Great review! Yes, they can be refilled... thanks for the experience you share... I think is important to remember that boveda packs are a backup, they should not work as humidifier. They "regulate" the foggy level. So they should work with the humidifier.
Thanks Bro ! I use 12 of the largest packets, 320 grams, in my 150 quart cooleridors. At $22 a piece it adds up alot. I switched from beads to Boveda packs this summer and couldn't be happier. Works much better and now I won't have to spend hundreds when mine dry down.
@@Cigarprop have you seen the video with the guy who has been recharging his since 2008.. and no that’s not a typo, that’s two thousand EIGHT!! I think the video was made like 3 years ago but this dude recharged his BOVEDA for dang near a DECADE 😂👍
I keep a tupperdor with about 50 recharged Boveda's in it. Every few months I will pull out every Boveda from all my humidors and replace them with the recharged ones. Then I will recharge the ones I took out. It's always nice having recharged units as a backup
Finito2k have you checked to see that they maintain the humidity accurately still? Does a 60 gram 69% show 69% humidity in a 25 capacity humidor? That’s my question, do they lose that ability to be exact to some degree??
@@monsterconundrum they come back to the same RH, they have salts and beads for 2 way humidity regulation. The percentage comes from the ratio of solid ingredients.
That is a good question. The best answer I found is to weigh a new pack and recharge a spent pack until it reaches the weight of a new pack (in this case 320 grams + or - 2) What I've found is a pack that is over hydrated will hold a high % of humidity than what is labeled on the pack. And will not lower the humidity of the space
I threw all my boveda away but one. I had like 6 in my humidor n couldn’t get my rh above 61% so I got a bowl n put distilled water n in now it’s at 70% so I’m using it to soak up extra moisture. They don’t work for me
Cigar prop they worked when I had a desktop 20 count but when I got the display 3 200 count 6 69s wouldn’t get it above 61% so I have one 69% boveda, 2 of those what do u call them gel jar things where u put that solution in the jar n a big bowl of distilled water to get it to 69 to 70% at 68 to 71 degrees.
How was the temp in the humidor? How about the hygrometer have you calibrated it? Many years ago I got a hygrometer and followed it but didn’t calibrate it. It was off by a lot. It was a cheap one that I’ve since replaced.
Fractions tip....if the bottom number is larger than the other bottom number and the same top number....the fraction is smaller ( e.g. 1/32 is smaller than 1/2)
I have been recharging for aboout a year now. I would throw them in a container of distilled water for several days. Never thought twice about over charging them until I read some of the comments below, So the past 2 days I have been doing a few tests. I have a 69% 60g Boveda that was charging for more than 3 days. When I removed it from the water and dried it, I put it on the wife scale and it read 81g. I wrote the weight on the edge of the packet and stuck it in a ziplock. GRabed a fresh 69% making sure to check the weight at 60g and it was. I noted the side of that packet and stuck it in a ziplock with a known good hydrometer. After 12 hours it was reading 69% so I threw it in with the one that showed 81g and after another 12 hours it showed 73%.
@@Positive_J88 this means the 81g boveda was over saturated. Do the math: weight your 60g boveda, add the difference in g distilled water into a paper towel. Put the paper towel on the bottom of an airtight container. Place two plastic caps from bottles on the paper towel an place your boveda on the caps. Close the airtight container and wait until the paper towel is dried.
You don't lose anything for trying it out. Question I have is whether the two way exchange is as predictable as when new, or, it's ability to maintain a constant. I'll have to do science and shit...will come back to this with the info.
There have been a couple people that have done some extensive research, and the answer is no. So when you do recharge them, you do lose some of the efficiency of the original design
Ya all you do is submerge them in distilled water for 3 days then let it dry out, good as new. 3 days is the key works like a charm. Works with any size and you can do it over and over again.
@@JimmyKay1976 I’ve been doing it for years. Do it exactly like I said in the original comment. Submerge them in distilled water until they have no hard spots, then lay on a paper towel to dry, flip let the other side dry. Boom you’re done.
