Quote Originally Posted by Almasty View Post
Also what about calibrating the hygrometer? I'm kind of strapped for cash with my motorcycle breaking down( again) so cheaper methods are preferable! Thanks in advance for the advice!!
There is nothing to add about seasoning a humidor - Don wrote the book (or at least the post) on it.

I have used the salt method successfully to calibrate a hygro, although the Boveda method is probably easier. I fill a little water bottle cap with table salt and add the tiniest bit of distilled water - you want a thick paste or a damp pile of salt. Set the salted lid and your hygro in a ziplock, and close it almost all the way. Leave enough room to insert a straw. Suck as nearly all the air out as you can, and finish closing the bag as you quick like a bunny pull the straw out. Leave the straw in your mouth for this maneuver and remove it from the bag by pulling your head back. Let this conglomeration sit overnight (at least 8 hours) and the RH inside the bag should be at 75%. Open the bag and quickly press the calibration button(s), or better yet, do it through the bag.