No, that made sense. I usually put them on the side of the cigars or on top. But no reason for doing so.Hmmm, re-reading my post, I don't think I understand either! I'll try to explain a different way. If less surface area of a Boveda pack is exposed to air, like laying flat on a humidor floor with cigars also on top, as opposed to just sitting on top of a row of cigars, will it reduce its effectiveness? For example, will a humidor that holds strong and steady with 2 Boveda on top need say, 3 if they are on the bottom?
Dang I don't think that helped. Sometimes I'm not a master wordsmith with the putting together of words of different letters.
Thanks for the reply! I actually don't use many Bovedas, and certainly don't need fans in the small Tupperware containers where I do have them. I feel I have my coolers down pat with Heartfelt beads, no fans. Just one of those questions that keep me up at night, like Mickey is a mouse, Donald is a duck, Pluto's a dog, but what the hell is Goofy? And did Lard Ass have to pay to get in to the contest?I'll try and field this one, with Ara's (and Ara's) blessing if I may...
I know guys who use computer fans in their wineadors to circulate the air and humidity for the cigars. You can experiment by using more Bovedas on each level without fans month to month and see if there are any fluctuations. Or, you can try using fans (for circulations) and less Bovedas to keep the air evenly distributed. It really comes down to personal preference. You can always rehydrate your Boveda packs if price is a concern buying Bovedas all the time. There is a thread here somewhere about rehydrating Bovedas. Would this be something you'd like to experiment with?
Personally, I don't use fans. I just open my wine fridge door maybe once every couple days and fan the air in and out briefly. My cigars taste great. Hope this helps.
Thank you, Sir! I always enjoy reading what people like to do, even if it has no "scientific" reason. Heck, that pretty well sums up everything I do!No, that made sense. I usually put them on the side of the cigars or on top. But no reason for doing so.
Don't sweat it. The hygrometer is reading the RH on it's sensor which is affected by the air directly in contact with it. When you open your container the outside dry air rushes in and the sensor responds quickly. You must have a pretty good hygrometer because the cheaper ones don't respond that fast.However when I open my container to get a cigar the RH plummets to 60% in less than a minute. If I'm taking time to decide which cigar to smoke it drops into the 50s.
Two questions for you guys.
Is the rapid drop hurting my cigars?
What can I do to stabilize humidity with the top off? I already have three small cedar slats from an old cigar box in there.
It was stable at 68% until the outside weather started heating up. Could this cause the RH in the tupperdor to increase?
http://www.botl.org/threads/kitty-litter-experience-so-far.71766/page-8Is there a definitive thread out there on using KL for humidification? I reading them and trying to find the one or two threads that I really need. There's only about 152 pages of threads in that storage section and I am a slow reader.
I've been told NOT to do this. It was explained that the 72 will keep putting out moisture because the environment is less than 72, ultimately drying out and the 65% will continue to absorb moisture because the environment is above 65%.Allright, noob question here.
The guy at a B&M I went to told me that I can mix Boveda RH%'s in my tupperdor. As in a 65% and a 72%
Is this possible or will it become too much work for each Boveda, and I just got another rep that knows less about cigars/storage than I do?