Alright, I'm not really looking for the go ahead, or a smack on the wrist as I've already done it, but has anyone else made a sweater boxidor? I realize that it should not work with a less than optimal seal and all that, but I've had one up for a couple weeks with a few cigars and several boxes. It has 1 pound of beads and the RH has stayed within 2% all this time even with repeated opening and closing.

I'm not suggesting abandoning coolidors, but I'm curious if anyone else has tried it with good results?
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pic?
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:-)
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like a rubbermaid bin????
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You mean like those???
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:-):-)
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I've got two smaller boxes like that I've used for travel or herfs. They work just fine, at least short-term. I "improved" the seal by taking scraps of yoga mat and fixing strips into the lid's inner lip with double-sided tape.

FYI, I got the mat scraps from a local studio that cuts their own, and often has ends or pieces left. Just so you know it's not my own - you won't catch me greeting the sun in a downward dog.
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now that there is funny....:-):-)
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Sorry, I don't have a working camera atm :-), but yes, it's a large, plastic, 2.5x2x2 foot box that you can buy at any Wal-Mart/home store, etc. They are usually sold a sweater boxes. The type that's meant to store old clothes in closets. I have a weight that I keep on top to close any natural warpage gaps in the plastic.

And yes, it looks much like the one pictured above, only larger. :-)
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For temporary storage a plastic box will work. But unless you are just using one out of the garage, I dont see the reason. The smaller Sterlite boxes also are handy herf boxes. But as far as saving money for longer term storage I dont see these solutions being more economical than an $18 48qt cooler. :-)
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Here is a post for gasket-top storage boxes-
LINK :-)

I am up to 30 of these 20qt boxes now and 6 70qt coolers.
They work great! :-)

Here is a LINK to the cooler storage Thread this is posted in.
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