This is just a little question: I live in the Northeast and the winters are pretty bad here (as you can see from the noreaster thats about to hit us). The climate is very cold and dry here and I have trouble keeping my humidor at optimal humidity. Does anyone else have this problem? I wonder if it is the dryness of the outside climate.

Yup big problems. I live in Missouri and the RH as been about 34% in the house and it has taken constant monitering to keep the humis at the right RH. I just reduce the amount of smokes and added an extra credo to help out.

I also have the problem...Lately, it's been a constant battle to keep in at 60-65% even...I can't wait when spring arrives!

Yeah, when Spring and Summer come around the humidity shoots through the roof here and the wind and precip quit, making it feel like 100 degrees. Then you have to fight the mold off the cigars. *sigh* so much work yet so fulfilling 🙂

I installed an Aprilaire humidifier in the house. It helps with the dryness in winter.

The dry outside air obviously drains the humidity from everything. But our humidors are supposed to be almost air-tight. You lose most of the humidity when opening or closing the dor. One thing that helps dramatically is to keep the dor at around 70 degrees as warm air is much easier to humidify than cold air. See my past post on this matter, do a search on relative humidity and see what comes up. Hey rook and jman what's up.

Whasup Bud?...LOL

Gulf, You are a walking encyclopedia of Cigar knowledge...LOL

Gulfspray is "something" alright. I just can't say what. LOL (just kidding my friend)

Good post. The problem with keeping the temperature up at 70 degrees is the fact that the heat sources tend to make the air in the house drier. I have found that tightly sealed plastic humidors work best in the winter. Coolerdors, tupperdors, whatever. There is no wood to dry out, even if it's properly laquered. Just my past experiences.

Keep the lid to my humidor shut!!!! 😮 Can't see that happening. LOL

Rub down the inside of you humidor with distilled water. It will help the cedar replenish the moisture that it naturally loses to it's environment. I have a Partagas 150 humidor, which does not seal real well and has humidity problems, but this gives it about a week to ten days of good RH.

If you value your humidor DON'T rub it down with water! You can maybe get by with doing that once or twice, but if you do it very often you will eventually ruin (read rot) the wood or start to grow some real nasties in the hidden cracks and crevices. Water helps trees grow, water makes cured wood swell, crack, rot, etc. If the humidor seals well a proper sized humistat should be all the humidity you need. If it doesn't seal well add more or bigger humistats. Forget that advice from non-woodworkers about rubbing water on the wood.