Here’s my $0.02 - I use 65% Boveda packs for the humidor I store my ‘smokers’ in. And if the RH should happen to go as low as 62% that’s even better. I find my sticks smoke better at 62%.
70% is better for aging or long term storage.
Regarding the analog hygrometer that continues to hold at 72% - it’s probably stuck. Toss it and stick with calibrated digitals. Or hold it over a steaming teakettle to see if it’ll move. Either way, it’s junk. Get rid of it.
And if if you don’t believe me, try googling analog hygrometers to learn how they’re made. I’ve read accounts where the sensing part of the mechanism was originally a hair from a horse’s tail. Other accounts mention a blonde human hair - do either of those methods sound very scientific to you?
Gonna buy Capri 25 Ct. glass-top humidor just so I can pry out the built-in useless analog hygrometer with a rusty ice-pick, crush that lying despicable hygrometer in a vise, and throw the pieces left of that nasty, no-count, miserable hygrometer in the trash. Then I'm gonna cover the ugly hole left by the missing loathsome hygrometer with duct tape. Next I'll wipe down the inside with a sopping wet sponge, twice, and 6 hours after that start a thread asking how come my RH is too high, and if y'all think it's OK to add cigars yet.
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70% is better for aging or long term storage.
Regarding the analog hygrometer that continues to hold at 72% - it’s probably stuck. Toss it and stick with calibrated digitals. Or hold it over a steaming teakettle to see if it’ll move. Either way, it’s junk. Get rid of it.
And if if you don’t believe me, try googling analog hygrometers to learn how they’re made. I’ve read accounts where the sensing part of the mechanism was originally a hair from a horse’s tail. Other accounts mention a blonde human hair - do either of those methods sound very scientific to you?
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.
Or not - I couldn’t care less.
I know, You're a big dog and I'm on the list.
Let's eat, GrandMa. / Let's eat GrandMa. -- Punctuation saves lives
It'll be fine once the swelling goes down.