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12-09-2011, 04:20 PM

Yup, I'm ordering a digital hygrometer this weekend. Right now though, I'm using multiple analogs in the same humidor for accuracy, and they all tell me my 500 count humidor (stacked to the gills) ranges between 65-70, but is usually right at 67. They certainly smoke much better a few ticks below 70, but in our house, I have to keep dry silica gel in the humidor at all times to keep the humidity below 75-80! And that's all year 'round. Just opening it causes a three to five RH spike (sometimes more) that takes around twelve hours to normalize. The Rocky Vintage that I'm enjoying right now though just doesn't have that same 'wow' factor as the earlier ones that I smoked when the box was only a few weeks off of the truck. It seems to be burning alright, though.

12-09-2011, 04:20 PM	#5
Diths0er Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Any ideas on what I might be doing wrong? Yup, I'm ordering a digital hygrometer this weekend. Right now though, I'm using multiple analogs in the same humidor for accuracy, and they all tell me my 500 count humidor (stacked to the gills) ranges between 65-70, but is usually right at 67. They certainly smoke much better a few ticks below 70, but in our house, I have to keep dry silica gel in the humidor at all times to keep the humidity below 75-80! And that's all year 'round. Just opening it causes a three to five RH spike (sometimes more) that takes around twelve hours to normalize. The Rocky Vintage that I'm enjoying right now though just doesn't have that same 'wow' factor as the earlier ones that I smoked when the box was only a few weeks off of the truck. It seems to be burning alright, though.