Walmart $7 Hygrometer

[ronhoffman2-cl]

Was at the local Walmart today and decided to try out the cheap digital hygrometer for use in my cooler. I'm salt testing it right now. It's only been about 9 hours, but it's dead on at 75%. I am really impressed. let's hope it stays that way til tomorrow morning when I throw it in my cooler.

[ratpak-cl]

post a pic of the unit. I bought a couple from there and niether worked right.

[Vic81]

what section did you find it in?? I need to pick up an extra one.

Tks.

[ronhoffman2-cl]

Originally Posted by Vic81

what section did you find it in?? I need to pick up an extra one.

Tks.

I found mine in the households dept. by the lighting and bathroom supplies. somewheres around there.

[ronhoffman2-cl]

Originally Posted by ratpak

post a pic of the unit. I bought a couple from there and niether worked right.

I'll try to remember to take a pic and post it when i pull it out of the tupperware after the salt test.

[Mithrandir-cl]

Been using that same Walmart hygro for over 2 years now and at $7 it is a good buy. If you are calibrating it using the salt method, I would say that you may get some inaccuracy. I first calibrated mine that way and for about a year, my cigars seemed more humid than the hygro represented. I picked up the Boveda calibrating kit, very inexpensive, and it fine tuned my readings and my cigars are smoking quite a bit better.

[TravelingJ-cl]

I picked up a $27 model there. The remote setup where I can leave a sensor in the cooler, and then read the display on my desk. I left it in my cooler for a day, with my previously calibrated unit-and found it was just a single degree off. I really need to order another remote, since the one display can take multiple readings! Then I can have one thing that I watch, and keep an eye on both boxes.

At Target, it would have cost me over $50 to get units with the same features.

[ronhoffman2-cl]

Originally Posted by TravelingJ

I picked up a $27 model there. The remote setup where I can leave a sensor in the cooler, and then read the display on my desk. I left it in my cooler for a day, with my previously calibrated unit-and found it was just a single degree off. I really need to order another remote, since the one display can take multiple readings! Then I can have one thing that I watch, and keep an eye on both boxes.

At Target, it would have cost me over $50 to get units with the same features.

That'll be a future investment for me. I'm interested in the Oregan wireless unit myself.

[cboor001]

Thats good to know, I need a digital over here with me... seven bucks cant be beat, if it works. Thanks

[JonDot]

I need to pick up a couple of these.I didn't know Wal-Mart even had them.

[ronhoffman2-cl]

Here's a pic. The model I got is a Springfield Precise Temp. (sorry it's a little blurry. it's hard to get a good pic b/c i couldn't use the flash, its blinded the whole thing, and the sun wasn't quite up when i took the pic, so i didn't have any natural light to work with, but you get the idea).

[ratpak-cl]

Originally Posted by ronhoffman2

Here's a pic. The model I got is a Springfield Precise Temp. (sorry it's a little blurry. it's hard to get a good pic b/c i couldn't use the flash, its blinded the whole thing, and the sun wasn't quite up when i took the pic, so i didn't have any natural light to work with, but you get the idea).

thanks much! I'll take a look see today. I need a couple for my smaller humi's.

[mc2712]

i've had the walmart hygrometer for 7 months and its working great, and a great unit for the price.

[ratpak-cl]

went out today and bought 2...salting them now. thanks!!

[chubzerous]

Look at Stogie Review under humidors, how to build a coolidor and they show some mods to this unit that will help it display a more accurate reading. I use two of them but I checked them with a salt test and one was close and the other reads 3-4% high.