Bead Issues

[chefchris]

So the tupperware is open to the air though right? I put the lower portion of my tupperware filled with beads into a pair of pantyhose. works great.

-W.

ya, basil sent me a pair of pantyhose right off his leg for me to put my beads in, they work great.

[Monk]

ya, basil sent me a pair of pantyhose right off his leg for me to put my beads in, they work great.

With some of the photos we have seen of you, I am surprised you didn't have your own pair... or were fishnets too open for beads?

-W.

[chefchris]

With some of the photos we have seen of you, I am surprised you didn't have your own pair... or were fishnets too open for beads?

-W.

i can't find the right ones to match my party shorts.

[Shelby07]

How much surface area of the beads are exposed to air?

[FunkyCold5]

I have a similar humidor. If your humidity is too low, placing a shot-glass of distilled water on the corner does help control the humidity. You should try that first before doing anything rash.

Plus, what temperature is your digi-hygrometer reading? That may be a cause to your low humidity. The colder it is in the room (where you humidor is), the less humidity there will be. But, the beads should take care of that.....maintaining correct moisture with temp. changes.

Andrew

[sprangalang]

Fill the humidor 2" deep with sea water. Let sit overnight.
Just kidding.
I use distilled water, and trust the beads. Sure is nice not running around every other day, measuring RH. In fact I have a few containers that don't even have hygrometers in them.

[Shelby07]

...and, of course, the $64,000 question...

How do the sticks feel and smoke? That is the best indicator.

[JRas224]

The beads are probably an inch an a half deep in the tupperware that has a diameter of about 3 inches. The sticks definately feel dry. I gave the humidor a quick rub down last night with some distilled water so hopefully that helps. One interesting thing though, I put about ten of my sticks in a ziploc bag with my beads and my digital hygrometer. The highest reading I got on that environment was 60%. So now I'm thinking I will salt test the hygrometer again. I've had this distilled water for a while, distilled water doesn't go bad does it?

[JRas224]

And the temperature has consistently read 70-72 degress on the digital.

[Monk]

The beads are probably an inch an a half deep in the tupperware that has a diameter of about 3 inches. The sticks definately feel dry. I gave the humidor a quick rub down last night with some distilled water so hopefully that helps. One interesting thing though, I put about ten of my sticks in a ziploc bag with my beads and my digital hygrometer. The highest reading I got on that environment was 60%. So now I'm thinking I will salt test the hygrometer again. I've had this distilled water for a while, distilled water doesn't go bad does it?

No it won't go bad

-W.

[72Nova454]

Thought I would post a couple of comments about how my beads have been working. I went ahead and got a half pound of the 70% beads and a big tube of the 70% beads. When that tube went in, after wetting it of course, my humidity after a week or so, went down to 52% humidity. I never had a problem when I used the foam rectangular humidifier and a Boveda packet.

So I think I have solved the problem by using a aquarium media bag and filling it with beads and then sticking that into the rectangular humidifier. Then I got a fresh piece of spanish cedar and wet it and stuck it in the humidor. After a couple of days, humidity is up to 67% and rising. I like my cigars around 70 or 72% humidity.

Any comments or suggestions on why the humidity goes down when using the beads? Everyone's advice or experience pointed to how good they are. Just seemed to have better luck with the foam, but a little more work than the beads.

Anyhow, later.