Beads - 65% or 70% what do you guys use ?
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Subject kind of says it all........ was wondering if I should order 65% or 70% beads.....
I read a lot of bead posts on here and it seems all over the place...... thanks
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I use 70% beads because thats the way I like it (steady 67-69% all day every day), although I sometimes run into problems smoking thinner ring cigars. Its really all personal preference so there's no wrong answer.
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65% works best for me.
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I've bought equal amounts of both, and then mixed them, and my rh stays around 67% - 68%
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I have 65% and they bounce between 66 and 67.
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72% (or 70 not sure) because it is Dry here so I fight keeping humidity up and it usually ends up around 67-70
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Mine stay between 69-71% but I would like to try some at 65 and even 62.
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I got a pound of 65%. Keeps the winedor about 67-68%.
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I use 65% Heartfelt beads in all of my humidors, and keep them only partially charged, which keeps my relative humidity pretty solid at 63%, which is my ideal for smoking. I charge the beads in my cooler more, so they stay at 65%. A lot of the cigars I have been into lately (from... down... south... that island) tend to smoke much better at lower relative humidity, but it also keeps me from ever having had (knock on wood) a mold problem in any of my humidors.
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65% - because of the "error" factor, and my comfort level.
Beads aren't perfect - 1% to 2% "off" is quite normal.
I'm OK with 63%........not OK with 72%
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Thanks guys...... 65 wins.... ordering tonight.
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I think my beads are 70 percent not really surei got the humicare large rectangle humidifiers. Usually stays around 68.
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Those are gel, not beads actually, and they are 70%.Rhamlin:I think my beads are 70 percent not really surei got the humicare large rectangle humidifiers. Usually stays around 68. -
i finally decided to order the heartfelt bead 65% tube, think i made the right decision.
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My house tends to be on the dry side so I have to use 70% to maintain 65%-68%
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Very humid where I live so... 65%
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+1 I've had a mold issue ONCE (before I switched over to beads), and once was enough so I'm paranoid about high RH. Plus I feel that most of my smokes do better at a lower RH (maduros, small ring gauges etc). My humi stays around 65-67% in the summer and about 62-65% in the winter.KingoftheCove:65% - because of the "error" factor, and my comfort level.
Beads aren't perfect - 1% to 2% "off" is quite normal.
I'm OK with 63%........not OK with 72% -
So I need to purchase some beads. Are there any particular brands that are superior or are they pretty much the same?
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Thay are the same. The Conservagel beads are much cheaper though.CharlieCordus:So I need to purchase some beads. Are there any particular brands that are superior or are they pretty much the same?
