Thread: Cigar smoker help, first humidor question

The best thing I would suggest is take it to a cigar shop if you frequent one. Ask the people there to see what they say. The place I go to, the owner has been doing it for over 20 year, and is bound to have seen it. The other people that work there are his sons.
Take the box, ask for help. Ask them to show you how to set it up so you can do it next time. Buy some cigars shake hands, go back when you want more cigars. lol

So I just filled it up with propylene glycol and
left it in a Tupperware container for 24 hours,
It didn't leak so I've put it in my humidor and
We'll see how it affects the hygrometer.
Thank you for the advice guys

Here is how I season a new humidor. I am no shaving expert but cigars are something I know

Take a new kitchen sponge and rinse it in distiller water. Then soak the sponge about 50 percent full and place it in a shallow bowl.

Put that bowl in the humidor with a well calibrated hygrometer. Do not let water touch the wood and never sponge down the humidor like some people suggest. It is bad for the wood.

Leave that sponge in there for a couple days. Refill the sponge with distiller if needed. When humidity is around 80 percent remove the bowl and sponge.

Throw away that foam humidifier. They are truly horrible. Get some 72 percent boveda packs. Put one or two in the humidor for about a day. If your hygrometer reads 72-75 percent add cigars. Keep checking humidity once a day. It should stay in that 72 range depending on your temps.

Boveda packs are two way. They can add or remove humidity if needed. They virtually eliminate the possibility of mold and are more stable. Replace them when they dry out.