Boveda packs
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my brother and B&M swear by them. I just bought a couple (69%) for a small coolidor I'm making - I'll let know how it goes. My humidor is too big that the Bovedas wouldn't work.
I haven't been smoking cigars long, but I feel like Boveda packets have been out for a while? I started to use them in my humidor about a month ago, and haven't looked back since. No more worrying about the changes in humidity. Stays constant to the RH listed on the packet. I'm using 69%, and both my humidors are reading approx 68-69%.
Have you guys tried recharging them? I have a few, and after I rotate them out I put them in a ziplock with all of my amassed water pillows, mini bovedas and gel ziplocks, and after a few weeks they are filled and fully recharged. I'm not trying to be cheap, but I decided to experiment and it worked. I have 72s right now and I think I will go lower to 62 or 65.
Yup, the larger ones are prob going to slowly replace the oasis type units as they take less space. Humis like the Savoy models have already been using them, having slots on the lid as opposed to the magnet or velcro for the larger units. G1
I have a 20qt sterilite airtight locking top container. After seasoning 4 empty cigar boxes for trays put 1 Boveda 69% and has been rock solid with about 50 cigars. Boveda website recommends 1 Boveda pack per 75 to 150 cigars in a tupperdore type container. For desktops they recommend 1 pack for the humidor and 1 pack per every 25 cigars. 50 count desktop would need 3. I haven't tried them in my desktop yet though to see if you can get by with less.
Cigars could rest on them or touch them. Youtube Boveda and you would come up with a few vids. Boveda also has video on their website regarding use. I tried beads but I'm really happy with the Boveda. "Fire and Forget" type of situation
BTW; they are thin enough to put your divider all way to the side and have them in a small narrow area. Besides, who cares what the inside of the humi looks like as long as your sticks are kept rock solid at your desired RH? Who else is looking beside you anyway? There is also a cedar holder that mounts on the lid interior.
For those of you interested in recharging - our brother Jfire has put together an awesome series, and this segment deals with recharging:
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Derek | BoM June 2014
I'd recommend not putting your cigars flat against them. I know Boveda says it's fine, but I can't help thinking that moisture leaving the bag directly onto the wrapper of the cigar is a good thing, and in my own experience it does leave the cigar that was touching the bag a little wet with burn problems.
Also, beware of heat. (IE leaving one in your Herfador on the seat of your car). It'll cause high humidity that'll make your cigars taste bitter. (Well, the heat'll do that too, but yeah...)
I recharge mine for about a year, then get new ones. Make sure to recharge them before they're fully dry - once they hit the brittle point, I find that they don't fully reconstitute. I just put mine in an empty glass jar with a shot-glass of distilled water. A few days later it's fully recharged and ready to go!
Also, beware of heat. (IE leaving one in your Herfador on the seat of your car). It'll cause high humidity that'll make your cigars taste bitter. (Well, the heat'll do that too, but yeah...)
I recharge mine for about a year, then get new ones. Make sure to recharge them before they're fully dry - once they hit the brittle point, I find that they don't fully reconstitute. I just put mine in an empty glass jar with a shot-glass of distilled water. A few days later it's fully recharged and ready to go!
I agree. If I use a ziplock for a traveldor I put the Boveda in a smaller ziplock sandwich bag unzipped in the larger ziplock with the cigars.
