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Originally Posted by LostAbbott
Cool thanks for all the help and opinions guys. Clearly I need to go spend some time in the newbie room and get my **** figured out a little better.
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Hey, you're cool here. Use the newbie room to introduce yourself, spend some time reading, find the newbie trade thread and get in that line.
I think, more than anyone, T.G. hit it on the head in that the Aqua beads are more like the drymist type medium than any thing else discussed. I use a combination of drymist sticks for moisture release, plus 65% Heartfelt beads for humidity control. I will note that the medium in my drymist sticks will evaporate at differing rates, depending on the humidity level in my humidors. Sometimes I go several months without having to re-hydrate the sticks, sometimes it's two weeks. Depends on room humidity, temp and how often I open the humidors. I would suspect the main difference between the medium in the drymist and that of Aqua beads is that Aqua beads may not have any added item like the polyglycol to regulate the evaporation rate. If not, you could run a higher risk of OVER hydrating your sticks than you would if you had a humidity regulation system like Heartfelt beads. And at 70%, you are already pushing the upper threshold of where you want to be. Much higher, and you might start noticing splits, plugging and other problems related to too much humidity.
I would be interested is hearing back on these beads dehydration rate as you go into the future, assuming you stay with their use. It would be interesting to see how they fare against the gel systems marketed specifically for cigars.