Where do you get beads and how much do you put in cooler and humidors ? Do you put them in some kind of container?

pfk985 wrote:

I don't think anyone here uses beads...

opelmanta1900 wrote:

LMAO!! Kitty litter & green foam all the way!

cacman wrote:

yep.......
and us pros take bigger pieces on KL and shove it inside the foam bars for the ultimate in cigar humidification....

KingoftheCove wrote:

You get what you pay for!

cacman wrote:

I guess........
But explain this to me:

If KL is only one way humidification, how is it that I can take a rather low RH (54rh), empty 100ct humi, and then insert a sushi tray of KL that I spritzed just a bit with distilled water, and 48 hours later, the humi is at 68/69rh, and will stay there.

KingoftheCove wrote:

I love the kitty litter argument. Just because it is litter doesn't mean it was used as litter and then put in your humi. Secondly for all those that say it doesn't work the same it pretty much does except you have to train it in the beginning if you want lower the 70% rh. Its $20 for 8lbs of litter and HFB would be in the neghborhood of $240 so if you like lighting $100 bills on fire be my guest but I like my money more then that. Why else would I shop for the best deals I can find before I buy my cigars. Oh roasterdudes beads were pretty cheap and good but those are not available at the moment.

shaun341 wrote:

For starters 8lbs is not needed for my collection but if you don't mind saving the money then thats on you don't try and act like its a product that does not work cause you are wrong and thats fact. I have used all of these different ways for humidification and they have all worked some just require more attention then others. You have just read about it and take peoples word for it.

If by your words you get what you pay for then I guess you only smoke Opus, LE, and HTF cigars cause everything else is to cheap to be good lol.

shaun341 wrote:

people spend all their time and money on the hobby and indulgence of collecting, aging, and smoking premium hand made cigars, and then they want to skimp on beads...

penny-wise and dollar foolish my friends...

if you want to save a little money - smoke less, buy less, do less of something - but don't put what is made to absorb cat urine into your expensive cigar collection...

opelmanta1900 wrote:

KITTY LITTER SUCKS!!!
It is engineered to absorb moisture and odor! PERIOD!
It is not engineered to offer 2-way humidification control like HF beads are, or the silica beads Roaster Dude offer.
I freakin hate that people recommend and use this sh|t to store their cigars! And why I don't trade.
Don't be a tightwad penny-pinching cheapskate! You don't see your local B&M using KL in their humidor!
🐴

Saving a few bucks to buy a cooler vs a humi is NOT a fair comparison.
Both are boxes that will hold humidity, and a cooler can be lined with cedar.

cacman wrote:

Until I see the B&M's or places like Casa Fuente using kitty litter in their humi's, the only excuse for using KL is to be a cheapskate. Period. If I saw kitty litter being used in a B&M's walk-in humi, I would leave immediately. Take my word for it.
If all you are buying is cheap cigars like backwoods, swisher sweets and acids, then cheap-up how you store them all you want with kitty litter. I started on cheap cigars, and they only emphasize the point "You get what you pay for". I don't buy or smoke cheap cigars anymore. Same as I don't buy generic or store-brand food.

Just because it may "work", is no excuse for not using the proper tool. A canvas car-port may "work" for protecting you car from the weather, but I wouldn't store a Shelby GT500 under one. My cat defecates on KL. There is no way I'm putting the same stuff my cat defecates on in my humidor with the cigars I smoke just to save a couple bucks. If it comes to that I'll quit smoking cigars.

Just say NO to using kitty litter for cigars!

cacman wrote:

You're both overthinking it. Just wet a brand new sponge and toss it in the humi. On a Tupperware lid or bowl or something. Sponge dries out, re-wet it

sd72 wrote:

...Then they came out with these soap-stone thingies that were encased in an aluminium dial about the size of a quarter. You dropped it in a glass of distilled water for a few minutes, then wiped it off and put it in your humi.

nolen wrote:

ehh tu brutus????

illinichaser wrote:

I still use one of those along with an old clay humidifier. Of course I also have beads in the same humidor. Just can't seem to throw old things out - tho I did throw out a 9 inch unused windshield wiper blade last year.

tonygraz wrote: