humidity opinions

letsgowithbob

Hey guys, I have a treasure dome humidor with a cigar oasis in it. My problem (or not problem) is with the humidity of it. I have a calibrated hygrometer (digital) and I cant seem to get the humidity down below 70. I would like to get it into the 62-65 range. I am thinking that the humidity wont come down because the humi is so small that the sponge is basically keeping the humidor too high for my preference. Anyone have any thoughts or experiences for me? For most of my cigars the humidity in my humidor is fine, but when I smoke outside when the humidity is high outside I experience more than usual burn issues. I am thinking that bringing the humidity in my humi down to the 62-65 range might alleviate some of these problems. Let me know what you guys think.

skweekz

What sponge are you speaking of? It's been my experience that anything involving cigars and a sponge is destined for bad news.

CvilleE

skweekz:

What sponge are you speaking of? It's been my experience that anything involving cigars and a sponge is destined for bad news.

+1...Check on getting some beads or the boveda packs (not the small humi pillows), between the two you can't go wrong....

deejmemixx

CvilleE:

skweekz:

What sponge are you speaking of? It's been my experience that anything involving cigars and a sponge is destined for bad news.

+1...Check on getting some beads or the boveda packs (not the small humi pillows), between the two you can't go wrong....

Beads for the win

Heavy

deejmemixx:

CvilleE:

skweekz:

What sponge are you speaking of? It's been my experience that anything involving cigars and a sponge is destined for bad news.

+1...Check on getting some beads or the boveda packs (not the small humi pillows), between the two you can't go wrong....

Beads for the win

+1,000,000 I fought with humidity flucuations, mold issues etc. when I got my first humidor going using the sponge it came with. Made the very minimal investment into beads and haven't had a problem since. You still gotta keep an eye on them of course, but the effort involved is nothing compared to dealing with any kind of sponge. I'd suggest the 65% heartfelt beads. I use those and I'm usually between 62-65% all the time. If it ever gets above 65% I just take the beads out for a day or so, put them back in, and everything is fine.

Rail Jockey

The cigar oasis is probably too much for the size of your humidor. Take it out and get the beads or packs..

Toombes

Beads, beads and more beads! Gonna throw 1/2 lb of 65% Heartfelt in the trunkidor this week. Good things to come, I hope.

The Sniper

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