New here and have fist Humidor, have a question
Just picked up a small 50 stick humidor for the first time. I dont smoke a lot but wanted a way to keep the few fresh for when I do have one.
I have a question on seasoning...I am using the Boveda 84 seasoning pack. I switched out the analog gauge to a digital one...its the kind that is mounted through a hole on the front of the box with a glass top. Anyway I have it on my desk at work and when I come in my office in the morning the temp is around 70deg and the humidity will be at 75. The question is...when I come into work the door is closed to my office and the AC is running so its cooler in the office. When I open the door to the office the humidity drops to 71/72 and the temp rises through the day to about 75. I know digital are more accurate but would that seem odd that it does this or is it normal? I haven't had a change to do the dollar bill test (only carry plastic these days lol) to see if theres a bad seal but it sounds good when i drop the lid...but im also very new to humidors.
As for 75 being the highest so far after a week if the hygromater is calibrated im assuming that the wood is still puling in moister faster than the 84 pack can give off and it will go up to 84 once its "seasoned". I didnt check the digitial one before swapping it out. I have a calibration bag with the boveda 75.5 pack in it and the analog to calibrate that one first but I think i have a hole in the bag somewhere? It got up to 80% so I pulled it and adjusted it...not its low at 72-74 but it seems to fluctuate too like the digital one and if I press on the pack it will loose air.
Thanks in advance!
I have a question on seasoning...I am using the Boveda 84 seasoning pack. I switched out the analog gauge to a digital one...its the kind that is mounted through a hole on the front of the box with a glass top. Anyway I have it on my desk at work and when I come in my office in the morning the temp is around 70deg and the humidity will be at 75. The question is...when I come into work the door is closed to my office and the AC is running so its cooler in the office. When I open the door to the office the humidity drops to 71/72 and the temp rises through the day to about 75. I know digital are more accurate but would that seem odd that it does this or is it normal? I haven't had a change to do the dollar bill test (only carry plastic these days lol) to see if theres a bad seal but it sounds good when i drop the lid...but im also very new to humidors.
As for 75 being the highest so far after a week if the hygromater is calibrated im assuming that the wood is still puling in moister faster than the 84 pack can give off and it will go up to 84 once its "seasoned". I didnt check the digitial one before swapping it out. I have a calibration bag with the boveda 75.5 pack in it and the analog to calibrate that one first but I think i have a hole in the bag somewhere? It got up to 80% so I pulled it and adjusted it...not its low at 72-74 but it seems to fluctuate too like the digital one and if I press on the pack it will loose air.
Thanks in advance!
Comments
1: The hole in the front is 100% closed off.
2: You are not opening the humi at all. Guessing not, being a glass top so you can see the Hygro
Let's remember first that analogs looks amazing. Problem is, some work great, some are garbage. Use the digital, put the analog back where it goes. Then give it a few days, and check your readings.
I have a feeling I know the exact 50ct you have. In an office like that, it's going to move around a bit. As you (and others) are in and out of the office, the temp in there is rising, so the temp in the humi will rise. Small fluctuations are pretty normal. Once you finish seasoning and put some sticks in there, it SHOULD level out.
on that note...
welcome.
NOLA as in New Orleans?
And yes, New Boots has you on the right track. Just so you know, Small cheap humidors are notorious for being hard to regulate humidity. I know, I have a handful of them and seems like there's a 50/50 shot at getting either a bad seal, or a good seal. If you get a bad one there are more things you can try. Just keep asking questions as you progress and we'll all be here to help.
And, calibrate your digital hygrometer too. If you don't trust the Boveda bag calibration because of the suspected hole in the bag, you can always try the old fashioned salt test. I'll post a link to a video that might help if you need to go that route.
From firsthand experience I can recommend the "Southport Large" from ccom. and also the "Evanston Classic".
And don't worry about filling up a 100 count or a 150 count. If you start hanging out with us you won't have a problem filling it up whatsoever