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mhillsing23
Sancho Panza Addict
Cuban Crafters is a great company with amazing service. My first purchase beyond a single was a CC humi and cigar combo. Many of the other guys around here started the same way. Like most companies they make some cigars that are great, and they make some that don't fit me. I would definitely recommend getting a sampler or combo from CC. Is it the combo that comes with the Don Kiki cigars?
Oh, and welcome to CS!!!
If you want to PM me your addy, I may have a little something for you.
Oh, and welcome to CS!!!
If you want to PM me your addy, I may have a little something for you.
Welcome to CS Chubno! You might like the Holt's Holiday Sizzler <== click here! It's 25 cigars (I can't vouch for 'em all, but I love the RPs), and a 50-count desktop humidor for $98.95. But, it's like JPH said, 50 might sound like a lot right now, but just you wait. :r Let us know what you decide upon.
publicspeakingnerd
I Take Foggy Photos
Take it from me, if the gorillas tell ya to get a bigger humidor, get a bigger humidor! I have learned the hard way!
billybarue
Luvin' me some Lagavulin
http://www.cigarsinternational.com/prodDisp.asp?item=SP-BC06&stext=blue+chip
I have picked this one up at CBID.com for $40. That is the best price I've seen it go for - there is one or two other combos like it. They don't come up for auction too often anymore.
Pretty good intro to some decent smokes. Humidor is OK, but you will surely (like all have said) want a bigger one. I wouldn't rely on this one for good smokes. I had to do some engineering on it to help with the seal - it is good now. The humidor does not come with a hygrometer, but I check it once a week or so with another hygrometer and it is fine - stable, in the mid 60's RH.
FWIW - Cheers,
BillyBarue
I have picked this one up at CBID.com for $40. That is the best price I've seen it go for - there is one or two other combos like it. They don't come up for auction too often anymore.
Pretty good intro to some decent smokes. Humidor is OK, but you will surely (like all have said) want a bigger one. I wouldn't rely on this one for good smokes. I had to do some engineering on it to help with the seal - it is good now. The humidor does not come with a hygrometer, but I check it once a week or so with another hygrometer and it is fine - stable, in the mid 60's RH.
FWIW - Cheers,
BillyBarue
don't even waste money on a humidor unless you are dead set on getting one. Get a cooler and some beads and then start bidding on boxes over at the devil site...welcome to the jungle. As far as the slope goes, as soon as you registered here you waived all rights you had over your credit cards, mortgage, etc...have fun goin broke but smoking great stogies!
Chubno, you sir are standing at the top of a triple diamond black slope. I hope you have your bindings tight!!
Welcome to CS.
BTW I wouldn't worry about a humidor too much, get yourself some beads INFO on BEADS and a good sized tupperware container to put them and your smokes in. Hang out around here and smoke a few gars, pretty soon you'll have a better idea of what you'll need... then buy something 5 times that big.
Welcome to CS.
BTW I wouldn't worry about a humidor too much, get yourself some beads INFO on BEADS and a good sized tupperware container to put them and your smokes in. Hang out around here and smoke a few gars, pretty soon you'll have a better idea of what you'll need... then buy something 5 times that big.
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montecristo#2
Chestbeating Pack Leader
Don't listen to these people, buy yourself a nice humidor first so at least in the beginning you can pretend this is a hobby and not a sickness. :r
I would definitely get a humidor that is at least a 100 count if not more. They don't hold as much as they say they do. :hn
For my first humidor I bought one with a glass top and I am really glad I did. I still enjoy looking at the cigars and can read the humidity through the glass. That is another important note, definitely pay extra and get a digital hygrometer (I really like the Western Digital III), the analogs are pieces of :BS.
Then if you decide you want to get another, definitely go BIG. Either get a 500 count humidor if you still plan on buying singles or go with a cooler for boxes.
Welcome to the jungle.
I would definitely get a humidor that is at least a 100 count if not more. They don't hold as much as they say they do. :hn
For my first humidor I bought one with a glass top and I am really glad I did. I still enjoy looking at the cigars and can read the humidity through the glass. That is another important note, definitely pay extra and get a digital hygrometer (I really like the Western Digital III), the analogs are pieces of :BS.
Then if you decide you want to get another, definitely go BIG. Either get a 500 count humidor if you still plan on buying singles or go with a cooler for boxes.
Welcome to the jungle.
I hope we're not freaking you out Chubno. The guys who're chiming in have got the bug real bad (and I don't mean the tobacco beetle). Don't let 'em scare you off. There's a lot of really solid advice here though. I learned the hard way. It took me years to finally buy a humidor, but when I did, I took the advice of guys here a CS, and got a bigger one than I thought I needed! I bought a beautiful 75-count humidor! :r Well, I quickly out grew that, and now my 18-bottle wine coolidor is nearly full--and I'm still a newbie! Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that you should probably do as these gorillas say, and get a 100-count to start. Who knows where it'll go from there? Maybe you'll find that's all the room you need.
Oh, one more thing, for controlling humidity, nothing beats humidity beads from Heartfelt <== Click.
Most importantly, enjoy the slope! :w
:r Well, I quickly out grew that, and now my 18-bottle wine coolidor is nearly full--and I'm still a newbie! Anyway, the point I'm trying to make is that you should probably do as these gorillas say, and get a 100-count to start. Who knows where it'll go from there? Maybe you'll find that's all the room you need. Oh, one more thing, for controlling humidity, nothing beats humidity beads from Heartfelt <== Click.
Most importantly, enjoy the slope! :w
:tpd: Actually, forget what I said about the 100-count. This post by okierock is spot on.
P.S. What's a, "Big Butt cigar?"
P.S. What's a, "Big Butt cigar?"[/QUOTE]
It's a brand name.
http://www.altadisusa.com/cigar/bigbutt.asp
I enjoyed it very much.
It's a brand name.
http://www.altadisusa.com/cigar/bigbutt.asp
I enjoyed it very much.
My advice as well is to go much bigger than you think you need.
If you want a real cheap way to get started, I used glass jars. The kind with a latch and a rubber ring. I bought one that could hold about 30+ cigars at Cost Plus for about 6 bucks, and then used a Humidipak, which set me back another 4.
It works, it is small and then if a few months when you decide you are as warped as the rest of us, you can get a big un.
If you want a real cheap way to get started, I used glass jars. The kind with a latch and a rubber ring. I bought one that could hold about 30+ cigars at Cost Plus for about 6 bucks, and then used a Humidipak, which set me back another 4.
It works, it is small and then if a few months when you decide you are as warped as the rest of us, you can get a big un.