Addressing multiple comments: 1. It is very important that you use distilled water otherwise you are risking the development of mold. 2. There are multiple ways to recharge a pack. This is just is just one method I have had success with 3. Update: After just over a week in the bag, all of the moisture has been reabsorbed. An isolation test with a Bluetooth hygro is indicating that the RH of the pack is around 69-70% at 63.6 degrees F. This is spot on👍
@@StogieTribe in addition, I heard a Boveda employee say to be careful with reusing packs, because some of the "crystals" won't rehydrate completely, or at all. So, you shouldn't let a reused pack directly touch cigars because of mold and uneven moisture levels within the cigars themselves. He also said, that because a percentage of the crystals won't get rehydrated, it loses capacity. You will need to account for more packs/cigar. I think he said, assume only 75% of what the label recommends. Given all of the nuances of using the packs again, this representative of the company says, they just recommend using fresh packs. Keep in mind, he never said to not do it, just that you have to consider those factors, if you do. Having said that, thanks for the tutorial - great video!
@ thanks for sharing this! I agree that expectations should be realistic when recharging a pack👍 I may at some point do a video comparing some of the different methods in the comments.
I use distilled water, a tupperware, and completely submerge them, couple days later I take them out and place on a paper towel for an hour or so, they are dry and ready to use. They work just like the new ones. Not splitting atoms, keep it simple.
@@ronaldusmagnus714 have you ever isolated one of the packs in a ziplock post recharge to test humidity output? Just curious…I like to be a little more precise just because I try to avoid over humidification at all costs.
I have been doing it this exact same way for at least 8 years and it works perfectly! Ain’t no way I’m wasting time wetting all those damn napkins!😂😂😂 This video just popped up so I thought I’d check it out to see if anybody else does what I do. Great job dude!
Every so often I come across people talking about recharging bovedas and a couple weeks go by the same people complain about mold because they oversaturated their bovedas. So let me help ya'll out. Boveda packs, although are two way, are a precisely calculated mixture of water, salt, and a thickening agent. When you submerge a boveda pack you are forcing it to be a higher water ratio (way higher than max), especially if there are any crusties in the bag because that means the the salt and thickening ratio to water has been reduced which created more moisture exerted. They are ONLY two way up to their max ratio of water to salt and thickening agent. You *can't* put a 65 boveda in a 70% humidor and expect it to suck up the excess moisture, it will only suck up to it's max ratio and the rest will be left in the humidor until an external force takes the moisture out. When you submerge a boveda pack, or recharge it, that excess water will go strait into your humidor until the boveda pack returns to it's max ratio of water to salt/thickening agent. Won't happen in a day, probably not a week or month, but if you continue all that excess moisture is going strait into your cigars and eventually you'll wake up and go "Damn why is there mold in my humidors?!". Just replace every couple months or put your cigars in a weather/air thigh container (tupperdore) so the boveda packs will last much much longer when all you have to do is burp the container every so often to release excess. I've had boveda packs in a pelican case that lasted so long, it was the company BEFORE it was even called boveda. ANd when I talk about all these ratios, I mean the only thing a boveda pack is is salt water. Like the ocean which is roughly uniform value of 80%. Boveda is a ratio of salt to walter to change the % and the thickening agent is added so it doesn't entirely leak through or release/absorb too fast. So when you dunk a 69% boveda in a container of water, guess what? More water to salt. Ya'll just changed a 69% to a (I don't know the exact calculation) to a boom 75% until it releases that excess moisture to go back to it's designed ration depending on how much salt is in the pack.
This is precisely why I use the exact weight method! Of course there is the risk that you will not get the exact ratio correct with any rehydration method so the only way to mitigate 100% would be to replace with new packs. However, if you are going to recharge, I firmly believe the method I explained in the video is the best way to go about it👍
Of course it works. You're just rehydrating a pack. The scale and paper towel is completely unnecessary. Dunk it in distilled water. The weight isn't crucial except to account for how many packs you need. There are many sizes and weights of boveda packs. If the 60g only weighed 30g after dunking then use 2. He turned a 30 sec tik tok short into a 6 min video lol
@@MrPhins if you’re concerned with precision and making sure your boveda reads as closely to the label as possible, weighing is important if you want to take the guess work out of it. However, you are free to recharge your bovedas whatever way you like👍 I would caution you though, I just saw a post the other day on FB where someone used a less precise method to recharge, like soaking or passive absorption, and their bovedas turned into over inflated pillows.
