Struggling to get your humidor in shape? What’s going on inside or outside your humidor can be affecting your relative humidity (RH). (Think cigar humidity challenges like dried out wood, too little humidity control, faulty hygrometer, climate, altitude, season changes, and more.) To make sure your cigars are smoke-ready, strive to store sticks between 65 […]

The relative humidity (RH) inside a humidor doesn’t matter while you’re seasoning with Boveda 84% RH packs. Just ignore your hygrometer for 14 days. Why? A hygrometer only measures the amount of moisture in the air inside your humidor. While Boveda for Seasoning packs are in your humidor, they increase the moisture within the cell […]

Before you condition a wood humidor with Boveda 84% RH for Seasoning, you must remove your cigars. So that begs the question: What do you do with your cigar collection for 14 days?! You still need to maintain premium cigars at a precise RH, after all, or they can dry out. Here are three ideas. […]

It’s a good rule of thumb to replace your Boveda every three (3) months (90 days). Depending on your humidor and its surrounding environment, you can expect Boveda to last from 2 to 4 months in a wooden humidor, from 6 to 9 months in an airtight humidor and one year in a Boveda Humidor […]

It’s the capacity of the cigar humidor that determines how many Boveda you use. (In other words, how many cigars the manufacturer said your humidor can hold.) Click on this link for the pop-up Boveda Humidor Calculator. It figures out how many cigar humidity packs your humidor takes for you, and then can add them […]

There are a number of things that can affect the RH in your humidor or your RH readings. Let’s problem solve this together:

No. Boveda works best alone. If you were to use a wet sponge, crystals, gels, or beads along with Boveda, the Boveda would switch its focus from protecting your cigars to absorbing the high humidity of those unnecessary humidification devices. This would result in great sponges, but ruined cigars. Now that you’re using Boveda in […]

When you’re shopping for that perfect gift for a cigar lover, think humidor. But how can you tell if it’s a good place to store cigars? Don’t be swayed by a low price, holiday sale, or unnecessary bells and whistles. Better to buy once and buy right than to waste money on a poor performing […]

Your first humidor. Maybe you bought it online. Maybe it’s a hand-me-down. Or maybe that humidor was a gift to commemorate a graduation, new job, or retirement. However it came to you, a humidor holds memories as well as Maduros. So it’s hard not to take it personally when a wood humidor doesn’t work. You […]

Yes. Scan the QR code from the inside lid of your humidor to access your MY BOVEDA ACCOUNT or click here. There, you can manage or modify your Auto-Replenish products. Your Boveda Humidor arrived with a Boveda B69 Size 320. The B69 maintains 69% relative humidity (RH), which is recommended for long-term storing and aging […]

One-Time Seasoning Season your new Boveda Humidor while it’s completely empty—no cigars (but it’s ok to leave the holder and dividers in place): Re-seasoning your Boveda Humidor is unnecessary as long as you maintain the humidity using a Size 320 Boveda and replace it with a new packet every six months. First Six Months Ongoing […]

You can buy the best cigars in the world, but if your storage setup is off, you’re not aging them—you’re ruining them. Truth be told, preserving cigars is less about wood finishes and fancy hardware, and all about humidity control and consistency. That’s where cigar storage either works or falls apart. In this guide, we’re […]

Wondering if a glass-top humidor is right for you? It sounds practical—without even opening the lid, you can select what stick you’re going to smoke. A little window into your wonderful world of cigars.  To be transparent, glass-top humidors come with pitfalls, including problematic seals, humidity loss, and after-market fixes, etc. Many cigar smokers will […]

What’s a Habano? While visiting Cuba, you’ll see the word “Habano” everywhere. Habano is Spanish for “from Havana.” In Cuba, it means any cigar manufactured in country made exclusively from Cuban tobacco. Fun cigar fact: Cuban Habanos are also known as Puro cigars. A Puro is a cigar rolled from tobacco grown in a single […]

Absolutely not. Your cigars (and humidor) will never be over-humidified with Boveda. Boveda’s patented 2-way barrier and salt-water solution system has met with rigorous lab-testing to ensure accurate results, so Boveda knows exactly when to add moisture to your container, and when NOT to add moisture. Even when using more than the recommended amount. In […]

A humidor is often the first thing a new cigar aficionado buys. The purchase signals a shift from “casual enjoyer”—the type to buy a cigar at the last minute for a wedding or business event—to a connoisseur who collects, savors and routinely enjoys cigars. However, a novice cigar smoker often buys a humidor out of […]