Buried cigars? - Page 2

rhmalone · 07-26-2010, 07:12 PM

What the hay right, it's friggin' IN in the middle of summer... why not. But seriously call before you dig!

rhmalone · 07-26-2010, 07:13 PM

Where in IN are you from... just wondering?

darkleeroy · 07-26-2010, 07:36 PM

Go the whole nine yards, buy a box, seal the pvc with proper humidification and bury them 2 yards deep for 10 years. Then be presently surprised in the future. It's a herf capsule!!!

If you want easy access to them but have a way to keep them from getting too hot, I'd just start a coolerdor, it's not terribly expensive.

07-26-2010, 07:45 PM

Hey, where are you guys buying your beads?

07-26-2010, 07:59 PM

I second the freeze them and put them in a cooler suggestion and also the 8 ft. dia. hole suggestion. You could bury one of those plastic water tanks.

dwoodward · 07-26-2010, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hoosierguy

Hey, where are you guys buying your beads?

There are two general ones that most people around here use..

http://shilalasbeads.com/
or
http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/

I have been using Shilala's beads and for the last two weeks my humidity has been rock solid at 67%. (I charged them before use slightly as per the instructions on the website to raise the RH a bit, I like my cigars a little moist.)

bobarian · 07-26-2010, 08:11 PM

WTF???????

Why would you want to do this? Seems like 3 days in the freezer is a whole lot easier than digging a frickin hole! But if you must be sure and take some pics.

gvarsity · 07-26-2010, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Commander Quan

If you are just talking about a small amount of cigars, like the amount you can fit into a caddy, I say just smoke them. They'll be fine.

Thread Jack//
Does anyone remember the guy at the other site who wanted to test the long term effects of aging, and wanted to bury a cooler in his yard filled with cigars and a hose running to the surface for fresh air?

When I first read this I immediately back to that thread. He put down a bunch of cigars in like a footlocker or something planning on 10+ years of aging or something. Definitely pretty extreme.

Wharf Rat · 07-26-2010, 08:20 PM

Do you have a house built on a slab? If so, the slab should be relatively cool. Put the humidor on the slab and a Styrofoam picnic cooler over it.

Skywalker · 07-26-2010, 08:31 PM

I say get some balloons or a hot air balloon and float them up high where the air is much cooler!!!

groogs · 07-26-2010, 08:43 PM

I used to live in an apartment that got up to 90 during the summer. I bought a 150qt cooler and put my humidors in the cooler. I also put an ice pack wraped in a towel in the cooler and changed it daily. Doing that will keep your cigars cool without sucking all the humidy out of the air. It worked pretty well, and then I filled the cooler with cigars, and had to buy a house with AC. It may sound crazy, but so does digging a hole in the back yard for your cigars.

The best advice in my opinion is to freeze them and move on.

T.G · 07-26-2010, 09:05 PM

Burying cigars, like a squirrel buries nuts?

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue...

bscottskangum · 07-26-2010, 09:09 PM

Doesn't Drew Estate already do this....hence the Drew Estate Natural Dirt

Seriously tho, get a cooler

SaltyMcGee · 07-26-2010, 09:46 PM

My friend, if you stay around here long enough, I guarantee that you will soon need to figure out storage for many more cigars than 20-40. I'm with John, get yourself an insulated cooler (bigger than what you think you need here), throw your 20-40 cigars in there and put it in the absolute coolest part of the house.
Then be prepared to buy another cooler!

SaltyMcGee · 07-26-2010, 09:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by T.G

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue...

07-27-2010, 05:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SaltyMcGee

x 10!

mosesbotbol · 07-27-2010, 05:42 AM

Most the cigar producing countries are well above 70 all summer long. Many lack air conditioning yet the cigars are fine.

07-27-2010, 06:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wharf Rat

Do you have a house built on a slab? If so, the slab should be relatively cool. Put the humidor on the slab and a Styrofoam picnic cooler over it.

It's been a hot summer, and my slab is at a constant 80 degrees. If I'm going to have money in cigars, I don't want to worry about them. I'm good at worrying and a couple of hours in the backyard will be worth the trouble. Actually, it will be fun!

I'm used to cellar temps for wine and beer, so it makes sense that cigars would prefer those temps over the 80-90s of July and August.

The plan, so far, is to use a 4' long section of 8 or 12" dia. pvc with a solvent weld cap on the end. Dig a hole and insert. I'll figure out a locking cap or maybe just use a screw cap and hope that none of the local cigar smoking kids find my stash!

I will talk with a local supplier of pvc, etc. today. I may opt for a larger diameter pipe if it makes sense.

Texan in Mexico · 07-27-2010, 07:13 AM

So yesterday I read this thread and when I saw MCS say it was a silly idea I thought to myself,

"Self? There is no way this is going any farther, I mean the local authority on all things silly has deemed this one sillier than a monkey on a rock wearing a tin oil hat eating banana cream pie!"

So I buried the memory of my Mom´s family burying jarred unripened corn mash in the Army ammo cans sealed with cosmoline three feet down during the hot Mississippi summers for the same reason.

Will it work? If you seal correctly and keep the sticks in a water resistant packaging yeah it will work.

Is it worth 36 hours of digging, putting it together, burying and sealing?

Well, that depends on what kind of man you are!

Ha ha ha, I´m sorry, I just think this would be a very cool project although it would probably end up being more economical and efficient with a cooler and some beads however it would be something that hasnt been done here yet.

Best of luck and please let us know how it goes, I hope there arent too many rocks in your yard!

