What Are Furniture Humidors?
Furniture humidors are just like normal desktop humidors, except they're significantly larger and come in the shape of a drawer, a cabinet, or another type of furniture style. As a result, cigar enthusiasts can store hundreds and, in some cases (depending on the size of the humidor), thousands of cigars at any one time.
How Do Furniture Humidors Work?
Furniture humidors work just like standard desktop humidors. They are designed to provide the most optimal conditions for storing your cigars. With that said, depending on the humidor you have, the way your humidor will work can vary quite a bit.
For instance, a small travel humidor won't be as comprehensive as a dedicated electric cigar cabinet humidor with all the humidity and temperature gadgets inside. With that said, they all share a few common features that help create the perfect cigar storage environment, including:
- A humidification system
- A tight seal all around
- A hygrometer
- A thermostat
All of these work in tandem to not only create but maintain and show you the exact conditions that your cigars are being stored under. With that information at hand, you can then make the necessary adjustments based on the types of cigars you're storing inside.
How to Choose a Furniture Humidor?
There are several things that we'd like you to take into consideration before investing in humidor furniture. First, you need to take your needs into consideration, including the type of furniture style you want and how many cigars you want to store inside. Once you have a rough idea of that, it's time to start considering:
- Your budget
- The aesthetic of the humidor
- What material you want the humidor to be made out of
And last but not least, the level of involvement you want to have in taking care of your cigar collection. This will help you decide between going for an electric humidor or a traditional humidor cabinet.
Can Any Piece of Furniture be Turned into a Humidor?
Generally speaking, yes. However, depending on the type of furniture you plan on using and its current condition, the level of effort required to convert it can be quite substantial. This is because you need to ensure that the furniture you want to convert into a humidor is tightly sealed and fully insulated.
Then, you need to purchase a humidity control system, a thermostat, and a hygrometer. You need all of these to make sure that the newly modified piece of furniture can maintain the optimal climate for storing your cigar collection.
In most cases, it's cheaper and a lot less hassle to invest in a purpose-built furniture humidor rather than trying to convert a piece of furniture into a humidor. Not only that, but your piece of furniture might not have the structural integrity or materials to effectively maintain the correct temperature and humidity inside.
