Can you re-season a humidor

02-15-2011, 10:48 AM

This might seem like a dumb question, but a friend gave me an old humidor of his that hasn't been used in about 1 1/2 years.

Is this safe to use? Should I go through the seasoning process or just try it and monitor the humidity for a few weeks to make sure it holds?

Any ideas would be helpful.

SvilleKid · 02-15-2011, 10:50 AM

No reason you can't. You may want to lightly sand the inside with a high grit-count sandpaper to open up the pores of the wood first. Although, unless the humi is really old, it shouldn't even need the sanding,

T.G · 02-15-2011, 10:52 AM

Absolutely. You can re-season it and put it back into use no problem.

pnoon · 02-15-2011, 10:52 AM

Re-season & go.

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longknocker · 02-15-2011, 10:53 AM

I Would Definitely Re-Season It Before Placing My Cigars Inside. Hopefully Will Work Well! Keep Us Posted!

02-15-2011, 11:04 AM

Awesome, thanks for the quick response. Its only a ~20-25 humi, but its in good condition and clean. I've just never let my other humidor got 30 months with out caring for it so I wasn't sure.

ucla695 · 02-15-2011, 11:21 AM

I've reseasoned a desktop for overflow. Worked as well as it did the first time.

emopunker2004 · 02-15-2011, 11:24 AM

Yessssss

TBone · 02-15-2011, 11:43 AM

Yesss re-season, I just did one of mine and she's holding strong.

STEVE S · 02-15-2011, 02:10 PM

Yes, by all means re-season and use it.

Bill86 · 02-15-2011, 03:22 PM

I too recently re-seasoned my desktop left a half full glass of distilled water in there for like....2 months. Didn't mean to but it's working much better

Smells very good too.

EricF · 02-15-2011, 03:41 PM

No reason why you can't.

Pretend it's new!

T.G · 02-15-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

I too recently re-seasoned my desktop left a half full glass of distilled water in there for like....2 months. Didn't mean to but it's working much better

Smells very good too.

I just reseasoned one of mine with lemon, pepper, paprika and oregano. My cigars all smell like they were made by Lars Tetens now....

Bill86 · 02-15-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

I just reseasoned one of mine with lemon, pepper, paprika and oregano. My cigars all smell like they were made by Lars Tetens now....

Damn that sounds tasty

I'm hungry for chicken now.

Last time I went with one of your ideas I flushed a hygro in the toilet this one has got to be ever better!

joeobx · 02-15-2011, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

Damn that sounds tasty

I'm hungry for chicken now.

Last time I went with one of your ideas I flushed a hygro in the toilet this one has got to be ever better!

bigdix · 02-16-2011, 03:56 AM

No such thing as a dumb question. This is how we learn things...would have been silly NOT to ask. That being said, go with the great advice above...reseason and use it! It's always nice to have a desktop (small or otherwise) to use for overflow...I keep one ready to go for just that purpose...sometimes my singles tray gets a little full in the Vino. Good luck!!

Bill86 · 02-16-2011, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by joeobx

In reality the hygro wasn't working anyway. You could say it got "fixed". I found though you have to actually flush the toilet otherwise it still reads an incorrect reading (numbers show up). The flushing really helps fix it (make it completely not work, call it more accurate)

captain53 · 02-16-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bigdix

No such thing as a dumb question. This is how we learn things...would have been silly NOT to ask. That being said, go with the great advice above...reseason and use it! It's always nice to have a desktop (small or otherwise) to use for overflow...I keep one ready to go for just that purpose...sometimes my singles tray gets a little full in the Vino. Good luck!!

joeobx · 02-16-2011, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Bill86

In reality the hygro wasn't working anyway. You could say it got "fixed". I found though you have to actually flush the toilet otherwise it still reads an incorrect reading (numbers show up). The flushing really helps fix it (make it completely not work, call it more accurate)

I'm not EVEN gonna ask why you were standing over/sitting on a toilet with a hygrometer.

Bill86 · 02-18-2011, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by joeobx

I'm not EVEN gonna ask why you were standing over/sitting on a toilet with a hygrometer.

