The Great Outdoors
So I'm going camping with my wife and our dog this weekend (and thank god, cause it's been too long and I need to get the hell out of the city for a while). A friend of mine gave me a new Xikar 5-stick travel case a couple weeks ago, so it's time for its maiden voyage, baby!
Just wondering if you guys have used similar cases, and if a few drops of dist water on the "built-in humidifier" will actually keep the RH up for a few days. It's a little disc inside the case, with what I presume is the standard green sponge material.
I was thinking I could also throw a 1/2oz tube of beads in lane 5 (probably won't get around to smoking 5 cigars in 2 days). Thoughts?
Comments
Beads would work. As Capt said, don't put distilled water on the humidification device. If you want, you can get some PG Solution and put it on there, but just a few drops. Also, for just a couple days, you'll be fine.
I use Smoke's Bomb-Proof Stick-a-dor (another thread). I have some cut sponges that I keep for sticking in the ends of the tube as padding and humidification. I keep the sponges in a tupperdor with some 70% beads, so they're already at a good rH. I also have some cedar papers that I've kept from cigars I've smoked, and these are in my overflow tupperdor with some 65% beads.
To use a stick-a-dor, I just wrap the cigar in one or two cedar sheets (already at a good rH) and put it in the stick-a-dor. I put a couple of sponge pieces in each end of the stick-a-dor to fill up more space with stuff of the proper humidity level. Put the end caps on, and this setup is good to go for at least a full week in any conditions.
Appreciate the advice guys...yeah. since it's only two days I guess I'll just fill it up with sticks and head out.
Have a great weekend!
its a great case isnt it?