I've recharged smaller ones. Just use distilled water, dampen paper towel, wring out excess water, wrap Boveda pack in moistenex towel and put it in a ziploc or sealable plastic bag for about 72 hours. There's no need to weigh anything. My hydrometer reads spot on.
@@StogieTribe it's a joke my friend. Scales, baggies and grams are how drug dealers measure out and distribute drugs...ie; weed, coke, etc. Come on now 😅
You're doing it the hard way and waiting 2 weeks is totally absurd. So, here's what you do . get a Tupperware bowl fill it half way with DISTILLED WATER then toss the Boveda packs in and just leave them there for 3 days max and Walla they are as good as new . Of course they will be dripping wet when you take them out then you put them in a paper towel and dry them off.
...or grab a plastic container that will hold the boveda pack, add 1/2" of water, place something that you can set the boveda on above the water, put the lid on the container and open in a week. The boveda pack will not absorb more than it is designed for.
@@mikejohnson3830 have not personally tried this method, but seems more efficient for rehydrating multiple packs. Have you ever experienced boveda over absorbing?
Boveda does not recommend this because of the salt content is not effected. It will soak up the water, but the humidity level will be way off. It will push the humidity level over 90%. Just spend the few bucks for a new one.
@@showcasecharlie11 I’d like to know more about this^ a dry bag indicates that all of the moisture has escaped, but the solution in the bag should still remain. Therefore rehydrating should only add the lost moisture back and the RH should be minimally affected. This is also why in my approach I weigh out the water I’m adding back. As to not create a different ratio of water to salt solution. I will say the reason I made the video is because I’ve had success with the method outlined in the video👍 from my experience the RH is quite close to what is listed in the pack.
@@StogieTribe I would ask how your measuring the RH...or salt as well. I've done this method..so I know it can swell again. But it takes a long time, especially if the pack was extremely dried out. I'll need to see if I can find the video..I'll link it here if I do. It wasn't too awful long ago.
@@StogieTribe here's one video...for the life of me I can't find the little 2 minute short from boveda. I've done recharging myself and it does soak in most times. But more often than not, the pack is damaged or oversaturated, and my humidity is extremely high when testing. I test by putting in a bag and a hygrometer. It always shows way higher than the advertised level on the package. Now... that being said, people want to save money, I get it...but I'm buying boveda packs at $3.99 or less. For me, it's peace of mind knowing I have the correct levels from a new pack. I've recently started getting into the gel beads and so far, I'm loving them more than the boveda. I use a little can, like a little air freshener can with the vented plastic caps. Put in a little bit of beads and distilled water and they swell up. When they get dry or they shrink again, I'll refresh with a bit of water again to recharge them. When they turn brown.. replace them. A lot cheaper and pretty precise as far as the humidity level. I'm not going to discourage one from recharging their boveda as there are a lot of videos of people who do...I just personally wouldn't risk damaging my expensive cigar collection over a few dollars. Keep up the great videos..I'll keep watching 👍
@@showcasecharlie11 yea I measure the RH by putting a Bluetooth hygro in the ziplock with the recharged pack…that said I have not tested this in a while. Think I may do it with the packs I just recharged as a confirmation. And obviously there are a bunch of different humidification solutions that work and, at a certain point, they can come down to personal preference just as much as the cigars themselves. Got to do what’s best for your collection👍
Bro this is the silliest way I’ve ever seen someone recharge a packet. Also don’t use regular water. This is how you get mold. Use distilled water. Jesus.
@@Ahierecigars feel free to share your way or recharging boveda packs👍 The method in the video is just one way that I know works…people have already shared alternative methods in the comments. Also, you are correct about distilled water and this has also been addressed in the comments. The importance of this varies, however, depending on the quality of your tap water.
Important, it wasnt said but would assume this should be DISTILLED WATER.. agree with other comment about just put it in a tub, the pack can only absorb so much or rather weigh it after hydrating and adjust as needed to weight. Still a good video for us snd being resourceful, boveda aren't expensive but when you replace more than 10 at a time they actually take a bite
@@ruukusanla I did not use distilled water but I would agree that it is preferable👍 I have not tried other rehydrating methods because I am skeptical that these will over absorb. This way certainly sounds more efficient though. Appreciate the comment💯
What are you even doing? 😂 All the warnings and videos about "ONLY USE DISTILLED WATER!" and this guys not only completely over complicates a simple process but uses tap water.
