Herf-a-dor question

LiquidChaos66

So I am now a proud owner of a 10 stick herf-a-dor (many many thanks again tony!) I was going to order the opulent Churchill collection sampler for my brothers bachelor party weekend. How long does that green foam puck keep the humidity up in a herf-a-dor? If I need to keep the sticks in there for a week or so is that ok?

kuzi16

LiquidChaos66

Sweet! Many thanks for the quick answer my friend!

brianetz1

if you are worried about it get a water pillow and toss it in there, but you are good.

Marker

Remove green foam puck. Use a boveda 69% pack in there instead (the small 2x3 inch ones). The puck is asking for trouble. It can drip onto the cigars, mold or generally fall off.

slamb@cigar.com

Humi-Care power sticks do wonders, the boveda packs work well, but you will run into a possibility of over humidification. Honestly, if you are taking them out of your humidor and putting them directly in to the herf-a-dor and keeping that closed, you won't even need any humidification at all. These herf-a-dors do one hell of a job of locking in humidity. I took a 40 count on my honeymoon a few years back, and while island hoping for about a week and a half, with no humidification what so ever, the cigars were in perfect condition.

Lee.mcglynn

Marker:

Remove green foam puck. Use a boveda 69% pack in there instead (the small 2x3 inch ones). The puck is asking for trouble. It can drip onto the cigars, mold or generally fall off.

+1 although I go 62 or 65 boveda mini packs...air tight means higher humidity

jsnake

slamb@cigar.com:

Humi-Care power sticks do wonders, the boveda packs work well, but you will run into a possibility of over humidification. Honestly, if you are taking them out of your humidor and putting them directly in to the herf-a-dor and keeping that closed, you won't even need any humidification at all. These herf-a-dors do one hell of a job of locking in humidity. I took a 40 count on my honeymoon a few years back, and while island hoping for about a week and a half, with no humidification what so ever, the cigars were in perfect condition.

I agree if you keep it closed and aren't opening it a bunch you can get by with nothing. I have a couple 5 counts and a 15 count I take to work all the time. I sometimes leave sticks in for a week or two and they smoke just fine. First thing I did was throw that green puck away. The other suggestions will work as well but I support the nada method from humidor to herf-a-dor.

Poker Slob

I totally agree...toss the green piece of crap! They will be good for a week or so with nothing.

LiquidChaos66

Sweet hams! Looks like I've got options.

Gray4lines

I've never used humidification in mine. They seal insanely well. However, if you use a boveda, or anything else that is a 2-way humidification, it should last a LONG time. Just keep it sealed up!

LiquidChaos66

So a water pillow will work? the humidity will travel through the foam ok?

New Boots

I've left sticks in my 5ct for well over a week with a pillow (instead of the puck) and they were just as they went in.

bandyt09

If the cigars are properly humidified going in and you're not opening it too often, you really don't need to worry. I have the 15 count that I have loaded from my humidor, taken to a herf and herfed all day, closed it up and went home. Opened it up the next month at the herf, for the first time and the cigars were well humidified and smoked great. Cigars are a lot more resilient than we give them credit for.

Bob Luken

kuzi16

jsnake:

slamb@cigar.com:

Humi-Care power sticks do wonders, the boveda packs work well, but you will run into a possibility of over humidification. Honestly, if you are taking them out of your humidor and putting them directly in to the herf-a-dor and keeping that closed, you won't even need any humidification at all. These herf-a-dors do one hell of a job of locking in humidity. I took a 40 count on my honeymoon a few years back, and while island hoping for about a week and a half, with no humidification what so ever, the cigars were in perfect condition.

I agree if you keep it closed and aren't opening it a bunch you can get by with nothing. I have a couple 5 counts and a 15 count I take to work all the time. I sometimes leave sticks in for a week or two and they smoke just fine. First thing I did was throw that green puck away. The other suggestions will work as well but I support the nada method from humidor to herf-a-dor.

thats actually how i usually roll unless i am going somewhere with humidity in the 15% or less range. they seal so well that you dont need to worry for short stints. (less than 3 weeks or so)

Cigary

Looks like you are getting info here. Foam pucks are not your friend...get rid of it. I use a pillow or Boveda and the one constant with a Herf A Dor is this....they are awesome and work perfectly. Herf A Dors are meant to do their job and I have a 15 count one that I use when traveling and that's another reason they are made so as far as getting in and out of them...you will and multiple times a week. I find that one pillow works very good and just lay it on top of the cigars ( which are in cello btw) and it keeps the cigars so fresh that I'd love to buy more Herf A Dors....how many is too many...since I have 5 of them from a 5 count all the way up to a 40.

kuzi16

LiquidChaos66

I guess I'm surprised by the fact that just the sticks will keep levels safe for a while. To me it doesn't seem the cigars themselves would be adequate enough. Lol

Gray4lines

LiquidChaos66:

I guess I'm surprised by the fact that just the sticks will keep levels safe for a while. To me it doesn't seem the cigars themselves would be adequate enough. Lol

I don't think you realize how wonderful these herf-a-dors are. Just sticks are fine for at least a week, i would not hesitate to leave them for multiple weeks if I had to. Small space, seals well, plastic doesn't absorb humidity; there's nowhere for the humidity to go but to remain where it's supposed to... in the cigars.

0patience

LiquidChaos66

kuzi16

i only have the pillow in there when there are cigars in there. its plastic so no seasoning is required.

Bob Luken

Rhamlin

I always just toss a water pillow in mine

LiquidChaos66

brianetz1

Bob Luken

LiquidChaos66