Damn. I've wasted some cash lol It's cool. I suck at math too. We don't learn it so much cause we'll use it as we do cause of what it does for the brain and thinking process. Helping kids with homework teaches a lot lol S/o Stella! She sounds like a dog twice her size. Always good for home guard. And S/o you! Working Class man helpin Working Class people save some Working Class coin! 👊👊👊
I watched a video and the guy claims that the boveda packs were good for at least 8 years if properly maintained which a person might even push that out to a decade but seriously if you can get 8 years of service out of boveda pack I would just buy another one, I mean 8 years of service for what 20 bucks that's literally just pennies a day.
Don’t use tap water, tap water has calcium which is a metal. It will fill gel that holds water inside the boveda pack. Yes you can drench them in water. As soon as the pack becomes normal again, 1-3 days depending on how hard it is. They will turn dark brown. You don’t want them dark brown. Its too much water inside the pack. More so than what the gel-ish salt is holding. You now have a pack FILLED with water where the gel is swimming around in the water. After it’s soaked (IN DISTILLED WATER), keep watch on it as soon as it turns a dark brown. Pull it out and let it set out anywhere on plastic lid or whatever. Then once the color of the boveda pack turns back to its original light brown color, have a new boveda pack around for reference to the color the soaked one should be. That means all the water is out that has overfilled the membrane sack in which holds the salt-gel like materal. Then it should also feel like a brand new pack minus the sometimes crinkling or “worn” look of the boveda pack you have just soak depending on how many times you have restored it. Then once the color of the one you soaked into water looks AND FEELS the same color NORMAL feeling of a fresh never restored boveda pack. You’re good to go. Even a 100% rock hard boveda pack can be 100% restored I NO LONGER THAN 3 days. Usually 2 if submerging it directly in water. I’ve done this many ways and there are much better ways but take more time and you you need the boveda packs in a sealed container, not touching water. They need to be placed in that sealed container on a platform ABOVE the distilled water that is placed beneath l, NOT TOUCHING THE BODEVA packs. This takes much longer but is much better because it slowly absorbs the evaporating water beneath. However, the dunk method, even with a rock hard pack shouldn’t take more than 2-3 days MAX being submerged in water for that pack go from rock hard to 100% soft again. Then like I said leave it sit out in the normal air and keep have a brand new boveda pack next to it so you can tell once the sunken pack(s) that have now darkened, once the brown on the packs that were under water begin to lighten up and become the same color as a 100% not used boveda pack. Then you know your good to use it for storage with the rest of yours in a mason jar or you can put them right to use immediately.
Great review!
Yes, they can be refilled... thanks for the experience you share... I think is important to remember that boveda packs are a backup, they should not work as humidifier. They "regulate" the foggy level. So they should work with the humidifier.
Put in container. Cover with distilled water. Let sit for 3 days. Blot with paper towel and you’re done
Thanks Bro ! I use 12 of the largest packets, 320 grams, in my 150 quart cooleridors. At $22 a piece it adds up alot. I switched from beads to Boveda packs this summer and couldn't be happier. Works much better and now I won't have to spend hundreds when mine dry down.
I've got some that I've been recharging for well over a year now!
@@Cigarprop have you seen the video with the guy who has been recharging his since 2008.. and no that’s not a typo, that’s two thousand EIGHT!! I think the video was made like 3 years ago but this dude recharged his BOVEDA for dang near a DECADE 😂👍
Oh damn!
But it makes sense that you could because the salt inside never goes anywhere.
How often should I recharge them and should I have them on a rotation one recharging while one is in the humidor?
I keep a tupperdor with about 50 recharged Boveda's in it.
Every few months I will pull out every Boveda from all my humidors and replace them with the recharged ones. Then I will recharge the ones I took out.
It's always nice having recharged units as a backup
Great video, exactly the info I was looking for.
Thanks for watching man!
I usually swith off between 1 320g boveda and two 60g in my small humidor. I've recharged them twice and their still going strong. Great vid!
