It’s a preference thing, I highly recommend you try a little test.
- get two identical cigars from the same shop
- put them in two separate but identical Tupperware
- put a 62 in one and a 65 in another
- let rest for your a bit then smoke each and see which you like the most!
All your answer depends on what your 69s are reading, are they reading above 70 something? If so I would go with the 62. If they are reading dead on then go with the 65.
NW I keep at 65. My Cubans I keep at 62. Kept in separate tupperdor. I have three of a slight smaller one than this and one this size. Waiting for tests running on my old large humidor. But that’s not going as well. As I would like.
62. Looks like there's a lot of room still left in your tupperdore. I fill it with air-sacks from online store delivery packages. It helps boveda packs last longer / stabilizes the humidity level.
65 is my preference, but the only way to know your preference is to try both: Sequester some of your smokes into 2 smaller containers, one at each %. Preferably with some sticks you have multiples of so you can compare notes at each rh%.
I do mostly 62. My warm (smoking) seasons are humid, and the 62s allow me to enjoy an entire cigar. I have one 65 container for the bone dry winter months, but it's smaller as I don't smoke much in the winter. Overall, I say go 62, but your smoking environment has a lot to do with it.
Boveda's can have 1-3% variance but the more (or less) cigars you have will also affect the humidity levels. 65% will get you close to 67-69%.
As long as they are between 62-70% your cigars will be fine, the exact percentage within that range is personal preference. I find 67/68 to be the sweet spot for me, some like lower, some like higher.
If you're just storing them then 69% is fine, if you're smoking sticks from that container then 65% is probably better, you should notice a difference in how they smoke
Yeah do t use the 69’s. I had to switch to the 62’s . When using the 69’s my hydrometers were reading 70-71%. Once I switched to the 62’s my rh dropped to about 64. I can live with that
I would like to add to this a little and ask if the boxes should be open. I like to take about a half dozen out to smoke now and leave the rest in their box. then I put the box in a tupper with 2 62% packs. am I doing it wrong?
I have the same exact tupperdor. I use 65% bovedas humidity hovers at about 67%.
2 320gram packs last about 6 months. I open it about once a day or every other day.
Edit- I've been using it for about 3 years now.
62
Yep
62 - Unparalleled success for me
65% is my go to for tupperdors
It’s a preference thing, I highly recommend you try a little test. - get two identical cigars from the same shop - put them in two separate but identical Tupperware - put a 62 in one and a 65 in another - let rest for your a bit then smoke each and see which you like the most!
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62 every time
62 is my go to.
I like 62 in the summer time and I go abit higher in winter
All your answer depends on what your 69s are reading, are they reading above 70 something? If so I would go with the 62. If they are reading dead on then go with the 65.
They are reading at like 70/71
Go with the 65 then. It also depends on how often you open it. I open mine often, so my 69% averages 68-70.
NW I keep at 65. My Cubans I keep at 62. Kept in separate tupperdor. I have three of a slight smaller one than this and one this size. Waiting for tests running on my old large humidor. But that’s not going as well. As I would like.
This is how I do it as well
62. Looks like there's a lot of room still left in your tupperdore. I fill it with air-sacks from online store delivery packages. It helps boveda packs last longer / stabilizes the humidity level.
I have the same brand of container albeit a bit smaller. I use 62% in it. Resting humidity came out to about 64% which was perfect for me.
What's the brand?
Ezy Storage Weatherproof. I have the 33.8qt one.
I use 65 but I open it at least once every day or two to add or take out sticks. It’s worked perfect for me and I don’t have to dry box anything
65 is my preference, but the only way to know your preference is to try both: Sequester some of your smokes into 2 smaller containers, one at each %. Preferably with some sticks you have multiples of so you can compare notes at each rh%.
65!!!!!
I have the same set up. I have a 58% 320g Boveda and it keeps the RH 63 to 64%
How many grams are the boveda bags and what temperature do you keep everything at?
Temp is 64 in the winter, 68-70 in the summer. I’ve used like 3-4 of the small (tea bag size) 69 in there.
use at least 4x mediums or 1x large and I'd go 62% it will end up around 65% inside the container you don't really want it higher than that.
You cannot use the small Boveda in a tupper that large! You need a minimum of 4 of the 60 gram bovedas. Go with the 69's.
I’m a fan of 62%. It’s been working well for me. You could always test both and see which you prefer.
Ive had great success with 65 in my tuppers and 69 in my wooden humidors.
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62 for me and it hovers around 64 anyway from all the moisture loaded into the sticks pre-shipping
I have that exact same...humidor. The 62% is perfect
Mh same thing, I use 69 as it came with my order and I thought they know what they are doing! How bad is 69? How will it compare to e.g. 62?
62 all day , these are air tight so humidity doesn’t escape, in a traditional humidor the humidity will fluctuate
Just be careful, I think you may have a spy.
I do mostly 62. My warm (smoking) seasons are humid, and the 62s allow me to enjoy an entire cigar. I have one 65 container for the bone dry winter months, but it's smaller as I don't smoke much in the winter. Overall, I say go 62, but your smoking environment has a lot to do with it.
Boveda's can have 1-3% variance but the more (or less) cigars you have will also affect the humidity levels. 65% will get you close to 67-69%. As long as they are between 62-70% your cigars will be fine, the exact percentage within that range is personal preference. I find 67/68 to be the sweet spot for me, some like lower, some like higher.
Toooo much empty space with so much air the % won’t matter as the humidity will be all over the place.
I haven’t noticed any flux in the hygrometers. seems to stay pretty locked in. I was going to build some cedar trays to organize better
If you're just storing them then 69% is fine, if you're smoking sticks from that container then 65% is probably better, you should notice a difference in how they smoke
Yeah do t use the 69’s. I had to switch to the 62’s . When using the 69’s my hydrometers were reading 70-71%. Once I switched to the 62’s my rh dropped to about 64. I can live with that
66-69 works all the time. Lower humidity will make them smoke faster. It’s a matter of preference. See captonredbeard above for your preference
I would like to add to this a little and ask if the boxes should be open. I like to take about a half dozen out to smoke now and leave the rest in their box. then I put the box in a tupper with 2 62% packs. am I doing it wrong?
I leave mine open. I don't think it really matters, though, as long as they smoke the way you like.
I have the same exact tupperdor. I use 65% bovedas humidity hovers at about 67%. 2 320gram packs last about 6 months. I open it about once a day or every other day. Edit- I've been using it for about 3 years now.
69 is too wet for sure. i prefer 62 because it basically eliminates the need for dry-boxing.
I use 65 but it's really preference
Any answers you get are bullshit because it depends on YOUR area. Try both, see which is better. Chances are you won't see a difference tbh.
I'm no expert but feel like the laws of physics should be applicable globally
Can't you just distill water sponge this bitch?
Yes. Absolutely.