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Seasoning a humidor with boveda packs.
So I definitely am no expert, but if I happen to have a ton of brand new Boveda 69% packs, say 8 or so sitting around, and I throw those into a new 75ct humidor, place some cigars in it, and watch the humidity closely with it staying at around 67% am I not seasoning the humidor as well as storing my cigars? Sort of a Ronco "set it and forget it" type method? Am I doing my humidor or cigars any harm this way?
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http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=620
There is NO shortcut to proper seasoning. This may take one to two weeks, the humidor should hold a steady Rh for 24 hours without any humidification or cigars before using. :2 |
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I understand that is the preferred method, but my question is why. If the Boveda packs keep the humidity stable, as well as seasoning the humidor. Then why wouldn't they make it safe to store your cigars immediately, keeping a close eye on the hygrometer obviously.
I'm not trying to argue or break convention or anything, but I'd like to hear some ideas of possible problems with this method. I can think of several logical reasons it could cause problems, for example certain spots in the humidor being higher RH than others, packs drying out if you don't keep an eye on them, etc. Just wondering if there is a reason not to try it other than "you should do it this way" |
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You typically season your humidor through saturation, which causes the moisture to soak deeply into the wood. The wood expands slightly and seams will tighten up a bit.
If you don't season your humidor I don't think your sticks will keep very well. Over time the RH is going to change much more radically than if you had properly seasoned your humidor. It's not a matter of it being "bad", it more of a case that it is not as "good" -- if you see the difference... |
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In addition, a gallon of distilled water is about $2, Boveda packs $4 for a total of $32 in Boveda's to season your humidor. Your call on how you proceed. |
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So the cedar could end up drying out my cigars as it saturates, and not just the Boveda packs, it makes sense. I have some god awful cigars I got from the nex I think I'll throw them in and see if they dry out, thx guys.
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The saturation I am talking about is seasoning. When you place a source of water (sponge, dish) in an empty humidor you are by definition saturating the wood. |
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By saturation, I read that as wiping down the cedar with water. If I read that wrong, I apologize.
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When you do get some quality cigars are the going in this unseasoned humidor? |
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Thanks for the feedback. -RR |
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Here is the idea. 1. Boveda packs have moisture, which will add humidity to the inside of the humidor, the cedar will absorb said moisture until it can no longer do so, resulting in "saturation" ie "seasoning". Over time. 2. Boveda packs regulate RH to a specific number, meaning the inside of the humidor will stay at that Rh, making it safe to store cigars inside the humidor while the wood "seasons". It will be necessary to keep a close eye on RH because it is possible the Bovedas will run out of moisture before the wood reaches saturation I'm not calling into question the traditional seasoning method, I am just curious if, given the advent of fancy RH packs, beads, etc, is taking the wood to complete saturation before putting anything in the humidor really necessary? In a couple weeks I'll take out the Bovedas and see if the humidor retains a stable RH, if it does and my crappy cigars aren't dried out, then I will have my answer. |
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We shall see. |
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All I can say is good luck... You're going to need it... |
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There's no point in trying to re-invent the wheel, the sticky already posted in this thread has been used countless times with flawless results. There's not really any point in figuring out another way to not properly season a humidor. :2
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