A Basic Humidor Buying Guide

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Originally Posted by Majd

Hi every one.
I just bought my first 75CT humidor from Thompson Cigar and I seasoned it for 2 days. However, I still have the feeling that this humidor smells wrong!! I have 5 new cigars in it for the last 3 days and I still get new wood smell or maybe wood glue smell. Is this normal, other humidors I had seen at other peoples places did smell nice cigar aroma. Would my humidor get a cigar smell with time, or did I buy a bad humidor?

Two days is a little short for seasoning a new humidor.

Once you have determined that the smell is cedar or glue, you should season the humidor longer. Make sure that the RH in the humidor holds near where you want it to be for your cigars. Don't rely on an analog hygrometer for this.