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Recharging Bovedas...
KingoftheCove Offline
#1 Posted:
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When do you guys do it?
1) As soon as crystals appear in the corners.
2) When there's crystals throughout the packet.
3) When there's very little fluid left
4) When Ram says so...

thanks
Pudding Mittens Offline
#2 Posted:
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KingoftheCove wrote:
When do you guys do it?
1) As soon as crystals appear in the corners.
2) When there's crystals throughout the packet.
3) When there's very little fluid left
4) When Ram says so...

thanks

Always and never.

It's always happening, and I never have to do it manually.

Bovedas + gel jars. All I ever have to do is add distilled water to the gel jars as needed, and the vapor they emit recharges the Bovedas continually. At the same time, the Bovedas continually do 2-way correction to supplement what the gel jars are emitting.

It's a super-easy, cheap, beautiful arrangement.
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ZRX1200 Offline
#3 Posted:
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Gel.....NO!
Pudding Mittens Offline
#4 Posted:
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Gel.....NO!

Works fine for me, for many many years now.
ZRX1200 Offline
#5 Posted:
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Lots of people drink Bud Light too.
jjanecka Offline
#6 Posted:
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What's so bad about gel?
ZRX1200 Offline
#7 Posted:
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Can make cigars taste funny.

KingoftheCove Offline
#8 Posted:
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under certain conditions, can grow mold rather quickly, compared to beads...
take up a lot of room.........compared to beads
not nearly as user friendly.......compared to Bovedas

I too have heard they can make things taste funny........not sure I 100% trust that source however.........but if Z says it......well.......
frankj1 Offline
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Can make cigars taste funny.


that's why cannibals don't eat clowns' cigars
jjanecka Offline
#10 Posted:
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Even if you're storing boxes?
jjanecka Offline
#11 Posted:
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I mean, I've had gel sticks that are still going back from 2004
Pudding Mittens Offline
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jjanecka wrote:
I mean, I've had gel sticks that are still going back from 2004

Same here. No mold, no changed flavors, no problems of any kind. Combine with Boveda for a nice, low-effort system that holds rock-solid RH, with the Bovedas kept charged automatically.

It's not a "Bud Lite" vs. high-end beer analogy, either. More like "no problems" compared to "no problems". A tautology.

Quote:
not nearly as user friendly.......compared to Bovedas

Bovedas on their own require either a pain-in-the-ass recharging process that takes a lot of time (not very user-friendly at all), or buying new Bovedas continually (expensive).

My system requires "add distilled water once in a blue moon", which is easy and instantly completed, and no continual purchases (except the 99-cent/gallon water).
cacman Offline
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Can make cigars taste funny.

Gel is also more susceptible to a brown/black mold growth.

Can't believe no one said it sooner… Save yourself the effort recharging packs and just buy HF beads. d'oh!
danmdevries Offline
#14 Posted:
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Bovedas and beads.

Once a year I saturate the beads, and the bovedas plump up.

When I buy cigars, I tend to buy a lot at once, and since they usually come wetter than the 62-65 I like em at, they help to recharge as well. I have a couple ammo cans I used for overflow storage, and every time the boveda would fatten up in the couple months the new cigars would siting there.
tamapatom Offline
#15 Posted:
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Keeping a few crispy Bovedas on hand is also a great warning device in case you are getting too humid.
gummy jones Offline
#16 Posted:
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bovedas and tupperdors (except for one desktop)
rock stable for ~4-6 months (except for one desktop)
recharge usually takes 1-2 weeks and i do it when they are hard
Pudding Mittens Offline
#17 Posted:
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gummy jones wrote:
do it when they are hard

That's when most guys do it! Herfing


tailgater Offline
#18 Posted:
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gummy jones wrote:

recharge usually takes 1-2 weeks


That's what it takes most guys! Herfing
tailgater Offline
#19 Posted:
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frankj1 wrote:
that's why cannibals don't eat clowns' cigars


Don't worry Frank.
I laughed.

More at you than with you.
But I laughed nonetheless.

So that makes two of us.
Because I KNOW you laughed when you typed it.


ZRX1200 Offline
#20 Posted:
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LMAO
KingoftheCove Offline
#21 Posted:
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One of the more convenient aspects of Bovedas imo, is the fact that you can shove them anywhere, horizontal, 45 degree angle, vertical, flat.
You can toss them around, lay on top of cigars.
And they are great for travelling humis, ziplock bags, herfadors, etc.

Guess that's what I meant by user friendly.
frankj1 Offline
#22 Posted:
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ZRX1200 wrote:
LMAO

he is pretty funny
tailgater Offline
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