When humidors where first
created by Zino Davidoff in the early 20th century, they were large
cellar humidors which certainly made for restricted travel. One now had
the ability to strive for the perfect cigar, but only from home. Most
people would agree that the feasibility of traveling with a large room
did not exist, and still does not, even today. A dilemma arose as to
how to preserve a moist cigar while traveling.
Early models of travel humidors were patterned after air-tight cases in
which the cigar aficionado placed cigars already maintained in a cellar
humidor. This worked well except that when one opened the travel
humidor, since the maintained humidity existed as a result of already
moist cigars, each time the humidor was opened, humidity would escape
and the ambient humidity of the room replaced the humidity that had
been inside the travel humidor.
Today humidors can be found that are battery-powered or can be plugged
into any available AC outlet or a combination of both. While these
types of humidors are more functional than ostentatious, they can be
made of any materials in varying shapes and designs, suited to please
the taste of even the most discriminating smoker.
Most travel humidors are made of extremely durable plastic, designed to
withstand the rigors of being moved about and for its lightweight
portability.
Travel humidors now meant that a society that is becoming increasingly
more mobile as a result of the prevalence of automobiles and air is no
longer demanded to choose between having a perfect cigar and being tied
to home or having to leave behind one’s favorite pastime to
travel.
Travel humidors are also an inexpensive addition with many functional
travel humidors costing less than $30. The internet is an excellent way
to research the different styles and brands while also finding the
least expensive style that will meet ones requirements. Humidors provides
detailed information on cigar humidors, travel humidors, and humidor
plans. Humidors is the sister site of Cigars Web.
