Cigar Smokers? Radio Shack Digital Hydrometer for $10 !

[DKim81]

If anyone smokes cigars and owns a humidor, here is a link to a great hydrometer that is very accurate for me (within 1% RH). It usually goes for $20 but cut down to $10 at your local store with coupon !

http://www.radioshack.com/Coupons/Coupons.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&hp=coupons#


Make sure to do a salt-calibration test to see how accurate your hydrometer is and to compensate whenever you look at it.

Has great features such as backlight, high/low temp/humidity, digital temperature in increments of 0.1 F and relative humidity in 1 degree increments.

 

[DKim81]

By the way, it is meant to use indoors in your home so it serves multiple purposes !

 

[robie]

Do you have a recomendation for a good humidor at a decent price? thanks.

 

[ronton888]

Too bad we can't bring Cubans back from Canada. Something about an embargo applying to importing through another country?

 

[DKim81]

Originally posted by: robie
Do you have a recomendation for a good humidor at a decent price? thanks.

Any humidor that is lined with spanish cedar and a thickness of about 3/4 inches should do the job as long as there are not any leaks. Depending on the quantity of cigars it'll hold be prepared to spend AT LEAST $100 for a 25-50 cigar humidor. You can also actually make a "coolerdor" simply out of an ice chest, spanish cedar, wet green plant foam, and a travel soap dish with perforations to act as a humidifier. Of course for aesthetics this wouldn't really do, but many cigar aficianados who collect a lot of cigars use this method to store excess cigars because it's cheap and it gets the job done !

Take a look at this site and see for yourself.

http://www.cigarnexus.com/counsel/cigarstorage/index.html

Hope this helps !

 

[ICantAffordIt]

Just a small correction. Unless I'm mistaken, this is a hygrometer not a hydrometer. A hygrometer is for measuring relative humidity in air, a hydrometer is for measuring specific gravity of a fluid.

But a good deal non-the-less.

A digital hydrometer for $10 would be an even better deal for those of us with aquariums.

 

[DKim81]

Whoops. Yeah a hygrometer my bad.

 

[bman46]

Seems like a good price.

 

[drx9175l]

Originally posted by: robie
Do you have a recomendation for a good humidor at a decent price? thanks.

Search eBay for "humidor supreme 100" (no quotes) and you will find a very nice model. Paid just under $50 for mine, including shipping. That's about half of what they sell for in my local cigar shop.

Thanks DKim81 for the heads up. Got mine from Radio Shack and it's working fine. Perfect size and shape. More accurate than the analog unit that came with my humidor, plus it's nice to be able to monitor temperature as well.

 

[TrentSteel]

Great deal, although I have to admit I'm partial to analog hygrometers when it comes to my humidor.

 

[fcastle]

Got the last one in the store in Spokane Valley, WA. Very nice little unit for $10. I also just got my first humidor from www.thompsoncigars.com.

 

[SSibalNom]

keep drugs fresh!

 

[gedman]

My local Radio Shack had none of these in stock But, I got some hot info for AT readers...

Go to the register and tell them that you want to buy it "DIRECT2U" and show the coupon printout from this thread. They will take your address and your payment ($9.99 + local tax) and they will mail the gizmo to you with FREE SHIPPING! They said that it should arrive at my house within 7 days, and they provide a tracking number so you can check the status.

GedMan

PS. Anyone who appreciates this post and has an extra Gmail invite, please PM an invite to me

 

[Research]

Originally posted by: DKim81
If anyone smokes cigars and owns a humidor, here is a link to a great hydrometer that is very accurate for me (within 1% RH). It usually goes for $20 but cut down to $10 at your local store with coupon !

http://www.radioshack.com/Coupons/Coupons.asp?cookie%5Ftest=1&hp=coupons#


Make sure to do a salt-calibration test to see how accurate your hydrometer is and to compensate whenever you look at it.

Has great features such as backlight, high/low temp/humidity, digital temperature in increments of 0.1 F and relative humidity in 1 degree increments.

Thanks DKim81 for spreading my Fatwallet post to AT.

 

[BatmanNate]

Sweet. Building a fridgidor is still on my list of summer hobby projects.

 

[sstinman]

What are the dimensions? It looks kinda big judging from the web picture.

Bought one yesturday, Fyi its about 3" x 1" x 5/8"

 

[Yourself]

I'm gonna pick one of these up for my second humidor. Just got done smoking a Punch Grand Cru after the BBQ...gotta luv summer


Thanks for the deal!!