Recent content by Ryan81

I too noticed yellow beads today. I have my beads in a container that makes it difficult to see them. I only decided to check the beads because I noticed a sort of stale water smell in my humidor. This smell is a new development. My humidor used to smell like a wonderful mix of tobacco and...

Yeah, I have the Heartfelt beads in my new humidor, and xikar gel in my first humidor. I guess from reading various forums and posts, I know that the range of humidity I'm in is OK.....was just curious as to whether others have encountered this, and if equilibrium was eventually reached. Since...

I would assume many, many of you have run into this. I have a new 100 count humidor up and running. Like most 100 count humidors I've seen, mine came with a tray. Curious as to whether or not this tray would have an effect on the RH in various areas of the humidor, I started taking readings...

Wow! Thanks for the prompt replies. I feel like an idiot having seasoned the things as much as i did. I don't notice any warping of the wood, which is good. While searching on these forums, I have found that many people agree with you flamchop that you needn't even wipe down the interior...

Recently, after I noticed my stash of cigars were getting dried out, I decided to take them all out and re-season my humidors. I thought that perhaps when I initially seasoned my humidors, I didn't have enough patience and started storing cigars in there a little too early. I decided that this...