Side by Side Comparison of: Prestige Import Group vs Drymistat vs Quality Importers Hygroset vs Xikar

Has kept my cigars fresh for months now. A good look on anyone's collection's room. Easy to maintain and clean.

My 2yr old son ordered this on accident after I left my phone on my night stand. When it arrived I decided to keep it since it looks great. I read some of the other reviews as was a little worried that I could not hold the humidity percentage at or around 70%. Seasoned with moist towel and soaked the humidifiers with distilled water two hours later it was right on. I verified the analog hygrometer was correct with a digital hygrometer. It was off slightly but easy to adjust with a small screw driver. Very impressed!

Love this, I buy great cigars and this humidor allows me to put them on display, I know people say the door has a gap in the door I also noticed this, but it is so tiny that it does not interfere with the humidity, I've had mine for several weeks now and the humidor has stayed steady at 70

So I ordered this for my husband! It is really nice and elegant looking. Perfect size for the cigars that he has. He goes to conventions and comes back with many cigars so the first humidor I got him (a small box) wasn't big enough anymore. This is perfect and it looks good too. He said it took a while for him to "season" it but it was worth it. Great deal too!!

Just got mine. Looks and works exactly as advertised.

Love this humidor, had none of the problems others speak about in their reviews. It was beautiful right out of the box, the humidifier attaches to the magnet on the top, just behind the door and stays in place very well. I have had no problems with it holding a perfect 70% humidity, however I do keep it locked when not in use, maybe that is the difference, I don't know. Very happy with this humidifier and have seen it for more than twice the price, a very good buy, and does not take up as much room as you might think. I do believe the small oasis battery powered humidifier would fit under the lower tray, we'll see. Beautiful addition to my other humidifiers and works great.

These drymistat humidifiers do a nice job. Seems to be more consistent than the other options out there.

This is second time I've bought these. They lasted me about 18+ months last time before the crystles wouldn't do their job any more.

Cannot say enough good things about these simple yet effective humidifiers. They keep the cigars maintained beautifully in my humidor without much maintenance at all.

They work great, but make sure you use 2 at once if you have even a medium-small humidor. One isn't enough.

2nd time ordering these things. They work perfect holding my small humidor to around 70%.

Trying to maintain the correct humidity in a humidor can be trick. Take the guess work out by buying a few of the Drymista tubes! Fill them up as needed and place them in your humidor along with your cigars. Done. I recommend using filtered water because I don't like the idea of evaporating tap water chemicals like chlorine soaking into my cigars.I use 2 tubes for a box of cigars but given that they are designed to maintain 70% humidity you should be safe adding more as they won't over-saturate your stogies.

Decent accurate hygrometer. Mine checked out well on accuracy so I didn't need to calibrate it. If you need to you can calibrate it.As with all these small ones - they're sensor is small - so it'll respond quickly when you open the humidor. So open it and check your reading. It's not critical - but open your humidor and watch the reading and you'll get a feel for how fast (or not) these compact hygrometers respond to the changing conditions.Do note that most hygrometers are accurate within only a +- 5% value. So if you calibrate with a calibration pack - then you know you're spot on 70-80%. (usual salt based 75% calibration pack)This isn't a particularly huge issue as mostly you don't want to exceed 70% (mold) but you're running 65% (like me) or 70% beads you'd do better calibrating against your beads as HF and quality beads are spot on in my experience. Just not KL as it's not consistent enough as a reference.

This hygrometer was perfect for my new humidor. I am new to the cigar hobby, and got a small/ cheaper humidor to keep some sticks in. I went to a few of the local cigar shops to find a smaller hygrometer to keep in there to monitor the humidity levels in there. They were all between 25-40 dollars each, and looked exactly the same as this unit. This was less than half the price, and comes with a very easy digital read out for both temp and humidity. I tested this unit by putting it in a bag with some salt water, and adjusted the meter after. This is very easy to adjust and manage levels. It was really simple to just slap on the magnet to the top of the humidor, and then this can just stick right to it. Very nice hygrometer for the money.

Accuracy is spot on and is identical to a Xikar round hygrometer (+-2 accurracy). Tested it with a salt solution (table salt + distilled water slurry + Ziploc bag) and the HydroSet II and the Xikar round both read 76 humidity. The hygroSet2 took about 4 hours to reach the final reading while the Xikar took about 6 hours.It quickly adjust to humidity changes and can be easily moved around a cigar humidor. The magnet backing works but i have a glass top 50ct (more like 35) and just leave the round hygrometers on top of the cigars or on the side with the humidifier.From a Cigar website this will usually run around 20 bucks but you can get this item cheaper from Ebay with free shipping for 14.99http://www.ebay.com/itm/QI-HygroSet-II-Hygrometer-Digital-Round-/331293336555?hash=item4d229f23eb:g:LS8AAOSwnDZT8QGtI have seen this go for around 13 bucks with free shipping but its usually direct from china (takes 4-6 weeks free shipping) or you have to really dig for online promos.

