Some Humi Tips...

[gjcab09]

Got this in the email and thought folks might find it useful. It's from the guys at cheaphumidors.com.

"As promised, I wanted to give you some information on how you setup a cigar humidor for the first time.

When most people get their new humidor home, they're anxious to
fill it up with their collection of smokes. If you do this without
first re-humidifying the wood, you may ruin your cigars. This is
because the wood hasn't had a chance to reach its equilibrium. So
when you put your cigars in, the wood will absorb their moisture,
and you'll be left with dry, useless cigars. Not exactly the reason you bought a humidor, huh? To solve this problem, all humidors should be humidified before their first use.

Re-humidifying your humidor is easy; just follow these simple
steps:

1) Place a shallow container filled with distilled water in the
humidor
2) Place a calibrated hygrometer inside the humidor. Instructions
can be found at
Calibrate a hygrometer: CheapHumidors.com
3) Charge your humidification device. Instructions can be found at
Charge a humidifier: CheapHumidors.com
4) Place the humidification device inside your new humidor.

You have to check the relative humidity every day. Depending on a
number of factors, this can take from a few days to a few weeks.
When you get in the 70 percent range, it's safe to store your
smokes inside. As long as you constantly recharge your
humidification device, you'll never have to wait to store your
cigars in that humidor again.

If you have any questions on how to do any of
this, or you want some personal advice (and no I am not talking
about which tie goes with those pants, I mean cigar related stuff), then throw me a line. I can be reached at sales@cheaphumidors or via phone at 1-888-674-8307

Warm Regards,

Dave

P.S. Next week, I'll teach you the proper way to refill a lighter."

[Hawnted]

Thanks for the tips. I will be buying a humidor in the near future and I am sure this info will come in handy.