Posts Tagged ‘cigars’

Cigar Humidors for Sale

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

The fact the cigar humidors are for sale online is pretty important to a new or experienced cigar connoisseur. It is a sign of the times in many ways, and a truth that is reliant on the great direction the internet is taking now, the importance of credibility. Now not to make to big a deal out of it, there are of course other things you may purchase online that may take more of an honest communication from a vendor such as shoes, medical supplies, or something else along those lines. But lets be honest, for a real cigar smoker the humidor is very important and so to buy a cigar humidor that is for sale online it takes a degree of trust in the website, after all the wrong humidor could ruin your entire supply of precious cigars. And so it is so important to remember that when looking for cigar humidors for sale online, credibility is king. You should take your time looking over a trustworthy site such as the Swiss T Gallery before making any decisions, by doing so you are not only taking part in the pleasure of collecting and enjoying your cigars but also in making the internet a more content and credibility based place to do business.

Collecting Wooden Cigar Humidors

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Many people collect cigars, but there are some people out there who enjoy collecting wooden cigar humidors as well. These people often actually enjoy the humidors more than they do smoking the cigars. They will go out of their way to find some of the most unique humidors out there. If you’re one of these people, here are some tips for finding really neat wooden cigar humidors for sale.

First, you may want to pick up the basic humidors: while standard, square humidors may not appeal to you, you may enjoy the pyramid shaped ones. These are interesting containers that look pretty neat in just about any room. They’re also more widely available than other, more unique wooden cigar humidors, so you should be able to find one pretty easily and for a reasonable price.

If you like more unique humidors, though, you’ll have to search them out. These can include cigar humidors shaped like famous landmarks or decorated in an unusual way. Some may even be made out of special wood, although you have to be careful that these won’t disrupt the smell or flavor of the cigars you store in them. Finding these wooden cigar humidors for sale can be difficult, though. You will rarely find them at traditional humidor stores. Instead, you’ll need to look in more unusual places, such as estate sales and antique stores.

Other great places to search for wooden cigar humidors that are a bit out of the ordinary include small, local cigar stores and the internet. The smaller, locally-ran cigar stores sometimes have different items than the larger stores do. The internet, too, is a great place to find unique items. You may find these on an online auction site, or you may find a fellow collector who is selling his collection.

What is a Cigar Humidor?

Sunday, December 21st, 2008

If you don’t smoke cigars regularly or are just getting into the habit, you may not know what a cigar humidor is. Basically, it’s a small box (or it can be a room, but only the biggest cigar collectors actually big a room-sized cigar humidor) that keeps a constant humidity and sometimes temperature. These boxes are used to keep cigars and pipe tobacco at a constant humidity so that they are fresh and keep their scent. Humidors, both box and room-sized ones, use a hygrometer to read the humidity level inside the box.

There are several different types of small humidors. The first is a table humidor. It can usually hold up to between 300 and a thousand cigars. While a table humidor is very heavy, it is possible to use one as a portable humidor. Table humidors generally have a polished wooded exterior accented with marble or leather.

A personal humidor is really what a casual cigar smoker would want. These humidors can only hold around 100 to 250 cigars. Since most casual smokers may not have that many cigars, a personal humidor can often be the only humidor needed since there will always be space in it for new cigars.

If you travel a lot or have a very small cigar collection, you may want to purchase a travel humidor. Travel humidors can carry up to around 50 or so cigars. They’re lighter than both table and personal humidors so you can more easily take them with you wherever you go.

All of these humidors keep the inside humidity between 65 and 75% relative humidity. The more cigars inside the humidor, the slower the humidity will drop.