Thread: Cigar humidor for razor storage?

I'm thinking to get one of these for my razor storage, instead of having them piled up in the medicine cabinet.

It has a little compartment for humidifying gel, which I would swap out for silica gel to keep the razors dry, as opposed to keeping cigars moist.

Anybody else try one of these?

Just ordered one. I'll report when I get it in...

Originally Posted by Seraphim

It has a little compartment for humidifying gel, which I would swap out for silica gel to keep the razors dry, as opposed to keeping cigars moist.

for the record, humidifying gel IS silica gel, just full of water instead of dry. if you put a gel humidifier in the oven for an hour on a low temp, it'll dry out and use it to absorb moisture instead of releasing it. so if the humidor comes with that type of device, you can use it. won't work with a sponge type humidifier, though.

Originally Posted by jockeys

for the record, humidifying gel IS silica gel, just full of water instead of dry. if you put a gel humidifier in the oven for an hour on a low temp, it'll dry out and use it to absorb moisture instead of releasing it. so if the humidor comes with that type of device, you can use it. won't work with a sponge type humidifier, though.

Brilliant!

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Upon further review- the gel is propelyne glycol, not silica, so I don't think it is the same stuff.

Ah well...

Yeah, I'm not sure it will work. I'm pretty sure the humidor cystals will only begin to absorb (or stop releasing) water if the humidity goes above whatever maximum humidity they are designed to reach.

But it should be easy to find some silica to use instead.

Not wanting to sound like Mr. Know-it-all.......but propylene glycol is a hydroscopic substance. It absorbs moisture from the environment (like a salt shaker does in humid weather). When mixed with water, depending on the ratios, it regulates how much moisture is released into the air.

Some of the "crystal" humidifiers are pre-treated with PG to help regulate the humidity they release and or absorb. If you do not add distilled water to them all they are going to do is try to absorb every bit of moisture they can find. I'm sure some are shipped pre-moistened, but I imagine that most are mainly dry and especially if treated with PG will be excellent dessicants.

As mentioned somewhere else, this does not apply to the "sponge" type or green "foam" type humidifiers. One would mix PG and Distilled Water to treat these for a 70% humudity environment for their cigars.

Tony

A humidor need to be seasoned to reach the right humidity. I don't know about the travel humidor though.

Anyway, if it doesn't work. I could trade it to you for a bottle of Proraso Balm (or something else, or buy it).

At first glance, I would think to not employ the humidification device.

If you were really worried about humidity, use humidity beads.

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You probably wouldnt need much ... maybe 4 ounces or so of the 60% RH beads.

I would use them dry .. in other words I wouldnt wet the beads with water before using. This way they act like a dessicant.

I use these in my humidor and these babies are extremely stable.

Maybe the silicon packets would work as well.


Might be worth a look to check out soem scratch and dent humidors if you have an interest in something larger.