Cigar Oasis Problem.....maybe

SgtRick

OK heres my problem. I am currently in Iraq which is far from the ideal conditions for cigars. I bought an unseasoned humi, 100 count, and a Cigar Oasis xl online. This was last week. I opened my humi to place 15 more cigars in it and noticed the humity was down in the upper 50's. I took the C.O. apart and the water container seemed to be dry already. I have another one ordered and should have it in a couple days. Question....Is it normal to use that much so soon? I know it was an unseasoned humi so it was seasoning it but to go that fast...is there a problem I need to worry about?

JSaint

SgtRick:

OK heres my problem. I am currently in Iraq which is far from the ideal conditions for cigars. I bought an unseasoned humi, 100 count, and a Cigar Oasis xl online. This was last week. I opened my humi to place 15 more cigars in it and noticed the humity was down in the upper 50's. I took the C.O. apart and the water container seemed to be dry already. I have another one ordered and should have it in a couple days. Question....Is it normal to use that much so soon? I know it was an unseasoned humi so it was seasoning it but to go that fast...is there a problem I need to worry about?

You didnt put the cigars in the unseasoned Humidor did you?

MrMoke

SgtRick

Distilled water is hard to come by in Iraq. The closest I have found is sterile 0.9 Saline solution. I didnt try this due to the fact that I wasnt sure this was a good route to take. My smokes are suffering at this point and I dont really have any options I can think of.

Duder2

SgtRick:

Distilled water is hard to come by in Iraq. The closest I have found is sterile 0.9 Saline solution. I didnt try this due to the fact that I wasnt sure this was a good route to take. My smokes are suffering at this point and I dont really have any options I can think of.

For seasoning you don't need distilled water as long as you DON'T wipe the humi down. Regular water in a shot glass or small bowl will work fine. Distilled water is just condensed evaporated water so it's the same thing when it evaporates from the glass.

Thewelder

For finding distilled water find some one in transportation if you are military, or make friends with the KBR guys who work on vehicles. They will have it because depending on what kind of forklifts or batteries certain vehicles use, you need to distilled water to keep them running properly. Hope this helps, also I have been using beads, currently station in Al Asad just north west of you and they are working beautifully.

SgtRick

Thewelder:

For finding distilled water find some one in transportation if you are military, or make friends with the KBR guys who work on vehicles. They will have it because depending on what kind of forklifts or batteries certain vehicles use, you need to distilled water to keep them running properly. Hope this helps, also I have been using beads, currently station in Al Asad just north west of you and they are working beautifully.

That is a good idea, I hadnt thought of that. I was informed by the Water Purification Manager that the bottled water is only a little less pure than distilled and has no minerals.He said it would work for a humidor. I have been to JBB twice, FOB Summerall near Tikrit, TQ, Tallil, and here in Baghdad.