Don't Waste Your Money - Xikar Crystal Jar Humidifier

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The 4 oz Xikar Crystal Jar Humidifier claims to regulate humidity at 70% when the crystals are hydrated with Xikar Propylene Glycol solution. This claim is even written on the jar. I'm currently setting up a large cooler so a bought a couple of these to try as a substitute for Boveda packs.

Results showed me these jars don't work as advertised. In the chart below, I had a calibrated Govee hygrometer in a Sherman Traveldor with a 69% RH Boveda pack from Monday through Thursday morning. On Thursday morning, I removed the Boveda pack and replaced it with the Xikar Crystal Jar. The jar topped out at 86% RH as you can see in the chart below. At first I thought I may have overfilled the jar so I let it sit out for several days to dry out a bit and ran the test a second time. The chart below was from my 2nd test. The jars just don't work. I have posted my results as a review on the Northwoods Humidors website where I purchased these items.

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Any style product like this will give you similar results. If its not a 2 way solution then the best way to look at them is just a way to add humidity over time. They are also highly effected by temperature. Throw two of these jars in a full cooler with cigars and they are solid. I think people over complicate humidity. Over time you will get used to your setup and will be able to just know if things are too high or too low. Like a cook who does not measure anything but makes great dishes everytime Thanks for sharing your experience.

Northwoods acted like they were interested in helping me resolve my problem last week so I dropped 4 empty sealed Sistema 7L boxes (as a space filler) into the 152 Quart Cooler with two of the Xikar Gel jars. It took longer to get up to a somewhat stable humidity level, but they still run much too wet. Putting a couple of these in a sealed cooler is just asking for moldy cigars. Oh well....I tried.


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