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Cheno Offline
#1 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 4:48 PM EST
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Afternoon ladies and gents. I am new to using a cooler for storage, and I have 70 qt exteme, about 60% full. All cigars are in wooden boxes, I have two hydrometers in it one on top one on bottom, I have 3 320g bovedas in it.right when I open it they both read right around 59%, and after being open for less than two minutes they are both reading 63-65%. What am I doing wrong? Or how can I fix this? Thanks
USNGunner Offline
#2 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 5:04 PM EST
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What's the humidity where you live? If it's more humid in your house than in the coolidor, then that may be right?
Cheno Offline
#3 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 5:10 PM EST
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Currently it's 56% humidity outside, Chicago area
RMAN4443 Offline
#4 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 5:54 PM EST
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What is the RH of the Bovedas? How long has the coolerdor been setup and running?Think
Cheno Offline
#5 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:00 PM EST
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Sorry I thought I added that already, they are 65%. Up and running 3 days
Cheno Offline
#6 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:09 PM EST
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I've done tuppadors before and had no issues, it was obviously smaller but I figure it's mainly the same concept. I do have seasoned cedar and boxes in there that I'm using for s small packs I bought. I just don't want to miss anything. And if the answer is I need to put more cigars in there, I'm ok with that, just have to convince my wife....
RMAN4443 Offline
#7 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:13 PM EST
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Cheno wrote:
Sorry I thought I added that already, they are 65%. Up and running 3 days

I'd try leaving it closed up for a few days before opening it again, and let the cigars acclimate to the Bovedas...those cigars could be drawing up the humidity as fast as the Bovedas are putting it into the air....you may even want to put a small dish of distilled water in there until things normalize....
Does the cooler have a good seal? Do the dollar bill test...put a dollar on the lip of the cooler and close it, then try to pull the dollar out...if you have a good seal, you should get a little drag on the dollar bill...open cooler and try again in several places....you may need to put a gasket on the lip of the cooler to give you a better seal...Think
corey sellers Offline
#8 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:22 PM EST
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What he said is on the money ^^^^^

See what I did there
Cheno Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:26 PM EST
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I will check again in a few days, thanks. And oh yes, great seal on it. I did the dollar bill check the day I got it lol. If it doesn't clear up in a few days I may add more bovedas and cigars. Thanks for your help. Herfing Herfing
Cheno Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:27 PM EST
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Applause
corey sellers Offline
#11 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 6:40 PM EST
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Never hurts to add cigars
Sunoverbeach Offline
#12 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 7:04 PM EST
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As far as the wife, set up a UPS account and divert all your shipments to the local office to sneak in to your stash at your discretion...... Not that I advocate subterfuge in a marriage of course
corey sellers Offline
#13 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 7:12 PM EST
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Or get your balls out of your wifes purse
Cheno Offline
#14 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 7:34 PM EST
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Ups thing seems like too much work lol, she really don't care. The more cigars I buy just means she gets more wine... Hahaha
Sunoverbeach Offline
#15 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 7:35 PM EST
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corey sellers wrote:
Or get your balls out of your wifes purse


After enough years, you hardly even miss 'em
RMAN4443 Offline
#16 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 7:57 PM EST
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
After enough years, you hardly even miss 'em

I don't know how you guys can walk like that...Anxious
Thunder.Gerbil Offline
#17 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 9:14 PM EST
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Cheno wrote:
Afternoon ladies and gents. I am new to using a cooler for storage, and I have 70 qt exteme, about 60% full. All cigars are in wooden boxes, I have two hydrometers in it one on top one on bottom, I have 3 320g bovedas in it.right when I open it they both read right around 59%, and after being open for less than two minutes they are both reading 63-65%. What am I doing wrong? Or how can I fix this? Thanks


Don't worry so much. The air might have changed humidity, but the cigars most certainly did not. Even less so for those in boxes and cello.
Pudding Mittens Offline
#18 Posted: Tue, Jun 18 2019, 11:22 PM EST
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Cheno wrote:
I have two hydrometers in it

I think you mean "hygrometer". A hydrometer is a whole different instrument.
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Sunoverbeach wrote:
As far as the wife, set up a UPS account and divert all your shipments to the local office to sneak in to your stash at your discretion...... Not that I advocate subterfuge in a marriage of course

I used an alternate solution - not ever getting married in the first place. Herfing
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CelticBomber Offline
#19 Posted: Wed, Jun 19 2019, 3:00 AM EST
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Pudding Mittens wrote:
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I used an alternate solution - not ever getting married in the first place. Herfing

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Well yeah, it's not like you'd want someone poking around and finding your half finished woman suit. It's just good sense...
bs_kwaj Offline
#20 Posted: Wed, Jun 19 2019, 9:00 PM EST
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Pudding Mittens wrote:
I think you mean "hygrometer". A hydrometer is a whole different instrument.


And... https://www.essentialdistilling.com/resources/how-to-use-a-hydrometer

BigGrin

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