Humidor Paranoia

[bigpoppapuff]

unless i missed something,did you wipe down all the inside of the humidor with a damp sponge??.....using distilled water on a new sponge....

[illilli]

I did not rub down the sides. I read a LOT of recommendations all over the web and there were two camps with regards to wiping the cedar with distilled water. One for and one against. I decided to go with the humidor manufacturer's recommendation which specifically said NOT to wipe down the inside.

As compensation for that, I actually left the distilled water in for 72 hours, which might have been bad, I don't know.

By-The-Way, I should have put this thread in Accessory category. I apologize for messing up.

[bigpoppapuff]

it would seem to me that you absolutely must wipe down all the inside wood.....i've never seen anybody say otherwise...i'm surprised that they would......you're not going to hurt anything...and you'll help your cigars...

[croatan]

I've always wiped the wood down. I didn't even know there were opinions out there to the contrary.

[SuperChuck]

The moral of this story is use humidity beads. :)

Using a digital hydrometer is a good idea, too.

[illilli]

The moral of this story is use humidity beads. :)

Using a digital hydrometer is a good idea, too.

AMEN Brother!

(The other moral is: Don't do stupid stuff when you set your humidor up like me)

[SuperChuck]

(The other moral is: Don't do stupid stuff when you set your humidor up like me)

The upside is you're mostly just suffering from Newbie Jitters. Your humidor is not rendered completely unusable just because you had some humidity issues. You don't have to feed your cigars to the dog.

Put a shotglass of rice in your humi until your RH gets down to 65-70. The rice will absorb the excess humidity. If they're so damp they're visibly bloated, give them a couple weeks to dry out.

[Diesel Grinch]

The moral of this story is use humidity beads. :)

Using a digital hydrometer is a good idea, too.

What Flavor?

[illilli]

Well, leave it to me to find them, but be unable to find them now, of course. Here are two, but not some of the original ones I found:

http://www.simplycigars.co.uk/acatal...rs_Humidor_Car

http://www.cigarlife.com/rdrmail/rml0d.htm

I am not debating with you on the correct method to season a humidor; simply stating that I did find information saying not to wipe down the inside. At any rate, as evidenced by the high humidity in my humidor, I accomplished the mission of getting the cedar saturated.

[Cheeze]

Well, leave it to me to find them, but be unable to find them now, of course. Here are two, but not some of the original ones I found:

http://www.simplycigars.co.uk/acatal...rs_Humidor_Car

http://www.cigarlife.com/rdrmail/rml0d.htm

I am not debating with you on the correct method to season a humidor; simply stating that I did find information saying not to wipe down the inside. At any rate, as evidenced by the high humidity in my humidor, I accomplished the mission of getting the cedar saturated.

I have heard the same about wiping down the inside. I received a humi from Cuban Crafters and their instruction says not to wipe the inside...