Seasoning with a dish of water?

ejasenovic

Hey guys! I have a small problem and wanted to see if you guys could help!
I got a new 100ct humidor for the holidays and was going to season it w/ 4 Boveda 84% packs. (Not going to wipe down...did that once with not-so-great results.) Here's the problem...they haven't arrived yet (late...hooray UPS/USPS) and I have to leave in less than the allotted 14-days for them to work...and I'll be gone for a month! I've seen people say they can use a shot glass or small dish of distilled water to season instead. SO...how long does that need to properly season this humidor? If possible, I want to have this humi ready to go by Jan 8 (Leaving early on the 9th and already ordered more cigars to fill it)! I also have 65% HF beads ready to go once it's ready for that. Being that I've never done it this way, any advice is appreciated!

Bob Luken

Any advice? OK then. Here goes. I'd wait until you get back from your month-long absence. Because even if I had spent the time and effort on a slow season method I'd want to be around to continuously monitor the results instead of having to leave the humidor for a month.

ejasenovic

You know Bob...that's pretty good advice. I thought of that too but didn't want to say it out loud! Haha
So with the rest of my sticks with no humi...tupperware with some boveda packs?

Bob Luken

ejasenovic:

You know Bob...that's pretty good advice. I thought of that too but didn't want to say it out loud! Haha
So with the rest of my sticks with no humi...tupperware with some boveda packs?

Yes. Tupperware, or, a good airtight Ziploc bag is a good choice to use with bovedas. I know. It's hard not to jump right in there and play with our new toys/humidors but we learn from our mistakes. And rushing things would be a mistake. Besides, Ziploc with Boveda is a pretty solid arrangement. My dad doesn't smoke cigars very often but I trust a Ziploc and Boveda combination to keep a small stash for him (and for me) at his house instead of asking him to monitor a small humi.

Lee.mcglynn

Bob Luken:

Any advice? OK then. Here goes. I'd wait until you get back from your month-long absence. Because even if I had spent the time and effort on a slow season method I'd want to be around to continuously monitor the results instead of having to leave the humidor for a month.

lmao bob would be right!! Yeah put your cigars in a ziplock freezer bag with two boveda 65's till you get back! Good luck best wishes

Big''nBall''n

I'm with Bob

ejasenovic

Thanks guys! I'll be going that route. I rushed the last humi...hence the need for the new one. Well...one kind of need anyway...going to a 100ct humi is pretty awesome haha.

D Fresh

ejasenovic:

Thanks guys! I'll be going that route. I rushed the last humi...hence the need for the new one. Well...one kind of need anyway...going to a 100ct humi is pretty awesome haha.

Give it a few months and you'll need another humidor! Some of the best advice I read and didn't follow was to get a humidor bigger than you expect. I bought a 100 count 3 months ago thinking there's no chance I end up with more than that many cigars. Now I have that, some tupperware containers, and am thinking about a coolidor sooner rather than later.

You're definitely making the right decision to wait. Best advice I did follow was being patient when seasoning my humidor.

jd50ae

Late to the post.

I have always wiped down my humidors with humi-wipes (squeezed out of course), never had a problem and will continue to use them. It was always a situation where I needed to season a humidor quickly.

Recently had the chance to pick up a Cinco Vegas box from Zeebra with some help from BigShizza (I haven't forgot you) and went the dish method. It worked really well, but took over a week. Was not in a hurry and was very pleased with the results.

Of course we always use distilled water but I bought 2 bottles of "Humi-Care Cigarjuice" and am contemplating experimenting with it. Has anyone used it?

Rhamlin

This time of year especially. Everytime I go to the boat in the winter by the time I get home my humidor has dropped off my 10%. And I usually try to get it over 70% before I go back.

Bob Luken

Rhamlin:

This time of year especially. Everytime I go to the boat in the winter by the time I get home my humidor has dropped off my 10%. And I usually try to get it over 70% before I go back.

You might consider placing your desktops inside a cooler with some extra bovedas when you're gone. I've done exactly that full time this winter to keep from losing so much humidity, like I did last year. It's working out great as far as function. Form and style are out the window though. LOL