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BOTL UPCOMING MAINTENANCE
Hi Everyone, as mentioned in my introduction post, BOTL needs quite a bit of updating, patching and whatever else I might come across. Over the next few weekends BOTL may be unreachable on occasion as I do migrations or updates, etc. Just be patient - we'll be back! I'll generally try to keep these maintenances until later in the evenings.
Shilala Bead Group Buy
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waffle
who doesn't love waffles!
Its CigarNut's horse, I'm just holding up the tail... (and for you who don't know the reference, pm me and I'll give you the actual line) 
Plush, Brutus, have you already put it on "the other site" or do you want me to add you to the list?
Plush, Brutus, have you already put it on "the other site" or do you want me to add you to the list?
PLUSH
Some random brother
I was in awhile back.Its CigarNut's horse, I'm just holding up the tail... (and for you who don't know the reference, pm me and I'll give you the actual line)
PLUSH
Some random brother
if anyone wants some
- 8 ounce Bag - $25 each - $22.50 with 10% discount
- 4 ounce Bag - $20 each - $18.00 with 10% discount
- 2 ounce Bag - $16 each - $14.40 with 10% discount
- 2 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $16 each - $14.40 with 10% discount
- 1 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $14 each - $12.60 with 10% discount
- 1/2 ounce BP (bead pillow) - $10 each - $ 9.00 with 10% discount
PM me and I'll order some more.
- 8 ounce Bag - $25 each - $22.50 with 10% discount
- 4 ounce Bag - $20 each - $18.00 with 10% discount
- 2 ounce Bag - $16 each - $14.40 with 10% discount
- 2 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $16 each - $14.40 with 10% discount
- 1 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $14 each - $12.60 with 10% discount
- 1/2 ounce BP (bead pillow) - $10 each - $ 9.00 with 10% discount
PM me and I'll order some more.
twenty5
BoM 11/09, 4/10 BoY '10
We hit the 15% mark now, new totals would be:
- 8 ounce Bag - $25 each - $21.25 with 15% discount
- 4 ounce Bag - $20 each - $17.00 with 15% discount
- 2 ounce Bag - $16 each - $13.60 with 15% discount
- 2 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $ 16each - $13.60 with 15% discount
- 1 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $14 each - $11.90 with 15% discount
- 1/2 ounce BP (bead pillow) - $10 each - $8.50 with 15% discount
- 8 ounce Bag - $25 each - $21.25 with 15% discount
- 4 ounce Bag - $20 each - $17.00 with 15% discount
- 2 ounce Bag - $16 each - $13.60 with 15% discount
- 2 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $ 16each - $13.60 with 15% discount
- 1 ounce SBS (soft bead stick) - $14 each - $11.90 with 15% discount
- 1/2 ounce BP (bead pillow) - $10 each - $8.50 with 15% discount
So, now that everybody has had these for a while, what are your thoughts? Mine were kind of dried out when they got to me and I have been bringing them up slowly. I am considering buying another 8 oz but am wondering how everyone else likes them.
I am sorry to hear that your beads were dried out when they arrived. Do you know what RH they were at? Was the plastic bag still tightly sealed?
I try very hard to make sure the RH will be preserved when I ship the beads. When I package the beads for shipping they are set to 65% RH at 70°.
You don't need to bring them up slowly -- they won't be damaged. However, the larger the bag the longer it takes to change the RH.
Well, they had a long journey to get to me so its understandable that the RH dropped a bit. I'm guessing they were in transit for a month or so. I think the RH was around 55. The bag appeared to be sealed properly.
PLUSH
Some random brother
Ed,
Just so you know I had the same issue with mine. I even over ordered for what is really needed and I was having issue with getting the rh to 62. I don't know since it is so cold and the external rh is like 30. I put them in a enclosed container with a wet sponge and they seem to be holding at 65 now.
Just so you know I had the same issue with mine. I even over ordered for what is really needed and I was having issue with getting the rh to 62. I don't know since it is so cold and the external rh is like 30. I put them in a enclosed container with a wet sponge and they seem to be holding at 65 now.
If your humidor seals well then the HCM beads will do a great job of maintaining the RH inside your humidor.
If your humidor does not seal well, then the beads will do a great job of reducing the RH in youyr humidor, until they absorb enough moisture that you need to dry them out (there are instructions included with the beads and on my website that explain how to do this). A higher ambient RH means that you need to use a refrigerator to dry out the beads rather than just leaving them out.
You can see from the picture below that each bead is like a little sponge that is precharged to 65% of its capacity to hold moisture. These beads are designed to maintain an equilibrium in a closed environment. If the RH is low the beads will release moisture; if it is high the beads will absorb moisture.
I go through this all the time. One of my humidors seals great and I don't have to think about it. My other humidor does not seal well and my ambient RH is low (30's-40's right now), so I need to recharge the two 8 ounce bags I have in there about once a month. I have tried fixing the seal, but have not had success at this. I takes about 48 hours for me to bring my beads up from 62% to about 68%. (I like my humidor to be at 65%; I bring the beads up a little higher to help them overcome the poor seal.
I am not trying to turn this in to a sales pitch and I apologize if this post comes across that way; just trying to answer the question that was posed.
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