What Humidity do keep your cigars at?

[tobby4]

When i got my packages from Steve and his gang my humi was at 78 degrees and 55 % humidity, I finally got the damn thing stabilized so in a day or two those beauties will be just fine...

 

[kirscovitch]

mine usually stays at 68/62

i use a half pound of 65% beads. i think the cheap digital hygrometer i have in it is a little off.

 

[tobby4]

yea it has just been so freakin hot here that keeping the temp down is damn near impossible

 

[AZsteelman]

65 dead on all the time

 

[tobby4]

it is also coupled with the fact that I live in a 50 year old house.. my room with my humi is upstairs so it is even hotter up there... I would put the thing downstairs but i dont necessarily trust my roomates with the majority of the contents....

 

[DocLogic77]

I use an oasis II. By bottom shelf tends to stay right on 65% and my top shelf right on 63%. I have noticed some of my CC smoke a little better at 63% so I keep them on top now.

 

[joshua]

Its normally 65% but I stuck the humidipaks that came with my last 3 boxes of cigars in there so its at 69% now.

 

[caudio51]

Still rocking 65% :thumbsup:

 

[CWS]

I'm fighting like hell to get my cooledor down. Its been super humid here and every time I open it, bam it jumps up. I have a full pound of 65% beads and the sucker won't go below 69%. I have been dumping cedar into it like a fire place. I guess too many new boxes at once. You can really tell the difference as those babies close up tight at 69%. I hate no draw and have taken to setting them in a pre-smoke desk top for a few days. Any ideas?

 

[caudio51]

Chuck, try taking the beads out and hitting them with a hair dryer

 

[cvm4]

Mine is still around 64-65%.

 

[DocLogic77]

What cabinet are you getting Bert?

 

[Rank_Tyro]

Between my humidor, the heatwave, and the atmosphere my cigars can be anywhere from %69 RH, to %78 RH.

I am pretty discouraged.....

 

[Kingston]

65ish

 

[indyrob]

Chuck, try taking the beads out and hitting them with a hair dryer

Just make sure the setting is on low!

I had to do this too. I ended up being happy with 1/4 white beads and 3/4 clear.
I'm sitting right at 65% even though outside rH is upwards of 80% most of the time.

 

[caudio51]

I need to take mine out and dry them. It has gotten pretty humid in the basement.

 

[Ratbert]

What cabinet are you getting Bert?

An Aristocrat end table cabinet w/temp control by Bob Staebell. Natural maple with natural cherry inlay...should look gorgeous. Being able to control the temp is vital where I live, as there is no area of my home that is naturally cool.

Man, I'm antsy as a kid with Christmas approaching waiting for this baby!

 

[CWS]

Chuck, try taking the beads out and hitting them with a hair dryer

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: I'm going to try this. The humidity in the area has been inthe 80's. Openthe sucker and it just explodes.

 

[cvm4]

Damn that's gonna be one bad-ass humidor Bert :drool: :thumbsup:

 

[caudio51]

An Aristocrat end table cabinet w/temp control by Bob Staebell. Natural maple with natural cherry inlay...should look gorgeous. Being able to control the temp is vital where I live, as there is no area of my home that is naturally cool.

Man, I'm antsy as a kid with Christmas approaching waiting for this baby!

Funny, it holds around 40 or so boxes plus the singles drawer and I was absolutely certain that this would be plenty big enough...ha! Everyone knows how that goes! I can certainly see now how the collecting bug can bite you, and bite you bad!

Nice! Can't wait to see pics!

I'm going to try this. The humidity in the area has been inthe 80's. Openthe sucker and it just explodes.

Yea, it definitely helps.