Heartfelt beads vs Bovedas

[jrfoxx]

Any opinions on Heartfelt beads vs Bovedas for an airtight 74qt container.

Use bovedas in all my tupperdoors and couldn't be happier with them. Have never used beads but should have enough for it.

Any opinions on what works better and more maintenance free?

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[Regiampiero]

Work pretty much the same way, the only difference is one uses a gel to emit humidity and beads to remove it, the other relies on soaking half your beads and leave the other dry to reach equilibrium. I use both. But I do find it easier to manage beads in larger coolers and windsors than boveda packs. I use the boveda in my table tops and turpeadors.

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[CentralTimeSmoke]

Don't the beads require a lot of upkeep to keep them hydrated?

Boveda does have 320g packs for larger containers. Might try one of those.

[Nature]

If used as intended, the Boveda should be the most maintenance free. Toss them in; when dry, toss ‘em out and replace.
Yes, you can recharge the Boveda, but it would take an extra supply to rotate AND they can be overcharged resulting in humidity levels significantly more than labeled.
The beads require some sort of tray, mesh bag or something else to contain them. A simple misting with water when humidity levels drop is all that’s needed.

The real determination of how much maintenance is required is the air tightness of you storage, how often it’s opened, and how dry or wet your cigars are when you stock up.

[jrfoxx]

If used as intended, the Boveda should be the most maintenance free. Toss them in; when dry, toss ‘em out and replace.
Yes, you can recharge the Boveda, but it would take an extra supply to rotate AND they can be overcharged resulting in humidity levels significantly more than labeled.
The beads require some sort of tray, mesh bag or something else to contain them. A simple misting with water when humidity levels drop is all that’s needed.

The real determination of how much maintenance is required is the air tightness of you storage, how often it’s opened, and how dry or wet your cigars are when you stock up.

Its supposed to be air and moisture tight as it has a gasket on the lid.

Shouldn't really be opened very often, except fairly quickly every couple weeks just for a little air exchange that has been reccomended.

The vendors I have been using seem to be pretty good about storing them at a reasonable rh, as whenever I add a bunch to my 65% tupperdors , the rh doesn't really change any.

I would buy a couple of the mesh bags from Heartfelt to contain the beads I have if I go that route.

The upside to beads is that I already have what should be enough for the size of the container.

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[Regiampiero]

If used as intended, the Boveda should be the most maintenance free. Toss them in; when dry, toss ‘em out and replace.
Yes, you can recharge the Boveda, but it would take an extra supply to rotate AND they can be overcharged resulting in humidity levels significantly more than labeled.
The beads require some sort of tray, mesh bag or something else to contain them. A simple misting with water when humidity levels drop is all that’s needed.

The real determination of how much maintenance is required is the air tightness of you storage, how often it’s opened, and how dry or wet your cigars are when you stock up.

Pretty much. If you plan on using new Boveda everytime that's the easier route, but I don't know many botl that do that. Correct me if anyone here does that. Maybe the occasional smoker, but most of us that smoke more than 100 sticks a year rather save that money to buy more sticks. Enche where HF beads come in easier to maintain. You can recharge beads in seconds, where it takes a few days to recharge boveda packs.
Ether way you can't go wrong with ether, as many people have used them with good results for decades now. Heck I still use "crystals" in one of my glass top because that's the only thing that can output enough humidity to compensate for the poor glass seal. I've been meaning to fix it, but if it works why bother. I still wouldn't suggest crystals by the way.

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[Brimy]

If used as intended, Boveda is less maintenance. But as mentioned we try to re-hydrate them with mixed results.
Beads are a little more maintenance, but that also depends on the container. I have beads in my wineador and it requires minimal maintenance. And the frequency at which I open it varies.

[jrfoxx]

If used as intended, Boveda is less maintenance. But as mentioned we try to re-hydrate them with mixed results.
Beads are a little more maintenance, but that also depends on the container. I have beads in my wineador and it requires minimal maintenance. And the frequency at which I open it varies.

Yeah, being a supposedly airtight container with a gasket, seems like either would work very well really, and the beads shouldn't need to be rehydrated often at all

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[Brimy]

Yeah, being a supposedly airtight container with a gasket, seems like either would work very well really, and the beads shouldn't need to be rehydrated often at all

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On that same note, I've had Boveda in Tupperware for months, if not a year +, where I haven't had to change them.

[WNYTONY]

I use both beads and Boveda in my winos and coolers. I change out the Bovedas as they start to get crunchy but I never touch the beads. They draw some off the Bovedas and I usually toss a higher Boveda right on top of them. The beads are the base and help keep the humidity from big swings.