Humidors do need to be seasoned,,,,either passively or with a lightly damnpened sponge...keyword being "lightly" seasoned. As long as you are using a good type of RH media you should be fine. Any humidor needs to have at least 3/4 of the unit be filled with cigars to keep the environment stable...half filled usually means your RH will rise and fall esp. if you are in and out of it.
Seasoning is, I think, obvious (especially if you spend any time on these boards) but I didnt know about needing to re-season. I would have thought that if you maintain your humidor at your desired level and you're misting your humidity source (whatever that is) when the RH starts to drop, your cedar would automatically absorb moisture as it goes along. Is that not true?
It is true and most well made humidors will not require more than one seasoning....I made the mistake of buying a few cheap humis and it sucked up RH like a fish. When you start having issues with your humidor where it is constantly losing RH then check everything before reseasoning....check your hygro first...check your media and lastly reseason your humidor. Ensure that you keep at least 3/4 of your humidor filled as that helps to regulate humidity as well. There is always the dollar bill test/light test but I wouldn't think this is an issue esp. if you didn't have problems before.
You should only have to season your humidor after it has been dried out (whether it be a new purchase or sitting open and idle with no humidification). You shouldn't have to do it if you have a constant humidity in there when you are storing your sticks.
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