OK, I'm hooked. Plz post photos of your work.

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Looks like excessive end zone celebration to me. Good thing they didn't pull out a Sharpie.
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Ditto, keeps 'em cool and fresh!


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Gentlemen,

PROJECT UPDATE:

I picked up the 8" dia. PVC pipe yesterday. It has a cap glued on one end and a slip on cap for the top. I will later fix a lock through the top lid.
The hole is dug and the pipe is now in place. I will post photos soon. I have 60 cigars coming today via UPS. I also received my RH beads today from hcmcigarbeads.com.
Question: Should I adjust my beads from 65 to 70 percent humidity?
I know I need to let them set in my caddys for a couple of weeks first, but should I adjust them if up to 70* or leave them where they are (assuming they are between 65 and 70).
I have two 15 and one 10 cigar caddys that I will "put in the hole" and connect to a hook at the top of the pipe with heavy strings. I'll number the caddys and keep an inventory of what's in which box.
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Pics!
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This needs pics of course... but really dude, all you needed was a cooler. Waste of time in my opinion. I also suspect that within a month you will buy a cooler out of sheer frustration with digging up your cigars every time you want a smoke.
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Here is the 8" PVC tube. It's 54" tall!
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Hook for rope:
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Lid:
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Looking down tube:
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Hole with tube in it:
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Cigar Caddy (15) on a "leash":
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Caddy in tube:
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Final storage photo:
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Wheres the hole?! Put a grave marker over it, see what your neighbors say.

Edit: You just posted the pics.
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Holy sh!t! You did it! Bravo! That's kinda cool. Unconventional, but cool. Thanks for the pics. This rocks! :-)
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I would rather this than trying to keep a cooler cool by having to continually add ice and worry about the temperature. This tube will keep things nice and cool. I can easily access cigars and will keep them in the house once ambient temps go down.

I'll put a lock on it later today.
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Did the leaves from your Oak tree fall early this year? :-)


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Thank you, thank you. I'm very happy with the results. It was a deep hole. The actual digging took me about an hour. I went through some pretty heavy soil and some roots needed to be cut but everything went pretty smooth.

I now have the tiniest basement in North America!
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I put it in a part of our yard that is left "natural" (I don't rake there).

I'll probably paint the cap to look leafy.
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Congrats!!!

Don't listen to us Naysayers!!! Pretty soon we'll all be digging holes!!!:-)
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Impressive, but what you really need to do is buy a pole with a hook and just let them stack..... ORRRRRR REALLLY strong Magnets! :-)!! JK awesome unconventional storage!
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Well, I think to make this complete, you should PM an admin and have them change your name from "Hoosierguy" to "Squirreldude".
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Now, for your next project, put a 36" pipe down there with a storage rack and some pulleys... you'll be able to store EVERYTHING... run power to it so its run by a hydraulic winch!!! oooohhhh that'd be awesome!
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Very cool!!! :-)
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Wow, what a unique solution to a common problem. What's the temp like in the ground?
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