Travel Humidors

Make Sure Your Cigars Arrive in Perfect Shape
A good humidor keeps cigars properly stored, in great condition, with a soothing flavor and fine aroma. So, how to keep them in this condition while taking them to enjoy on the road or give away as gifts? Don't worry. You can keep your cigars in perfect condition even as you travel with the help of a travel humidor.

Travel humidors are portable. They can carry a smaller number of cigars - anywhere from a handful up to around 40. These should not only protect cigars on the inside by maintaining a controlled environment of about 65 to 75 percent humidity, they should be able to hold up to being taken on the road. One model calls itself The Sherman (as in tank). Some even promise to float, should you take your stogies on a fishing trip.

They Look and Feel Tough
Because a travel humidor obviously can't pull off the look of its cousins (that are as much furniture as they are storage devices), the travel models tend to emphasize their ruggedness. There are many models made out of tough, lightweight plastic. Others look like attache cases.

Humidors Home humidors of any size tend to have more of an elegant style, so travel humidor manufacturers have gone the other way. They tell you, if you're going on a camping trip - heck, if you're going to Iraq - your cigars will be safe. And your smoke will be every bit as satisfying when you crack that seal.

Some travel humidifiers are encased in leather, offering tough protection with a little bit more of a sophisticated feel.

Keeping Conditions Just Right
Travel humidors won't just encase your cigars with a tough outer shell and hold them in place inside, though. Remember, the most important part of a humidor is keeping humidity. A dry cigar is a bad cigar. Because they're going on the road, many travel humidors will have not only Hygrometers hygrometers, but humidifiers as well.