I promised myself that if ever I had some money that I would savor a cigar each day after lunch and dinner. This is the only resolution of my youth that I have kept, and the only realized ambition which has not brought disillusion.— Somerset Maugham
Started by pferg, 06/11/2018 07:48 PM
QuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. That does not mean they are fully dried out, but when I feel that the edges of the pack are too "crispy" and the inner part is like a "jelly sandbag" then I take out and do as I said above... then it lasts another two months..The packaging is getting wet a bit for that boveda, but after half day it looks like new..
QuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 2:44 PMQuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. So a typical Boveda pack lasts???? 4-6 months?
QuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it.
QuoteBrlesq - 8/29/2018 3:08 PMQuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 2:44 PMQuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. So a typical Boveda pack lasts???? 4-6 months? Sorry - Let me clarify - I know you said they last about 2 months before needing to be re-charged but my question is how many times can you recharge before you need to replace altogether? Either the paper wears down or it stops performing?
QuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 3:12 PMQuoteBrlesq - 8/29/2018 3:08 PMQuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 2:44 PMQuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. So a typical Boveda pack lasts???? 4-6 months? Sorry - Let me clarify - I know you said they last about 2 months before needing to be re-charged but my question is how many times can you recharge before you need to replace altogether? Either the paper wears down or it stops performing?Ahhh . . . now I understand. If you don't overcharge them to the point of the paper being "soaked", then you can get many uses out of a single one. (Others can tell you a more exacting number. I use KL in my humidors and only use Bovedas when I have overflow and need to stick an extra box of cigars in a bag for a month or two).
QuoteChefjohn - 8/29/2018 4:50 PMIve become a big fan of Boveda packs. They're working well fo me. I've heard that to recharge them you can put them in a container and set a smaller container of distilled water in it. Is this better than wrapping it in moistened paper towel and have any of you recharged the 320 gram packs? This is what I have in my humidor.
Quoteappollo - 8/29/2018 5:09 PMQuoteChefjohn - 8/29/2018 4:50 PMIve become a big fan of Boveda packs. They're working well fo me. I've heard that to recharge them you can put them in a container and set a smaller container of distilled water in it. Is this better than wrapping it in moistened paper towel and have any of you recharged the 320 gram packs? This is what I have in my humidor.I recharge all mine the same way.just put them in a container with some distilled water in separate container.It works well for me.
QuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/28/2018 6:30 AMThese days I use Boveda pack and beads ( humidification beads with propylene -glycol) together, and they are working just fine.But still by the time, the Boveda starts to dry out, so then I re-humidifying it by using distilled water on a paper towel, wrap the boveda pack with it, and I put the whole thing into a zip-bag for 2-3 days.... and it is like a new one again... I do this every 2 months or so..... So other 2 Boveda I bought from Amazon is still in the box :-D