Howdy all!
I just got back into cigars after a long absence and got a 50ct humidor for Christmas. I am having extreme trouble getting it up to a good humidity and keeping it there.
When I first got it I was told that it had been seasoned with a bowl of water for a few days so I topped off the foam humidifier and threw in all my cigars. I got a digital hygrometer and it showed 64%. It really hasn't moved from this. Despite the fact that I have two of the foam humidifiers and 3 water pillows - all topped off with distilled water or PG solution.
If I place a bowl of distilled water into the humidor it will climb up after a few days but I worry about getting everything too damp by doing this. If I open it up, even for < 2mins it drops to the mid-60's and takes several days to climb up again.
I live in Alaska so the winter is very dry - do I just have a bad seal on the humidor? It seems solid, no obvious gaps in it.
I was thinking of wrapping the whole thing in cellophane for a few days just to make sure it was airtight.
Thanks for any ideas.
I just got back into cigars after a long absence and got a 50ct humidor for Christmas. I am having extreme trouble getting it up to a good humidity and keeping it there.
When I first got it I was told that it had been seasoned with a bowl of water for a few days so I topped off the foam humidifier and threw in all my cigars. I got a digital hygrometer and it showed 64%. It really hasn't moved from this. Despite the fact that I have two of the foam humidifiers and 3 water pillows - all topped off with distilled water or PG solution.
If I place a bowl of distilled water into the humidor it will climb up after a few days but I worry about getting everything too damp by doing this. If I open it up, even for < 2mins it drops to the mid-60's and takes several days to climb up again.
I live in Alaska so the winter is very dry - do I just have a bad seal on the humidor? It seems solid, no obvious gaps in it.
I was thinking of wrapping the whole thing in cellophane for a few days just to make sure it was airtight.
Thanks for any ideas.