beads and tubes

[chefchris]

This is based on my opinion:

I would not mix the two together. Beads work to keep the humidity stable. 65% beads will take in and release moisture to keep it at 68%. If you have 70% beads in there, they are trying to do the same thing. It would turn into a battle of epic proportions! If it's one thing you don't want it's the constant fluctuating of humidity in your humidor. You don't want the cigars taking in and releasing moisture constantly.

The solution: don't open the humidor so much.

[bigwhiteash]

I think the beads will be enough, opening the humidor really only releases humidity from the air inside, cigars release humidity at a MUCH slower rate. Properly moistened beads will quite quickly replace humidity in the air lost due to opening. Conditions of cigars don't change as quickly as the reading of a hygrometer.

just my 2 copper colored discs

[nhcigarfan]

That's fine. Don't worry about. I have 65% beads and a 70% packet (Bovinda - sp?) and my beads will dry out and the humidity will still drop to 60% or. If you stick the stat tube in there it will will act as a sort of stop-gap and the RH won't get too low.

But again, I wouldn't worry about it.

[chefchris]

i'm still going with battle of epic proportions.

[bigwhiteash]

That just sounds awesome....


My money is on the Beads

[FunkyCold5]

Does your friend have OCD for opening and closing it a lot? I wouldn't stress over your cigars too much. They hold their own unless it's a DRASTIC change in humidity and/or temperature.

Whenever I get new sticks or need to play cigar tetris to fit the new sticks in my coolidor, I normally have it open for a prolonged amount of time and close it, and then open it again to see if I have more room for more sticks.

Plus, hopefully you'll be smoking the sticks in the humidor/coolidor in the near future. If you are trying to age certain cigars, that may get affected by the constant opening and closing, but are you up to that point yet?

Andrew