Catfish: How to season or reaseason a humidor using Kitty Litter or Beads

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ddubridge

Again, thank you. I'll will post my results on the new humi when I get it.

Vision

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bigharpoon

One thing I've seen mentioned with kitty litter is training your beads. I'd like to know if that's necessary and how to do it. Great thread Dustin!

catfishbluezz

catfishbluezz

So I left an old humi open for a couple days and it was at 46, so we begin. I do not have any sponges, so I am using three dishes of distilled water and will probably let them sit for 3-4 days.

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ENFIDL

Great thread brother!

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ENFIDL:

Great thread brother!

thanks man, I want to give noobs a pictorial step by step of the process, as well as show the KL as well. Since I'm not using a sponge, it might add a day. I can't tell you how many times I run into new smoker and vets that have rh issues and season improperly. We just take their damn humi's at the shop man, or keep them a week when they buy them.

jeep edson

great thread man, i will def being using this once i get the 3000cab into the new house. thanks for the info.

catfishbluezz

No worries jeep. Today she is at 65, I'll let it sit two more days before I add beads

Gaetano7890

Thanks for the info I know have my guide when I set up my cooler very helpful, much appreciated.

catfishbluezz

Gaetano7890:

Thanks for the info I know have my guide when I set up my cooler very helpful, much appreciated.

a cooler is much easier and takes less time IMO. For a cooler, you need to season your boxes. It's best to remove cigars from boxes, or get some empty boxes, and place those is first then follow the steps. Coolers and wineadors take 2-3 days in my experience.

WaterDemon

catfish, thanks for this!! I put water with sponges in my big humidor last night. Right now I'im getting about 67-70% on the humidity. I'm going to leave this locked up(It has glass so I can see everything on the meter) and let this sit probably til about Friday Morning and add the Kitty litter. My only question I have is this, the humidor has a top compartment seperate from the bottom(airflow can't go between the 2). The top part is lined to what looked like spanish cedar, which is great, but the bottom doesn't seem like it's made of spanish cedar on the inside. It might be, maybe it just looks a bit darker....? I have a pic below of the humidor I recieved as a gift. I read a review here and there on this humidor and even though it's cheap in price you need to make some adjustments on the sealing part which I have done. Could not find anything on the type of wood it has in the main lower compartment. Tried calling up the company, but they might be off due to holiday, no answer. Does anyone here know anything bout this humidor? I tried doing searches, didn't come up with anything. Thanks.

catfishbluezz

Yup...just let it sit for 3-5 days really, smaller ones only need 2-3. My guess is cedar bro.

WaterDemon

Its holding great humidity. Deff going to get some shelves and cut out the wine holders. I'll probably make a thread or a post on my customization on this thing, hopefully it'll help someone out there. lol

DCarp2005

Catfish, What specific type of Exquisicat do you use? PM if you want, i've had a terrible time with RH so i'm following your steps that you've so kindly provided and wanted to use the same kind that you have had success with.

catfishbluezz

So after 4-5 days of just leaving distilled water in dishes, I was holding 70, so I pulled two dishes and filled them with dry exquisicat. I included a picture since it was asked which one. The top shelf has the dish of water still as rh drops, so I want it to fall to the beads.

catfishbluezz

I use cheap white nylons in my wineador fr storage as well. While it looks fat, it will stretch with ease. $2 will net you four sacks when you cut them in half and easily hold 4lbs.

bigharpoon

WaterDemon:

catfish, thanks for this!! I put water with sponges in my big humidor last night. Right now I'im getting about 67-70% on the humidity. I'm going to leave this locked up(It has glass so I can see everything on the meter) and let this sit probably til about Friday Morning and add the Kitty litter. My only question I have is this, the humidor has a top compartment seperate from the bottom(airflow can't go between the 2). The top part is lined to what looked like spanish cedar, which is great, but the bottom doesn't seem like it's made of spanish cedar on the inside. It might be, maybe it just looks a bit darker....? I have a pic below of the humidor I recieved as a gift. I read a review here and there on this humidor and even though it's cheap in price you need to make some adjustments on the sealing part which I have done. Could not find anything on the type of wood it has in the main lower compartment. Tried calling up the company, but they might be off due to holiday, no answer. Does anyone here know anything bout this humidor? I tried doing searches, didn't come up with anything. Thanks.

It may not be spanish cedar on the bottom if it is separated from the top compartment and designed to hold wine bottles and cigar boxes. The boxes themselves will be made of cedar so your cigars will be fine. The top compartment looks like it is for singles and loose cigars so spanish cedar is necessary there. You should be all set.

rzaman

I like this thread. Good work Dustin!

catfishbluezz

Thanks Rip, I just want to help folks out with pictures in real time. Tonight the rh was 69, so I pulled the water after sitting with the dry beads for 24 hours. I will let it stabilize another day or so, then out some empty cigar boxes in to simulate what would happen if I put a ton of cigars in.

jeep edson

keep up the good work. let me know if you need some place to store the ffp while your seasoning this thing. haha

BigT06

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catfishbluezz

catfishbluezz

Got me thinking.... I have two empty humi's... I'll put some cheapo's in each one, one with heartfelt, the other with KL and see if I can notice a difference in "scent" or "aroma" and let you guys know once I finish seasoning this one.

BigT06

catfishbluezz

catfishbluezz

RH has dropped to 66 overnight. I will see if it stays there tomorrow. If it continues to drop, I will not add anything until it stays where I want for 24-48 hours.