1. The hygrometer was broken and free.
2. T.G made a joke about dropping them in the toilet because most hygros work for sh!t and said it would work better. (he's probably right)
3. I'm a complete and utter jackass and I thought it would be funny if I took his joke post seriously. Realizing it was supposed to make the hygro not work by just dropping it in water I had to flush the toilet to get the full desired effect.

And to stay on topic here's a humidor I found that isn't a very good one at all but I figured I'd season it anyways

02-15-2011, 10:48 AM	#1
djadams35 Guest Posts: n/a	Can you re-season a humidor This might seem like a dumb question, but a friend gave me an old humidor of his that hasn't been used in about 1 1/2 years. Is this safe to use? Should I go through the seasoning process or just try it and monitor the humidity for a few weeks to make sure it holds? Any ideas would be helpful.

02-15-2011, 10:50 AM	#2
SvilleKid Yes I am a Pirate Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 33°46′08″N 86°28′16″W / 33.76895°N 86.471037°W Posts: 2,776 Trading: (52)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor No reason you can't. You may want to lightly sand the inside with a high grit-count sandpaper to open up the pores of the wood first. Although, unless the humi is really old, it shouldn't even need the sanding, __________________ Ceilin' fan it stirs the air, Cigar smoke does swirl. The fragrance on the pillow case, and he thinks about the girl. Thanks, JB, 1975.

02-15-2011, 10:52 AM	#3
T.G Grrrrrr Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: The Other Adam Posts: 15,543 Trading: (37)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor Absolutely. You can re-season it and put it back into use no problem.

02-15-2011, 10:52 AM	#4
pnoon YNWA Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Peter Location: San Diego Posts: 29,919 Trading: (20)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor Re-season & go. Posted via Mobile Device

02-15-2011, 10:53 AM	#5
longknocker Postwhore Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Greg Location: Mobile, Alabama Posts: 11,113 Trading: (82)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor I Would Definitely Re-Season It Before Placing My Cigars Inside. Hopefully Will Work Well! Keep Us Posted!

02-15-2011, 11:04 AM	#6
djadams35 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Can you re-season a humidor Awesome, thanks for the quick response. Its only a ~20-25 humi, but its in good condition and clean. I've just never let my other humidor got 30 months with out caring for it so I wasn't sure.

02-15-2011, 11:21 AM	#7
ucla695 Neither here, nor there Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Pool Posts: 3,696 Trading: (5)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor I've reseasoned a desktop for overflow. Worked as well as it did the first time.

02-15-2011, 11:24 AM	#8
emopunker2004 Central Fla rollin Join Date: Jan 2011 First Name: Justin Location: Winter Springs, FL Posts: 6,171 Trading: (46)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor Yessssss

02-15-2011, 11:43 AM	#9
TBone Equal opportunity Bomber Join Date: Jan 2009 First Name: Paul Location: Virginia Posts: 2,508 Trading: (25)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor Yesss re-season, I just did one of mine and she's holding strong.

02-15-2011, 02:10 PM	#10
STEVE S Have My Own Room Join Date: Jan 2010 First Name: Steve Location: Coconut Creek, Fl. Posts: 1,092 Trading: (1)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor Yes, by all means re-season and use it. __________________ Smoking cigars is a hobby and a great way to pass the time of day!

02-15-2011, 03:22 PM	#11
Bill86 Snob Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Bill Posts: 6,704 Trading: (67)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor I too recently re-seasoned my desktop left a half full glass of distilled water in there for like....2 months. Didn't mean to but it's working much better Smells very good too.

02-15-2011, 03:41 PM	#12
EricF Ain't Never Gonna Leave Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Eric Location: Miramar, FL Posts: 7,003 Trading: (116)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor No reason why you can't. Pretend it's new! __________________ It might taste crummy, but at least it's huge.

02-16-2011, 03:56 AM	#16
bigdix Cigarmurai Join Date: Jul 2010 First Name: Dan Location: Oki Posts: 669 Trading: (1)	Re: Can you re-season a humidor No such thing as a dumb question. This is how we learn things...would have been silly NOT to ask. That being said, go with the great advice above...reseason and use it! It's always nice to have a desktop (small or otherwise) to use for overflow...I keep one ready to go for just that purpose...sometimes my singles tray gets a little full in the Vino. Good luck!! __________________ There's no secret handshake. There's an IQ prerequisite, but there's no secret handshake.