Water pillow or Boveda humidity pack

Hey fellas so I am trying to determine which is the best form of humidification for a 15 cigar "cigar caddy" travel humidor. I will be using it for about 4 months as my main humidor. What would you suggest to keep the humidity in check? Water pillows or a Boveda humidity pack? Thanks in advance!

[T.G]

I'd go with the Boveda.

Pro
Thinner = more space for cigars
Less likely to leak or weep = less chance of ruined cigars
Bi-directional humidty control = besides raising RH, it will bring RH down if it's too high, somehting that water pillows don't do.

Con
Harder to recharge - have to seal it in a tupperware with a shot glass of distilled water for a few days, versus simply dipping a water pillow into water for a few seconds.

Originally Posted by T.G

I'd go with the Boveda.

Thinner = more space for cigars
Less likely to leak or weep = less chance of ruined cigars
Bi-directional humidty control = besides raising RH, it will bring RH down if it's too high, somehting that water pillows don't do.

[quantim0]

I have a Boveda pack in my wifes humidor for her Acids and such. Every time I have checked it, the humidity is spot on at 69%.

I didn't know that you could recharge them, I'll give that a shot.

[Pilon]

boveda all the way

[longknocker]

I Use Boveda 65 Packs In All My Desktops. They Work Great!

[JaKaacH]

Water Pillows work great.

[bobarian]

Neither. I would use Heartfelt sheets. You can put them at the bottom of the travel box and they take up no space. http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...umidity+Sheets

[CigarNut]

You could also use one of Shilala's bead sticks -- they are about the size of a double corona and they work great (I have one each in my 15 and 25 cigar caddies).

The nice thing about these bead sticks as that they are low-to-no maintenance. You never add water to them and they never need to be replaced. The only maintenance required is if you want to change the RH of the beadstick.

[weak_link]

[quote=CigarNut;708375]You could also use one of Shilala's bead sticks -- they are about the size of a double corona and they work great (I have one each in my 15 and 25 cigar caddies).

QUOTE]

I own a lot of Scott's beads so I'm not knocking him or his product at all but my concern would be the mess they leave behind. If they are in a vino temp or cooler it's no big deal but his beads are so fine that a lot of the media falls out of the bag everytime they are touched, nevermind moved. If you were going to use these in a travel humidor I'd think there would be cleaner options out there like the pack, the sheet, or the pillows.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by weak_link

I own a lot of Scott's beads so I'm not knocking him or his product at all but my concern would be the mess they leave behind. If they are in a vino temp or cooler it's no big deal but his beads are so fine that a lot of the media falls out of the bag everytime they are touched, nevermind moved. If you were going to use these in a travel humidor I'd think there would be cleaner options out there like the pack, the sheet, or the pillows.

There is something wrong with your media -- you might want to check with Scott on this. Having looked at the media and the beads, the beads are definately bigger than the "holes" in the cloth.

Like I said, I have been using the bead sticks in my cigar caddies for a couple of months without a problem. When I am not using the caddies I through the bead sticks back in my humidor.

[Tenor CS]

Originally Posted by weak_link

... his beads are so fine that a lot of the media falls out of the bag everytime they are touched, nevermind moved.

Perhaps you are thinking of the Heartfelt beads? I do get a lot of "snow" from them. Which is why I use sheets or Bovedas in my travel humis.

[groogs]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Neither. I would use Heartfelt sheets. You can put them at the bottom of the travel box and they take up no space. http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...umidity+Sheets

But if I had to choose I would go with the Boveda.

[longknocker]

Originally Posted by groogs

But if I had to choose I would go with the Boveda.

Boveda= No Maintenance, Dependable!

[T.G]

Originally Posted by bobarian

Neither. I would use Heartfelt sheets. You can put them at the bottom of the travel box and they take up no space. http://www.heartfeltindustries.com/p...umidity+Sheets

Neat. Didn't even know those existed.

Have you ever tried them?

[bobarian]

Originally Posted by T.G

Neat. Didn't even know those existed.

Have you ever tried them?

I have not used them, but many have. They are actually silica sheets 1/8" thick. You moisten them and then put them on the bottom of your humi, then the foam goes on top. No lost space!

The only disadvantage of the Boveda packs is that if they dry out they take quite a bit of time to recharge, so it just depends where the OP is going.

[bobarian]

After rereading the OP he says he is concerned about "keeping humidity in check" Does this mean he needs something absorb or provide humidity?? I dont think pillows or Boveda packs absorb very efficiently.

[Tenor CS]

Originally Posted by T.G

Have you ever tried them?

I have 5 of the 2x5" ones. They seem to work well. I keep them in the vino with the rest of my humidification stuff. If I'm going away for a week or so, I'll throw one in the bottom of my caddy under the foam trays. I also have one in the small tupperdor where I keep a small variety of flavored cigars for my wife.

[Tenor CS]

The Heartfelt sheets won't last that long without being recharged somehow. I had asked Dave about them once, and he mentioned a window of about 10-14 days if you don't open the caddy too much.

I do love the Heartfelt sheets for vacation-length trips, though.

FYI, Ron at Cigar Solutions has small Boveda packs (7 or 15 gram) for the smaller caddies.

Link here: http://stores.cigarsolutions.com/-st...Categories.bok

Can't go wrong for $2 apiece.

[T.G]

Thanks guys.