QuoteChefjohn - 6/22/2018 6:42 AM
Well it's been 5 days since I loaded my humidor and with 2 Boveda 69% packs on the bottom it's holding steady at 66%. A friend of ours also gave me a humidor he is not using. It holds around 100 he said so probably 75 (see I'm already learning from you guys).
Assuming you have a wood humidor you are seasoning, a 100 count box, you need to use 4 of the 60 gram Boveda packs. Using 69% RH packs will not get the wood to saturation. It has to be higher. Boveda recommends using 84% packs. Throw them in the humidor, close the lid and don't open it again for 14 days. After 14 days, replace the 84% packs with the RH of your choice and pack in the cigars. then shut the lid and open to get a cigar to smoke. Get a remote Hygrometer so you never have to open the lid to check on temp or RH level.
It is not uncommon to have the internal RH level read below the package. The reason? You have a wood humidor and the wood gives up some of the stored moisture to the outside space it resides in. If you use 69% Boveda packs and the remote sensor reads way off, you either need to calibrate your hygrometer or put in more 69% packs or replace the 69% packs with 72% packs.
Living in MN, during the winter months, I have to use 72% packs to keep the RH above 65%. The rest of the year I use 69% packs to maintain an RH between 66% and 69%. I keep 2 (a pair), 320 gram packs in my wood humidor at all times. It is way over what I need but you can't over or under humidify with Boveda. My packs last longer and the humidity recovery time is very fast.
At the moment, the RH in my humidor is 68.1%. I have 640 grams of Boveda in it. the equivalent of almost 11, 60 gram packs.