I have three drawer humidor. Which drawer should I put my humidification device in top middle bottom. I guess I am wondering if water vapor rises or falls
How many cigars do you have in your humidor? On each shelf?
Cigar.com tends to send a Humi-Care Water Pillow with larger purchases (i.e. 10+ sticks in an order)... sorry Cigar.com if I'm ruining a benefit I've received that isn't the status quo... here, how about this: SO, THE LARGER THE ORDER YOU MAKE, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET ONE OF THOSE WITH IT!! (See that? I've used strategic reverse psychology to get your customers to buy more cigars! You can send my check with my next order.....)
My point is that the Humi-Care Water Pillows work really well. Depending how your like your sticks, those seemingly-small pillows regulate the humidity to about 69%-70% with very little maintenance. I'd say once a month or so (more often if you open your humidor more than once every other day) you can reload them by dipping them in distilled water. They are good for about 2-3 reloads before you should replace them. But at 10 for $15, they don't kill your wallet.
Try some out. You could probably get away with one on the bottom, one on the top, and your humidification device in the middle.
Hope this helps!
So I just ordered the Evanston Heritage Humidor and I hear that the heartfelt beads are the way to go. That humi holds about 70 cigars but I am unaware of any drawers or levels that it may have. My question would be is a pound of 60% beads in a bag be enough or too much? Should I get two half pound bags or tubes? Any help would be appreciated.
-Matt
Waaaay too much. Heartfelt recommendations are 1 oz per 50 ct (roughly), so 2 oz will probably do you. But my experience with the tubes is that they do not offer enough surface area to release moisture very rapidly. That said, I also live in an arid climate. If you are down south, you might be all right.
i have the cigar oasis in my 100 ct glass top humi. I will never use anything else, EVER AGAIN. I use the Boveda packs or water pillows in my travel humi but I love the cigar oasis. I just set it and forget it. I add water about every 3 months other than that it is completely maintanence free. I will tell you it has to be plugged in. The battery pack doesn't last long at all, the only thing I would use it for was if I had to transport my humi for some reason.
I agree with you on the cigaroasis. I have the xl plus in the cabinet and i use the ultra in the desk top. And the ultra I keep plugged in also. The best investment I've made to keep all of my cigars at the right rh level. It is kind of expensive units, but not having to worry about the humidity level and all of your cigars ruining is priceless. They also come with a built in hygrometer, but in the cabinet i keep a digital one in the drawer so I can make sure that the singles are okay all the time by just looking through the glass top.
dep i've notice the built in hygro is waaay off it reads 73.8 when my calibrated digital reads 71 ... yes I like my cigars a little on the humid side.
It is most definetly the best investment I've made. Probably the best thing about it is you don't have to worry about how many cigars you have in your humidor. It will keep them at the perfect rh whether you have one stick in your humi or like mine right now where I can barely close the lid. LOL I actually had to put a few cigars back in the bags ccom ships in with a water pillow. Don't worry I chose the ccom house blends to rest in the bags.
I have that problem all the time also. Started with one humi then two with storage for probably over 300 all together and still have to go to the temp. bag after purchases. It's hard to pass up something you want when you see them.
I've noticed it being one or two points off also. And the overflow problem with the cigars, same issue here. I only smoke on my days off and with all of the kids extra activities I usually only have time to smoke one at night. Seems like I collect more than smoke. Although I do have some room for box's still lol.
Haha I think we all have that problem I'm catching back up though here lately I've been smoking two a day. Need to nip that in the bud though I'm not trying to smoke that many they are just sooo good, lol.
I was about to buy another humi the other day and my wife said "You don't want to do that" and she doesn't really care about me buying cigar stuff so I took it to mean she or someone else is buying me one. Ahhh that could be nice .
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Do any of you use the cigaroasis products in your humidors.
I've noticed it being one or two points off also. And the overflow problem with the cigars, same issue here. I only smoke on my days off and with all of the kids extra activities I usually only have time to smoke one at night. Seems like I collect more than smoke. Although I do have some room for box's still lol.