Beads - 65% or 70% what do you guys use ?

jadelt

Subject kind of says it all........ was wondering if I should order 65% or 70% beads..... I read a lot of bead posts on here and it seems all over the place...... thanks

Shaun.Harrison87

65%

boydmcgowan

I use 70% beads because thats the way I like it (steady 67-69% all day every day), although I sometimes run into problems smoking thinner ring cigars. Its really all personal preference so there's no wrong answer.

flayankee

65% works best for me.

JDH

I've bought equal amounts of both, and then mixed them, and my rh stays around 67% - 68%

howtobass

I have 65% and they bounce between 66 and 67.

scarlin

72% (or 70 not sure) because it is Dry here so I fight keeping humidity up and it usually ends up around 67-70

james40

Mine stay between 69-71% but I would like to try some at 65 and even 62.

jr_p951

I got a pound of 65%. Keeps the winedor about 67-68%.

docbp87

I use 65% Heartfelt beads in all of my humidors, and keep them only partially charged, which keeps my relative humidity pretty solid at 63%, which is my ideal for smoking. I charge the beads in my cooler more, so they stay at 65%. A lot of the cigars I have been into lately (from... down... south... that island) tend to smoke much better at lower relative humidity, but it also keeps me from ever having had (knock on wood) a mold problem in any of my humidors.

KingoftheCove

65% - because of the "error" factor, and my comfort level.
Beads aren't perfect - 1% to 2% "off" is quite normal.
I'm OK with 63%........not OK with 72%

jadelt

Thanks guys...... 65 wins.... ordering tonight.

Rhamlin

I think my beads are 70 percent not really surei got the humicare large rectangle humidifiers. Usually stays around 68.

docbp87

Rhamlin:

I think my beads are 70 percent not really surei got the humicare large rectangle humidifiers. Usually stays around 68.

Those are gel, not beads actually, and they are 70%.

asianbiker8

i finally decided to order the heartfelt bead 65% tube, think i made the right decision.

KCW

My house tends to be on the dry side so I have to use 70% to maintain 65%-68%

laker1963

Very humid where I live so... 65%

Heavy

KingoftheCove:

65% - because of the "error" factor, and my comfort level.
Beads aren't perfect - 1% to 2% "off" is quite normal.
I'm OK with 63%........not OK with 72%

+1 I've had a mold issue ONCE (before I switched over to beads), and once was enough so I'm paranoid about high RH. Plus I feel that most of my smokes do better at a lower RH (maduros, small ring gauges etc). My humi stays around 65-67% in the summer and about 62-65% in the winter.

CharlieCordus

So I need to purchase some beads. Are there any particular brands that are superior or are they pretty much the same?

laker1963

CharlieCordus:

So I need to purchase some beads. Are there any particular brands that are superior or are they pretty much the same?

Thay are the same. The Conservagel beads are much cheaper though.