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Humidor
I don't generally talk about smoking cigars unless I'm among others that I know do as well, so it may surprise some of you to see that I've purchased a humidor. This year in particular I found myself on the backyard deck with a fine stick of tobacco or two in hand numerous times. It has gotten to the point where it makes sense to keep a few on hand, so I bought this 125 count, Ville II, glass-top, high-gloss humidor.
My friend and colleague, Terry Ryan, advised to be weary of too large a humidor, and too much glass. While I did size down from the 200 count I was looking at, I couldn't resist the glass top. Sorry Terry - too many pretty things inside to look at. Though I've seen thicker cedar, this worked out to be in my price point. It has a good seal, so I have faith that it will protect my collection.
I found a fancy for the drawer on the bottom as I was browsing the various options. I have a number of accessories that will find a nice home there.
The hygrometer is stock, and right now sits just above 40% - ouch! Welcome to Colorado. I ordered a Boveda seasoning kit that should be arriving in the next couple of days. Then I've also signed up for Boveda Direct to get packets shipped to me automatically. I've been using Boveda packets for a while with zip-lock bags and have been really pleased. I'm sure they'll hold up well to this climate.
Long term, I've been cooking up a wi-fi-enabled, Arduino-powered, temperature and humidity sensor project. Yup, I plan on drilling a small hole in the humidor and running a small, high-precision sensor into it - that is, as soon as I find a sure-fire way to put the seal back in place. Right now I'm looking at a PS2 port.
That will run to another cigar box (not humidor) sitting next to the humidor. That too will have a PS2 port on it, as well as an attached power adapter plug. Inside of the cigar box will be an Arduino, wi-fi shield from AsyncLabs, and any other related wiring. The idea is to keep the heat of the processor away from the tobacco.
The data will be broadcast to a personal server "in the cloud" every minute (or so), and I'll have a web application, as well as a mobile application (e.g. iPhone) to show me the status of my humidor. I'll probably put some form of email or SMS alert notification in case the humidity or temperature falls outside of a comfortable range too. But those are other pictures for another day.
Humidor
I don't generally talk about smoking cigars unless I'm among others that I know do as well, so it may surprise some of you to see that I've purchased a humidor. This year in particular I found myself on the backyard deck with a fine stick of tobacco or two in hand numerous times. It has gotten to the point where it makes sense to keep a few on hand, so I bought this 125 count, Ville II, glass-top, high-gloss humidor.
My friend and colleague, Terry Ryan, advised to be weary of too large a humidor, and too much glass. While I did size down from the 200 count I was looking at, I couldn't resist the glass top. Sorry Terry - too many pretty things inside to look at. Though I've seen thicker cedar, this worked out to be in my price point. It has a good seal, so I have faith that it will protect my collection.
I found a fancy for the drawer on the bottom as I was browsing the various options. I have a number of accessories that will find a nice home there.
The hygrometer is stock, and right now sits just above 40% - ouch! Welcome to Colorado. I ordered a Boveda seasoning kit that should be arriving in the next couple of days. Then I've also signed up for Boveda Direct to get packets shipped to me automatically. I've been using Boveda packets for a while with zip-lock bags and have been really pleased. I'm sure they'll hold up well to this climate.
Long term, I've been cooking up a wi-fi-enabled, Arduino-powered, temperature and humidity sensor project. Yup, I plan on drilling a small hole in the humidor and running a small, high-precision sensor into it - that is, as soon as I find a sure-fire way to put the seal back in place. Right now I'm looking at a PS2 port.
That will run to another cigar box (not humidor) sitting next to the humidor. That too will have a PS2 port on it, as well as an attached power adapter plug. Inside of the cigar box will be an Arduino, wi-fi shield from AsyncLabs, and any other related wiring. The idea is to keep the heat of the processor away from the tobacco.
The data will be broadcast to a personal server "in the cloud" every minute (or so), and I'll have a web application, as well as a mobile application (e.g. iPhone) to show me the status of my humidor. I'll probably put some form of email or SMS alert notification in case the humidity or temperature falls outside of a comfortable range too. But those are other pictures for another day.