Advice Needed

[ashauler]

Thanks for all the help. I am going to buy the beads and a digital hydrometer and give it a good wipe down. I do want to make sure I get it right before I put the cigars in. I’m gonna buy a box of Havana Honeys and at 80 bucks a box I want to make sure I can take care of them.

You’re welcome to drop by anytime you want Mangy Rat, just bring your choice of meat so we can have something on the smoker while we enjoy the cigars.

I purchased the Humidor from cheap humidors.com. It was originally 200 but it had a scratch so I got it as a defect for half price. It has a really nice smell. As for the beads, I was looking at the 70RH tube. Do you have to add anything to the beads or just drop them in?

Thanks again fellas.

Yes, you add distilled water to the beads. They will come with directions.
Try the newb sampler, many more cigars out there beyond Havana Honeys.

[bjd1020]

Thanks Ashauler. Newb Sampler....?? From where? I’m gonna get the Honeys from BestPriceCigars.com, they have plenty of samplers any suggestion on a particular package?

I have had the pleasure of visiting my in laws in Panama twice a year. When Im there I hit the cigar huts pretty hard and try all sorts. I have even braved the challenge of bringing a few home.

[ashauler]

Thanks Ashauler. Newb Sampler....?? From where? ....snip

From here: http://www.cigarsmokers.com/threads/...mpler-Thread-V
Rules and explanation are in the first post....updated sponsor list is towards the end of the thread.

[VancouverMark]

+1 for the newbie sampler. While buying a box of something you like is great, that box will fill your humidor to about 75% capacity. The newbie sampler will give you a nice selection of different smokes so you can find a bunch of different ones you like. Then you can buy some 5 or 6 packs of the ones you like and have a varied selection.

As for the gauge, forget the gauge that came with the humidor. Mine was out by 20% out of the box. They're garbage. Get a digital and some beads and forget it. Add the distilled water to the beads and fill the box up with cigars. You won't do your cigars any harm by putting them in the box "unseasoned". You will just need to add water to the beads more frequently as the wood in the box and your cigars soak up the humidity. Once it stabilizes, you won't need to add water to the beads as frequently.

Welcome to the forum.

Mark

[CptnBlues63]

Welcome from Alberta, Canada!

My first humi was that exact same one. It was a good humi and when my wife bought me a 500 count for x'mas last year, I passed it along to a good friend of mine who enjoys cigars too and didn't own one yet.

Definitely lose the analog hygrometer. Mine never worked properly. The one that came with the 500 count didn't work either so I purchased, and have been VERY pleased with, the Calibre III hygrometer:

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Humido.../dp/B0007W1EA6

FWIW, I bought a Xikar (Madelaine) brand, round hygrometer and it's never worked right either. The temperature is bang on but with 24 hours of calibrating it, it starts losing it on the RH. I have it in my humi along with a Calibre III and it drops about 1% a week (but hey, it still shows the correct temp........LOL) so I'll never buy another one of those.

[bjd1020]

Thanks CptnBlues63

I purchased this hydrometer and these beads for the humidor.

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...rod=DHYG_ROUND

http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...p?prod=HT_1_70

I am assuming I should be good to go. The humi has been seasoning for about a week now.

Thoughts on this set up?

[buzz]

How big is your humi? The tube you linked to is for 540 cu. in. and it doesn't hurt to have a little more than you need.