Exquisicat cat litter vs. Heartfelt pearls

[Drazzil]

I've heard a lot of different ideas on whether these cat litter beads work as well as the pearls, and, I've got some time on my hands. So, I am going to put the cat litter pearls to the test.

For the materials for this experiment I will need

1. One box of exquisicat litter pearls ((without the blue crystals))

2. One bottle distilled water.

3. One pair of pantyhose

4. One roll tape

I will test this on one of my humidors for a week and report the results.

If bad comes to worse, and it doesent work, I have four cats, and Im sure they would appreciate the "upgraded" litter

[icehog3]

Does your humidor normally exhibit large flucuations in humidity? I am not sure that one week in a "pre-stabilized" humidor (via the beads, I assume), with cigars already properly humidified, it truly a valid experiment. JMHO. If you tried it on a new humidor or one that wasn't stabilized, I think the results would be more likely be valid.

[Mindflux]

Prepare to be chastized.

I use them with decent luck. My humidity fluctuates a bit between 64-68% depending on where the hygrometer is.

Good enough for 13 bucks.

[coryj]

I use 1 lb of heartfelt and like 1.5lb of litter... they work nicely together, imo.

[BostonMark]

Make sure you cats don't get into your humi in the next week...


...you may find they donated something that tastes like a Thompson's stick to the collection.

[AriesOpusX]

Originally Posted by BostonMark

Make sure you cats don't get into your humi in the next week...


...you may find they donated something that tastes like a Thompson's stick to the collection.

Haha that just made me choke pretty good on my water.

[muziq]

Anyone know whether the Exsquisicat pulls humidity out of a humi right out of the bag? I need to pull some humidity out of my aristocrat and hadn't thought about this strategy!

[AriesOpusX]

Originally Posted by muziq

Anyone know whether the Exsquisicat pulls humidity out of a humi right out of the bag? I need to pull some humidity out of my aristocrat and hadn't thought about this strategy!

Yeah you'd want them fresh out of the bag dry so they can absorb the humidity.

[muziq]

Originally Posted by AriesOpusX

Yeah you'd want them fresh out of the bag dry so they can absorb the humidity.

Nice...thanks!

[AriesOpusX]

Not that this has to be said but....make sure you don't get the scented bag by accident.

[preembargo]

I can't compare KLH to Heartfelt because I've never used Heartfelt, but I use KLH in my cooler and 2 of my desktops (I'm trying Xicar's new gel bricks in another) and the desktops may occasionally vary by 2 or 3 percent but my cooler is rock steady at 70 percent.

[preembargo]

Originally Posted by AriesOpusX

Yeah you'd want them fresh out of the bag dry so they can absorb the humidity.

You can also recondition them by putting them in the microwave for a few minutes to dry them.

[AriesOpusX]

Good tip. How long did you put them in for, I assume eventually they might crack right?

[preembargo]

Nuking them for three or four minutes shouldn't crack them but applying water directly to the beads will. They'll sizzle like pop rocks.

[AriesOpusX]

Originally Posted by preembargo

They'll sizzle like pop rocks.

Don't give me any ideas for experiments. Now I need a bottle of cola and some litter...