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benja123 Offline
#1 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 10:52 AM EST
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Did the salt slurry thing and will check it tomorrow. Put my cheepie hyro in there too to see how off it is. Moved everything over to the big Sterlite (except all the boxes already loaded in the cabinet humi). It's almost full. Maybe room for 2 more boxes AND.....

I bought 2 more boxes at auction. Yesterday when I was reocating everything into the sterlite My SO came into the mstr closet looked over at all the chit spread out and said WTF?? How many cigars do you have here? In my lifetime I can't smoke all this? Busted. "When did you get all this?" me: spread out over the last few months (hang head)
Then just a shake of the head and walks out of the closet...I think I saw a smirk maybe even happy tilt of the eyes.

Now that I'm outed, I looked at the auctions and got a box of LG #9 short panetela and La Mission L'Atelier 2003 that seemed like a deal. both under 5 per stick including taxes and shipping.
but I'm stopping now. god help me.

my previous post above
had my hand slapped and learned my lesson posting in the "wrong" spot

to update:
This morning my readings on the cheapie was 71% and new hygro 72%
Checked 3 hours later and the cheapie was 73% Caliber 69% huuh?
Caliber show the max and min values when I press.
I may have overmoistened the salt but why did it go from 72 to 69?
I'll check back in another couple hours. Supposed to be 75, right?
USNGunner Offline
#2 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 11:14 AM EST
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Yep, I have completely screwed this up.


"Stop with the negative vibes Moriarty" and let it ride.
RMAN4443 Offline
#3 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 11:42 AM EST
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salt test should read 75% if done correctly...at least according to everything I've read...Think

https://buythermopro.com/news/how-to-calibrate-a-hygrometer-hygrometer-calibration/
jespear Offline
#4 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 11:53 AM EST
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USNGunner wrote:
No, moistened salt should be 70% humidity.

"Stop with the negative vibes Moriarty" and let it ride.


Nope . . . It's 75%.
Here's a good video that shows a proper "salt test".

blob:https://www.youtube.com/b118b25b-f94e-48cc-b38f-a80e6088d46d
benja123 Offline
#5 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 12:21 PM EST
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thx all
Re-did the salt and new hygro is already at 74% cheepo is still at 72%
I'll wait till tomorrow and re-check. Then I'll toss the old analog in there out of curiosity.

gotta go all Howard Hughes on the just delivered groceries

love the smell of clorox wipes in the morning.....
engletl Offline
#6 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 5:02 PM EST
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Do yourself a favor and look up 65% rh beads

And never worry about all this nonsense again.

Been using these for almost 20 years now...never a concern or over/under humidifier cigar

1pound is plenty enough for a large sterility tub
USNGunner Offline
#7 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 6:08 PM EST
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engletl wrote:
Do yourself a favor and look up 65% rh beads

And never worry about all this nonsense again.

Been using these for almost 20 years now...never a concern or over/under humidifier cigar

1pound is plenty enough for a large sterility tub


Hence my confusion I guess with the salt number. LOL

Sorry.

I run the heartfelt beads, never looked back.
Pudding Mittens Offline
#8 Posted: Mon, Mar 30 2020, 7:24 PM EST
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Superabsorbent polymer balls/chunks, initial charge with 50/50, after that with distilled water and occasional 50/50. Used in combination with 69% Boveda packs for 2-way trim, and the Bovedas self-recharge from the polymer and rarely have to be touched.

Works great, has for many years for me, and is cheap.

I may try the silica beads if I can ever find Heartfelt's underlying cheap supplier and thereby cut Heartfelt out and thus pay a tiny fraction of the highly-marked-up prices they charge.

Humi-Care superabsorbent polymer, $10 for 4oz jar at CI. Can easily find dirt-cheap bulk underlying suppliers on Amazon, can cut CI out, save big money.

Heartfelt? Haven't found their dirt-cheap bulk underlying supplier yet, but maybe someday!

Then again, the superabsorbent polymer + Boveda setup works perfectly, so I probably wouldn't bother.
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benja123 Offline
#9 Posted: Tue, Mar 31 2020, 9:11 AM EST
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Update

This morning the new Caliber IV says 75%
Cheepie 73%
Just put my analog in there to see how off it is. Eventually plan to get more Calibers

I marked -2 on the cheepie to remind me it runs 2 under actual humidity. This means my main stash has been 2 over for a long time.

I have maybe 1/4 pound of unused Heartfelt beads from a few years ago, some already in little stocking balls. Can't remember how I got them. What's the best way to use them? I'm putting the calber in my new Sterlite setup to see where I'm at. Also dry boxing a cannister of DC Maximas that were over humidified. Need to get everything stabilize so I can close it all up and just monitor.

