Coolidor with spanish cedar cigar trays

This coolidor will be outfitted with spanish cedar cigar trays, a hygrometer, and Boveda cigar humidifiers. This Coolidor is for somebody who wants to store a lot of singles, and wants easy, trouble free cigar humidification.

First up is the Coolidor. I am using a Coleman 28 quart with a removable lid. I tested a few, and they all had a nice tight fit. You could hear the air being forced out when you placed the lid on top of the coolidor. Here is a picture of the label and cooler so you can find the exact model.

The inside easily fit 4 spanish cedar cigar trays with room to spare. You could actually fit 5 trays deep, but the 5th tray will interfere with the lid mounted humidifier. Remember that a coolidor winds up being a bit of a jigsaw puzzle to make every bit of cigar storage room count. On this Coolidor project, I used the 4 spanish ceday trays, and there was room left on the side for a box of cigars. Final capacity wound up being about 200 cigars. Here are some pics of the trays and box of cigars all loaded in the coolidor.

Next, I had to decide on humidification and hygrometer location. For this Igloodor, I decided on the Boveda cigar humidifier, and a recalibratable hygrometer.

While there are many choices in cigar humidification, the Boveda is the simplest to use, and most accurate of any cigar humidifier. With no chemicals or water to add, its easy for even a beginner to use. You can buy 65%, 69%, or 72% Bovedas, so there is a humidity level that will satisfy any cigar smoker.

I will be mounting one of the Boveda holders on the lid of the Coolidor. This is a convenient way to hold your Boveda packs. You can also just put the Bovedas in the bottom section of the coolidor. For about 200 cigars, using 5 Bovedas is recommended. I will have 4 in the Boveda holder, and will put a few more in the bottom of the coolidor. While Humidipack states that the Bovedas will typically last about 6 months, my experince tells me that thay should last about a year in a very airtight coolidor. Again, there are other methods to humidify your coolidor, but that will be another days topic.

Last thing to take care of was a digital hygrometer. I mounted one up on the lid. I like the fact that the humidification and hygrometer s installed on the removable lid of the coolidor. Both items wont interfere with cigar storage.

Here are the final pictures of the hygrometer and humidification installed on the lid of the coolidor.

Lets go over costs.

Cooler was $20 at K-Mart
Spanish Cedar Cigar Trays….$9.99 each
Boveda…..$3.99 each
Recalibratable hygrometer with calibration kit $25.95

Total cost about $125. Not bad for for absolute foolproof and easy cigar storage for about 200 cigars. Again, remember that you can put together a coolidor for much less $. This project was about using some high end humidification and store bought items to make a “high end” coolidor that would perform perfectly. Next project will be a budget model.