"The day after God created great cognac He realized He'd only done half the job and so He created great cigars. Then, He knew it was better than good. And it was the evening and morning of the eighth day." - The novel Jack in the Box by John Weisman
Started by pferg, 06/11/2018 07:48 PM
QuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. That does not mean they are fully dried out, but when I feel that the edges of the pack are too "crispy" and the inner part is like a "jelly sandbag" then I take out and do as I said above... then it lasts another two months..The packaging is getting wet a bit for that boveda, but after half day it looks like new..
QuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 2:44 PMQuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. So a typical Boveda pack lasts???? 4-6 months?
QuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it.
QuoteBrlesq - 8/29/2018 3:08 PMQuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 2:44 PMQuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. So a typical Boveda pack lasts???? 4-6 months? Sorry - Let me clarify - I know you said they last about 2 months before needing to be re-charged but my question is how many times can you recharge before you need to replace altogether? Either the paper wears down or it stops performing?
QuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 3:12 PMQuoteBrlesq - 8/29/2018 3:08 PMQuoteMurphy223 - 8/29/2018 2:44 PMQuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/29/2018 2:14 PMIm having one 68% pack in a humidor for 40 cigars, and lasts about 2 months for me before "re-charging" it. So a typical Boveda pack lasts???? 4-6 months? Sorry - Let me clarify - I know you said they last about 2 months before needing to be re-charged but my question is how many times can you recharge before you need to replace altogether? Either the paper wears down or it stops performing?Ahhh . . . now I understand. If you don't overcharge them to the point of the paper being "soaked", then you can get many uses out of a single one. (Others can tell you a more exacting number. I use KL in my humidors and only use Bovedas when I have overflow and need to stick an extra box of cigars in a bag for a month or two).
QuoteChefjohn - 8/29/2018 4:50 PMIve become a big fan of Boveda packs. They're working well fo me. I've heard that to recharge them you can put them in a container and set a smaller container of distilled water in it. Is this better than wrapping it in moistened paper towel and have any of you recharged the 320 gram packs? This is what I have in my humidor.
Quoteappollo - 8/29/2018 5:09 PMQuoteChefjohn - 8/29/2018 4:50 PMIve become a big fan of Boveda packs. They're working well fo me. I've heard that to recharge them you can put them in a container and set a smaller container of distilled water in it. Is this better than wrapping it in moistened paper towel and have any of you recharged the 320 gram packs? This is what I have in my humidor.I recharge all mine the same way.just put them in a container with some distilled water in separate container.It works well for me.
QuoteCarlosoftHUN - 8/28/2018 6:30 AMThese days I use Boveda pack and beads ( humidification beads with propylene -glycol) together, and they are working just fine.But still by the time, the Boveda starts to dry out, so then I re-humidifying it by using distilled water on a paper towel, wrap the boveda pack with it, and I put the whole thing into a zip-bag for 2-3 days.... and it is like a new one again... I do this every 2 months or so..... So other 2 Boveda I bought from Amazon is still in the box :-D