@@MrPhins sorry to offend you with a simple tutorial. Lots of comments regarding the use of distilled water. I encourage you to read them. As for the process itself, feel free to use another method if you find these three steps to be overly complicated. This is just what I’ve had success with and other methods will present their own challenges.
@@adamsheetz9427 totally, some folks are interested in saving a few bucks though. The choice to buy new or restore these packs might also depend on the size of your collection. I have 6 of these in each of my larger humidors so for me it makes more sense to restore these packs vs spend $120 to replace them all.
@@adamsheetz9427 also, you don’t have to be as precise as shown in the video. You could get pretty close just soaking a paper towel and ringing it out👍 still need to wait a few days for them to reabsorb the moisture, though.
Addressing multiple comments:
1. It is very important that you use distilled water otherwise you are risking the development of mold.
2. There are multiple ways to recharge a pack. This is just is just one method I have had success with
3. Update: After just over a week in the bag, all of the moisture has been reabsorbed. An isolation test with a Bluetooth hygro is indicating that the RH of the pack is around 69-70% at 63.6 degrees F. This is spot on👍
Now, how long will it last
@ all depends on your environment. Will last longer in a humid environment and the opposite for a bone dry environment👍
@@StogieTribe in addition, I heard a Boveda employee say to be careful with reusing packs, because some of the "crystals" won't rehydrate completely, or at all. So, you shouldn't let a reused pack directly touch cigars because of mold and uneven moisture levels within the cigars themselves. He also said, that because a percentage of the crystals won't get rehydrated, it loses capacity. You will need to account for more packs/cigar. I think he said, assume only 75% of what the label recommends. Given all of the nuances of using the packs again, this representative of the company says, they just recommend using fresh packs. Keep in mind, he never said to not do it, just that you have to consider those factors, if you do.
Having said that, thanks for the tutorial - great video!
@ thanks for sharing this! I agree that expectations should be realistic when recharging a pack👍 I may at some point do a video comparing some of the different methods in the comments.
WAT ABOUT PUTTING THE DRY PACK IN A LIL CONTAINER WIT WATER I DID IT AND TOOK ONLY 1 to 2 Days to Revive the Dry Pack have You try that method?
I use distilled water, a tupperware, and completely submerge them, couple days later I take them out and place on a paper towel for an hour or so, they are dry and ready to use. They work just like the new ones. Not splitting atoms, keep it simple.
@@ronaldusmagnus714 have you ever isolated one of the packs in a ziplock post recharge to test humidity output? Just curious…I like to be a little more precise just because I try to avoid over humidification at all costs.
@StogieTribe I have not, but I have found the recharged packs keep humidity across all my various types of humidors the same as new ones.
Don’t expect Gen Z to gravitate to keep it simple…..it’s a quest to make everything complicated…..in the search for fulfillment
I have been doing it this exact same way for at least 8 years and it works perfectly! Ain’t no way I’m wasting time wetting all those damn napkins!😂😂😂 This video just popped up so I thought I’d check it out to see if anybody else does what I do. Great job dude!
Every so often I come across people talking about recharging bovedas and a couple weeks go by the same people complain about mold because they oversaturated their bovedas. So let me help ya'll out. Boveda packs, although are two way, are a precisely calculated mixture of water, salt, and a thickening agent. When you submerge a boveda pack you are forcing it to be a higher water ratio (way higher than max), especially if there are any crusties in the bag because that means the the salt and thickening ratio to water has been reduced which created more moisture exerted. They are ONLY two way up to their max ratio of water to salt and thickening agent. You *can't* put a 65 boveda in a 70% humidor and expect it to suck up the excess moisture, it will only suck up to it's max ratio and the rest will be left in the humidor until an external force takes the moisture out. When you submerge a boveda pack, or recharge it, that excess water will go strait into your humidor until the boveda pack returns to it's max ratio of water to salt/thickening agent. Won't happen in a day, probably not a week or month, but if you continue all that excess moisture is going strait into your cigars and eventually you'll wake up and go "Damn why is there mold in my humidors?!". Just replace every couple months or put your cigars in a weather/air thigh container (tupperdore) so the boveda packs will last much much longer when all you have to do is burp the container every so often to release excess. I've had boveda packs in a pelican case that lasted so long, it was the company BEFORE it was even called boveda. ANd when I talk about all these ratios, I mean the only thing a boveda pack is is salt water. Like the ocean which is roughly uniform value of 80%. Boveda is a ratio of salt to walter to change the % and the thickening agent is added so it doesn't entirely leak through or release/absorb too fast. So when you dunk a 69% boveda in a container of water, guess what? More water to salt. Ya'll just changed a 69% to a (I don't know the exact calculation) to a boom 75% until it releases that excess moisture to go back to it's designed ration depending on how much salt is in the pack.
