what rh were you sticks stored in

what rh to you want you humi to reach

how full will your sticks make the new humi

without knowing any of the above, I'd still suggest getting it a lot closer to 70, if not high 60s

Thanks for the speedy reply. I actually just got an order in yesterday from cbid of 100 sticks, so I could stock this thing. It's pretty much full. In my experience cbid overhumidifies, so I'm not sure how that'll impact me putting my sticks in the humidor. I'd prefer to get them anywhere between 65 and 68, although 70 isn't a deal breaker.

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Hold on, all kidding aside, your using 8 boveda packs? All at once? That's a lot of packs, when you could just used one single 84% boveda pack to season it.

he's using the 65s for maintenance.....not seasoning

Next, pending on the rh of the packs, you may not need 8 of them for the 300. I use to use about 3 or 4 and it stayed around 65rh fine.

Need to answer questions in post #2 to yourself.

I usually do not season and let the humidity packs do the seasoning as I go w/cigars in it.

Make sure your hygrometer is correct. Most are not accurate. I heard the diamond Crowns are very accurate. I have 3 and all read different and one is about 7 percent off the other 2. 🤦 --test as needed.

http://www.cigarbid.com/mobile/forum/cb_postst380264_CAT-Challenge-The-Thonginator.aspx 

Where are you located? In my area, I can leave the humi lid open for a few hours and it will drop from 75% to 65%, especially in the winter when the heater is running.

^^^^^ what he said!🇨🇮

When seasoning mine, I used shot glasses with distilled water to try and "speed it up," and that seemed to help a bit. In the meantime throw your smokes in a tupperware container until it's ready.