B&M's love these kinds of beads for some reason. In my experience they do not work well. I have found that these always over-humidify. I ditched these and got the HCM beads and have had zero humidor issues since.

For a humidor that size you could also drop a couple boveda packs in there and I think that would be a better option than those beads.
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MagicDrop,

Lots of useful information on this site, read through the stickies. I built my coolidor using the info on this site and was generously rewarded. I bought HCM beads with hygrometer while on sale and built my first coolidor for about $150, money well spent. I don't know what your budget might be, but if you save a little, become informed you can have a reasonable humidor with solid humidity control to enjoy your new hobby.
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:-)
That was my experience also except I went with Heartfelt beads.

Also good advice. If you go this route, get extra Boveda packs and just rotate them out, re-charging the used ones with distilled water.
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Thank you all.
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I have a small humidor and small budget to match it lol. But I think I can get the 2oz HMC beads and that would work for me. I did notice it says it's preset at 65% but I think I would want to raise it to 70%.
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THIS! :-)
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And why would that be? I've heard some say 70 degrees/70 %RH is ideal. I think that's hokum. :-)

I suggest using them at the pre-set 65% RH and see how your cigars smoke. If you then find you prefer them at a higher RH, you can adjust them then.
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Yep. HCM beads. Also be sure to check your humidor for leaks. Out of curiosity whats your ambient RH? If its high it can raise the RH of a leaky humidor well past what the gel would do on its own. Its something you will want to sort out before you good beads get there.

I live in a very dry climate. I tried 65 and found it too dry. 68 is just right for me. 70 makes too many issues..
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I started using heartfelt beads a few years back and never looked back. They work great.
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