Mraia wrote:I’m going to be traveling a bit soon and will be carrying my smokes in one of those plastic cases (herfidor?)
The case has one of those little built in green things to soak in distilled water, but wouldn’t that maybe over moisturize the cigars? Is tossing a Boveda in there a better option or does it even matter for 2-3 nights?
Never... EVER.... EEEVVVVEEEERRRR use the Green foam... unless your goal is mold... rip it out, NOW... no kidding, GO, RIP IT OUT!!!!!!!! now, i feel better... Boveda is easy... no need to over think it, no mess, little to no risk, and if you are really frugal you can even recharge them (GASP, see many other threads) you need 1 standard pack (60 gram i believe) for every 25 Cigars of CAPACITY (not actual cigars but how many does the case hold) since they are 2 way you can not over humidify however, if in an air tight container the humidity may stay 1-2 % over what the back is, especially if they are in a warmer area. i use 65% packs in Pelican style cases and they are usually spot on 65% or at most 66% i do open it almost every day as i use it for my regular Humi and smoke while working from home most days.
In my coolers i use the large packs which are 320g, in a 50quart cooler i use 3 of these and also tend to have some smaller packs sprinkled in through as well. i use 67s in the coolers and with a Govee BT hygrometer i can monitor temp and Humidity since only open the one cooler about once a month and the other about once every 6 moths. they are usually spot on 67. may go up to 68/69 in the summer when the house is a few degrees warmer but i keep them in the basement which is never above 6 degrees.
You can also get little 8 gram Bovedas which i sometimes use in a 3 finger sleeve or a 5 count travel box but i usually travel with more so i just use the standard pack. the smaller ones are also great when doing trades, pibs etc on this site so you can ship cigars ready to smoke ROTT.