Appreciate all the help here, wise ones.
engletl Offline
#10 Posted: Tue, Mar 31 2020, 11:06 AM EST
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I just dumped mine in a sandwich sizes Tupperware container inside a nylon. Then when time to hydrate just most with distilled water and shake until they are mostly clear.

One of these easily handles around 5 cu ft
benja123 Offline
#11 Posted: Wed, Apr 1 2020, 8:53 AM EST
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Sterlite was 65% this morning. added another moistened bead bomb and waiting to see if its enuff
benja123 Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 4:51 PM EST
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staying at 65% Should I just be happy with that and leave it?
USNGunner Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Apr 2 2020, 8:02 PM EST
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benja123 wrote:
staying at 65% Should I just be happy with that and leave it?


I would be.
benja123 Offline
#14 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 7:44 AM EST
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Since it was a used box I started thinking maybe the seal was too loose. I put 2 heavy items on both long edges ( without handle closure) and humidity was at 69%. this morning. Onto my next compulsion.....thx for everyones help
Pudding Mittens Offline
#15 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 1:48 PM EST
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benja123 wrote:
Since it was a used box I started thinking maybe the seal was too loose. I put 2 heavy items on both long edges ( without handle closure) and humidity was at 69%. this morning. Onto my next compulsion.....thx for everyones help

Benja, good thinking! Putting weight on top of the Sterilites definitely helps.

They're stackable (lid of one locks into bottom of the one above it). So what you can do, once you get several of them, is stack them and then only the top one might need some heavy objects placed on its lid. All the others will have the weight of other containers pressing down on their lids.

That's what I do. Stack of 'em with a heavy thing or two on the lid of the top one. Works great.

Stacking is great! Each 4-high stack of the big Sterilites gives you 464 quarts of storage space in the floor "footprint" of just one container (about 3x2 feet). Very very nice!

If your sickness (CAD, Cigar Acquisition Disorder) gets advanced enough, you can end up with quite a number of those 4-high stacks, but CAD is a topic for another thread entirely. Herfing
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benja123 Offline
#16 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 2:30 PM EST
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Enabler! Don't encourage me... I need shaming. Someone step up here and use words like fiscal responsibility and moderation
RMAN4443 Offline
#17 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 4:27 PM EST
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benja123 wrote:
Enabler! Don't encourage me... I need shaming. Someone step up here and use words like fiscal responsibility and moderation

we don't use those words around here....Never Lose A BidWhistle
benja123 Offline
#18 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 4:34 PM EST
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RMAN4443 wrote:
we don't use those words around here....Never Lose A BidWhistle


You're right! It's a sign of weakness. I heard if you bid over retail you get platinum status.
ypetryna Offline
#19 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 5:22 PM EST
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engletl wrote:
Do yourself a favor and look up 65% rh beads

And never worry about all this nonsense again.

Been using these for almost 20 years now...never a concern or over/under humidifier cigar

1pound is plenty enough for a large sterility tub



TRUTH
ypetryna Offline
#20 Posted: Fri, Apr 3 2020, 5:23 PM EST
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benja123 wrote:
Enabler! Don't encourage me... I need shaming. Someone step up here and use words like fiscal responsibility and moderation



you need to be fiscally responsible and buy now before prices go up
benja123 Offline
#21 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 8:37 AM EST
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ypetryna wrote:
you need to be fiscally responsible and buy now before prices go up



thank youThumpUp
CelticBomber Offline
#22 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 9:13 AM EST
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benja123 wrote:
Since it was a used box I started thinking maybe the seal was too loose. I put 2 heavy items on both long edges ( without handle closure) and humidity was at 69%. this morning. Onto my next compulsion.....thx for everyones help


I'd rather have them at 65% than 69% but I guess it's a personal thing and depends on where you live.
benja123 Offline
#23 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 9:39 AM EST
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live in humid south texas but a/c is on at 74 all spring and summer keeping the house humidity low.
currently not smoking for health reasons. vacation planned mid august in Jamaica but who know if that will happen.
wherever we end up will be smoking then but not before.

from advice given here I'll keep everything between 65% & 69%.
my cheepie hygro was off by 2 point so after dry boxing I have the DC Maximus Toros in a canister with a 69% Boveda and a bit of cedar and they are stabilized too.
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#24 Posted: Sat, Apr 4 2020, 4:00 PM EST
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benja123 wrote:
Someone step up here and use words like fiscal responsibility and moderation

there are no more old style Republicans
benja123 Offline
#25 Posted: Thu, Apr 9 2020, 4:29 PM EST
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frankj1 wrote:
there are no more old style Republicans


Barry Goldwater would have stopped me from buying that box of LG9 short panatelas and the 10pack of MF La Antigua coronas but instead I had to rearranged the tuppidor for when they show up. It's officially full. I hope that stops me .
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