How to Build a Cigar Tupperdor | Cigar prop
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- čas přidán 22. 07. 2024
- In this video, we show you how to build a cigar tupperdor.
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If you would like the wood box to hold our Sistema container, you can contact Bob at ezfripp@gmail.com
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Thank you for watching my how to build a tupperdor video.
This video helped me save so much money! I was transferring my collection from wood humidors to an acrylic humidor. But the Boveda acrylic one is so expensive I could only afford one but when I saw this video, BINGO! Perfect, cheap tupperdor with wood trays. Thanks Kevin!
I have six of these now that are full of cigars, I absolutely love them!
Love that box. I used 6 of the ziploc ones for a long time and they worked phenomenal. I still have 2 for my overflow.
I have 12 containers in a cooler, going on a year and a half, never opened them and Boveda packs still like the day I put them in. Love it no fuss.
12! Damn!
Cool..I've seen several ppl recommend these in some of the FB groups I'm a member of..especially for someone who is new to cigar smoking. They say they're very easy to maintain..a lot less work so to speak..like a set it & forget it type of thing..I think it's a great move for someone who has a busy lifestyle and wants to have something to keep their cigars safe..the box to put it in is a great cosmetic upgrade!
Agreed Sherry!
I like the maintenance-free aspect of it. Anybody that watched any of my videos know that I have nothing but problems with humidors!
I am seriously considering buying a dozen of these and a really nice china cabinet!
Go to Target and get a Rubbermaid brilliance container...the largest one holds about 30 robustos easily. Throw a boveda pack in there and off you go.
the wooden box for tuppador genuiss ideal !!!!!!!!! I have a humidor but I also use these plastic clear containers that you use for pasta or flower or sugar . air tight , works great and I think looks good on my counter . thanks
I'm really digging this container!
I’ve got a tupperdor for my singles, nice RubberMade with super clear and sturdy plastic that i got from Target, fits 20-30sticks. Couple 69% bovedas and sat in my closet it’s doing great
The nice part about using Tupperware, is that you can throw them on a closet shelf!
Great video. I have a few tupperdor. spent at the most $20 on the containers and threw some 60g boveda packs in them and off we went. Each holds about 50 - 75 cigars and they work wonderful. This is an awesome little kit though that you have put together. and that box is outstanding.
Thanks Chris! I think they humidor business is going to slowly go downhill if not disappear over the next few years. These containers are just too damn nice!
@@Cigarprop they are nice and so much cheaper. I dont use the trays in mine. and like Bob said. everytime i go in mine to look for a cigar they all get rotated.
I have 16 tupperdores full. I love them way more than any other humidor. Because of me traveling for work all the time the low to no maintenance is key.
16? Damn!
That's pretty cool Kevin and definitley a great idea for traveling.
Thanks Gerald!
Thanks for this video, exactly what I needed
You're very welcome!
Best thing I did with my cigars is put them in the Sistema container. Like Bob said zero maintenance and my Boveda 60 gram packs have lasted me a little over a year. ( 4 packs in each tupperdor). Just did a refresher on the Boveda packs and the old ones I could still be using, no hardness to them at all. I have a hygrometer in there just to keep track of temperature as the humidity is solid at 69. I will be reaching out to Bob to get me one of these boxes and it will be sweet to keep them in.
We are using 14 systema containers right now along with all of our other humidors
I have a sistema tuperdor myself. It's a bit smaller than that one and I use it strictly for traveling. Spent a week at the beach this summer and it worked great. Took about 20 cigars, a couple 69% boveda packs it was splendid.
Edit: putting those cedar trays in is totally unnecessary. Cut $28 off the price. You dont need them.
I think for home use I would probably get rid of the trays as well.
I definitely want to pick up a smaller sistema for traveling.
We use the largest Rubbermaid Brilliance container as a travelling/home humidor. I keep a lot of my favorite cigars in it at home for easy access. It holds about 30 cigars. A piece or two of cedar and one 69 boveda pack. If I were going to expand how many cigars I had, I would definitely do something like you have done in the video.