This is precisely why I use the exact weight method! Of course there is the risk that you will not get the exact ratio correct with any rehydration method so the only way to mitigate 100% would be to replace with new packs. However, if you are going to recharge, I firmly believe the method I explained in the video is the best way to go about it👍
Wasn't sure i could do this ...but I've spent enough money on new packs that I'll def take the time to try this. Thanks
Whenever i received my order I would receive this packet and not asked what it was being i already had the Pillow Type.
I've been recharging Boveda packs for years. Never had a problem. All my recharged Bovedas work as tho they're brand new.
@@markdingus3846 yea, recharging them is great!👍
IT WORKS !!!!!!!!!! it took for me 48 hours for a dry 10 grams boveda pack... I treid it just out of curiosity but man o man it's a wonders
@@ayoubalami2241 awesome 👏👏👏
Of course it works. You're just rehydrating a pack. The scale and paper towel is completely unnecessary. Dunk it in distilled water. The weight isn't crucial except to account for how many packs you need. There are many sizes and weights of boveda packs. If the 60g only weighed 30g after dunking then use 2. He turned a 30 sec tik tok short into a 6 min video lol
@@MrPhins if you’re concerned with precision and making sure your boveda reads as closely to the label as possible, weighing is important if you want to take the guess work out of it. However, you are free to recharge your bovedas whatever way you like👍 I would caution you though, I just saw a post the other day on FB where someone used a less precise method to recharge, like soaking or passive absorption, and their bovedas turned into over inflated pillows.
This isn’t the method for me, but I appreciate you sharing. Let’s make the community welcoming and collaborative.
@@BayBusiness408 couldn’t agree more! There are several comments proposing alternative methods, maybe one of those works better for you👍
I've recharged smaller ones. Just use distilled water, dampen paper towel, wring out excess water, wrap Boveda pack in moistenex towel and put it in a ziploc or sealable plastic bag for about 72 hours.
There's no need to weigh anything. My hydrometer reads spot on.
@@glenhalstead2301 yep, this should do the trick👍
That’s a lot of supply’s for the amount of bovedas one would have to make recharging necessary.
This is nice but too much for me. I’ll just buy another
@@WarriorKidd06 fair enough, never hurts to have more. Some folks have commented some simpler solutions that you be more interested in👍
Very helpful
@@lovequeen_4014 awesome🔥🔥
Scales. Baggies. Grams. Naw, I’m good. Don’t want more door kicked in by the DEA 😂
@@jimmyjamz5018 lmaooo 😂😂😂
@@StogieTribe it's a joke my friend. Scales, baggies and grams are how drug dealers measure out and distribute drugs...ie; weed, coke, etc. Come on now 😅
I have at lest a thousand dollars worth of cigars, I’m not way out a few bucks for a new Boveda pack
@@barrystephens900 fair enough👍
Nobody said you have to do this, lol.
You're doing it the hard way and waiting 2 weeks is totally absurd. So, here's what you do . get a Tupperware bowl fill it half way with DISTILLED WATER then toss the Boveda packs in and just leave them there for 3 days max and Walla they are as good as new . Of course they will be dripping wet when you take them out then you put them in a paper towel and dry them off.
...or grab a plastic container that will hold the boveda pack, add 1/2" of water, place something that you can set the boveda on above the water, put the lid on the container and open in a week. The boveda pack will not absorb more than it is designed for.
@@mikejohnson3830 have not personally tried this method, but seems more efficient for rehydrating multiple packs. Have you ever experienced boveda over absorbing?
This is what I do
DISTILLED WATER ONLY
@@Tommy.OrginalvideosPhilly that is the safest bet, yes. Has been addressed several times in the comments👍
You can literally just dunk the thing in the water and let it absorb it.
@@hangfire5005 yea certainly an option, although you run the risk of over saturating the bag. Definitely much faster, however👍
Boveda does not recommend this because of the salt content is not effected. It will soak up the water, but the humidity level will be way off. It will push the humidity level over 90%. Just spend the few bucks for a new one.
