Yes, it is true. I FAIL at using beads.

Well after pissing around with recalibrating my hygrometers for the past 2 weeks, I have no idea what else to do. My cooler is still above 70%RH @ around 72°, despite 75% of the beads being completely white.(Ive since recharged them) It is about half full of cigars( about 40 or so) and I have some tupperware containers taking up the rest of the space. (Should I remove these containers?) Right now I have the beads at about 50-50, like they are supposed to be. But the RH is still above 70%. It is a ~20qt cooler with a 1/2lb of 65% beads in it, and for some reason they dont seem to be absorbing any moisture.

My hygros are right on at 75% with the salt test.( I might of failed at this too) Ive tried numerous variations of the salt test. Ive used baggies, tupperware, cap of salt with only 4 drops of distilled water, and a cap of salt with a thin layer of distilled water on top. And each time my 2 hygrometers have been on at or close to 75%.

Now I am also having trouble with my humidor keeping humidity. It is a 150ct humi, with 4oz of 65% beads in it. It is full of cigars. If I just use the beads, the humidity stays around 58%RH. So I have a shot glass of distilled water in there and the RH is at 62%. Now I think I might have a sligth sealing issue as mentioned in my other post. Ive tried recalibrating my hygros numerous times, and I did the flashlight test as best I could(I have glass windows in my humi). I dont know what else to do, or if I am just worrying for absolutely no reason.