I chose a large, pretty, vintage humidor: a Thomas & Co. humidor that holds up to 600 cigars. I got lucky and found this one on Shop Goodwill! Everything arrived in working order...I just had to season the thing to get it going properly.
Seasoning means you have to acclimate the wood to the moisture required to humidify your cigars - ideally at 70%. It's taken a while to get the entire thing seasoned - and there are many ways to do so. One method is to wipe everything down with distilled water (to get the wood used to absorption.) Another, which is the method I used - is to insert Boveda Humidor Seasoning Packs - as many as you need, to reach ideal humidity for your sticks. (Remember, ideal humidity is 70%.) I used these 84% packs because I'm a millennial and I like instant gratification. (It took me about a week to reach my ideal humidity.)
After your humidor is seasoned, you can unpack your cigars, and let them rest comfortably in your humidor. I've had a fun time walking dinner guests over to my humidor to let them choose something to their liking...remember: sharing is caring!
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