@@showcasecharlie11 I’d like to know more about this^ a dry bag indicates that all of the moisture has escaped, but the solution in the bag should still remain. Therefore rehydrating should only add the lost moisture back and the RH should be minimally affected. This is also why in my approach I weigh out the water I’m adding back. As to not create a different ratio of water to salt solution.
I will say the reason I made the video is because I’ve had success with the method outlined in the video👍 from my experience the RH is quite close to what is listed in the pack.
@@StogieTribe I would ask how your measuring the RH...or salt as well. I've done this method..so I know it can swell again. But it takes a long time, especially if the pack was extremely dried out. I'll need to see if I can find the video..I'll link it here if I do. It wasn't too awful long ago.
@@StogieTribe here's one video...for the life of me I can't find the little 2 minute short from boveda.
I've done recharging myself and it does soak in most times. But more often than not, the pack is damaged or oversaturated, and my humidity is extremely high when testing. I test by putting in a bag and a hygrometer. It always shows way higher than the advertised level on the package.
Now... that being said, people want to save money, I get it...but I'm buying boveda packs at $3.99 or less. For me, it's peace of mind knowing I have the correct levels from a new pack. I've recently started getting into the gel beads and so far, I'm loving them more than the boveda. I use a little can, like a little air freshener can with the vented plastic caps. Put in a little bit of beads and distilled water and they swell up. When they get dry or they shrink again, I'll refresh with a bit of water again to recharge them. When they turn brown.. replace them. A lot cheaper and pretty precise as far as the humidity level.
I'm not going to discourage one from recharging their boveda as there are a lot of videos of people who do...I just personally wouldn't risk damaging my expensive cigar collection over a few dollars. Keep up the great videos..I'll keep watching 👍
@@showcasecharlie11 yea I measure the RH by putting a Bluetooth hygro in the ziplock with the recharged pack…that said I have not tested this in a while. Think I may do it with the packs I just recharged as a confirmation. And obviously there are a bunch of different humidification solutions that work and, at a certain point, they can come down to personal preference just as much as the cigars themselves. Got to do what’s best for your collection👍
Hello MOLD 😂
@@Dash_Akol I have not had any experience with mold! And it has already been stated in the comments that distilled water should be used👍
Bro this is the silliest way I’ve ever seen someone recharge a packet. Also don’t use regular water. This is how you get mold. Use distilled water. Jesus.
@@Ahierecigars feel free to share your way or recharging boveda packs👍 The method in the video is just one way that I know works…people have already shared alternative methods in the comments. Also, you are correct about distilled water and this has also been addressed in the comments. The importance of this varies, however, depending on the quality of your tap water.
Important, it wasnt said but would assume this should be DISTILLED WATER.. agree with other comment about just put it in a tub, the pack can only absorb so much or rather weigh it after hydrating and adjust as needed to weight.
Still a good video for us snd being resourceful, boveda aren't expensive but when you replace more than 10 at a time they actually take a bite
@@ruukusanla I did not use distilled water but I would agree that it is preferable👍 I have not tried other rehydrating methods because I am skeptical that these will over absorb. This way certainly sounds more efficient though. Appreciate the comment💯
What are you even doing? 😂 All the warnings and videos about "ONLY USE DISTILLED WATER!" and this guys not only completely over complicates a simple process but uses tap water.
@@MrPhins sorry to offend you with a simple tutorial. Lots of comments regarding the use of distilled water. I encourage you to read them. As for the process itself, feel free to use another method if you find these three steps to be overly complicated. This is just what I’ve had success with and other methods will present their own challenges.
Man seriously. If you have to recharge boveda pack instead of buying them once a year (if you use a Tupperdor) might want to rethink smoking cigars.
It’s an informative video for people that want to know how to know how to recharge a pack👍
That seems like too much work since the pack is only five dollars
@@adamsheetz9427 totally, some folks are interested in saving a few bucks though. The choice to buy new or restore these packs might also depend on the size of your collection. I have 6 of these in each of my larger humidors so for me it makes more sense to restore these packs vs spend $120 to replace them all.
@@adamsheetz9427 also, you don’t have to be as precise as shown in the video. You could get pretty close just soaking a paper towel and ringing it out👍 still need to wait a few days for them to reabsorb the moisture, though.
Wetting paper towels and putting them in a bag with the pack is too much work??
How many times you can restote them?@@StogieTribe
Ok money bags...😂
Adding false precision to something that is not precise….lol
@@smendrickpepperell1179 🤔🤔🤔