| who smoke cigars, take their cigars seriously. For | | | | Small, box sized humidifiers can run for several |
| many, it is an indulgence in which they relish; a time | | | | months without needing to be refilled with enough |
| to relax or reflect, celebrate or seal the deal. | | | | water to create the right amount of humidity. This |
| Whatever times or occasions one chooses to | | | | allows you to fill the reservoir and basically forget |
| celebrate with a cigar, there is one thing they all have | | | | about it for a long time. |
| in common; their cigars must be fresh or the | | | | For large collections – those held in a full room |
| experience just isn’t worth it. | | | | humidor – a much larger humidifying system is |
| Keeping Cigars Fresh | | | | required. These generally hook up to a continuous |
| Humidity control is the primary way to ensure | | | | water source, much like a household hot water tank |
| freshness for cigars. A humidor humidifier – a | | | | would. Just as you turn on the faucet in your kitchen, |
| device which adds just the right amount of moisture | | | | the vaporizer part of the humidifier would turn on |
| to the air of a humidor is a must have device for | | | | when humidity levels get too low for optimal |
| anyone who stores their cigars for longer than a | | | | freshness of the cigars. These electric pumps use a |
| week. | | | | hepa filter to act as an internal purifier. |
| Collectors of fine cigars have invested a great deal | | | | The Role of the Hygrometer |
| of time and money into finding the finest | | | | A hygrometer is the gauge that determines if there |
| manufactured cigars. To simply store those in a | | | | is enough humidity or not produced by the humidor |
| wooden box or jar would never do. These items | | | | humidifier. You can have the top, state of the art |
| must be stored in a properly controlled environment | | | | humidifier with endless and continuous water supply, |
| – namely the humidor. | | | | but if the hygrometer isn’t working then it is |
| Sizes & Styles of Humidor Humidifiers | | | | all for naught. |
| For a small collection of cigars a small container will do. | | | | A hygrometer can be either analogue or digital and |
| Humidity still however needs to be properly regulated. | | | | can work to control just humidity or temperature and |
| Depending on the climate in which you live and the | | | | humidity together as in the digital models. The right |
| weather conditions, there may be enough humidity in | | | | combination of both will give you the best overall |
| the room air. That’s fine, but the enclosed | | | | results. |
| container must also have the right conditions. | | | | It is important to keep hygrometers well calibrated. A |
| There are humidifier models designed to create the | | | | quick check periodically can ensure that you are |
| perfect atmosphere for any size humidor. Units can | | | | getting an accurate reading of the true temperature |
| be installed in humidors holding between 25-30 cigars, | | | | and humidity. If you fail to have an accurate reading |
| or for those that hold 100 cigars. Even whole room | | | | from the hygrometer, then too much or too little |
| systems are available for rooms holding thousands of | | | | humidity will destroy your collection. |
| treasured cigars. | | | | |