humidor beads. do i still need hygrometer?

[victory01]

I was wondering how accurate the beads really are. Would i need a hygrometer still if i kept the beads moist? I have heard they keep great accurancy and need very little maintanence and i wondering if i would save on buying a hygrometer if its guarenteed to hold say a 65% humidity level. I mean as long as i keep them moist it shouldn't be a problem right?

Im brand new at this so sorry for any ignorance. I really appreciate any knowledge past onto me.

-victor

[ReV]

yeah, they're pretty accurate, i keep one extra hydrometer on hand just to occasionally check the rh in my coolidors/otterbox... as long as you have 1 hydrometer and use it to make sure the beads are keeping the rh, you shouldn't have to get a seperate hydro just for whereever you got your beads, but it couldn't hurt. by the way, go post an introduction so we can know who you are.

[hex1848]

Check around your local Wal-Mart. I found a temp/hygrometer combo for less then $3.00 while on one of my late night Wal-Mart trips last week. I bought the last 2 at my local store.

It's made by a company called Springfield and I found it close to the hardware section with the other temprature/humidity guages. Its +/- 5% on the humidity (which seems kind of high) but for $3.00 you can't really go wrong.

[rpb67]

Check around your local Wal-Mart. I found a temp/hygrometer combo for less then $3.00 while on one of my late night Wal-Mart trips last week. I bought the last 2 at my local store.

It's made by a company called Springfield and I found it close to the hardware section with the other temprature/humidity guages. Its +/- 5% on the humidity (which seems kind of high) but for $3.00 you can't really go wrong.

Nice find, I have to check that out.

[dpenix76]

I use 65% beads in my cooler and havent used a hygro for a long time,seems to work out fine.IMHO

[victory01]

im still deciding between 65% and 70%. i would rather have a more moist cigar as it would be easier to dry out if anything. there is a prediction of a really hot summer here in toronto. does the higher temperature usualy raise the humidity level or lower it?

thanks again! i really appreciate all the advice.