I'm making good progress on getting my gear ready for Botswana, but have one question at the moment.

How do you travel with your cigars in order to keep them fresh and intact? All of the travel humidors I've seen carry five, or at the most ten, cigars. Want to take about twenty or more over.

Looking for a good way to care for them. I have some cigar boxes with hardwood (not spanish cedar, I assume) liners. Vacuum pack them with a bit of moist sponge inside?

Thanks

One of our clients had one made by Pelican and it handled 30 easily.

Borealis Bob, I have used this brand to haul my cigars around. I have the 15 cigar model.Keeps my cigars in good shape. Plus these cases are made in USA.

http://www.fuertecases.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?

I use Pelican cases and you can find them in a variety of sizes to fit anything from short Robustos to extra long Churchills... just find a company that handles them and place your order. Most of the Pelican cases run less than $30! BTW, I use the little water filled Humicare pillows available at most cigar shops or cigar.com to keep them at the right humidity level for the trip. They work great!

Now this is a great forum question.

I just buy a box of sealed cigars -- Macanudo Duke of York cigars are a great choice -- and take the entire sealed box. Last year I took two boxes and they came through fine. I have not worried about humidity control in the past but this year I have a Humidipak bag that is large enough to slip an entire box in.

Nalgene bottles are without a doubt the best thing I have ever found!

Used them all ove Africa, Iraq, Afghanistan, South America and right here at home!

Nearly crush-proof, water & airtight, compact and versatile beyond just carrying them cherished sticks!

Big plus is that if you get caught in a really bad situation you can pack your stogies in a bag and fill up the bottles with H2O.

40 bucks spent at Campmor will get you nearly a month's supply sustainment for prolonged outings!

JW

I use a Dunhill Sidecar travel humidor. It's leather bound and lined with Spanish cedar. My wife bought it for me.

It's a bit large (25 cigar capacity), but it works like a champ.

Use a tupperware container with a proper credo and it will work perfectly. I use this as my mane
humidor - seals much better that any wood humidor I have ever owned and have opwned many.

http://www.neptunecigar.com/pr...midor_the_scout.aspx

I use this for my tavels holds 20 cigars hard case looks like a breif case not bad for 40 dollars

There are travel humidors available for about $20, e.g., EasyDor.

That is what I use when I travel.

George

How about this one?
50 Cigar case

Maybe if you knew a good custom hand rolled cigar shop you could get some of these Cigar Bands made up? Then you and your friends could enjoy a custom hand rolled cigar with a good Single Malt Whisky around the campfire at the end of the day

BOBALU CIGAR CO. AUSTIN, TEXAS Ask for John, tell him I sent you!

Speaking of cigars, the PJC Higeaneas(sp)tobacco store in Amsterdam is like a tobacco museum and terrific cigar shop. If you like really good Cubans it's the place. Close to really nice hotels as well. I've always had the store spray water in a big zip loc and put the whole cigar box in the bag and then in my carry on. I always leave them in a humidor in the bar of the dining tent. I've had no problems yet. MMP

Some excellent leads !

Everyplace I had looked only offered small capacity cases.

Those 20-25 capacity units are much more like I've been looking for.

I'll be bringing a small variety of cigars with me, otherwise I'd just take a sealed box.

Can't wait to sit around the fire at night and watch mellow smoke waft its way to the stars!

this thread is causing me to crave good stogie!!!

--and fine whisky

now All I need is is horny broad

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Originally posted by clayman216:
Use a tupperware container with a proper credo and it will work perfectly. I use this as my mane
humidor - seals much better that any wood humidor I have ever owned and have opwned many.

I second the Tupperware. You can get them to fit as many cigars as you like or get a couple in different sizes to fit better in suitcases.
You can also hot glue a humidifier to the bottom of the container so that it stays secure.


I use a tupperware container at home all the time also. I've got 3 wooden humidors and they are just wasting space.

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Originally posted by Jeff Wemmer:
Nalgene bottles are without a doubt the best thing I have ever found!


JW

Holy mackeral. Never thought of that. What a good idea.
ChetNC

I use the Nalgene bottles as well. The only drawback is capacity - limited to around a week's supply of Monte Cristo #2. For an extended trip, I buy a fresh box from the factory. They seem to keep just fine for the 2 weeks or so it takes to puff those bad boys.

Just buy a box of Cohiba or Romeo Y Julieta at the first Airport you land. They'll be fine throughout your trip and you can bring some back home!

