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I guess I expected (in my head at least) that you all read my previous posts in other threads about this. I apologize for not stating it at the start of this thread but I wound up purchasing a digital hygro (Caliber III) when I first noticed the issue and I did a Boveda 1-step calibration to...

I covered that earlier in the thread but thanks for the suggestion. I tend to overlook the common, basic things from time to time. As for the seal around the glass being a concern, I absolutely thought about this. I see a lot of advice steering people away from glass tops but I also see people...

You can't forget GUNT...

F'in priceless! I was waiting for the reference to Johnny Knoxville from Jackass. I believe he attached electrodes to Chris Pontius' gooch and shocked him. Since someone brought this discussion to a more adult level, I figure there was no problem dropping a Jackass reference. Thanks for the...

To touch on the tape/testing option, I should basically fold the tape over the bottom lip of the humidor to make the seal a little tighter correct? I was thinking that it would be difficult to get a good seal if I taped the outside around 3 sides of the lid. Sounds stupid but thanks for...

Out of curiosity, will the masking tape pull off the finish of the humidor? I want to make sure before I try it.

Very interesting... I never thought that could have an impact. The 10 was my last shipment but there are about 30 in there currently. When I had less, the humidity was around 70-72%. Odd.

Thanks for the response guys. I'm still quite wet behind the ears and want to make sure I'm doing things right. I would like to broaden my horizons and try new smokes but I certainly do not want them to go to waste b/c of faulty equipment. The humidor is my last step in solving this. Finding the...

Well I woke up this morning and checked and it was still the same. I'm leaning towards a real crappy seal on the humidor. I think I am going to put the smokes into some Tupperware and see if that brings the RH up. Currently, it's sitting at 60%. When I used the one-step Boveda pack for...

Glad to see it was something as simple as a battery change. Hopefully that is the conclusion after tomorrow.

I finally got around to replacing my gel humidification with 70% RH beads. I put 1/2 of my 1/2 pound bag of beads into the humidor early this morning in a mesh bag. I opted to use a spray bottle with distilled water and only wet approximately 80% of the beads as the website mentions. I let it...

I know the beads are not supposed to be soaked but is it okay to place the mesh bag directly on the cedar or should I put a plastic baggie or cellophane between the wood and the beads? Also, I have purchased more beads than is necessary and I know there is no harm in using more beads. I wanted...

Quick question about beads placement... I have a half pound bag (which is much more than necessary based on the size of my humi) and thought of putting 1/2-3/4 of the bag into the humidor in two separate bags. Im pretty sure it's just preference but should I keep both bags on the bottom on the...

Makes perfect sense, thanks for the explanation BBS. Now that my beads and digital hygro arrived and is calibrated, I can start getting more serious about this interest.

Update: Finally got my digital hygro and the Boveda one-step calibration kit (75%). Being that I worked overnight, it's been in there for over 48 hours and I noticed that for most of the time, it sat at 73%. After 15-18 hours, I saw that the temp was down to 67° so I moved it to a warmer room of...

haha and I tried to be as careful as possible with my wording around this crowd. Thankfully, we are talking cigar tips and not the ones that make many of our decisions... :p I'm still curious to know if there is a reason why it happens one time and not the next and why it seems to be more...

Its never happened to me before either, at least that I noticed. Thankfully, it did not touch my tongue or my clothes so all is well there. So my taste was left intact! The learning continues...

I wonder why it hasn't happened before. I'm glad to know it's a common thing and not an issue with the humidor. I was afraid it may have had something to do with the cigar being too moist. I've been having RH stability issues and have since purchased beads and a new hygrometer. I'm hoping this...

I had the same issues and tried various methods of uploading without success. I even used Photoshop to crop, reduce the quality of the image and lower the file size. The instructions say to use an image that is no less than 200 pixels. I thought it was a file size issue but I had it under 200...