The Cabinet — Climate Science for Cigar HumidorsOriginal writing on humidor climate science, sensor gear, and cigar storage. By the team behind The Cabinet.https://thecabinet.club/en-usHow to light a cigar without ruining it: equipment, technique, and the storage problem people misshttps://thecabinet.club/blog/light-a-cigar/https://thecabinet.club/blog/light-a-cigar/Most 'this cigar burns terribly' frustration has nothing to do with how you held the lighter. It's the wrapper holding too much water, or too little, or a moisture gradient you can't see. Flame, foot, and the box the cigar came out of.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThow-toRogerGovee or Shelly H&T for humidor monitoring: how I split minehttps://thecabinet.club/blog/govee-vs-shelly-humidor/https://thecabinet.club/blog/govee-vs-shelly-humidor/The two sensor families The Cabinet supports. Both work great. Here's why we picked these two, what each does well, and how I run them across four humidors.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTgearFinnBoveda vs distilled water vs propylene glycol: a data-driven comparisonhttps://thecabinet.club/blog/boveda-vs-distilled-water-vs-pg/https://thecabinet.club/blog/boveda-vs-distilled-water-vs-pg/Three classic ways to control humidor humidity. Two are still common; one is fading; one is controversial. Compared on stability, cost, maintenance, and risk.Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTcomparisonFinnHow to season a new humidor (and how a sensor proves it's actually done)https://thecabinet.club/blog/season-a-humidor/https://thecabinet.club/blog/season-a-humidor/Most seasoning guides oversimplify a process that takes the cedar lining 7–14 days to actually finish. With a sensor you can see when the wood has reached equilibrium. Without one, you're guessing.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThow-toFinnDew-point margin: the metric that prevents humidor moldhttps://thecabinet.club/blog/dew-point-margin-humidor/https://thecabinet.club/blog/dew-point-margin-humidor/Mold doesn't grow because RH is wrong. It grows because something inside the humidor crossed the dew point. Here's the second number every humidor sensor should report.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTclimate-scienceRogerWhat humidity should a humidor be? An argument for 65https://thecabinet.club/blog/ideal-humidor-humidity/https://thecabinet.club/blog/ideal-humidor-humidity/70% RH became the cigar-world default through historical accident, not science. Here's why I run 65, the conditions where you should stay higher, and how to settle on your own number.Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTclimate-scienceRogerWhat VPD means for your cigars (and why your hygrometer is lying about it)https://thecabinet.club/blog/what-is-vpd-cigars/https://thecabinet.club/blog/what-is-vpd-cigars/Vapor Pressure Deficit explains why a humidor at 70% RH can still dry your cigars. The science, the math, and the fix.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTclimate-scienceRoger