Everybody keeps telling me about that Brilliance container oh, I'm definitely going to have to find one of those to check them out
I been using mason jars for my overflow I throw some cider spills and 2 small bovida packs they hold 10 cigars each haven’t had any problems have about 10 of them and they look good in the cabinet and when I travel I throw a jar in my bag
Mason jars? Who'd of think it!
I use one for infused but like my wood humidor as a piece of furniture and giant coolers for bulk box storage.
I do like the look of my nice big cabinet humidor, it's definitely a conversation piece.
I bought a smaller glass too humidor and then got a box of cigars and a couple 10 packs and ran out of room so I just use Tupperware now and I found a cool place in the basement closet so I stay right at 70 and 70 for a long time I didn’t want a big humidor when I just bought that 40 count so Tupperware is saving me money and I have a divider or two and some cedar spills in there it’s worked great
The benefits of having a basement!
Cigar prop oh yea
I love these containers, I use one of them and some of the rubbermaid brilliance containers which are also great. Using a standard desktop humidor got in the way of that I wanted to do, smoke the cigars. I was constantly fucking with it and it just annoyed me more than it worked. For me personally I’m so much happier I switched the to tupperdore system.
I am really digging this setup! I am going to look up that Brilliance container though oh, you're the third person that has mentioned that to me and it looks like a really good container.
Cigar prop hope you like those Rubbermaid ones bud, they seem to hold humidity perfectly, I’ve had one 60gram boveda in each for months and they’ve worked perfectly 👍🏼👍🏼
I ordered 2 Mantello Cigars Cedar Trays and this same Sistema 1870 236 oz container. The dimensions were accurate, however I'm not able to stack 2 trays in the Sistema container like I see in various pics online. The container is about 1/4" short and the lid won't seal. The trays are correct dimensions, however the dimensions of the Sistema container are outside, not inside dimensions. Not quite sure how everyone is able to stack 2 of these trays and still seal the lid?
I'm not sure the size of the trays that you got, but these are the ones that I use, and a lot of other people use amzn.to/3Hlr0oA
I just do the same thing and your correct they don't fit.
when u use cedar tray u wipe them down with distilled water before u use ? or just boveda packs ?
If you wipe them down with distilled water first, it speeds up how fast you can put your cigars in there. I usually just tell people to throw in a few Boveda packs and wait 2 weeks
I have this exact setup for aging some sticks
How many boveda do you use??
That intro was funny. lol
Plus if a tobacco beatle was to infest the cigars or they were to hatch, they cannot chew through the plastic container and get in or out so that's a big plus imo.
American.....a little to step right now.....like to try it one day
That’s what I use with one tray. I have a 320g Boveda but not sure where I can put it in the tupperdoor. Curious where Bob keeps his.
I'll have to ask him to do a humidor tour so people can see what his setup is.
I've got this setup pretty much, except I don't have 2 trays. I have 1 tray and one cigar box stacked. I did season that wood with %84 bovedas for 2 weeks before I put my cigars in there. I went with %65 boveda packs when I put my cigars in.
I wish I would have thought about maybe he just putting a cigar box on there!
@@Cigarprop I got an empty box from the padron 7000 I think. Those cigars are 60 ring gauge therefore providing you with plenty of room for your cigars. I drilled holes in the bottom of it. It sits perfectly on top of the one shelf I ordered from amazon
@@timothybuck3619 right on! Thanks for the info!
Does Bob have a website where we can purchase the box for the sistema 236 ounce tupperdor? Also any pics of the colors he makes
Ezfripp@gmail.com
Feel free to email him
I'm new at cigar smoking, I understand wanting a humidor and I can see this being within my budget, but if the packets maintain the humidity then what's the point of the hygrometer?
You're absolutely right.
