Putting Ice packs in a coolidor to lower the temperature?

J0eybb · 10-27-2010, 03:40 PM

I tried it, once. Not a good idea. Moisture condenses on the ourside of the pack. It pulls the humidity to the bags... not a pretty sight.

TheDudeAbides · 10-27-2010, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by J0eybb

I tried it, once. Not a good idea. Moisture condenses on the ourside of the pack. It pulls the humidity to the bags... not a pretty sight.

I'm with Joey on this one. Never tried it, my vino handles temp for me, but this seems like it would play hell with your RH%. And a wonky RH strikes me as being worse than high(ish) temp.
Besides..... winters coming, didn't you hear?
-Dude

thebayratt · 10-27-2010, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by J0eybb

I tried it, once. Not a good idea. Moisture condenses on the ourside of the pack. It pulls the humidity to the bags... not a pretty sight.

I agree.

I did the same thing by putting a few ice cubes made from DW in a dish in a humidor to lower the temp. It lowered the temp and also the RH dropped too. I figured the melted ice (DW) would help keep the RH up, but it didn't.
If you do try the ice packs, deffinately make sure they are not in contact with your cigars. But I think the same thing will happen to you that did with me. Give it a shot on a day you are home, so you can watch your RH if you do decide to try it.

We had to turn our AC back on yesturday too. But a cool front should be on its way here in the next few days.

Parshooter · 10-28-2010, 06:52 AM

I used ice packs in my cabinet once. I put them in 2 zip lock bags to make sure there was no extra humidity released. It did drop the temp some, but to keep it lower for any length of time, you would need to rotate the packs daily because they don't stay froze too long, at least in a cabinet.

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