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Just buy a box of Cohiba or Romeo Y Julieta at the first Airport you land. They'll be fine throughout your trip and you can bring some back home!

Very true if you are a "recreational" puffer, but those of us who are addicts, one box won't make it and if by chance we run out....I don't even what to think about what might happen

JW

To all US cigar aficionados - I can recommend www.cigars-of-cuba.com. Been using them for years, good stuff and trouble free.

Cannot tell you where the cigars originate, but if you had a map it looks a lot like Cuba.

Cheers

In Amsterdam try Hajenius on Roken in the city centre. www.Hajenius.com
A cigar smokers paradise !!
If you visit Ireland for a bit of shooting or indeed want to shop on line visit the Decent Cigar Emporium,62 Grafton Street,Dublin www.decent-cigar.com

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Originally posted by Jack D Bold:
To all US cigar aficionados - I can recommend www.cigars-of-cuba.com. Been using them for years, good stuff and trouble free.

Cannot tell you where the cigars originate, but if you had a map it looks a lot like Cuba.

Cheers

Jack,

Have they shipped to you (hypothetically speaking )? Their info page says they won't ship to the US.

Frosty,

3 boxes going to Moz with me in 18 days (who's counting?).

Very reliable shipments. But of course they CANNOT be Cubanos, as that would be against the law, right?

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Originally posted by Jack D Bold:
I use the Nalgene bottles as well. The only drawback is capacity - limited to around a week's supply of Monte Cristo #2. For an extended trip, I buy a fresh box from the factory. They seem to keep just fine for the 2 weeks or so it takes to puff those bad boys.

2 boxes got me through 10 days hunting in Namibia but I did buy a 5 pack of Cohibas at the airport for the ride home.

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2 boxes got me through 10 days hunting in Namibia but I did buy a 5 pack of Cohibas at the airport for the ride home.

Frank,

That's another reason to like you - the bouncing twins avatar is the first! Any safari plans coming up?

We leave for a cat hunt in Moz in a few weeks. Anybody know if spots is attracted to the aroma of a good cigar?

Rusty....

Ordered a few different cigars from Bobalu based on your recommendation.

Nice !

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Originally posted by Jack D Bold:

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2 boxes got me through 10 days hunting in Namibia but I did buy a 5 pack of Cohibas at the airport for the ride home.

Frank,

That's another reason to like you - the bouncing twins avatar is the first! Any safari plans coming up?

We leave for a cat hunt in Moz in a few weeks. Anybody know if spots is attracted to the aroma of a good cigar?

Wifezilla wants a new car so I made a deal with her. She gets a new car and the next year I go back to Africa. Let's see how long she holds out (she's a very impatient woman).

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Originally posted by mrlexma:
I use a Dunhill Sidecar travel humidor. It's leather bound and lined with Spanish cedar. My wife bought it for me.

It's a bit large (25 cigar capacity), but it works like a champ.

I think your wife does not like you much!
Encouraging you to smoke!

You should tell her the following story.

An old Jewish man married a woman much younger than himself. He dies at the ripe old age of 95.

And as he was a good man, he ended up in heaven. He likes golf, so he suddenly finds himself in a beautiful villa, over looking a great gold course. There was food and drink laid out for him.

"Where am I?" he asked.
"You are in heaven"
"How much is this going to cost me?"
"Nothing. This is your reward for being a good man om earth"
"How much is it to play golf"
"Nothing. It is all free. You can play as often as you like, the course changes each time you play. So you will never have to play the same course again. You can eat as much as you like, and you will never get fat or affect your health"

He spent the next few years having the time of his life.

Then his wife died, and suddenyly appeared at his door.

As soon as he saw here, he walks up to her, and started to beat her up!

She cried "Why! Why are you beating me?"
"If you did not stop me smking, and your low fat diet and feeding me all those bran muffins I would have been here YEARS ago! That is why!"

I use plastic travelling humidors - gift froma friend so not sure where from but they are virtually armoured and o-ring sealed with foam inners - each one can take 15 Robusto size cigars. I doubt they are expensive.

A tip - if you are stopping in S.A en-route to Botswana, go and buy some Cubans in the Duty free shop at Jo'burg airport. You will have to geta sympathetic traveller from aother flight to show her ticket as flying from S.A to Botswana invalidates your right to buy duty free.

The selection thre is very good and prices are keen - the English lady in charge is a knowledgeable cigar smoker and will cut a deal if you buy a few boxes.