If I was to do the shot glass method do I need to wait until I get my Bovedas tomorrow or can I go ahead start tonight by putting DW in a shot glass or two with the trays stacked on top of each other in my Klip-It?

Would both trays season properly at the same time if I have one stacked on top of the other inside my Klip-It??
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You do not need to wait for the Boveda packs. A sponge is better than a shot glass, if you have one as the sponge has more surface area.
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Ok so how do I do this sponge method? Walk me through step by step please. :-)

My brain hurts from all these different methods for different folks. I'm confused lol.
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I assume these sponges would work perfect yes?

http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/scotch-b.../6000016953173

I've never bought sponges in my life so I wanna make sure those would work lol.
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Yes any sponge, as long as they aren't pre-soaped. All you do is soak the sponge in distilled water and put it on a small plate inside whatever you are trying to season. Close it up and leave it closed, check the sponge in a couple days to see if it dried out, if it did re-soak it. The reason sponges are better than the shot glass method is that there is more surface area on the sponge.

:-)
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Paper towels get torn up on the grain of the wood IME, and leave paper towel residue bits, even on the smooth cedar in humidors, I prefer wiping them down with cotton rags like they sell for gun cleaning patches, etc...
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Oh ok cool.

So I soak the entire sponge, wring it out a bit, and put it on a plate in one of my cedar trays?

Since I'll be using 2 cedar trays inside a 7 litre Klip-It as a Tupperdor will both trays season at the same time if I have one stacked on top of the other??
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So I just got my Western Caliber IV hygrometer in the mail plus my Boveda hygrometer calibration kit.

How do I use them? I haven't taken the hygrometer out of the box yet.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEQ2jdwIHU
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Got it going on my own before I saw this.

I think now I will start seasoning my trays tonight with the "sponge soaked in DW on a plate" method.

How wet do I wet the sponge? I assume I wring it out a bit before putting it on the plate?
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It's not critical. The plate is meant to catch any water that drips out, right?
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I was going to say, a shot glass of water is pretty wet :-)
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So I ended up going to Canadian Tire and grabbing these:

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I wet one very well with DW and put it on a plate and put the plate in the top tray in my Klip-It

Here's how it looks now...

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And here it is resting beside my bed on my CD storage box/nightstand for stuff resting and doing its thing.

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One question though, given at how thick the sponge is (it's basically
touching the inside of the lid of the Klip-It when I put the lid on it and sealed the Klip-It shut) will that mess up the seasoning process if its touching the inside of the lid???
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Nope, not at all. If it were contacting the wood, it might oversaturate it, but plastic doesn't have that problem.
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Thank you :-)
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Slightly stupid question regarding sponges but I figured I'd ask so I'll know for future reference.

I just noticed that on the pack of my package of sponges it says "rinse before and each use."

Now obviously I didn't wanna rinse the sponge under the tap with tapwater, so I just soaked it with DW and wrung it out with my hand before soaking it very well again and putting it on a plate on the top tray in my Tupperdore to let it start seasoning the trays. That should be ok right since I didn't "rinse" the sponge in the conventional sense under a hot water tap with soap?
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Yes, it should be just fine. :-)
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You could always take the sponge out and give it a sniff. If it has any strong odor to it, wring it out really well under some hot water, let it dry, then start the DW process again.
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So my new Western Caliber IV hygrometer that I just got yesterday has now been sitting in the Boveda calibration pack for 24 hours exactly.

It's currently reading at 29 degrees Celcius and 77%

Should I leave it in the calibration bag for another 12 hours as the calibration kit says to leave the hygrometer in there anywhere from 24-36 hours.
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No idea what that Celsius thing is that you speak of, but if it's in a Fahrenheit range that you like I think you're GTG. Also, it wouldn't hurt to leave it in the bag for another day or so.
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