I've learned a lot since this video, and a hygrometer is completely unnecessary
Do you still sell the boxes the the tuppidor will fit in? My old wooden humidor refuses to hold a seal anymore
I don't sell them, my buddy Bob sells them. His email address is in the video description
Question: Spanish cedar...is that what the cigarbox is made of when you buy a whole box? Thanks for very helpfull videos.
Some cigar boxes are made of Spanish Cedar, others are not. Some use a cheaper mahogany, which can be used to store cigars just fine
@@Cigarprop I was gifted a box of Corona candlelight Sumatra. Do you know if that is one or the other?
Honestly, I am not sure
do i need to season the cedar trays before stacking the cigars in the Tupperdor ? if yes for how long before i can stack the cigars in the tupperware ? thanks
No you do not. Just put the cigars in the Cedar tray, and put the cedar tray in the container, toss in a Boveda, and you are done
Do you think you can do the same thing eith a thick glass container like this
I'm not sure if you could.
I have an electric humidor that I filled the water revivor with cigar beads and used propylene glycol to hydrate. The water was not working rite.
Cigar Prop - Do you find that your Tupperdor stays cooler (temp-wise) inside "Bob's" wooden box or outside it?
I have the same Sistem Tupperdor but no wooden box and the temp wants to stay above 72 degrees.
I don't actually have one of Bob's boxes oh, this is just one that he brought over for the video.
I honestly wouldn't worry about the temperature too much. You want to focus on the humidity level. I have several of these that I use for cigars, and I have my big traditional stand up cabinet humidor, and I really don't pay attention to the temperatures.
Occasionally I will look and see that the temperatures are between 72 and 78 degrees, and it doesn't bother me as long as my humidity level is not above 68.
High temperatures and high humidity will lead to mold. But high temperatures and a lower humidity, and you'll be just fine
@@Cigarprop Thanks. That really eases my mind. Until recently, I've only bought a few cigars at a time. But now I'm wanting to keep more cigars at home and I'm obviously new to the humidor game. Love the videos. Unpretentious and honest.
What about putting cedar rolls on the bottom plus the trays
If I I have Cedar sheets that come with a box of cigars, I will always take it out and throw it in the bottom of one of my Tupper doors, but I don't seek out Cedar to put in them anymore
I’m late to this video but am interested in the tupperdore wood box, is it still being made?
I'm not sure if they are.
You can send an email to my buddy Bob, at: ezfripp@gmail.com
I just got the same set up. It looks like your Sistema has plenty of headroom with the two trays in it. Mine is too tight to seal the lid. I'm going to have to cut 1/8th inch of height off one of the trays so I can seal the Sistema properly. Other than, that I like it.
I just did the same thing, I would look for another container.
Hey so I’m buying the sistema humidor. Do you recommend buying cedar trays or sheets and seasoning it first, then throwing in a boveda pack ? Or should I just keep it with no cedar and throw a boveda pack in with the cigars right away
Since this video, I now have almost two dozen tupperdors.
You don't need any cedar trays or Cedar sheets.
Just put in a small Boveda and you'll be fine.
@@Cigarprop thank you so much. 🙏🏽I’ll do that instead and save more money
@@diehardknicksfansinceiwass2683 you're very welcome
I got a empty cigar box from a very sleezy shop, granted it was free, so I'm using the wood from it in a tupperdor, are these boxes the only source?
And I've got a question I've been told not to trust the glass top humidor is that true
As a rule of thumb we stay away from glass top humidors because they leak so badly
Buy early, buy cheap. Those 1870 model Sistemas often get a price spike around holidays. Occasionally I’ve seen amazon run a discount sale on them too, so watch amazon frequently.
Someone else had said that and when I went and checked, the price was $3 lower than what I paid! And that was from the same vendor!
Is the 320G Bovida pack too much for humidity?
Not at all.
Watching this 2 yrs after the video was posted. Heard the trays need to be seasoned, perhaps with a Boveda 84% pack. Is this necessary?
