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I have used distilled water since the beginning of my cigar smoking journey. Heartfelt beads... 65%. No cat litter. Even my CAT doesn't use cat litter (she goes outside).

Gel sucks, don't listen to this guy, Cat litter sprayed with distilled water works just fine, bonus points for letting the cat test it out first to make sure it works.

meh, don't listen to these nay sayers, I have HF beads and bovedas in my wineador, but I use kitty litter in my overflow cooler.

Kitty litter holds solid at 63 to 65 for months and I live in the desert.

Granted, I don't put my Padrons, habanos and high end Fuentes in the the cooler... but that's besides the point.

I would argue that kitty litter is vastly more superior to those gel pack thingies or a sponge with water on it.

If you just got one of those 50 count humidors, just throw a 65 boveda pack or 2 in it and call it a day.

Do I like the HF beads... sure, do I think they out-perform the kitty litter.... lol no.

Edit:

Oh ya, we're talking about the silica crystal kind of kitty litter, not that dirt looking chit.

There are only 2 brands ok kitty litter approved by the Latin Plums.
PM tamapatom for more info.

+1

Most use it BEFORE the cat gets to it.

Just remember that HF beads will consume higher humidity when needed. Most gels just keep putting out humidity and will turn dark color in less than a year from my experience a while ago. So spend the dough and protect your precious investments.

Don't let these guys confuse you. It really boils down to a preference, whichever works better for you. Try both, and see which you prefer!

Won't smoke cigars for us and might be his PREMIUMS. Yep, kitty litter it is then. LOL

She's just trying to get you to spend more money. So trust her here. ALWAYS trust what a woman says.

Beads are better, enough said

just throw some lettuce in there...

If that doesn't work try the Kilbasa sausage.

Jeff, it's sort of a trick question. I have used and still use many different things. ALL of them require distilled water.

As many have noted above, beads are a great option and I've got a few pounds of them. They are fairly low maintenance and as Tuck said, they are 2-way; they will absorb moisture if it gets too high and they're not saturated. But, I've had beads get black and moldy, just as I've had other humidifying agents go bad.

Cbid has never sold beads that I'm aware of, so procurement is a little more challenging than adding a bid on a CI gel jar to your cbid purchases. I've got one or two jars of gel that I've had since 2007 or 2008 and they work fine in conjunction with beads. Boveda packs are another great option, but not the cheapest and more work to maintain unless you don't care about the cost and just toss them. One popular method that I recommend you avoid are the humidifiers with green 'florist' foam. Those are 'easy', in that you just add distilled water periodically, but they don't regulate two ways, they can get moldy and I don't feel they do all that great a job of humidifying anyway. Then there's the truly divisive kitty litter option....some love it....some hate it and will ridicule users incessantly, but the KL converts generally swear by it

I heard a group of men posting in a site is Gay?

Oh, BTW, I'm out cuz I have been banned. LOL