Explain the beads. My skull is very very thick. I’ve had at least 3-5 people tell me I need the beads. I’m fuggin lost on them. I just plain don’t get it. I run 65 bovedas the big 320 packs
I got you............So I have a Havana Foot Locker, 2 actually and a glass top humidor. I used to run the exact same Boveda packs you run, because the 69% would make my stogies too moist and they wouldn't burn worth a *s-word.
So Jim said he runs the beads and shows me his setup and holds my hand through the process, because I too am pretty thick at times.
Basically, they are the same concept as the Boveda packs. But, instead of throwing out the packs and buying new, you just take the nylon bag thingy, or tube, that the beads are in, spray it with distilled water, wait a few minutes, wipe down any excess water and put it back in your humidor. I put mine on a paper plate and spray them till the outside beads are clear. Then I wait a few, for the moisture to reach the inner beads.
The release moisture, and suck up excess, just like Boveda's, but it's a one time cost. They even have 2 different humidity levels IIRC. I run the 70's.
When they're full of moisture, they're clear. When they lose moisture, they turn white. So you have a visual of the beads, plus a hygrometer, if you use one.
I wasted a lot of money on Boveda's, because I didn't understand the beads and never took the time to learn........ Boveda's were the easiest, but now that I use the beads, I feel like I got took, buying all those Boveda's.
Pictures suck, because it's dark, but this'll give ya an idea of what they are.
