Several months ago, I purchased several 72% Relative Humidity (RH) Bóveda packs to use in a 200-cigar humidifier. Each packet is individually wrapped in cellophane, making it easy to open the correct number of packets based upon humidor size. Bóveda recommends, 2-3 packets for 0-50 cigars and then an additional packet per 50-cigar capacity. My 200-cigar humidor was already seasoned at 72%, but Bóveda also sells 84% RH seasoning packets so I did not season the humidor prior to use.
For my 200-cigar humidor that was about half full, I placed six packets around the humidor. Having used multiple different humidifying methods in the past, I was somewhat skeptical that these packets would maintain proper humidity. However, over the course of about eight weeks the packets maintained a stable humidity of 72-71%. For my first refill, I added a seventh packet and found that the humidity stayed in the same range for almost eleven weeks. I should also...
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