Congrats on your first humi. I would definetly recommend against directly rubbing water onto your humi, I personally experienced splitting in the cedar lining of my humi when I did it. This is especially true if your humidor is a cheaper one, as the cedar linings are usually thinner.
Now on to the actually humidification. I recommend either Boveda packs or the cigar oasis. I haven't had good experiences with the beads. THe Boveda packs are available at almost every tobacconist I've been to and are maintenance free. Simply throw them in there and keep an eye on your hygro and replace when humidity starts going down. The cigar oasis is all I use now aside from my travel humidor(which I use the Boveda packs for) and I love it however it might be a little rich for you as a college student. If it isn't though DEFINETLY grab one.
Also make sure you get a digital hygrometer. I found one on ebay that you can calibrate.
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Well Congratz. on your humi. and I'll also recommend the beads they're worry free...
Congrats on your first humi. I would definetly recommend against directly rubbing water onto your humi, I personally experienced splitting in the cedar lining of my humi when I did it. This is especially true if your humidor is a cheaper one, as the cedar linings are usually thinner.
Now on to the actually humidification. I recommend either Boveda packs or the cigar oasis. I haven't had good experiences with the beads. THe Boveda packs are available at almost every tobacconist I've been to and are maintenance free. Simply throw them in there and keep an eye on your hygro and replace when humidity starts going down. The cigar oasis is all I use now aside from my travel humidor(which I use the Boveda packs for) and I love it however it might be a little rich for you as a college student. If it isn't though DEFINETLY grab one.
Also make sure you get a digital hygrometer. I found one on ebay that you can calibrate.
Again Congrats.