How To Select The Best Cigar Humidors? Reason #009

[FrankJScott]

6 Cigar Humidification Methods

Now you have a good comprehension of what a hygrometer does and everything can occur if your humidity is too high or too low, let's talk about how to really control the humidity in your humidor. Regrettably, you can not just use a damp paper towel in a ziplock bag...

1. The Hockey Puck Humidification Method
The unofficial hockey puck method was my very first means to control the humidity in my humidor and boy, was it trying. This is actually the"puck" which is included with humidors the majority of the time and requires one to boil it in propylene glycol. I discovered it to be a little bit of a guessing game because you need to be sure your"puck" does not run out of juice. It had been mostly stressful since I utilized the crummy free version in my humidor so results may vary. I discovered that I had to soak the puck every 15 days or so using a humidor of 30 cigars. However, once I updated to some Xikar puck, it was smooth sailing. I only had to re-soak every 30-45 days and found it to be much more consistent. Soaking a humidor puck is quite easy. It takes about 30 seconds and you simply purchase the propylene glycol separately. This solution is odorless and only replaces water as a more pure form of moisture. Using tap water can create issues because of chlorine or other chemicals, and bottled water will not stay moist provided that propylene glycol.

2. The Tubes or Mini Jars Cigar Humidification Method
Xikar and Drymistat make quite simple to use products which you can just open and pop it into a humidor such as this
whynter arc 14s. These have a much more controlled way of managing humidity than the puck method. The only bad thing is you have to replace these completely most of the time each 3-6 months completely. I don't advise trying to"re-soak" them together with the propylene glycol. The beauty of these, especially the tubes, is they don't take up much room in your humidor. However, depending on the size, the jar arrangement may work better:

3. The Boveda Packs Cigar Humidification Method
Similar to the jar or tubes from Xikar and Drymistat, you can go with a very controlled system of Boveda humidity packs. These are my favorite cigar humidification strategy and ones that I use for the tupperdor today. However, they could err a little on the large side concerning humidity should you use them at a tupperdor. I would aim to go a few percentages lower in the desired humidity as a consequence if you've got a tupperdor. Otherwise they do a great job of absorbing humidity whether it is too high and increasing if it is too low. As soon as your package is stiff, you then simply throw it away. That having been said, many claim to be able to recharge these quite easily simply by soaking them for a couple of days once they get stiff. Even though this might be a terrific way to spend less, the recharged packs certainly won't be as precise as an original. To find out more about the way to recharge, check out this YouTube tutorial. For me personally, I don't recharge because if I'm going to spend hundreds of dollars on cigars, I don't wish to cut any corners to save a couple bucks on Boveda packs.

4. The Heartfelt Beads Humidification Method
Heartfelt beads are a frequent humidity method that many recommend across cigar forums. This company revolves round these beads and they have a great deal of diehard followers to their product. These are popular with larger humidors or even wineadors. These are probably one of the costlier options but last forever. They do require spraying of distilled water following week or two though so you have to stick to a program. This way is somewhat more geared towards the advanced cigar collectors. Normally, cigar collectors will have a pouch of those beads or a coating at the bottom of the wineador.

5. The Electric Cigar Humidification Method
There is nothing better than the place it and forget of an electric humidifier, especially if you have a big or precious collection. All these are a little expensive when compared with the other choices such as
wineador but there's the advantage of very little upkeep. The units work great if plugged in -- so you'll be required to run a flat cable into the exterior of your humidor. However some of these units have some really cool features like wi-fi capabilities and can humidify up to 1,000 cigars! (That would be a good deal of Boveda packs...) You do need to replace the cartridge every 6 -- 12 months but it's comparatively inexpensive.

6. The Kitty Litter Cigar Humidification Method
For a bigger wineador installation, many recommend kitty litter as a viable choice to control humidity. I've personally never done this but many swear by it. This is a really similar method to this Heartfelt beads strategy outlined above. The crucial thing is to obtain a kitty litter with no odor and spray on distilled water every two to three weeks as needed. I've seen very positive testimonials from Exquisicat Crystals with very low fructose nor scent.

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