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Originally Posted by paris1129
I recently purchased a montegue cabinet humi from tampa humidor. It is a really nice piece! I want to do this right so I can take care of all my stogies, so I have a couple of questions for the more experienced individuals with this sort of thing:
1) I purchased 70% beads to use in addition to a cigar oasis XL plus. Should I be aiming for 70% in a storage cabinet, or lower like 65,53 for which most on here seem to indicate a preference? I haven't used the beads yet, so I could still exchange them or just go buy 65% beads.
2) I am having to refill my cigar oasis every 10-14 days it seems. I know it is winter, but is this normal? I thought these should last a few months in between refills? I left it in the empty cabinet for about 2 weeks before the levels hit 69-70% steadily before I starting storing cigars in it. I hear it run about every couple of minutes for around 15-20 seconds at a time. Seems a lot to me. 
3) Because I am refilling the cigar oasis so often, I am considering the use of the beads I bought, which I haven't done anything with yet. What is the best method for placing beads in a cabinet humi? Bottom shelf, middle, top? I have seen some pictures of others' humidors that have the beads in little sock like sleeves. What are these and is this better than placing them in a dish? |
I have a Montegue to and I had to seal the doors and drawer and now I am filling up my Hydra once every two months (it was once a week before) btw my home is at <20% due to winter. I also thought that adding beads would help but after talking to Scott (Shilala) he made me realized that if its not sealed properly the beads would not be of any good. When everything is sealed up you will be good to go. Less time spent on your humi is more time for shopping and posting
. I would go with the 65% beads but thats only my
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