Humidor, what am I doing wrong??

[WOXOF]

I'm trying to get by till Christmas when santa brings a new humidor! I even thought about throwing in some of those little silica gel things. My wife works in a drug store and they have these little cylindars that come in pill bottles that absorb humidity. Do these things regulate or just absorb??

Those will only absorb moisture. How big is your humi-jar?

[kevin7]

Jars make poor humidors. A good humi lets air in and out. A sealed enviroment is not a good way to store/age cigars

[T-Roy]

The jar is all I had. I guess I could vent it to the world somehow. The jar is about 6" in diameter and probably 10" or so tall. It's one of those sealed jars with the clip on the top. Got it at Wal-mart for a few bucks. I would buy a humi, but my wife would sh*t a brick if she knew I bought one before Christmas. The setup I had before the sponge, was a simple bottom of a styrofoam cup with salt and distilled water. It kept it between 65% and 70% pretty easy. It would change as I added or subtracted cigars, but would soon settle down. I thought the Water / Propo Glycol was supposed to be better so I tried to change it.

I guess the simple setup was the best.

[WOXOF]

The jar is all I had. I guess I could vent it to the world somehow. The jar is about 6" in diameter and probably 10" or so tall. It's one of those sealed jars with the clip on the top. Got it at Wal-mart for a few bucks. I would buy a humi, but my wife would sh*t a brick if she knew I bought one before Christmas. The setup I had before the sponge, was a simple bottom of a styrofoam cup with salt and distilled water. It kept it between 65% and 70% pretty easy. It would change as I added or subtracted cigars, but would soon settle down. I thought the Water / Propo Glycol was supposed to be better so I tried to change it.

I guess the simple setup was the best.

I'll throw in a little something to help out in your sampler.

Be sure to ask Santa for some heartfelt beads to go with the humidor. Or at the very least, one of those puck-i-fiers or whatever it's called.

[Eville]

you need to season it first