What's wrong with HCM beads?
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I've never heard an ill word about HCM beads, as far as Gel goes: :-) :-)
I currently have one in my desktop and plan on throwing it out as soon as I can get the boss to approve the purchase of a pound or so of beads for it and the coolidor.
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HCM beads or standard white RH beads. Cigarmoney.com ( thats N2Adventre's website ) has great shipping and good prices on beads.
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I promised myself I would not ever go into it in the open forum, because the man once associated with
them is a friend. I no longer use or recommend them. I got some free, or in trade rather, and do not
have a single positive thing to say about them. I also should have said I never used Gel either, but
the concept seems solid. If people say two thumbs down, I will defer to experience.
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So I found a couple specks resembling mold on my sponges this weekend also.
I tossed all of my sponges right away, drove around looking for a B&M that had some other form of humidification and grabbed these, sounds like I will need to upgrade to beads eventually:

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This PhD (portable humidification device) is charged with a unique HYDRO-GEL which will absorb up o 400 times its weight in fluid. This device will achieve maximun moisture output and absorption to regulate humidification perfect. Our propietary anti-fungal/anti mold formula eliminates peaks and valleys in humidity and mantains a precise 70% levels . This 4 oz PhD will humidify 50-100 cigars with zero chance of over-humidification. Regulates Humidity to 70% RH.
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I talked to RonC, I'm hoping the stuff her sold me will workout. New pucks with humidor solution rather the distilled water and regulating packets.
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