Posted: 7/12/2007 6:49:41 PM EDT
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Got the Thompson special Humidor. It was a gift, and it is somewhat decent looking, but the sponges suck. It's dry two days after I re-wet the sponges. I know looking through Thompson and Cigars International, as well as other sites, that there are a million different types of contraptions to keep the humidity where it needs to be. I already replaced the lame hygrometer that came with it to a digital, and I'm averaging around 58% no matter what I do. What do you all use to keep your humidors near that magic 70%, without having to add water every day? |
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A few things... 1, take cigars out. Put them in tupperware. 2, slap your self for ordering from Thompsons (  )3, dampen the wood in the humi with distilled water. 4, make sure you calibrate the digital gage correctly (salt test) 5, if you stick with foam, you need a mixture of 50% Proprolyn Glycol and 50% Distilled water. 6, once the humidity is stable..place the sticks back in. DO NOT OVER WET the wood. 7, search the net for other humidification devices. Good luck. |
Yup..for those of us that use it...Get it at a pharmacy. DO NOT BUY IT from a cigar dealer...same thing 100% more expensive. Chances are the pharmacy is not going to have it on hand. They will be able to get it in 1-2 days. 1 pint costs about 7-8.00 and will last a long time. |
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Using a 50/50 mix will over time mess up the mix ratio because of the different evap rate of the two liquids. I used to use one sponge of pure water and one of only glycol to prevent that, also makes it easier to have to two seperated if you buy them seperate. New humidors have to be conditioned, and you need a bigger sponge probably. |
I did what the instructions said, "wipe the whole thing down on the inside with a cloth soaked in distilled water, getting the wood wet, but not leaving puddles. Repeat. Insert your 30 or so stogies." |
I have a single stick size one like that for a travel humidor, and I keep that in with the big one to try and keep up with Humidity. I'm in Kalifornia, just south of Sacramento. It's been high 90's, and 20% humidity outside, so I can understand it drying quickly, but all my buddies' humidors aren't having this problem and they have similar humidors. |
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Sponges don't really suck. They allow the water to evap, which is controlled by the amount of surface area exposed to air and temperature, air currents etc. They are either too small for your application, you dont have a good seal, or simply have a new, dry humidor. Once the humidor reaches a satisfactory level initially you can then adjust to amount of surface area you have on the sponges. To get there you need to go heavy by wiping the humidor a couple of times a day. Forgo the glycol till you get the humidity up to a reasonable number. |