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tugboat Offline
#1 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 11:36 AM EST
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Soooo, yesterday I decided to re humidify my beads.
Picked up a blue cap tube, held half of it in the opening of a gallon of distilled water. As I pulled the tube out the cap fell off and all the beads are now on the bottom of the gallon. I checked the other tube I have and the caps are loose on that one also.
So, I checked two older black cap tubes I have and they are glued on.
Be forewarned.
Sunoverbeach Offline
#2 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 11:53 AM EST
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Gravity's a muddafugga
BuckyB93 Offline
#3 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 11:56 AM EST
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Shoulda used cat litter crystals
Palama Offline
#4 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 2:09 PM EST
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tugboat wrote:
Soooo, yesterday I decided to re humidify my beads.
Picked up a blue cap tube, held half of it in the opening of a gallon of distilled water. As I pulled the tube out the cap fell off and all the beads are now on the bottom of the gallon. I checked the other tube I have and the caps are loose on that one also.
So, I checked two older black cap tubes I have and they are glued on.
Be forewarned.


Total bummer! d'oh!

I’ve just spritzed my tubes and never (…knock on wood…) had any issues with the caps. But, I’ve switched to Bovedas since, it seems to me, they don’t need as much maintenance as beads. Once I built up the number of 65% packs, recharging them has been easier as I just rotate them when they feel a little “rocky”.
tugboat Offline
#5 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 3:28 PM EST
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Once I built up the number of 65% packs, recharging them has been easier as I just rotate them when they feel a little “rocky”.

Do you just place them in a container of water?
Sunoverbeach Offline
#6 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 4:01 PM EST
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The way Danm explained it, and seems to work for me was take a sealable container, place a small glass or dish with distilled water in it,. Place dried packs around that dish and stick the lid on the container. Wait a few weeks and good as almost new

I've also heard, but haven't proven, recharges on packs aren't unlimited, and you can dry them to a point they can't be recharged
Palama Offline
#7 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 5:24 PM EST
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tugboat wrote:
Once I built up the number of 65% packs, recharging them has been easier as I just rotate them when they feel a little “rocky”.

Do you just place them in a container of water?


Nooooo! Not talking

If you put the packs directly in water, the "paper" will eventually deteriorate. Gonz

As described by SOB via Danm, I use a moderate sized air-tight container with a small container with distilled water inside, surrounded by the dry (...but not dried out) packs. Simple and easy.
tugboat Offline
#8 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 7:10 PM EST
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Well thanx for clearing that up gents,I'll give it a try .
Plowboy221 Offline
#9 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 7:26 PM EST
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Victor also hates when he inconveniently loses his beads, maybe you could pm him and I’m sure he has some kind of solution to this problem.
frankj1 Offline
#10 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 9:15 PM EST
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I have recharged by taking an old noob humidor, filling a shot glass with distilled water, putting that in a zip lock, put them in the humi, surround the shot glass with the dry Bovedas, zip it but keep air for it to be a bit like a balloon, and close the lid for a few weeks. Remove what I need, throw in some spent Bovedas, rinse and repeat until the shot glass is empty. Can be months.

I like the zip lock cuz it creates a highly humid atmosphere and if some moron bumps the dresser it sits on with his tripod, at least it won't spill all over the humidor.
Stogie1020 Offline
#11 Posted: Sat, Apr 30 2022, 9:47 PM EST
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I use a "continual recharge" approach. I put a few Bovedas in my my tuppereradore and also put in a little jar of crystals. I charge the crystals with distilled H20 and let the Bovedas "pull" the excess humidity out of the air. That way, they are always recharged, pulling out moisture, and when the crystals dry out and I forget to recharge them for a few months, the Bovedas switch to "push" moisture out. I have a few packets that are zero-crunchy after a few years of use like this.
tugboat Offline
#12 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 11:25 AM EST
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Here is the latest on my bead fiasco, I tiped the gallon of distilled water upside down so that the aforementioned beads became concentrated at the opening, then I used a very fine strainer, I use to filter the rocks out of cocane powder, to catch them as they rushed out for freedom.Then the easy part was scooping them up and back into there appropriate container .problem solved......OK ,so I embellished slightly
tonygraz Offline
#13 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 11:38 AM EST
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So this was a cocaine inspired disaster.
LeeBot Offline
#14 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 1:57 PM EST
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tugboat wrote:
Here is the latest on my bead fiasco, I tiped the gallon of distilled water upside down so that the aforementioned beads became concentrated at the opening, then I used a very fine strainer, I use to filter the rocks out of cocane powder, to catch them as they rushed out for freedom.Then the easy part was scooping them up and back into there appropriate container .problem solved......OK ,so I embellished slightly



Which part? Are you telling me that the water wasn't actually distilled? Tap water is bad for your cigars.
tugboat Offline
#15 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 3:05 PM EST
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OK, I have to claryify that strainer comment. My wife informed me that the strainer was NOT the same one I used to sift the blow with. If was a similar one I used long before we met.
Hope this clarifies the post..?...
ZRX1200 Offline
#16 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 3:56 PM EST
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Tubes?

