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Newbie Using Boveda 84 Packs
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atlfisher Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 8:42 AM EST
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I'm new to using the Boveda 84% packs to season a humidor, so I need a little help. I have left them in there for 2 weeks now and the humidity is at 69 to 70%. Should it not be at a higher humidity than that by now? I calibrated my digital hygrometer before I started the seasoning process, so I know that is correct. There is a glass window on the top of the humidor, could that have a leak? I just don't know what humidity it is suppose to get to by the end of the 2 weeks. Should I go ahead and drop the 69% packs in and put the cigars in and see what happens?
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 8:44 AM EST
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69% is fine, the humidor will hold humidity easier WITH cigars IN it.

I would toss them in buddy.
Buckwheat Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 8:45 AM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
69% is fine, the humidor will hold humidity easier WITH cigars IN it.

I would toss them in buddy.


+1
A happy and healthy humidor is a FULL HUMIDOR!! Herfing
atlfisher Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 8:50 AM EST
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I know that 69% is good for the cigars. Since i'm using the 84% packs to season, the humidity shouldn't be higher than 69% by now?
ZRX1200 Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 8:56 AM EST
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If it’s a new humidor I wouldn’t worry about it. Boveedas are great but at this point I wouldn’t use the 84% after putting the cigars in the humidor.

High humidity = mold
High temp = beetles

Low humidity = you can usually bring them back
Low temp = takes away humidity

So if you wanna pick a side.....I keep mine @65%
deadeyedick Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 9:53 AM EST
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Buckwheat wrote:
+1
A happy and healthy humidor is a FULL HUMIDOR!! Herfing


Thats what they want you to think.
Buckwheat Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 10:06 AM EST
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deadeyedick wrote:
Thats what they want you to think.


Who's they? Can you really disagree with having a full humidor? fog

ZRX1200 wrote:
If it’s a new humidor I wouldn’t worry about it. Boveedas are great but at this point I wouldn’t use the 84% after putting the cigars in the humidor.

High humidity = mold
High temp = beetles

Low humidity = you can usually bring them back
Low temp = takes away humidity

So if you wanna pick a side.....I keep mine @65%


Another Great point. I always kept mine at ~60 to 70% and ~60 to 70 F.
SirKnight Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 10:45 AM EST
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Not a fan of glass top humidors mainly for two reasons
1. The can leak and will leak at some point.
2. With a glass top temperature regulation can be tricky.

Now add sunlight and you have a disaster in the making.
clintCigar Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 11:11 AM EST
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what humidor do you have? There was one glass top humidor offered here that I was reading reviews on that many were having to re-seal the glass top so it would hold humidity properly.


and WTH have you been for almost 1yr 9 months??
delta1 Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 12:02 PM EST
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prolly fishing
tonygraz Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 4:18 PM EST
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Keep looking through the glass checking for rain.
danmdevries Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Mar 12 2020, 4:23 PM EST
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Ditch the humidor, stop by Harbor Freight and buy yourself an Apache case. Put your 65% bovedas and your cigars in there and call it a day.

Two way humidification like the Bovedas offer work best in a sealed environment. If you're trying to use them in a China humidor worse yet a glasstop, you're going to have a bad time.

atlfisher Offline
#13 Posted: Fri, Mar 13 2020, 6:56 AM EST
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ClintCigar it is the Whitetail II humidor. I'm gonna throw the cigars in there with some 69% boveda packs and see what happens.
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#14 Posted: Fri, Mar 13 2020, 7:55 AM EST
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atlfisher wrote:
ClintCigar it is the Whitetail II humidor. I'm gonna throw the cigars in there with some 69% boveda packs and see what happens.

Use 65rh Bovedas...
corey sellers Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Mar 13 2020, 9:43 AM EST
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Whta he said ^^^^
tamapatom Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Mar 13 2020, 10:44 AM EST
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Another advantage of 65 over 69. If you house is climate controlled your rh should be 55. Your 69 boveda will dry up a lot quicker since you are asking it to change rh a much greater spread.
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