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This case is great. It's sturdy, durable, spacious and convenient. There isn't much more to say than that. It does its job, and it does it well.
Con: Upon receiving the case, I immediately opened it and noticed a faint chemical/adhesive smell. After a closer deeper sniff there was definitely the smell of a chemical or adhesive. At first I suspected that it may be the foam, but when I tried to remove the foam I discovered that it was being held in the case by double-sided tape. I carefully peeled the foam away from the tape making sure I didn't rip the foam. Once the foam was removed, the tape scraped away with just my finger but with some difficulty (this is good tape – NASA grade). Without a doubt, the tape is there to hold the foam in the case (it also hold the humidifier in), but once I removed the tape the foam stayed in the case just fine. The foam is cut to fit the case exactly plus a little bit more, and the little bit more is just enough to keep it wedged in there without the glue. I allowed the case and foam to air out overnight, and that seems to have made an immense improvement. The foam still has a faint smell, but its foam. That faint smell may never go away.
Every cigar smoker knows that you don't want something that gives off an odor (like glue) to be near your cigars because they'll absorb that odor. Who knows how long you would have to keep cigars in the case before the glue odor was noticeable in the cigar; maybe it never would be. But, I'm not going to find out. I docked the case one star for the glue odor and excessive use of the tape. There are other adhesive options that would do the job just fine without the odor.
So, after a bit of scraping and airing out, I now have a five star travel case for cigars. Excellent.
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I am not the biggest cigar aficionado but usually like to have a couple cigars on hand when I am with my friends. This case is very sturdy and it's easy to throw in your suitcase when you're headed somewhere for a weekend. The blaze orange and waterproof features of this humidor are great because I typically take mine camping. It's nice to know that if you leave it outside on a table overnight your cigars will stay nice and safe. Depending on what size cigars you smoke you might run into some issues fitting 5 bigger gauge cigars in it but it does typically fit 5. The humidifying disc that is on the lid of this case is probably it's biggest downfall. It is just a little foam disc that you need to place droplets of water on frequently to keep it humid and it just doesn't cut it. But once you have something better to control the humidity in the Caddy, such as a Boveda pack you'll be set! Overall this is a great travel humidor that I would recommend to any causal cigar smoker.
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