Originally Posted by WhiteMamba (Post 2094553)

Just smoke them now then you will know they're good :)

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2094573)

Shhh...I'm trying to learn patience. :)


At least I know (by their own verbal admission when I was in there on Monday talking with the owner in their walk-in humidor) that my local B&M sells their sticks pretty moist. So I'm trying to be patient for at least a few weeks, and am attempting to let my Boveda packs in my ziplock baggies do their thing.

Which brings me to another question. I know that once I get my Tuppador (hopefully next month) up and going that I will need to "burp" (or leave it open for like an hour) once a week to let the gasses out and let fresh air in.

No leave everything sealed until you are going to smoke something. The only thing opening a humidor, winador, tuppador, etc., does is change the humidity.

Should I open my ziplocks to let gasses out or fresh air in once a week (until I get my Tuppador) or do I just leave them sealed with my sticks and Boveda inside and open them only if I want a cigar??

Same as above, no need to open anything.

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2095023)

Would having two 69% Boveda packs be overkill for a ziplock bag with only 5 cigars currently resting inside it???

I ask because I just smoked my last stick from the baggie of various sticks I bought a month ago at my B&M (with a 69% Boveda pack) and now it's just the Boveda pack left in that bag. Should I put that month old Boveda pack in my other ziplock bag with the 5 cigars that I bought a week ago?

The bag I bought last week already has another 69% Boveda in there so would adding that second one from a month ago be too much? I don't wanna waste the month old Boveda (if I don't have to) so I thought I'd ask here...

Originally Posted by luther (Post 2095694)

It is analog and built into the humidor. I have a digital in my other humi. Will probably get another digital. Do you know if I can take the built in analog out and replace it with a digital or am I better off leaving it and simply putting the digital one inside the humidor? Thx folks-appreciate the feedback.

Originally Posted by AdamJoshua (Post 2097211)

I've never sprayed water directly on shelves, I've only seasoned them like a small humidor with distilled water. I put them in an airtight area with a shot glass (or more) of distilled water. I'll let someone more knowledgable answer, but for me personally I was always worried about too much water being absorbed and the wood warping or swelling too much to where there isn't a good fit.

Again, I'm sure someone with more knowledge will post :tu

Originally Posted by Brlesq (Post 2097218)

I've seasoned about 2 dozen desktops and a couple of cabinets by wetting a papertowel with distilled water and rubbing them down, then using the shot glass method. It has never caused a problems for me, and you can tell they are much cleaner by the amount of red micro sawdust that is collected on the wet papertowel. (Spanish cedar sawdust has a reddish hue to it.)

Originally Posted by AdamJoshua (Post 2097219)

See i knew someone that knew better would post, thanks for the input :tu

Originally Posted by CigarNut (Post 2097226)

You do not need to wait for the Boveda packs. A sponge is better than a shot glass, if you have one as the sponge has more surface area.

Originally Posted by Brlesq (Post 2097218)

I've seasoned about 2 dozen desktops and a couple of cabinets by wetting a papertowel with distilled water and rubbing them down, then using the shot glass method. It has never caused a problems for me, and you can tell they are much cleaner by the amount of red micro sawdust that is collected on the wet papertowel. (Spanish cedar sawdust has a reddish hue to it.)

Originally Posted by AdamJoshua (Post 2097235)

Yes any sponge, as long as they aren't pre-soaped. All you do is soak the sponge in distilled water and put it on a small plate inside whatever you are trying to season. Close it up and leave it closed, check the sponge in a couple days to see if it dried out, if it did re-soak it. The reason sponges are better than the shot glass method is that there is more surface area on the sponge.

:tu

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097299)

So I just got my Western Caliber IV hygrometer in the mail plus my Boveda hygrometer calibration kit.

How do I use them? I haven't taken the hygrometer out of the box yet.

Originally Posted by Dux (Post 2097310)

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097321)

Got it going on my own before I saw this.

I think now I will start seasoning my trays tonight with the "sponge soaked in DW on a plate" method.

How wet do I wet the sponge? I assume I wring it out a bit before putting it on the plate?

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097351)

One question though, given at how thick the sponge is (it's basically
touching the inside of the lid of the Klip-It when I put the lid on it and sealed the Klip-It shut) will that mess up the seasoning process if its touching the inside of the lid???

Originally Posted by T.G (Post 2097352)

Nope, not at all. If it were contacting the wood, it might oversaturate it, but plastic doesn't have that problem.

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097391)

Slightly stupid question regarding sponges but I figured I'd ask so I'll know for future reference.

I just noticed that on the pack of my package of sponges it says "rinse before and each use."

Now obviously I didn't wanna rinse the sponge under the tap with tapwater, so I just soaked it with DW and wrung it out with my hand before soaking it very well again and putting it on a plate on the top tray in my Tupperdore to let it start seasoning the trays. That should be ok right since I didn't "rinse" the sponge in the conventional sense under a hot water tap with soap?

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097448)

So my new Western Caliber IV hygrometer that I just got yesterday has now been sitting in the Boveda calibration pack for 24 hours exactly.

It's currently reading at 29 degrees Celcius and 77%

Should I leave it in the calibration bag for another 12 hours as the calibration kit says to leave the hygrometer in there anywhere from 24-36 hours.

Originally Posted by Dave128 (Post 2097455)

No idea what that Celsius thing is that you speak of, but if it's in a Fahrenheit range that you like I think you're GTG. Also, it wouldn't hurt to leave it in the bag for another day or so.

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097491)

We Canadians use Celsius instead of Fahrenheit.

Originally Posted by Dave128 (Post 2097518)

I know. I was just being a sarcastic American.

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2097684)

Noted. Although sarcasm doesn't translate well on the internetz.


How many of you wipe down your Spanish cedar trays with a cloth (I.E. to get rid of dust or sawdust etc.) before seasoning??? As I just realized that I didn't do this and my trays are busy seasoning for their 3rd day.

Should I be concerned??

Originally Posted by T.G (Post 2097693)

The wipe down is so that you aren't smoking the cedar dust, you can go ahead and do it at any time.

Originally Posted by HailTheBrownLeaf (Post 2098010)

Perfect.

What should I use to wipe the tray down with?? Does the thing need to be wet or dry??

Anyways my initial question was since I'm sure that by tomorrow afternoon my trays will be seasoned...I'm assuming that when I add my hygrometer in there (to see if it maintains a constant humidity before adding my sticks) that I can also add my 65% Bovedas in there then as well when I put my hygro in???

Originally Posted by T.G (Post 2098013)

No different to wipe the trays than how one would wipe up sawdust, or just dust, in any other situation. A very lightly dampened cloth, flipped/folded often so that you are using a clean side most of the time, and that's about it.

I have no idea how long it will take your trays to season, too many variables. I would put the hygrometer in and see what it reads, see if you need more time. Add the Bovedia packs at the same time as the cigars. :2

Originally Posted by T.G (Post 2098018)

I don't really know what is on those, but I would be concerned that it might introduce perfumes and other chemicals. I'd stick to a clean cloth moistened with water.