I'm not throwing any manufacturer under the bus, but I've had some Heartfelt beads for about 7 years with absolutely no problems thus far (only using distilled water), but for anyone that has used them for an extended period of time: Do they eventually go bad?

Mine have begun to take on a slight "off" smell, not mold per se, but slighty musty. Some of the individual beads also look like they have picked up a couple of opaque brown or green spots. I didn't think they could ever get moldy, but :-)

Doesn't seem to affect how they absorb water and still regulate humidity, and I've more than gotten my money's worth, but I'm just wondering if they give it up after a certain time frame?
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No
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I've never heard of them going bad, but if they are starting to smell "off" then I wouldn't chance it. I'd buy some more Heartfelt or go with shilala beads
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Well the one adriftpanda uses do go bad,they start out white but after a few uses they end up maduro. Humidity beads don't go bad from what I read.
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Post of the year:-)
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D1ck!
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Dont put those in your humi either or your cigars will taste like $hit!

:-)
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You just have to pull them out slower...
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Yeah, that's it. Slower. Slower. Slower. Yeaaah.
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:-)
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You guys are killing me! :-)

Similar comments arose when I posted this a couple years ago

http://www.cigarasylum.com/vb/showthread.php?t=35486

On topic, the beads I mentioned in my thread are still in use and work perfectly
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It's an adult thing. :-) :-)
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This thread went from meh to awesome real fast. Well done :-)
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On topic I Dremeled the end off of my "Montecristo" branded humi-stick yesterday and spoked out all the crappy
crystals it came with and replaced them with nice, fresh beads. Instead of a boveda pack on this trip to the Smokies
I am going to try beads. In the end its as irrelevant as most of what I say here, I could take the box dry and still
love the taste of the smokes in it. It's that getting home with dry cigars that I failed to get to I would like to avoid.

I love beads. It's not the putting them in that's so great, it's the taking them out that matters, I think.
I am going to put the travel humidor on the floor because I read somewhere that I have to bend over to
properly insert the beads. Not sure if it was a cigar-related page though, so we'll take it slow just to be safe.
I will have the beads in for a solid week in the smokies. I plan on sitting down in some cool mountain streams,
too, so that should feel extra good. Then when I get home, I am just gonna yank em out in one smooth motion.
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LOL! :-):-):-)
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It's supposed to sound like you're starting a chainsaw when you yank them out, Brad.
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Like a chainsaw? I was told like a 18 wheelers jake brake.
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