Respectfully,

Travis

elderboy02 · 07-27-2010, 07:18 AM

This is going to be cool to watch

07-26-2010, 07:12 PM	#21
rhmalone Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: R. Harrison Location: Indiana Posts: 208 Trading: (5)	Re: Buried cigars? What the hay right, it's friggin' IN in the middle of summer... why not. But seriously call before you dig! __________________ R. Harrison Malone The Ring Gauge Review

07-26-2010, 07:13 PM	#22
rhmalone Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: R. Harrison Location: Indiana Posts: 208 Trading: (5)	Re: Buried cigars? Where in IN are you from... just wondering? __________________ R. Harrison Malone The Ring Gauge Review

07-26-2010, 07:36 PM	#23
darkleeroy Adjusting to the Life Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Josh Location: Miami, FL Posts: 318 Trading: (0)	Re: Buried cigars? Go the whole nine yards, buy a box, seal the pvc with proper humidification and bury them 2 yards deep for 10 years. Then be presently surprised in the future. It's a herf capsule!!! If you want easy access to them but have a way to keep them from getting too hot, I'd just start a coolerdor, it's not terribly expensive.

07-26-2010, 07:45 PM	#24
Hoosierguy Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Buried cigars? Hey, where are you guys buying your beads?

07-26-2010, 07:59 PM	#25
BC-Axeman Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Buried cigars? I second the freeze them and put them in a cooler suggestion and also the 8 ft. dia. hole suggestion. You could bury one of those plastic water tanks.

07-26-2010, 08:11 PM	#27
bobarian Cranky Habanophile Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wine Country Posts: 8,869 Trading: (51)	Re: Buried cigars? WTF??????? Why would you want to do this? Seems like 3 days in the freezer is a whole lot easier than digging a frickin hole! But if you must be sure and take some pics.

07-26-2010, 08:20 PM	#29
Wharf Rat I'll get up and fly away Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Bob Location: Florence, SC Posts: 786 Trading: (7)	Re: Buried cigars? Do you have a house built on a slab? If so, the slab should be relatively cool. Put the humidor on the slab and a Styrofoam picnic cooler over it.

07-26-2010, 08:31 PM	#30
Skywalker BABOTL Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dice Location: Galaxy Far Far Away Posts: 10,168 Trading: (18)	Re: Buried cigars? I say get some balloons or a hot air balloon and float them up high where the air is much cooler!!! __________________ Smoke what you like!!!

07-26-2010, 08:43 PM	#31
groogs Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Grant Posts: 1,945 Trading: (62)	Re: Buried cigars? I used to live in an apartment that got up to 90 during the summer. I bought a 150qt cooler and put my humidors in the cooler. I also put an ice pack wraped in a towel in the cooler and changed it daily. Doing that will keep your cigars cool without sucking all the humidy out of the air. It worked pretty well, and then I filled the cooler with cigars, and had to buy a house with AC. It may sound crazy, but so does digging a hole in the back yard for your cigars. The best advice in my opinion is to freeze them and move on.

07-26-2010, 09:05 PM	#32
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,557 Trading: (37)	Re: Buried cigars? Burying cigars, like a squirrel buries nuts? Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue...

07-26-2010, 09:09 PM	#33
bscottskangum Oh yeah, I'm awesome! Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Barry Location: Hampton, VA Posts: 681 Trading: (11)	Re: Buried cigars? Doesn't Drew Estate already do this....hence the Drew Estate Natural Dirt Seriously tho, get a cooler

07-26-2010, 09:46 PM	#34
SaltyMcGee Gone munting... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Jared Location: C-Bus, OH Posts: 334 Trading: (3)	Re: Buried cigars? My friend, if you stay around here long enough, I guarantee that you will soon need to figure out storage for many more cigars than 20-40. I'm with John, get yourself an insulated cooler (bigger than what you think you need here), throw your 20-40 cigars in there and put it in the absolute coolest part of the house. Then be prepared to buy another cooler! __________________ "It's a simple question doctor, would you eat the moon if it were made of ribs!?"

07-27-2010, 05:42 AM	#37
mosesbotbol That's a Corgi Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Moses Location: Boston Posts: 6,171 Trading: (6)	Re: Buried cigars? Most the cigar producing countries are well above 70 all summer long. Many lack air conditioning yet the cigars are fine. __________________ Port Wine & Claret \| British Cars \| Welsh Corgi's

07-27-2010, 07:13 AM	#39
Texan in Mexico Feeling at Home Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Travis Location: Puerto Morelos, Mexico Posts: 958 Trading: (0)	Re: Buried cigars? So yesterday I read this thread and when I saw MCS say it was a silly idea I thought to myself, "Self? There is no way this is going any farther, I mean the local authority on all things silly has deemed this one sillier than a monkey on a rock wearing a tin oil hat eating banana cream pie!" So I buried the memory of my Mom´s family burying jarred unripened corn mash in the Army ammo cans sealed with cosmoline three feet down during the hot Mississippi summers for the same reason. Will it work? If you seal correctly and keep the sticks in a water resistant packaging yeah it will work. Is it worth 36 hours of digging, putting it together, burying and sealing? Well, that depends on what kind of man you are! Ha ha ha, I´m sorry, I just think this would be a very cool project although it would probably end up being more economical and efficient with a cooler and some beads however it would be something that hasnt been done here yet. Best of luck and please let us know how it goes, I hope there arent too many rocks in your yard! Respectfully, Travis

07-27-2010, 07:18 AM	#40
elderboy02 Lets Go Buckeyes! Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 12,508 Trading: (133)	Re: Buried cigars? This is going to be cool to watch