I have 5 lbs in bins….much easier to charge.
tugboat Offline
#17 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 9:32 PM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Tubes?

I have 5 lbs in bins….much easier to charge.




My humi holds aprox.100 smokes...5 lbs. Sounds like a lot and would take up a sizeable portion?
BuckyB93 Offline
#18 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 9:52 PM EST
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Should of used kitty crystals.
BuckyB93 Offline
#19 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 9:53 PM EST
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NINE! teen.
frankj1 Offline
#20 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 10:25 PM EST
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should have
BuckyB93 Offline
#21 Posted: Sun, May 1 2022, 10:53 PM EST
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I can make up my own grammar... I'm like a rebel and stuff.

I frequently use "prolly" rather than "probably." Drafter taught me that... and I dinnet need to visit a van down by da river to lern it.
corey sellers Offline
#22 Posted: Mon, May 2 2022, 7:18 AM EST
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Careful with the tripod Frankie haha
Palama Offline
#23 Posted: Sun, Jun 5 2022, 1:25 AM EST
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Stogie1020 wrote:
I use a "continual recharge" approach. I put a few Bovedas in my my tuppereradore and also put in a little jar of crystals. I charge the crystals with distilled H20 and let the Bovedas "pull" the excess humidity out of the air. That way, they are always recharged, pulling out moisture, and when the crystals dry out and I forget to recharge them for a few months, the Bovedas switch to "push" moisture out. I have a few packets that are zero-crunchy after a few years of use like this.


I tried doing it the “Commie 7” way and hey, it seems to work for me too!

Great tip! ThumpUp

At this rate, you’ll probably get promoted to Commie 6 in no time! Anxious
Dg west deptford Offline
#24 Posted: Sun, Jun 5 2022, 2:13 PM EST
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^ yep!

Reports of thunderstorms but the weather man hasn't been right yet
ZRX1200 Offline
#25 Posted: Sun, Jun 5 2022, 2:50 PM EST
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Gel crystals make things taste funny IMO.

FYI Tuggy, you can take those beads outta the water and try to save them in the oven.
tugboat Offline
#26 Posted: Mon, Jun 6 2022, 7:53 AM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Gel crystals make things taste funny IMO.

FYI Tuggy, you can take those beads outta the water and try to save them in the oven.


I used my old Cocane strainer and sifted out the beads then reinstalled them into their container, problem solved.Herfing
Stogie1020 Offline
#27 Posted: Mon, Jun 6 2022, 10:37 AM EST
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Palama wrote:
I tried doing it the “Commie 7” way and hey, it seems to work for me too!

Great tip! ThumpUp

At this rate, you’ll probably get promoted to Commie 6 in no time! Anxious


Glad it worked for you!
tonygraz Offline
#28 Posted: Tue, Jun 7 2022, 11:41 AM EST
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Palama wrote:
I tried doing it the “Commie 7” way and hey, it seems to work for me too!

Great tip! ThumpUp

At this rate, you’ll probably get promoted to Commie 6 in no time! Anxious


Only promotion possible if Victor doesn't return. Anyhow your # 4 spot is pretty safe.RollEyes
MACS Offline
#29 Posted: Tue, Jun 7 2022, 3:30 PM EST
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I live in an area that is very dry... so I have a couple pounds of the beads in a few plastic tupperware type containers. I moisten them with distilled water by spritzing some on them and shaking them up.
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#30 Posted: Thu, Jun 9 2022, 9:16 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
I have recharged by taking an old noob humidor, filling a shot glass with distilled water, putting that in a zip lock, put them in the humi, surround the shot glass with the dry Bovedas, zip it but keep air for it to be a bit like a balloon, and close the lid for a few weeks. Remove what I need, throw in some spent Bovedas, rinse and repeat until the shot glass is empty. Can be months.

I like the zip lock cuz it creates a highly humid atmosphere and if some moron bumps the dresser it sits on with his tripod, at least it won't spill all over the humidor.


OhMyGod WAIT A MINUTE ! Are you saying that it is DETACHABLE ?
frankj1 Offline
#31 Posted: Thu, Jun 9 2022, 9:32 PM EST
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jespear wrote:
OhMyGod WAIT A MINUTE ! Are you saying that it is DETACHABLE ?

you were hoping for a strap on, eh?
trouble maker...
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