Humidifying the Coolidor?

[Gromulin]

I've found that depending on how "wet" the boxes you have are, and how well your cooler seals, you may not need to add humidity for awhile. I just pulled the beads out of mine to let the humidity drop a few points.

I'd get a reliable hygrometer first. My radio-shack wireless unit rocks. I checked it with a calibration kit and it was dead-on.

[madurolover]

Originally Posted by Gromulin

I've found that depending on how "wet" the boxes you have are, and how well your cooler seals, you may not need to add humidity for awhile. I just pulled the beads out of mine to let the humidity drop a few points.

I'd get a reliable hygrometer first. My radio-shack wireless unit rocks. I checked it with a calibration kit and it was dead-on.

The beads will also help to lower your humidity as well as raise it.

[Gromulin]

Originally Posted by madurolover

The beads will also help to lower your humidity as well as raise it.

Unless you are a dummy like me and overcharged the beads...everytime I put them (65% heartfelt) into the cooler, humidity goes up about 3 points. I'm letting them dry out for a couple days.

[madurolover]

You can place them on a cookie sheet and place in the oven on "warm" or use a hair dryer on low to dry them out. If you do this be careful cause if you drop the little boogers they will go everywhere.

[cedjunior]

Just like a freezer works better the fuller it is with frozen stuff, a coolerdor works better the fuller it is with humid stuff. I haven't used a humidification device in my cooler, aside from letting a moise paper towel dry out inside it every few monts, for over a year. Being packed with cigars in boxes or on spanish cedar trays, the coolerdor pretty much regulates itself.

[Nurse_Maduro]

Originally Posted by cedjunior

Just like a freezer works better the fuller it is with frozen stuff, a coolerdor works better the fuller it is with humid stuff. I haven't used a humidification device in my cooler, aside from letting a moise paper towel dry out inside it every few monts, for over a year. Being packed with cigars in boxes or on spanish cedar trays, the coolerdor pretty much regulates itself.

Doesn't the moist paper towel present a mold risk?