| 1. Author: tugboat | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 11:36AM EST | |
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. |
| 2. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 11:53AM EST | |
Gravity's a muddafugga |
| 3. Author: BuckyB93 | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 11:56AM EST | |
Shoulda used cat litter crystals |
| 4. Author: Palama | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 2:09PM EST | |
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!  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”. |
| 5. Author: tugboat | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 3:28PM EST | |
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? |
| 6. Author: Sunoverbeach | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 4:01PM EST | |
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 |
| 7. Author: Palama | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 5:24PM EST | |
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!  If you put the packs directly in water, the "paper" will eventually deteriorate.  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. |
| 8. Author: tugboat | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 7:10PM EST | |
Well thanx for clearing that up gents,I'll give it a try . |
| 9. Author: Plowboy221 | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 7:26PM EST | |
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. |
| 10. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 9:15PM EST | |
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. |
| 11. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Sat, 4/30/2022, 9:47PM EST | |
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. |
| 12. Author: tugboat | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 11:25AM EST | |
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 |
| 13. Author: tonygraz | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 11:38AM EST | |
So this was a cocaine inspired disaster. |
| 14. Author: LeeBot | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 1:57PM EST | |
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. |
| 15. Author: tugboat | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 3:05PM EST | |
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..?... |
| 16. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 3:56PM EST | |
Tubes?
I have 5 lbs in bins….much easier to charge. |
| 17. Author: tugboat | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 9:32PM EST | |
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? |
| 18. Author: BuckyB93 | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 9:52PM EST | |
Should of used kitty crystals. |
| 19. Author: BuckyB93 | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 9:53PM EST | |
NINE! teen. |
| 20. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 10:25PM EST | |
should have |
| 21. Author: BuckyB93 | Date: Sun, 5/1/2022, 10:53PM EST | |
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. |
| 22. Author: corey sellers | Date: Mon, 5/2/2022, 7:18AM EST | |
Careful with the tripod Frankie haha |
| 23. Author: Palama | Date: Sun, 6/5/2022, 1:25AM EST | |
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!  At this rate, you’ll probably get promoted to Commie 6 in no time!  |
| 24. Author: Dg west deptford | Date: Sun, 6/5/2022, 2:13PM EST | |
^ yep!
Reports of thunderstorms but the weather man hasn't been right yet |
| 25. Author: ZRX1200 | Date: Sun, 6/5/2022, 2:50PM EST | |
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. |
| 26. Author: tugboat | Date: Mon, 6/6/2022, 7:53AM EST | |
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.  |
| 27. Author: Stogie1020 | Date: Mon, 6/6/2022, 10:37AM EST | |
Palama wrote:I tried doing it the “Commie 7” way and hey, it seems to work for me too! Great tip! At this rate, you’ll probably get promoted to Commie 6 in no time! Glad it worked for you! |
| 28. Author: tonygraz | Date: Tue, 6/7/2022, 11:41AM EST | |
Palama wrote:I tried doing it the “Commie 7” way and hey, it seems to work for me too! Great tip! At this rate, you’ll probably get promoted to Commie 6 in no time! Only promotion possible if Victor doesn't return. Anyhow your # 4 spot is pretty safe.  |
| 29. Author: MACS | Date: Tue, 6/7/2022, 3:30PM EST | |
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. |
| 30. Author: jespear | Date: Thu, 6/9/2022, 9:16PM EST | |
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.  WAIT A MINUTE ! Are you saying that it is DETACHABLE ? |
| 31. Author: frankj1 | Date: Thu, 6/9/2022, 9:32PM EST | |
jespear wrote: WAIT A MINUTE ! Are you saying that it is DETACHABLE ? you were hoping for a strap on, eh? trouble maker... |
