Maybe it's just me...

As you all know, I live in the dorms here at IU with no air conditioning. And since its started cooling down in the last few weeks, I've really been fighting to keep the humidity up in my humidor.

Seems I have to wet the lid, wet down the credo, or do something else to keep the humidity up almost every 4-5 days, because it always ends up dropping down to 60 or below real quick.

Since I haven't even smoked cigars for a full year yet, is this a common thing coming into the fall and winter months? I know it gets dry in the winter, but right now, I have no idea what the humidity in the air is.

Is anyone else having these same nuisances?

I've only been smoking for a couple of years now, but I ran into the same trouble last winter. I live in Athens, GA and the humidity drops a considerable amount during the fall and winter months. I finally said screw it and bought a Cigar Oasis unit that automatically regulates the humidity in your humidor. I would look into those. Although they are kind of pricey, they will last forever and are refillable. I think the unit is well worth the price.

nwb

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Anywhooo..

Yes, I will be doing my first winter with the coolerdor's. I will be debating how low in temp I will go in the basement or if I should bring them upstairs. I would expect that they would not get below the high 50's in the basement, so as long as they stay humidified, I will probably leave them downstairs.

Yes it's normal. Especially out there on the plains. Once it gets really cold and the wind starts blowing, it will really dry up! You must A. Charge your humidifier more often. B. Get a larger humidifier. This can be dicey. Too big and your humidity may go up too much. If you are using the round type, add another.

Dan ever since the temp been dropping I been keeping a 70 % reading.

I have had the same problem here in Ohio during the fall and winter. I found changing the PG solution ratio helps. Normally I mix 60% water with 40% PG. During the winter I mix 80% water with 20% PG. If you don't mix your own just add distilled water to your premixed solution. It works for me.

Clark

I also live in Indiana. I noticed that if I turn my heat on in the house, the humidity level in my humidor will drop fast. I had to put in a house humidifier to keep it up. It probably doesn't help that I check on my sticks several times a day.