Humidity Problems

[Eville]

Not sure about NC, but here my RH always goes down in the winter because the ambient air is much much dryer. Check the seal on your humidor. The beads should at least help with the problem. As ashauler said, your smokes should be just fine.

[-nick-]

Not sure about NC, but here my RH always goes down in the winter because the ambient air is much much dryer. Check the seal on your humidor. The beads should at least help with the problem. As ashauler said, your smokes should be just fine.

Yeah it must be winter. These shitty gel humidification devices are worthless during this season so it was time for the upgrade. Thanks for the help guys!

[MarineOne]

You should try getting a humidor to stay at 65% in Iraq. At this rate I'll have a Masters in Humidorology.


Kris

[ggiese]

You should try getting a humidor to stay at 65% in Iraq. At this rate I'll have a Masters in Humidorology.


Kris

I'll see your Iraq, and raise ya a Chicago winter!

Anything subzero totally cleans out any reminants of moisture in the air. Keeping them at 60 is a challange at times. I've found moving them to the basement helps quite a bit.

...and then in July it will be so humid, I'll have to seal my humidors to prevent them from moving to rh's over 80%!!

[Mizicke5273]

The winter can be a bitch with humidity. I sorta just go with the flow anymore, the humidity is what the humidity is. Every few weeks I just recharge my beads and thats it. Unless something major happens that is.

[ggiese]

The winter can be a bitch with humidity. I sorta just go with the flow anymore, the humidity is what the humidity is. Every few weeks I just recharge my beads and thats it. Unless something major happens that is.

...and as long as you stay true to that strategy, you'll not have any problems. It's when you "forget" to charge the beads and let it go months that things start to fall apart...

[Paddy]

Here in the northeast there is such a change in humidity from winter to summer I use Boveda pouches in my humidor, 72 in winter – 65 in summer. In my Vinotemp wine refrigerator / humidor. I use 65 beads year round and keep the temperature at a steady 66 degrees

[MarineOne]

I'll see your Iraq, and raise ya a Chicago winter!

Anything subzero totally cleans out any reminants of moisture in the air. Keeping them at 60 is a challange at times. I've found moving them to the basement helps quite a bit.

...and then in July it will be so humid, I'll have to seal my humidors to prevent them from moving to rh's over 80%!!

I used to take the South Shore to the Art Institute stop and walk up Jackson to the Sears Tower (yeah I know they changed the name, but its still the Sears Tower) when I was doing contract IT work. Growing up in northwest Indiana, I know how cold and dry it gets, but when its 0% RH and 137 degrees out in the summer, or 0% RH and 27 degrees like it was on Sunday, we get nose bleeds and we aren't even in the cheap seats.

I think we get less than 3 inches of rain a year here in south central Iraq.

[-nick-]

One more stupid question guys. I just got my beads today, so me wanting to add humidity I should add distilled water. Would water from a water bottle work? Since I know tap won't work and I don't feel like running to the grocery store to buy a gallon of distilled water. Thanks!

[badwhale]

One more stupid question guys. I just got my beads today, so me wanting to add humidity I should add distilled water. Would water from a water bottle work? Since I know tap won't work and I don't feel like running to the grocery store to buy a gallon of distilled water. Thanks!

I believe heartfelt strongly recommends distilled. Bottled water isn't distilled.

Will