Quote Originally Posted by drew_goring View Post
Over the winter when I really didn't smoke very much, my cooler got opened maybe once a week and this was just to pick out a smoke. RH was rock steady at 66% the whole winter. I could maybe see excess humidity being a problem if you are in a hot environment with a simple humidification system. Simple meaning simpler than beads. Beads will release and absorb humidity so there should be no problem there. I have a Hydra active humidification system and it has been working extremely well for me. When I did have beads they worked well too.
Actually, a drop in temperature will increase RH in a sealed unit such as a cooler. That's when you need the beads to absorb. You should put your cooler in a location with minimum temperature fluctuations as your RH changes with temperature change. Hotter = lower RH, cooler = higher RH as long as the water volume in the air remains constant.