Kilroy6644
Smoking a corn dog in aviators and a top hat
Not long ago, I bought the movie "Darkest Hour," about Winston Churchill, and since it would be a crime to watch a movie about Winston Churchill without smoking a big cigar, I decided to order some Churchill cigars (RyJ 1875). I'm a pipe guy, so the only humidor I had to that point was a small desktop one that was part of a sampler pack my aunt got me for my birthday a few years ago. But with the Churchills in my cart, and the Brown Leaf devil on my shoulder whispering "Do it," I added a few Punches, and a box of Red Lion Cheroots. I knew there was no way my humidor would accommodate even half of that, so I threw in a cigar jar, and used a promo code to get a free 10-count Herf-A-Dor. Even then, I was smoking cheroots out of the box for a week or two because they wouldn't all fit in the available humidor space.
So that's where I stand right now. Humidor, cigar jar, Herf-A-Dor. My stock is much diminished from what it was a month ago, but not gone. But last week a got the boxed set of Churchill's "Second World War," and, of course, I figured it would be a crime to read books by the man himself without smoking some big cigars, so I decided to stock up. The RyJs were backordered, so I went with Factory Throwouts. Then the Brown Leaf devil on my shoulder started giggling like a schoolgirl, and I clicked "Keep Shopping." Anyway, my incoming cigar order is once again going to exceed my humidor capacity.
So, to get to my questions. I really do prefer pipes to cigars, so I don't want to get another humidor. First off, I know the Herf-A-Dor is meant for traveling, but will it be ok for longer-term storage, say until I free up some space in my regular humidor (or smoke off whatever's in it)? Second, a tupperdor would be my preferred back-up storage, but I don't have any suitable containers. Would a thoroughly cleaned plastic coffee can serve just as well, or is the seal not good enough? Third, if all else fails and I have to pull all my remaining cheroots to make room for the better cigars, how long can I expect them to last without humidification (still in cellophane)?
So that's where I stand right now. Humidor, cigar jar, Herf-A-Dor. My stock is much diminished from what it was a month ago, but not gone. But last week a got the boxed set of Churchill's "Second World War," and, of course, I figured it would be a crime to read books by the man himself without smoking some big cigars, so I decided to stock up. The RyJs were backordered, so I went with Factory Throwouts. Then the Brown Leaf devil on my shoulder started giggling like a schoolgirl, and I clicked "Keep Shopping." Anyway, my incoming cigar order is once again going to exceed my humidor capacity.
So, to get to my questions. I really do prefer pipes to cigars, so I don't want to get another humidor. First off, I know the Herf-A-Dor is meant for traveling, but will it be ok for longer-term storage, say until I free up some space in my regular humidor (or smoke off whatever's in it)? Second, a tupperdor would be my preferred back-up storage, but I don't have any suitable containers. Would a thoroughly cleaned plastic coffee can serve just as well, or is the seal not good enough? Third, if all else fails and I have to pull all my remaining cheroots to make room for the better cigars, how long can I expect them to last without humidification (still in cellophane)?
