Humidity Beads

[Viper139]

I have actually been using the beads for ~ a month or so. I bought a tube for my work humidor, but I dont think it is big enough for my ~100 count box. Viper, I noticed you are carrying the bags now, can you fill these up as well?

Yes you can. The bag will hold a full pound.

[mglantz]

The beads offered by Heartfelt Industries are claimed to keep humidity at a stable 65%. While this value may be in the lower acceptable range, most information from the experts suggest that 70% is optimum. Am I getting a little over-cautious or will the 5% difference be significant?

Mike

[Viper139]

The beads offered by Heartfelt Industries are claimed to keep humidity at a stable 65%. While this value may be in the lower acceptable range, most information from the experts suggest that 70% is optimum. Am I getting a little over-cautious or will the 5% difference be significant?

Mike

Most people that have smoked cigars for a long time agree that the cigar smokes better at an approximate 65% humidity. At 70% and above you start ot get some smoking issues such as tight draw due to the expanded tobacco from the moisture and difficulty keeping the cigar lit without a relite being required. Now if you plan on long term storage (read that as multiple years) some manufacturers recommend 70-72% for that storage.

In about a week and a half I will be adding 70% beads to my webstore and they will thenm be available if anyone wishes to buy that level of humidity.

[mglantz]

Thanks for the info, Viper. My cigars are never in my humidor for more than a few weeks maximum so 65% would be fine. I find it easier to keep the humidity at a slightly lower level than to keep it pumped up so, again, 65% should work well for me. Thanks again.

[labmonkey]

that's definitley a good point. i never keep any cigar longer than a month at the very longest, so this is good info for me too.

[luke ford]

just ordered a half pound from heartfelt based on all the positive reviews i've read-should be here in a few days and i'll post my reviews after i've tried them out for a while.

[hex1848]

Remember to RTFM... I got one of the tubes a month or 2 back and forgot to recharge them. My humidity droped to ~60% before I realized what was going on... they were all white.