I'll be honest with you, nobody uses the trays anymore.
It was something that we used to do a few years ago because we thought that we needed Cedar in the containers, come to find out we don't.
@@Cigarprop oh didn’t realize. Seems to be less to no maintenance if I chose not to use the trays. Using the trays mainly for organization. OCD I guess. Thanks for the reply though.
Quick question, when you first got the sistema Tupperware did you clean it out before putting your cigars in and if I’m just using some cedar sheets do I need to season those sheets ?
All I do is leave them out for a couple of days with the lids off, so any excess plastic smell will bleed off.
If you're going to use cedar sheets, you don't have to season them.
But to be honest, I wouldn't use them.
I don't use any cedar in my tupperdors anymore because the cedar will impart a little bit of Cedar taste to the cigars.
I just want to taste the cigars on their own, not with the added cedar.
Ok so just open them up let it air out a bit, boveda packs and cigars in and I’m good to go?
I'll be honest with you, I have well over a dozen tupperdors, and I don't keep any humidification in any of them.
I found that it's not necessary.
I have some that have had no humidification in them for over a year, and the cigars are still perfect and the humidity level is still perfect
I appreciate the quick response man !!
@@Cigarprop so you don’t even use boveda packs in yours?
Kevin, did you test your container with water? My Sistema container leaks water terribly! Just wondering, 'cause mine is trash!
Jim
I've never tested any of mine with water.
I've never had any cigars dry out, and I've never had any Bovada prematurely dry out, so I've never thought about testing the seal.
Just watched this video. Bought two setups and added Boveda Butlers to each. My question would be-- how many cigars can I fit in these comfortably? Relatively new to cigar storage. In the past I only bought what I would smoke in a month and I am starting to stockpile now.
I just counted one of mine, and I had a t cigars in it.
Now in that particular one, I do not have the cedar trays. It's just full of random cigars that I'll probably never smoked
But I probably could have gotten another 10 cigars in there
@@Cigarprop not to be a PITA but you spellcheck did a number and whatever you meant to write came out as "a t" .
Could you try it again please.
@@walterflynn466 I'm gonna guess he meant "80" cigars.
@@walterflynn466 have 3 of these setup. All 3 with 2 trays each. With the trays, approximately 50. Without the trays, I’d guess about 80-100. You don’t want to use up more than 75% of the space as you want adequate airflow.
Cigarbid sells bricks of the bovedas 20pk got mine dirt cheap. So generally I overkill my setups with bovedas lol
That a the good things about Boveda, you can't use too many!
Kevin out of curiosity why should you rotate the cigars? Wouldn’t the boveda packs keep the whole container in one consistent humidity.
I would rotate them because there is always going to be a couple of cigars that are really close to the Boveda pack.
Cigar prop are you suggesting that the humidity changes the closer you get to the boveda?
@@dvdgmz I don't know. I'm thinking it be just a bit higher. I really don't know though.
Cigar prop cool. Not trying to be a dick bro just trying to gather everyone’s opinion before I formulate or change my own. Thanks though. Can I get a shout out? Lol 🙏🏼
@@dvdgmz dude! In no way did I think you were being rude or anything! We are all on this learning journey together!
For me to put one together up here in Canada is $200.... not including the wooden box. Absolutely brutal, but still better than the cheap "humidors" elsewhere. Love the videos Kevin!
Do you need Spanish cedar trays?
No. When I was first building these, I thought they were necessary but they really aren't
I bought the same tupperdor with the two Spanish cedar trays, seasoned the trays in the tupperdor for 14 days using 69% Boveda packs as shown in your video, calibrated my digital hygrometer, no cigars are in the tupperdor and yet my RH levels only get up to 64% away from any direct sunlight. When I take the wood trays out, my RH levels reach and stay at 69%. So clearly the trays are absorbing much of the RH from the Boveda packs. Should I bump up the Boveda packs to 72% or 75% RH to gain the few RH points to reach that sweet spot of 65-69% RH, re-season the trays in the tupperdor with 84% Boveda packs, or is 64% RH ok. Keep in mind I live in Texas and do have a mixture of about 20 Old World Cigars and about 40 New World Cigars. Thanks in advance, great videos and channel!!!
