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Product Demonstration: Cigar Oasis XL Plus Humidifier

The Cigar Oasis XL Plus Humidifier is perfect for 300 to 600 cigars. Included with this unit is the control top, water cartridge, and a box that contains the power cord and a ribbon cable. To use this unit, fill the water cartridge with distilled water – not activator solution. Pour your distilled water right into the top of the cartridge, let it sit for about 10 to 15 minutes the turn it over to let any ex read more

Product Demonstration: Hydra LG Electronic Cigar Humidifier

The Hydra LG Electronic Cigar Humidifier is perfect for humidors that hold about 1000 cigars up to about 5000 or 6000 cigars. The hydra unit itself includes the control top, water cartridge, a wired control unit, power cord and ribbon cable with an adapter. To use the Hydra unit, take the control top off and fill the water cartridge with distilled water only – you don’t want to use propylene glycol or read more

Cigar Humidifier Demonstration: DryMistat Crystal HumidiTube

These humidity tubes are filled with a special gel polymer that, when added to distilled water, will expand to about 100 times their size. The tube features a fill line and add line so you know when you need to add some water to the humidifier to make the beads expand. When you get this humidifier, it will have a plastic cap on it. Simply peel off the plastic and you’ll notice there is a perforated top. You& read more

How Do I Add Distilled Water to Humidity Beads When They Get Dry?

Many newcomers to cigar smoking do not quite understand the concept of humidity beads. Perhaps they get the basic thought; that cigars cannot simply be stored in a box. They are made in tropical regions, meaning they thrive in hot temperatures and high humidity. Keeping the cigar in the open air will dry them out. If this happens (and this is below 60%) then it will quickly lose flavor as the oils will evaporate fr read more

Is it Possible to Use More than One Humidifier in Your Humidor?

Anyone who smokes cigars, or who is thinking of taking up the pastime will need to know what a humidor is, especially if they plan to buy a number of cigars and want to keep them at home. These devices will keep the humidity level between 68% and 72%, which is ideal for cigars and will keep them at the perfect moisture. It can be difficult to keep the humidity at this level, and people are often looking for ways to read more

How Often Should I Change My Humidor’s Humidifier?

The humidifier you keep in your cigar humidor should not have to be changed very often at all. The most common types of devices that you’ll see on the market are sponges and beads. These can be recharged with water or with a mix of water and vegetable glycerin over and over again. Provided that you treat them properly, they should keep your humidor in good shape for many years. There are some occasions when y read more

Do You Need an Electric Cigar Humidifier?

Cigar aficionados understand the importance of keeping cigars in a quality cigar humidor. In order to ensure that your cigars are protected from drying out or becoming too moist, choose a humidor that is capable of maintaining an appropriate level of humidity. This will also guarantee that your cigars age properly. In order for your humidor to work at optimum capacity, you might consider using an electric humidifie read more

What Kind Of Water Do I Have To Use In My Cigar Humidifier?

Why is it imperative that you use distilled water when humidifying a humidor? Distilled water is water that has been purified through a boiling process. The water is boiled and then the steam is condensed into a container. It is not wise to use regular tap water in any humidification system. In fact, the federal government has warned that this could pose a serious health risk. For one thing, humidifiers disperse read more