I enjoy smoking a great cigar while driving. I am getting the new 2004 F150 FX4. I want to have a built in humidor, after market or custom.

Dose any one have any idea's or contacts?

Please let me know, Thanks.

 

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Crackup!!!!

That's histerical--a humidor in a truck?

 

with that new overhead modular system on the f150 there should be one made just for that.....

 

I love a good cigar as well. Never thought about an in-truck humidor but that would be pretty cool and unique. All you need to to is figure out where you want it, buy some cedar, and make yourself a box with piano hinges that will fit where you want it. Pop in a humidifier and gauge (Thompsons and Cigars International have them for cheap) and there ya go. Hmmm, I may have to do this myself

 

I remember this question came up before for a newer vehicle - you might want to try to search the FTE archives (if you can find a good way to search them - I usually try to use Google).

Best,

 

ex President Bill clinton had a novel cigar humidor idea but you'd have to ask Bill and Monica whether it worked.

 

Yeah, but then the cigars will give you a bad aftertaste

 

I use a 5 cigar travel humidor and a big one in the house. It gets bounced between the truck and the Harley. The humidity would be easier to maintain but any lenght of time (a few days) in the heat (80+) and the tobacco beetles could ruin your sticks.

 

I know the feeling. I have about 2,500 cigars in 15 humidors in my house, plus a small humidor at work (only holds 50). Not to mention I operate a small cigar shop.

Keeping any type of premium cigars (humidified) in a vehicle for a long time is a very bad idea. A humidor is not designed to go through any types of severe atmosphereic changes. Keeping the RH (Relative Humidity) at a constant is also dependant on ambiant temperature outside the box. You would have to maintain the interior of you truck at a constant 65 - 75 Deg F, not to mention sealing out humidity changes.

Any wooden humidor will not be able to do this, wood swells and contracts with moisture (spanish cedar even more so). After a few cycles of contraction & expansion you will no longer have a tight sealing box (waste of a good humidor).

Now lets talk about the sticks. If your cigars are too dry (<60% RH), they burn hotter and become harsh. If overly humidified by a small amount (80 - 82% RH) the foot end could swell and start to split, not to mention having a much harder draw, greater than 85% RH splitting the entire wrapper is possible. Temperature also wreaks havoc on cigars, going from extremes in temperature (cold to warm) will also cause a cigar to split, and or plug (filler leaves swell inhibiting draw). Cigars do not like to be jostled, a whole slew of nasties happen (cracking, bruising, bursting, and most dreadfully breaking).

Like most of us smoking even the moderately priced cigars (Padron, Punch, Macs, Helix, etc) we don't want to reach in and find a dried out smoke or worse yet an overly humidfied one. If you are a premium or super - premium (Cohiba, AVO, Dunhill, H. Upmann, etc) finding the above situations could lead to a lost investment in pleasure and money.

Someone mentioned the dreaded Tobacco beetle (Lacodermis), the little six legged, brownish - black *******s that enjoys our cigars before we do, can and will hatch in a nice warm truck (slightly over 5 hours is all that is needed for the little beast to emerge, if in a warm enough climate).

If you want to enjoy a smoke while driving invest in a crushproof portable humidor that can accomidate 5 - 10 of your prized puros. Look for one that has a liner that separates and cradles your cigars. They can be purchased at almost any purveyor of fine tobaccos, most for under $25.00. That way you always have a fresh supply of smokable sticks, and the cigars themselves have a nearly constant atmospheric perfection (67 - 75 Deg F / 65% - 72% RH).

If you do find a permanant mount humidor designed for the rigors of vehicle storage please let me know.

If you smoke a dry cigar (Dutch Masters and such), that do not need humidification, or the El Chepos (Phillies, Garcia y' Vega), they can last for up to about a year in a vehicle provided they are wrapped in cellophane and TIGHTLY sealed.

Hopefully the info helps

 

I just bought the yellow one at the bottom of this page.

http://dryboxes.safeshopper.com/8/cat8.htm?719

I'm riding to a Harley Rally in Hollister, Ca. for 3 days on the 4th of July. Temps could be up to 100. I will need to supply myself and a couple other guys with cigars. 24 sticks plus my 5 stick and we should be set.

 

cwb, what a coincidence. Monica doesnt smoke but she had the same taste sensation.