Humidor "How To" Question

Arkad

For trying to "season" my humidor, from cigar.com I already received instructions such as to soak a sponge in distilled water, wipe-down the interior of the humidor, place the sponge on a plastic bag and place them in the humidor, replace parts, and keep the sponge in the humidor for 24 to 48 hours.

However! I don't know if anyone else sees something missing from those instructions, but I see something missing from those instructions, and I will put it in the form of a question as follows:

Should the humidor be opened or closed while the sponge is in it for 24 to 48 hours? 

gmill880

Closed

j0z3r

And don't put a wet sponge directly on the wood, put a plastic bag underneath it, you don't want too much moisture soaking into the wood.

Arkad

Closed...Hmm...A one word sentence, so warm and informative, not to mention like waving a red cape in front of an English teacher because it's out there all by its lonesome.

Hmm...closed respondent, or closed humidor, or both?

If it's closed humidor, that's good. That's what my guess was for "seasoning" the humidor, but, like the saying goes, "If you don't know for sure, ask".

Arkad

j03cr

Right...like the instructions indicated "place sponge on plastic bag".

Agreed.  My guess is too much moisture is probably the reason why the smell of milldew got into my humidor, probably from before it was given to me...which is why I've sought and used answers to remove that smell, and now the only thing which remains is "seasoning" the humidor...which is now at the "sponge on a plastic bag" stage.

Thank you for your input.

JZ

I would place it on a small plate, like a coffee plate so I could be certain that there was no prolonged contact with the cedar.

jeff_connors

gmill880:

Closed

LOL!

j0z3r

Arkad:

j03cr

Right...like the instructions indicated "place sponge on plastic bag".

Agreed.  My guess is too much moisture is probably the reason why the smell of milldew got into my humidor, probably from before it was given to me...which is why I've sought and used answers to remove that smell, and now the only thing which remains is "seasoning" the humidor...which is now at the "sponge on a plastic bag" stage.

Thank you for your input.

Yeah, must have skipped over that when I read your post...I was busy laughing at the first reply...good ole Gene.

Renaissance_Man

gmill880:

Closed

I would have said the same... Great response...

gmill880

jsnake

leonard

No

kaspera79

my response would be, " if it ain't broke...."

BTJR99

If your first 150 count holds 70/70 leave it alone it's seasoned. Now with your new one, you should season it first, should only take about 24- 48 hours. in the mean time place your cigars in a zip lock they should be fine for a couple days. You can also fold up a paper towel moisten it with distilled water stick that in it's own zip lock and then place that open in the zip lock with the cigars. Did that make sense? If you need tips on seasoning search the forums,

jsnake

Thanks guys. I now have a plan. Definitely going to season this smaller capacity humidor and leave my big boy as is since it ain't broke!