Travel Humidors - The Evolution and Use of Travel Humidors

The very first cigar humidors were created by Zino Davidoff in the early 20th century as a way to store his cigars in a container that would keep them fresh even if they were to be kept there for long periods of time. The only problem with these humidors was that they were exceptionally large cellar humidors and travel with them was quite impossible.

These humidors were ideal for ensuring that you would always have the perfect cigar at home to smoke, but created a dilemma when it came time to travel and you wanted to take your cigars with you.

This problem spawned the birth of travel humidors and the early models were more or less airtight containers into which you placed the cigars as soon as you took them out of your cellar humidor. This would have been a great idea except it came with anf inherent problem. As soon as you opened the container the humidity inside was released.

Each time you opened the container more of the humidity from the carefully stored cigars was let out. In the end if you were on a long journey your cigars would dry out or if you were traveling in a very humid country, the ambient humidity would end up making your cigars very soggy.

When you are traveling with you cigars you need to prepare for your trip by making sure that you have properly prepared your travel humidor for the trip. Unless you are one who is constantly travelling chances are your humidor sits in a closet collecting dust and waiting for the next time you need it. If this is the case then you will want to spend a little time properly preparing your humidor before you even think about storing your valuable cigars in it.

Since the best travel humidors are smaller versions of you home size humidor, you will need to properly moisten the inside with a damp cloth to allow the cedar lining to soak up as much moisture as it can hold. You should then fill up the humidifier and close the lid for 12 hours. After 12 hours open the lid and refill the humidifier, close the lid and let sit for 24 hours before placing your cigars inside.

If you are going to be on a long trip you should take some hydrating solution along with you to make sure the humidifier stays topped off and keeps the humidity level in your humidifier at the optimum level for the entire trip.

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