I would add cigars and just monitor them. Eventually everything is going to come to an equilibrium.
It's just going to take a little bit of time.
After seeing this video we are considering switching all of our bulk storage for our cigar inventory.
To this method.
We do sell a decent amount per month
So the inventory would turn quickly
I'll need to do some cost analysis.
My only concern is the cost of them we would need quite a few probably like two to three hundred of them
In that case, get a large Igloo cooler. I do have one of the largest ones that Igloo makes, and I keep about 1000 cigars in it.
It works just like these small containers
@@Cigarprop how many of the 320 G Pack would be need?
Or would it be more cost effective in the long run just to get some wine coolers and turn them into humidors so we wouldn't have to use Bovada packs
I'm my big Igloo I have had the same 320 packs in for almost a year.
I keep 6 4 of them in it.
@@Cigarprop 64
Also did you season the trays before using? Sorry for all the questions bro lol
I never season anything anymore. And I'll be honest with you I haven't used the trays in probably 2 years.
I have found the cigars really don't need the cedar.
When I was a little newer to the cigar industry, like when this video was made, everybody always promoted cedar. I really don't think that's necessary anymore
Right on bro thanks for the info!
@@jessehernandez52 you're very welcome!
320 is a disaster for me. Cigars become very moist. For me 69% or 65% and 2 60 gm packs.
You just had to do this video so they raise the price to $23 and sell out of the container. Thanks Kevin haha
I've seen those containers as low as $7 and as high as $25.
I tell people to just keep an eye out on them
You prefer 69% over 65% bovidas?
It depends on what I'm trying to accomplish.
If I'm putting cigars in the tupperdor that are a little dry, I'll put a 69% in and then swap it out to a 65% later on.
It just depends on the situation
Is 65% boveda good for a tupperdore?
It's perfect. You don't really need to run anything higher.
In fact, in most of mine, I don't run any humidification at all.
@@Cigarprop how do you keep your cigars fresh with no humidification?
When I put a bunch of cigars in a new Tupperdor, I'll usually put some humidification in there for a couple of months and then I take it out.
Once the cigars are properly humidified, a good Tupperdor will keep them sealed forever.
Now if this is a tupperdor that you're opening everyday, you're going to want to keep humidification in it.
I have Tupperdors that haven't been opened in probably a year.
I just got my ez ip67 waterproof box and 65% 60g boveda packs. How many Boveda packs per box? I read for plastic is 1 bag per 50 cigars?
I keep mine under my bed out of sight of grandkids and out of direct AC and heat
Can we just see Bobs set up ?
Spanish cedar sheets
.....me to bob.....
Bob still making these boxes?
@@Trickbill6969 I'm not sure. It's been a long time since I've talked with him.
@@Cigarprop yea I emailed him and unfortunately not. Do you know anywhere else I could get one?
@@Trickbill6969 unfortunately I do not.
So 175 for whats in your hand now....Craig's list guys
u said when u traveled u stick your lighters in there. Im guessing youre not talking about plane travels because they dont let torchlighters in your check in or carry on. Sucks
I usually just buy a lighter at the airport when I get to my destination. I can't wait till they start allowing torchlighters again!
I didn't see the email address could you give to me please
Ezfripp@gmail.com
prop ty
I have emailed you
On Cigarauctioneer you can get a 12pk of the 69% packs for $30 plus shipping
Damn! Great deal!
That’s like 10 years worth!
Herfador...amazon......cheap brother
I use tupperware, wife sells it on weekends...so I get the good price....I like em...box and trays not so much...
I bet you do get a good deal!
American again u smoking !!!! Noooooooo
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