Hey guys just looking for some feedback on my humidor/humidity situation this winter.
My box (100 count, ballpark size estimate is 16x8x6) since I've owned it has stayed between an RH of 63-70%. In general it stays between 65-68 but I threw in the max hi's and lows my hygro has recorded.
Recently (see: this winter) my boxes RH has dropped to more between 60-65% (lately it has been 60 Everytime I've checked) humidity which is a little dry for my liking.
My humidification is a blue humicare jar, and two supplemental 69% bovedas I threw in in the attempt to raise the RH. Today I refilled my humicare and threw in a half filled shot glass of distilled because the RH was actually 58 and that's wayyyy too low.
Now onto the issue: the analog hygrometer that came with the humidor I leave in for shits and giggles because it looks pretty. I salt tested it myself when I first got the box an it was actually not far off (73%) and it has read 70% throughout this mini-crisis I'm having. My digital hygro issues we're outlined above. What do you guys think I should do? I have been smoking a cigar or two a week despite this polar vortex nonsense in the northeast and every stick I picked up was fine. Am I just freaking myself out or should I add more humidification? The last thing I want is to over or under humidify my sticks..
My box (100 count, ballpark size estimate is 16x8x6) since I've owned it has stayed between an RH of 63-70%. In general it stays between 65-68 but I threw in the max hi's and lows my hygro has recorded.
Recently (see: this winter) my boxes RH has dropped to more between 60-65% (lately it has been 60 Everytime I've checked) humidity which is a little dry for my liking.
My humidification is a blue humicare jar, and two supplemental 69% bovedas I threw in in the attempt to raise the RH. Today I refilled my humicare and threw in a half filled shot glass of distilled because the RH was actually 58 and that's wayyyy too low.
Now onto the issue: the analog hygrometer that came with the humidor I leave in for shits and giggles because it looks pretty. I salt tested it myself when I first got the box an it was actually not far off (73%) and it has read 70% throughout this mini-crisis I'm having. My digital hygro issues we're outlined above. What do you guys think I should do? I have been smoking a cigar or two a week despite this polar vortex nonsense in the northeast and every stick I picked up was fine. Am I just freaking myself out or should I add more humidification? The last thing I want is to over or under humidify my sticks..