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socalguy75 · 10-01-2012, 06:48 PM

Hey guys, I recently received my first humidor and I am having a hellavu time getting it seasoned. The humidor was given to me by a coworker, he had not used it in a very long time so it had not been maintained and was quite dry. It holds around 100 sticks.
So here is what I have tried: I have wiped the interior down with a damp sponge (distilled water soaked) twice. I started out with one container of humidification gel and am now up to THREE at once, and the calibrated electric hygrometer will not read above 60%. I know the hygrometer is correct because every time I take it out and place it in a boveda calibration bag it reads 70-73%. I live in Southern California (Irvine), and I know we have a dry climate but this is crazy. I've been working on this for weeks. Any suggestions...

10-01-2012, 06:48 PM	#1
socalguy75 What a dump.... Join Date: Oct 2012 First Name: Brian Location: Irvine, CA Posts: 31 Trading: (0)	New Humidor Hey guys, I recently received my first humidor and I am having a hellavu time getting it seasoned. The humidor was given to me by a coworker, he had not used it in a very long time so it had not been maintained and was quite dry. It holds around 100 sticks. So here is what I have tried: I have wiped the interior down with a damp sponge (distilled water soaked) twice. I started out with one container of humidification gel and am now up to THREE at once, and the calibrated electric hygrometer will not read above 60%. I know the hygrometer is correct because every time I take it out and place it in a boveda calibration bag it reads 70-73%. I live in Southern California (Irvine), and I know we have a dry climate but this is crazy. I've been working on this for weeks. Any suggestions...