Seasoning a humidor with boveda packs.

[CigarNut]

You typically season your humidor through saturation, which causes the moisture to soak deeply into the wood. The wood expands slightly and seams will tighten up a bit.

If you don't season your humidor I don't think your sticks will keep very well. Over time the RH is going to change much more radically than if you had properly seasoned your humidor.

It's not a matter of it being "bad", it more of a case that it is not as "good" -- if you see the difference...

[Volusianator]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

You typically season your humidor through saturation,

I can't endorse this method. In seasoning humidors, the slow and steady pace always wins the race.

[CigarNut]

Originally Posted by Volusianator

I can't endorse this method. In seasoning humidors, the slow and steady pace always wins the race.

So you are saying that seasoning is wrong and that you should just start using your new humnidor?

The saturation I am talking about is seasoning. When you place a source of water (sponge, dish) in an empty humidor you are by definition saturating the wood.