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BuckyB93 wrote:
good read so far....
gae9jang2j wrote:
my humi is 12.6 cu ft. and as far as exquisicat it does work but i noticed it tended to impart a slight saltiness to sticks so i removed it.the rh debate rages on but i'm frequently recalling the lew rothman rule; how do they feel and how do they smoke?space to humidity is crucial because it's the right rh per stick not the box that matters.if you can press a cigar between your thumb and fingers and it has some "spring" to it and doesn't crack your doing it right. if it compresses it's too wet and your setting the stage for mold trouble. the key is to have tobacco smolder not burn.most all of my cigars burn evenly and rarely need a touch-up as i also rotate all contents on the first of each month and presently keep 600+- that includes many cigars found on this site and others from around the world.note to newbies:don't put too many cigars in too small a space they need to breath!!🌫
my humi is 12.6 cu ft. and as far as exquisicat it does work but i noticed it tended to impart a slight saltiness to sticks so i removed it...........🌫
figurado wrote:
have you ever tried these?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001HWE6F0/ref=pe_175190_21431760_cs_sce_dp_1
when I opened a bag, no odor of any kind.......
with exquisicat, I smelled "something"....not over-powering or anything, but there was a scent of some sort that I didn't like...........I've been very happy with the ultra pet litter pearls above
http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=water+crystals&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=4339424499&hvpos=1s1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8728134901949487167&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_27so9q2hu3_b
I do not remember which brand I bought..............not sure that it matters really they all appear to absorb many times their weight.I like these due to the visual aspect.I look at them through the glass door on my humi's and can tell at what level their moisture content is.If you're unfamiliar with these let me splain.I put 1 teaspoon full into a 1 quart bowl.I added water til they wouldn't hold more.......I never found that spot.They just kept expanding til the bowl runneth over.As they dry out they will deflate so to speak.Now I just look at the level in any given bowl and know exactly when they need moisture.Left to dry out they return to a very small granular shape about the size of course sand.
As far as humidity goes they seem to run on par with HF 65% beads.One of my larger stand up humi's will push 67% for 2-3 days after I refill the bowl.Later it will drop back to 63-65%.....Works for me and I love to just walk by and know exactly where they sit moisture wise.
It's worth a shot but YMMV.
Ron
