Well I did a boveda test

Lee.mcglynn · May 2014

The other day I pulled out a pretty old boveda pack from my "recharging" box...and by old I mean 3yrs. I placed it in a ziplock freezer bag for 24hrs and this is what I got.

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MorganGeo · May 2014

Can't get anymore perfect than that!

alienmisprint · May 2014

That is old, back when they were still white. I love my Bovedas man, they are all I use. I keep about 30 of them rotating between my humidors, wine cooler, and the recharge tupperware. I've been rotating them like that for about a year and haven't had to replace one yet.

brianetz1 · May 2014

alienmisprint:
That is old, back when they were still white. I love my Bovedas man, they are all I use. I keep about 30 of them rotating between my humidors, wine cooler, and the recharge tupperware. I've been rotating them like that for about a year and haven't had to replace one yet.

i was doing the same, but i have 2 that are old that just won't recharge.....i guess i let them get too hard

CharlieHeis · May 2014

I read on here a while back about recharging a Boveda pack, but it wasn't explained if you soak it in water or just in the tupperware container next to a dish of water. I have a few that are probably too dried out, but will be trying this in the future.

Lee.mcglynn · May 2014

CharlieHeis:
I read on here a while back about recharging a Boveda pack, but it wasn't explained if you soak it in water or just in the tupperware container next to a dish of water. I have a few that are probably too dried out, but will be trying this in the future.

i just put them around a bowl of water in a sealed container. I have had them completely dried out before and they do take extra time to get back but as shown they bounce back

dr_frankenstein56 · May 2014

Sasquatch · May 2014

Bob Luken · May 2014

Lee.mcglynn · May 2014

Sasquatch · May 2014

I have some that are going on 5+ years and they don't seem any worse than when new. You just can't read the outside of them. I have prolly done 80% dunk method & 20% indirect method. It all depends on how crunchy you let them get before recharging as to the method that works best.

dr_frankenstein56 · May 2014

catfishbluezz · May 2014

I've got a bunch soaking now. Will report findings in a few days.

Chuck N · May 2014

I drop mine in a pot of boillng distilled water. Cover the pot and simmer for a couple hours. They fill very quickly in boiling water. Usually 2 hours they are full.

catfishbluezz · May 2014

Pulled mine out of the water, let the dry this morning on a paper towel. They are all fat as can be.

dr_frankenstein56 · May 2014

Chuck N · May 2014

Probably the last 5 times Ive recharged. I used to put them in a container and put them over a heat registrar. The hotter the water the faster the recharge.