Question regarding balance between humi temperature and RH level

[DB17210]

Good morning,
I have had my humi for about a month now, and things seem to be going well.
I have the following setup:
-120 cigar Cuban Crafters Humi
-Madelaine Digital Hygrometer (I think I am going to buy a new one. Seems to need
re-calibrating alot)
- I currently have 50-60 sticks in there. Not sure of exact count
- 2 72% Boveda Packs... Based on many recomendations I am switching to Heartfelt Beads

My temp consistantly runs between 72-74 depending on how hot it is in Miami. I'm not really interested in trying to address that because of the increase in electric bills it will cost to get it lower. With the 2 Boveda packs my RH level was holding steady at around 69-72 depending on how many times I open the humi (I am a rookie and can't help myself to opening it to get a nice whiff and admire my collection). However, after I added a few more sticks the other day the RH has been decreasing everyday, and got into the low 60's. I'm guessing I hit the threshhold for ratio of sticks/Boveda pack count. Rather than mess around with the packs anymore, I am making the move to the beads.
Based on my temp running slightly above the 70 Degrees/70% ratio that I seem to find recomended alot, what level beads do you guys suggest I go for? I know alot of it comes down to personal preference, but my main concern is avoiding beetles.
Thanks in advance for you advice and suggestions.

[badwhale]

Beetles have nothing to do with rH. That's all temp and their presence to begin with.

FWIW, I use 65rH heartfelt beads.

Will

[Mizicke5273]

I use 65% beads in my desktop, which is in my room. My room's temperature fluctuates a lot in the summer due to poor air duct placement. It gets a good 10°+ hotter in my room, so it can get upwards of 80°+ during the day with the sun beating on the side. Which is why I have a wall mounted AC unit, even though the whole house has AC, and will drop the temp back down to ~70° for a bit.

I have two coolers in the basment as well, one with 70% and the other with 65% beads. The basement is a much nicer ~70° temperature.


So I don't consider 72°-74° high. Get what ever rH level you prefer.

Beetles have nothing to do with rH. That's all temp and their presence to begin with.

FWIW, I use 65rH heartfelt beads.

Will

It was my understanding that at high temperatures, a real high rH (like 75%-85%) will increase the chance of beetles. Or at least that is what I remember from reading a bunch of posts.

[VancouverMark]

I started with 70% beads and switched after about two months to 65% beads. I find my cigars burn better at 65% than 70%.

Mark

[DB17210]

Thanks guys! I just ordered the Extra Large 65% Rh (BLUE Cap) Heartfelt Humidity Tube. Hopefully this will make it so I can spend more time enjoying my cigars, and less time tinkering w/my humi

[VancouverMark]

Thanks guys! I just ordered the Extra Large 65% Rh (BLUE Cap) Heartfelt Humidity Tube. Hopefully this will make it so I can spend more time enjoying my cigars, and less time tinkering w/my humi

That's the exact one I have in my Cuban Crafters 150ct humidor and it works great.

Mark

[Paddy]

Thanks guys! I just ordered the Extra Large 65% Rh (BLUE Cap) Heartfelt Humidity Tube. Hopefully this will make it so I can spend more time enjoying my cigars, and less time tinkering w/my humi

As your addiction grows out of control, buy a pound of both 70% & 65%. purchase the tubes seperatly. I use the 65 in the summer months ( when it's humid as hell ) and 70 in the winter ( when it's bone dry ). I had a hard time keeping my humidity up at 65 in the winter so I changed to the 70%. It runs at an even 67 % all winter long.