Hello, new guy here. Getting a small humidor shipped this week from ccom (hey, we all gotta start somewhere right)... anyways, i bought a digital hygrometer yesterday and wanted to calibrate it. I've read plenty of articles on the web, and the most common salt test was using a bottle cap and small ziploc, so I gave it a whirl. After 12 hours, my RH was at 72, ok not too bad, i'll just add 3 to the reading and be good to go. But just for kicks, I wanted to try one other article's recommendation of using 1/2 cup of salt with about 1/4 cup of water. After 8 hours my RH reading is at a steady 75.... i'm guessing with the larger quantity of salt, there's more room for error concerning the water to salt mixture. In both tests, I just made sure there was no discernable water sitting at the top of the mixture.

Getting a little off topic, but I had about a 71-75 degree temperature fluctuation, is that going to be ok? I don't think I can put the future humidor in any other cooler place, as it's been really warm July this year.

Welcome to the forums BOTL. That temp should be fine.....as long as your humidity doesnt go above 75...high temp and high humidity can welcome the wonderful cigar beetle. I live in the high desert in SoCal and also have low to mid 70's in the room where i have my sticks.

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Jimmy Cazares

welcome and you have joined the best site ion the net lol.

Thanks for the welcome, it does feel a lil' cozy here!

I would suggest ordering a Boveda Calibration pack in order to calibrate your hygro. Super accurate and takes human error out of the equation. They also make some seasoning packs which do a really nice job too.

Welcome to the forums! Great bunch of people here, and we are always happy to welcome more!

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"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes." - Mohandas Gandhi

i found the same readings with both the bottle cap and the larger mixture you describe myself, but that was me. I got a Caliber III hygrometer and I love that thing..

Also... welcome! This place is a wealth of knowledge and the community is probably the single nicest of any forum site I've been to so you made a good choice.

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