Finito2k have you checked to see that they maintain the humidity accurately still? Does a 60 gram 69% show 69% humidity in a 25 capacity humidor? That’s my question, do they lose that ability to be exact to some degree??
@@monsterconundrum they come back to the same RH, they have salts and beads for 2 way humidity regulation. The percentage comes from the ratio of solid ingredients.
So the packet outside of the box wont harm the cigars correct?
Won't hurt them at all.
Question is...Will it retain the original humidity? IE: 62% or whatever percentage you bought.
And there is the million-dollar question! I'm not sure if anybody's did testing on that to see if it actually stays at the original humidity setpoint.
@@Cigarprop Curious to find out.
That is a good question. The best answer I found is to weigh a new pack and recharge a spent pack until it reaches the weight of a new pack (in this case 320 grams + or - 2) What I've found is a pack that is over hydrated will hold a high % of humidity than what is labeled on the pack. And will not lower the humidity of the space
I threw all my boveda away but one. I had like 6 in my humidor n couldn’t get my rh above 61% so I got a bowl n put distilled water n in now it’s at 70% so I’m using it to soak up extra moisture. They don’t work for me
Man that's weird they didn't work for you.
Cigar prop they worked when I had a desktop 20 count but when I got the display 3 200 count 6 69s wouldn’t get it above 61% so I have one 69% boveda, 2 of those what do u call them gel jar things where u put that solution in the jar n a big bowl of distilled water to get it to 69 to 70% at 68 to 71 degrees.
How was the temp in the humidor? How about the hygrometer have you calibrated it? Many years ago I got a hygrometer and followed it but didn’t calibrate it. It was off by a lot. It was a cheap one that I’ve since replaced.
Lmao. I subscribed as soon he said “hot as balls out there” good humor is always 👍🏽
Yeah I kind of say that a lot during the summer time. My fiance says I shouldn't say it as much but now I have proof people don't mind!
I recharged them for the past 2 years. Still no problems.
Anyone have any idea how many of these large 320’s for a 54 quart coolidor?
Fractions tip....if the bottom number is larger than the other bottom number and the same top number....the fraction is smaller ( e.g. 1/32 is smaller than 1/2)
I have been recharging for aboout a year now. I would throw them in a container of distilled water for several days. Never thought twice about over charging them until I read some of the comments below, So the past 2 days I have been doing a few tests. I have a 69% 60g Boveda that was charging for more than 3 days. When I removed it from the water and dried it, I put it on the wife scale and it read 81g. I wrote the weight on the edge of the packet and stuck it in a ziplock. GRabed a fresh 69% making sure to check the weight at 60g and it was. I noted the side of that packet and stuck it in a ziplock with a known good hydrometer. After 12 hours it was reading 69% so I threw it in with the one that showed 81g and after another 12 hours it showed 73%.
What a cool experiment!
I think I'm going to have to play around with this.
Thank you!
What does this mean?
@@Positive_J88 this means the 81g boveda was over saturated. Do the math: weight your 60g boveda, add the difference in g distilled water into a paper towel. Put the paper towel on the bottom of an airtight container. Place two plastic caps from bottles on the paper towel an place your boveda on the caps. Close the airtight container and wait until the paper towel is dried.
@@timw7514 Why the paper towel? The excess water will just dry off
@@JimmyKay1976 if the boveda is full it won’t be able to reduce the relative humidity inside the container which can result in mold
Great info bro!👍🏾
They absolutely come back to life 100%. Just use distilled water
Yep. Works every time.
Thanks great way to save money for more sticks.
I literally have about a dozen Boeveda packs recharging at this very moment!
1/4 less than a 1/3 ?! Gave a like just for that.
🤣🤣🤣
Good vid!
Thanks man!
I've been doing it so wrong fo so long. Lol thank you
You don't lose anything for trying it out. Question I have is whether the two way exchange is as predictable as when new, or, it's ability to maintain a constant. I'll have to do science and shit...will come back to this with the info.
There have been a couple people that have done some extensive research, and the answer is no.
