Boveda One step seasoning?

One more newb question! After I leave this packet in my humidor and assuming it reaches the right humidity, do I need to do anything else before i place my cigars in the humidor?
 
cherrybomb said:
One more newb question! After I leave this packet in my humidor and assuming it reaches the right humidity, do I need to do anything else before i place my cigars in the humidor?
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Nope, just patience to make sure it is stablized :tu

You know a lot of these questions can be answered with a little looking :2
 
BlackDog said:
So unless someone has a new topic that has never been brought up before, we should not take up your time? I suspect the forums would be rather slow with this outlook.
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Along with giving him a fish, he is trying to teach him how to fish. ;)
 
We're assuming that in addition to the seasoning packet you have a humidification device of some sort (beads, square foam humidifier, etc)?
 
I used one new packet and one ready to die packet to season a "200ct" humi. Just keep that one in for a full 14days without opening the lid...just lock it tight and leave it....when you pull it out, put just the humidifier and the hygrometer in, and check to see if it's at the right humidity and stable...when it is, then it's time to start loading it.

The Boveda method works, but it's slower than heck. I've been working on a method using heartfelt beads that seems to be MUCH faster (about as fast as the wet wipe + bowl method).
 
Personally I think these devices are ... well they are like .... ummm well sort of like... hmmm... OK.. $ 8.00 refrigerator deodorizers - nice lil plastic containers filled with 1/2 oz baking soda. :)

What stasis point your new humi starts in has a big impact on how many of these you need. If it's summer and the humi has been in a non AC warehouse down south where the ambient humidity is 75%.... well it's probably over seasoned to begin with. If its winter in the north where it came from where the humiditiy is 25% you might need 2-3 times as many to get the wood fully seasoned. Lined with 1/8 inch cedar vs solid or thicker cedar is another variable which could increase time and or number of packets.

Generally speaking, if you don't use the "wipe method" on a dry humi you are looking at a ...veeery long time to season with any passive seasoning method absent a couple wipes, this and beads probably taking the longest.

A gallon of distilled, a dish and a couple paper towels = much quicker and cheaper. But .. it's simple one stop shopping to get these when you buy your humi so they found a niche which is the American way.
 
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