometer might be accurate now but it will most likely not be the next time that you adjust it. The digitals are very good once they have been through a calibration pack so that you know the differential for that particular hygrometer. The beads just make it so easy to regulate your humidor between 60 and 65 per cent and you get a temperature reading at the same time. Good luck and welcome. Any questions, please feel free to pm me. Paul

06-01-2009, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonharky

What I do is I have a face book page post them there then copy the link here

I don't have facebook unfortunately. Does anyone else know another method?

Also, thanks everyone for the kind words

.

MH

Bax · 06-01-2009, 08:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taltos

Chris, things look good, the only suggestions that I would make to you is to supplement the analog hygrometer with a digital hygrometer and a calibration pack. I would also suggest going with 65 per cent beads from heartfelt. Now here are the reasons; the analog hygrometer might be accurate now but it will most likely not be the next time that you adjust it. The digitals are very good once they have been through a calibration pack so that you know the differential for that particular hygrometer. The beads just make it so easy to regulate your humidor between 60 and 65 per cent and you get a temperature reading at the same time. Good luck and welcome. Any questions, please feel free to pm me. Paul

kelmac07 · 06-01-2009, 08:19 PM

Photobucket...but I believe that is similar to Imageshack. I resize my photos before I place them in photobucket.

Savor the Stick · 06-01-2009, 08:23 PM

Great looking Humi there. Also welcome to the board. You got to be crazy to be admitted here and then you can't ever leave.

Welcome again Christoper

Anthem · 06-01-2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MooseHead

I know the bottom is a little empty at the moment.. I'm trying to avoid going down the slippery slope as long as I can

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Beware of the slope my friend

Seriously though, nice pick up. I'm sure you will enjoy your new humi

HK3- · 06-01-2009, 08:26 PM

Welcome!
Nice humi setup!
Agree with the others on getting a digital...the analog get stuck all the time.

WE ARE NOT ALL THAT CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

where did I leave my medicine.........

06-01-2009, 07:37 PM	#1
MooseHead Guest Posts: n/a	My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Hey everyone, I know it isn't much compared to the collections and humidors you guys have, but I figured I'd post it up anyhow. I'm very happy with both the cigars and humidor. Heres the pics: The humidor is 75-100ct and came from Cheaphumidors.com. I ordered it from the "imperfect" section of the site but I'm very happy with it. The only imperfection found was a couple scratches on the hygro (see below) but without a camera they are almost invisible. The cigars I ordered were a sampler pack from cigar.com. Cohiba Red Dot, Padilla Series 68', Chateau Real, and CAO Black. I liked the fact that there was a mix of mild to full bodied to get a taste for what I might enjoy. I received a total of 16 cigars for $35 US which didn't seem like a bad deal at all. The other Cohibas are Robustos I acquired when I went down south. I know the bottom is a little empty at the moment.. I'm trying to avoid going down the slippery slope as long as I can. Here you can see the little scratches on the hygro (no biggy). I spent 3 days calibrating the hygro to a tee so I am pretty confident it is as accurate as an analog will get. Even got a nice mag with the purchase I will deffinitely have to look through! I have a feeling the magazine will be a bad influence on me.. Cheers, MH Last edited by MooseHead; 06-01-2009 at 07:48 PM.

06-01-2009, 07:39 PM	#2
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Damn Chris...that's a HUGE humi...look at the size of those sticks!!!!! Best bet is to resize your pictures to 600X600 before posting. I learned the hard way myself. Sweet looking set-up.

06-01-2009, 07:49 PM	#3
akakirby Feeling at Home Join Date: May 2009 First Name: Daniel Location: Richmond, Va Posts: 565 Trading: (20)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) looks good, i got mine from the imperfects from cheap humidor.com as well, great value, only had a small nick on the back!

06-01-2009, 07:50 PM	#4
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Congrats and have fun filling it up. !! Better start looking for another one.

06-01-2009, 07:53 PM	#6
Smokin Gator Just plain insane! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Swamp Posts: 6,237 Trading: (106)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Congrats brother... now get over the the NST!!! __________________ Check out the Cigar Asylum Newbie Sampler Trade

06-01-2009, 07:56 PM	#7
MooseHead Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Also, if any of you know how to insert images a little larger, could you please fill me in? I know it can become a hassle having to go to imageshack to view every picture. Thanks, MH

06-01-2009, 07:59 PM	#8
jonharky Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jon Location: The Yak, MI Posts: 892 Trading: (1)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) very nice!! __________________ "I don't want to have it all, I just want to have enough!!

06-01-2009, 08:00 PM	#9
jonharky Feeling at Home Join Date: Dec 2008 First Name: Jon Location: The Yak, MI Posts: 892 Trading: (1)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) What I do is I have a face book page post them there then copy the link here __________________ "I don't want to have it all, I just want to have enough!!

06-01-2009, 08:08 PM	#11
m69c44 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Very Nice. I am sure it not going to take you long to fill that puppy up.

06-01-2009, 08:14 PM	#13
hotreds Ephesians 2:8 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5 miles past "Resume Speed" Posts: 11,673 Trading: (63)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Congratulations and welcome to the brotherhood! __________________ God loves you so much, that he made you read this, just to let you know.

06-01-2009, 08:17 PM	#14
taltos Really, really old Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Paul Location: Saugus, MA Posts: 2,486 Trading: (3)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Chris, things look good, the only suggestions that I would make to you is to supplement the analog hygrometer with a digital hygrometer and a calibration pack. I would also suggest going with 65 per cent beads from heartfelt. Now here are the reasons; the analog hygrometer might be accurate now but it will most likely not be the next time that you adjust it. The digitals are very good once they have been through a calibration pack so that you know the differential for that particular hygrometer. The beads just make it so easy to regulate your humidor between 60 and 65 per cent and you get a temperature reading at the same time. Good luck and welcome. Any questions, please feel free to pm me. Paul __________________ Jimmy, some of its magic, some of its tragic, but I had a good life all the way. He Went to Paris, J. Buffett

06-01-2009, 08:19 PM	#17
kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Photobucket...but I believe that is similar to Imageshack. I resize my photos before I place them in photobucket.

06-01-2009, 08:23 PM	#18
Savor the Stick ~Loves the Lord~ Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Kevin, or just K Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,945 Trading: (67)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Great looking Humi there. Also welcome to the board. You got to be crazy to be admitted here and then you can't ever leave. Welcome again Christoper __________________ Pastor K Please Support the Troops

06-01-2009, 08:26 PM	#20
HK3- Cashmere Jungle Lord Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Boffa Location: The town so nice they named it twice Posts: 5,035 Trading: (48)	Re: My first humi & batch of cigars (Pics) Welcome! Nice humi setup! Agree with the others on getting a digital...the analog get stuck all the time. WE ARE NOT ALL THAT CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where did I leave my medicine.........