Humidor question

[Krisverde]

Hey all,
I have one of those humidors that hold about 25 sticks. Recently i bought 20 sticks or so, a hygroset and heartfelt beads 65% did the salt test and got everything situated and moved the hygroset to the humidor. Checked a day later and the rh was at 58. Looked at the beads and they looked dry. Wet them down again with distilled and let everything settle. Checked a couple days later and the hygroset is reading 74 f and 56%. My analog says 76 or so. But that came with the humidor and those suck.

Should i refrain from opening the humidor for about a week? Do i need to reseason? There was a point that only 2 sticks sat in the box for a couple of years or so.



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[Ecks]

May want to reseason, just because it was so low for so long. Also it's a possibility that the sticks you put in there were kept at a lower rh. It's very hard to maintain a stable humidity when there are so few sticks in the box (When it had 2 sticks for a few years). So I would recommend reseasoning for 5-7 days and going from there. And yes, do not trust your analog reader that came with the humi.

 

[Krisverde]

Ok ill do just that then. Any recommendations what i should do with the sticks while i reseasom it?

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[Robertsndr68]

put em in a zip lock bag with your HF beads. or freeze em

 

[cgraunke]

Any ill effects from freezing?

 

[Jfire]

Any ill effects from freezing?

Just put the smokes in a gallon zip lock with the hygro and HF beads. Get ready to be amazed how a 20c bag beats a humidor. As a humidor!


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[YodisMatt]

Any ill effects from freezing?

A lot of people freeze their sticks to help prevent a beetle out break.

 

[Jfire]

Any ill effects from freezing?

A lot of people freeze their sticks to help prevent a beetle out break.

Kinda of why I didn't mention it. Cigars are still going to be in the same ambient temp as before.


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[Argus17]

I agree with others. You should re-season your humidor. More then likely it has dried out, and is now sucking the moisture out of your beads (and cigars).