I give up with this crazy salt test!!!!!

[primus67]

Beads are a "conditioned" silica gel product, completely simplifying rh control. They're conditioned to maintain humidity at a specific level. Whereas typical 50/50 solution will only release humidity, and does nothing to control excess, beads work both ways.

You can find them in a number of places...

Bargain Humidors Has the best pricing, some may say they offer inferior product compared to other vendors, but many I know have shown that to be completely incorrect.. actually finding them more durable and consistently sizes beads than competitors.

Heartfelt Industries Has virtually the same product, at nearly twice the cost, but they also offer convenient tubes for storage.

They are both available in 65% and 70% rh. Aplication is simple for both products... Simply spray them gently with distilled water until about 60% of the beads turn clear, and place in your humidor. Done

will this be a good idea?

http://madelaine.com/products_detail...30&category=10

[bigwhiteash]

That is a polymer crystal humidifier, simply another implementation of the 50/50 solution. the polymer acts much the same as the foam in traditional humidifiers. and will only release humidity.

The beads I linked to are essentially a " set and forget" system. you only need to purchase them in recommended quantities, (I suggest about 20% more than vendor recommends), wet them down, and they do the rest.


Do some research on Humididy beads, you will find them almost universaly recommended.

[primus67]

is there any way to re-humidify my cigars? the humidity seems right in the humidor, but maybe the cigars need a bigger dose to get them back to normal? i can't understand why they would still be somewhat dry afer a couple weeks in the humidor.

[kevin7]

I would never subject my high $ Hygro to a salty enviroment. Properly humidified cigars will still be crunchy when torqued on. My stuff is under 65%. You might wanna lick the cap before cutting them.

I use no beads or gel ect ect as I dont buy into the hype. If you do thats cool by me . I use a cut piece of o-cello sponge in an old typehumidifier holder . O cello has an antifungal agent in it,I cant smell it.

When I was new to cigars and humidors I fretted over humidity and over humidified some cigars and wa-la I got hatched beetles. Do not get all spastic about humidity or it will rule you and take all of the fun out of an enjoyable hobby

[primus67]

I would never subject my high $ Hygro to a salty enviroment. Properly humidified cigars will still be crunchy when torqued on. My stuff is under 65%. You might wanna lick the cap before cutting them.

I use no beads or gel ect ect as I dont buy into the hype. If you do thats cool by me . I use a cut piece of o-cello sponge in an old typehumidifier holder . O cello has an antifungal agent in it,I cant smell it.

When I was new to cigars and humidors I fretted over humidity and over humidified some cigars and wa-la I got hatched beetles. Do not get all spastic about humidity or it will rule you and take all of the fun out of an enjoyable hobby

from what i understand, beetles are more of a high temp problem than a humidity one. i'd rather NOT worry about humidity, but neither do i want dried out cigars. i wouldn't say they're exactly dry now, but they are certainly more brittle than cigars i kept when i had my old humidor about 15 years ago.

plus, it seems i have to refill my humidifier abot 1-2 weeks even though the humidity level stays at 73-75%.