Dridamp, yea or nay?

gott.des.feuer

kuzi16

madurofan

kuzi16:

personally i dont need a machine to tell me if my cigars are to moist or to dry. I can tell just by the way they feel, and later, how they burn. By the time you are into cigars enough that you are buying extra accesories this accesory becomes obsolete. I wouldnt buy this if i smoked 3 cigars a year and it cost $25 im not into cigars enough at that point to care. I dont need to buy it if i smoke 3 cigars a month because i know that my humidor will keep it at the correct RH. the humidity is at 65% in my humidor 100% of the time. i guess i dont understand the point of that device if you are using a humidor.

Exactly.

madurofan

kuzi16:

I dont need to buy it if i smoke 3 cigars a month.

3 cigars a month? Kuzi who are you kidding? You can't post on "what are you smoking tonight" every night then try to claim 3 cigars a month. LOL

kuzi16

madurofan:

kuzi16:

I dont need to buy it if i smoke 3 cigars a month.

3 cigars a month? Kuzi who are you kidding? You can't post on "what are you smoking tonight" every night then try to claim 3 cigars a month. LOL

i was looking at it from the "once i reach that point" point of view

madurofan

HAHA I hear ya. Man I wish it was still just 3 a month it was a whole lot cheaper back then. One or two a day gets expensive I need to cut it back to 3 a week again.

gott.des.feuer

btmisles

madurofan

Let me know how those work out for you guys. I'm in VA Beach so my humidity is ridiculous but so far my slightly propping the lid open method and the cigar oasis have worked.

kuzi16

hmmm maybe it isnt hot enough in ohio yet but my RH is still at 65%

gott.des.feuer

gott.des.feuer

ashmaster

I live in So. Fla so I know what you guys are taking about concerning the heat and humidity. I've been using 65% beads for several months now with no problems at all. One of the best investments I've made.

btmisles

I ordered the 65% beads and although it says to charge 70% of the beads I only did about half. It brought my RH from 74 to 68 (which is where I want it or a bit less) within 2 days.

Bsneed51

Beads, beads, beads. I can't recommend them enough. Wet 75% of them, shut the lid on your humi, and never worry about it. I don't know what it is about them that works so good, but honestly they are a miracle cure. My humidor looks like the French Quarter during Mardi Gras with the beads. I have 70% RH beads, and my humi holds constant at 66% every time I open it.

pilot711

Beads Baby!! They will change your life. Really dont even need a hygrometer anymore things stay so stable and I live in Mardi Gras town with almost 100% humidity. Put em in and forget about it.

gott.des.feuer

pilot711

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/faq.asp .Heartfelt has a calculator link on the lower left side of the home page to calculate exactly how much you need. The tubes are great but you can buy the loose beads and do lots of other creative things with placement.

kuzi16

i go with way more beads than the calculator thing suggests. it means less recharging and more stableizing power.

madurofan

You guys have me. I'm going to try the beads again in my desktop humidor and put my oasis in my new tupperdor.I know the mistakes I made with them now so my expierience should be better than last time. I'd still rather use someone other than heartfelt but it doesn't look like anyone is having good experiences with anyone but heartfelt.

ashmaster

madurofan......I'm glad to see your going to give them a try again. They have always done a great job for me and I really believe they are the only way to go. .

pilot711

ashmaster:

madurofan......I'm glad to see your going to give them a try again. They have always done a great job for me and I really believe they are the only way to go. .

Agreed. Pretty inexpensive to purchase then no further expense and very easy to use. And best of all they work. Only reason I even have a hygrometer now is to know when they need recharging.

kuzi16

pilot711:

Only reason I even have a hygrometer now is to know when they need recharging.

ditto

madurofan

Well I bought one of those cheap Xikar crystals in a jar things until the beads get here as my local B&M doesn't carry them. Its a sad day in my house by the way, a Cuban Partagas met an untimely death today. Somehow in the humidor shuffle I was doing when moving my cigars into the new tupperdor this poor partagas was crushed not sure how or when but it was busted up pretty bad. I had to lay it to rest long before its time.

gott.des.feuer

pilot711

madurofan:

Well I bought one of those cheap Xikar crystals in a jar things until the beads get here as my local B&M doesn't carry them. Its a sad day in my house by the way, a Cuban Partagas met an untimely death today. Somehow in the humidor shuffle I was doing when moving my cigars into the new tupperdor this poor partagas was crushed not sure how or when but it was busted up pretty bad. I had to lay it to rest long before its time.

Condolences!

madurofan

My wife admitted it was her doing, unknowingly of course. She had picked a cigar out for me the other day and said she had to give the lid a little extra push to get it to shut all the way . Can't be mad at the poor girl she was just trying to be helpful.