So when you do recharge them, you do lose some of the efficiency of the original design
Ya all you do is submerge them in distilled water for 3 days then let it dry out, good as new. 3 days is the key works like a charm. Works with any size and you can do it over and over again.
Do you still get the same RH?
@@JimmyKay1976 yes
@@nicolaswalsh5651 Interesting. Some have said otherwise. I guess I'll find out on my own
@@JimmyKay1976 I’ve been doing it for years. Do it exactly like I said in the original comment. Submerge them in distilled water until they have no hard spots, then lay on a paper towel to dry, flip let the other side dry. Boom you’re done.
Just put it in distilled water and let it sit for a few days. You can use a ziplock, a tuperware, a coffee cup, the container doesn't even matter.
I have tried putting it in distilled water oh, but the packs don't seem to last as long.
Use a hairdryer to dry and your boveda can be ready to get back to work immediately.
Great idea!
Bahahahahahahaha...best video yet on this topic! Stella stole the show...;)
2 thumbs down must be Boveda employees 😁
You bet!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Damn. I've wasted some cash lol
It's cool. I suck at math too. We don't learn it so much cause we'll use it as we do cause of what it does for the brain and thinking process. Helping kids with homework teaches a lot lol
S/o Stella! She sounds like a dog twice her size. Always good for home guard. And S/o you! Working Class man helpin Working Class people save some Working Class coin! 👊👊👊
Stella sounds fierce,until you come into the house. Then she will hide.
I watched a video and the guy claims that the boveda packs were good for at least 8 years if properly maintained which a person might even push that out to a decade but seriously if you can get 8 years of service out of boveda pack I would just buy another one, I mean 8 years of service for what 20 bucks that's literally just pennies a day.
I get about a year out of mine before they stop fully recharging.
Steeeeeelllllla!
Why do we talk to our dogs the same😂 way
@@grabeminthebrisket 😂😂😂
Stelllllllaaaaaaa!!!!!!
We hear that all the time!
Kevin is dope as shit. Would be awesome to shoot guns and smoke cigars with him.
Hahahaha! Thanks man!
Boveda velveta....
Don’t use tap water, tap water has calcium which is a metal. It will fill gel that holds water inside the boveda pack. Yes you can drench them in water. As soon as the pack becomes normal again, 1-3 days depending on how hard it is. They will turn dark brown. You don’t want them dark brown. Its too much water inside the pack. More so than what the gel-ish salt is holding. You now have a pack FILLED with water where the gel is swimming around in the water. After it’s soaked (IN DISTILLED WATER), keep watch on it as soon as it turns a dark brown. Pull it out and let it set out anywhere on plastic lid or whatever. Then once the color of the boveda pack turns back to its original light brown color, have a new boveda pack around for reference to the color the soaked one should be. That means all the water is out that has overfilled the membrane sack in which holds the salt-gel like materal. Then it should also feel like a brand new pack minus the sometimes crinkling or “worn” look of the boveda pack you have just soak depending on how many times you have restored it. Then once the color of the one you soaked into water looks AND FEELS the same color NORMAL feeling of a fresh never restored boveda pack. You’re good to go. Even a 100% rock hard boveda pack can be 100% restored I NO LONGER THAN 3 days. Usually 2 if submerging it directly in water. I’ve done this many ways and there are much better ways but take more time and you you need the boveda packs in a sealed container, not touching water. They need to be placed in that sealed container on a platform ABOVE the distilled water that is placed beneath l, NOT TOUCHING THE BODEVA packs. This takes much longer but is much better because it slowly absorbs the evaporating water beneath.
However, the dunk method, even with a rock hard pack shouldn’t take more than 2-3 days MAX being submerged in water for that pack go from rock hard to 100% soft again. Then like I said leave it sit out in the normal air and keep have a brand new boveda pack next to it so you can tell once the sunken pack(s) that have now darkened, once the brown on the packs that were under water begin to lighten up and become the same color as a 100% not used boveda pack. Then you know your good to use it for storage with the rest of yours in a mason jar or you can put them right to use immediately.
I recharged them for the past 2 years. Still no problems.
I just recharged about 30 of them last week!