How Much Humidification?

[stogienoob75]

I would also strongly advise against using the "pillow" I have a number of them from shipments, but they are not like Boveda or HF,,, it is a one way humidification product,,, great for short term use, but not good for a humidor or coolidor.

Any plastic container that has even a decent seal can easily get over humidified, unlike wood containers that can absorb a little extra humidity, in a plastic container it is your sticks that will absorb the extra humidity.

Strongly advise you get some type of 2 way system... do searches on Boveda, Heartfelt or Kitty litter,,,, there are thousands of threads that will give you all the info you are looking for.

[pnoon]

Not sure about reverse osmosis. Always go distilled to be 100% sure. A cooler of cigars is a terrible thing to mold up. As for how much to use? While you can use too little, You can't really use too much of it is a reliable fixed RH product (Heartfelt, HCM, Boveda). I try to go double the recommended amount just to make it more worry free. I would lean towards HCM or Heartfelt just for the ease of re-charging and long term cost savings.

You are correct, Jesse.
No to RO water. Always distilled.even with active humidification systems like Bob Staebell's Set n Forget or Cigar Oasis.

[jp1979]

You are correct, Jesse.
No to RO water. Always distilled.even with active humidification systems like Bob Staebell's Set n Forget or Cigar Oasis.

Ummm. You do know that Bob sells a reverse osmosis system on his site and his little blurb implies that it is safe to use for his stuff?

http://www.aristocrathumidors.com/electronic.htm

[pnoon]

Ummm. You do know that Bob sells a reverse osmosis system on his site and his little blurb implies that it is safe to use for his stuff?

http://www.aristocrathumidors.com/electronic.htm

I did not know that. But I still only use distilled water.
I wouldn't replace my existing RO system and spend $329 on his when distilled water is cheap.

[jp1979]

I did not know that. But I still only use distilled water.
I wouldn't replace my existing RO system and spend $329 on his when distilled water is cheap.

100% agree, with distilled water being 99 cents a gallon there is no reason to put one in just for a humi. I was just pointing out that RO is ok per Bob, so the correct info was out there.