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HollywoodQue · 05-01-2011, 08:28 AM

Shawn, I recently purchased a large double door cabinet humidor and dealt with some of the same issues as you are now. The secret to a perfect humidor is patience!!!! Here are the steps that I followed with the help of my fellow BOTL on this forum, which appear to be working great so far.

1. I seasoned my cabinet the same way as my desktop. I prep'd my humidor first by sanding, adding my lights, and 2 extra fans for air circulation.

2. I also resealed it using weather stripping.

3. I used about 1/2 gal of distilled water poured into several bowls and placed them on various shelves in my humi. I also ran an Oasis XL for about a week with a setting of 70%, which was placed on the bottom shelf. I placed several meters inside also on various shelves. NO BEADS AT THIS POINT because they will defeat the purpose of seasoning.

4. I ordered a NEW Hydra LG because the Oasis was broken which came with the humidor. I also ordered 3lbs of 65% beads.

5. Week 2- After 1 week of using only distilled water and the Oasis, I removed the bowls and the broken Oasis, then only used the Hydra LG which I set to 67.5% humidity and let it run for another week. I also placed all of the cedar trays inside at this point and 4 calibrated (salt tested) meters throughout the cabinet.

6. Week 3 - Humidity levels were holding at 67.5 throughout the humidor, so I added my cigars and beads now. I lowered my humidity setting to 65% on the Hydra. After letting them rest in their new home for a few days, I checked my readings and the lower shelves are holding at 65% and the upper readings were slightly higher at 68%. I may just need to move a few bags of beads around to make the adjustment, but overall, it seems to be working fine.

I am sure that there are several recommendations for seasoning a cabinet humidor as I have read many suggestions on THIS forum. Great advice was found here and these are the steps I used, which worked for me. Hope this helps.

Patience is definately the key to making the FINE TUNING adjustments to your new humidor. Remember this old rule of carpentry.....measure twice and cut once. Same rules apply here....take your time...and enjoy filling it up and smoking some great sticks.

05-01-2011, 08:28 AM	#3
HollywoodQue Invictus Join Date: Oct 2010 First Name: Howard Location: In the "D" Posts: 3,123 Trading: (46)	Re: Cabinet humidor seasoning and beads Shawn, I recently purchased a large double door cabinet humidor and dealt with some of the same issues as you are now. The secret to a perfect humidor is patience!!!! Here are the steps that I followed with the help of my fellow BOTL on this forum, which appear to be working great so far. 1. I seasoned my cabinet the same way as my desktop. I prep'd my humidor first by sanding, adding my lights, and 2 extra fans for air circulation. 2. I also resealed it using weather stripping. 3. I used about 1/2 gal of distilled water poured into several bowls and placed them on various shelves in my humi. I also ran an Oasis XL for about a week with a setting of 70%, which was placed on the bottom shelf. I placed several meters inside also on various shelves. NO BEADS AT THIS POINT because they will defeat the purpose of seasoning. 4. I ordered a NEW Hydra LG because the Oasis was broken which came with the humidor. I also ordered 3lbs of 65% beads. 5. Week 2- After 1 week of using only distilled water and the Oasis, I removed the bowls and the broken Oasis, then only used the Hydra LG which I set to 67.5% humidity and let it run for another week. I also placed all of the cedar trays inside at this point and 4 calibrated (salt tested) meters throughout the cabinet. 6. Week 3 - Humidity levels were holding at 67.5 throughout the humidor, so I added my cigars and beads now. I lowered my humidity setting to 65% on the Hydra. After letting them rest in their new home for a few days, I checked my readings and the lower shelves are holding at 65% and the upper readings were slightly higher at 68%. I may just need to move a few bags of beads around to make the adjustment, but overall, it seems to be working fine. I am sure that there are several recommendations for seasoning a cabinet humidor as I have read many suggestions on THIS forum. Great advice was found here and these are the steps I used, which worked for me. Hope this helps. Patience is definately the key to making the FINE TUNING adjustments to your new humidor. Remember this old rule of carpentry.....measure twice and cut once. Same rules apply here....take your time...and enjoy filling it up and smoking some great sticks.