I've had this thing for quite some time now, I think almost two years. I bought a calibration pack for under 10 bucks when I first bought it and calibrated it, but if I remember correctly it wasn't off by much.This thing has held strong and accurate ever since. I recently did the "salt" calibration test to check if it was still reading accurately and sure enough it was. For those curious, if you fill a bottled water cap with salt and lightly damp it(don't soak), and put it in a ziplock back with the hygrometer, after 24 hours it should read at 75% humidity. Adjust as necessary. Nice cheap way to calibrate this, or any other hygrometer without spending more $.Overall this thing is great for the price. It's nice and tiny so it doesn't take up a whole lot of room and it's been running fine on it's originally battery since I purchased. Pretty much set it and forget it. The included directions are easy and straightforward if you need to recalibrate or change the temp readings to F or C.

I bought this with a Vicks GermFree humidifier since it did not have a hygrometer built in. After calibrating with a "Quality Importers Humidi-Pak One-Step Hygrometer Calibration Kit" (also found here on Amazon), it works great.It gets very dry in my house during the winter so I needed a way to measure the indoor humity. My humidifier has a setting nob, but no reading so I use this hygrometer to calibrate my humidifer to the correct setting. Now that I have everything dialed in and can maintain a desired humidity of ~40%, I can check my HygroSet every so often to make sure it is maintained.

This is the third one of these I've gotten in just more than a year. They have been used in sheltered locations in blizzard conditions and in hot/humid situations where both the temp and humidity were in triple digits. In waiting a decent period of time before reporting the experience with them, I wanted to be able to give more than just a first impression.DESCRIPTION: The device itself is 1 3/4 inches diameter, 1/2 inch thick, with LCD readout (not backlit) that's 1/4 inch tall in a window 1 3/8 in wide x 3/8 in high. I think it's easy to read with adequate light. It's powered by a 357A button battery (less than 30 cents apiece if bought in a 10 pack on Amazon) which is accessed by a slide compartment on the back. The battery space is designed under the mounting area so it's easy to replace, although the original is still going strong after a year.MOUNTING: It comes with a crescent moon shaped magnet built into the back (it's lightly glued and can be removed if desired) and is quite strong and not easily dislodged from a decent metallic surface. An adhesive backed strip with a thin metal pad the same shape as the magnet is also included for use in placing a mount where a metal surface does not currently exist. The adhesive is rather weak and short lasting and I would suggest that double sided mounting tape be used if this method were chosen for a more secure fixture. There is no hole on the back for a nail hanging.FEATURES: The humidity reading is adjustable by a 3/8 inch diameter rotating dial on the lower right face. Each click of the dial moves the setting up or down 1%. The red button in the top center changes the temperature reading from Fahrenheit to Celsius and there is a small slightly recessed button on the lower left face that needs to be pressed to reset the humidity reading after the dial is moved. It's a safety measure I think because the dial is prominent and easily moved if the operator is not careful, or if children pick it up. Moving the dial without pressing reset does nothing. The temperature reading is not adjustable.RELIABILITY & ACCURACY: Straight out of the box all three of the ones I currently have were within 2 degrees of a calibrated laboratory thermometer at temperatures varying from 2 degrees F to 106 F. Over time they differ by only one or two degrees generally when placed within one foot of one another for a 24 hour period. Similarly, compared to a laboratory grade hygrometer, straight out of the box they were within 2 points reading humidity, and over time have maintained that degree of accuracy from an 18% to 100% saturated environment. It responds to small changes in temperature (less than 10 degrees) within 5 minutes and humidity (less than 20%) within 10.The main reason I chose this model over others was the adjustability of the humidity reading. Consumer grade humidity readers are notoriously inaccurate, even ones from famous "Scientific" manufacturers from Oregon. I did place each one in a 75% calibration environment (laboratory grade because it was available, but there are consumer ones available on Amazon that work fine for under $6) and each one read between 74 and 76%. So for the small sample size of 3 devices in my experience, none needed calibration. I tried the adjustment dial anyway, just for fun, and as advertised, one click = 1%. The clicks are subtle however, so be forewarned - you may turn the dial farther than you intend. The device responds quickly so it does not take long to correct your mistakes. Don't forget to push the reset button though, or your efforts will have been futile.SUMMARY: For the money this is really a very accurate and reliable piece of equipment. It has a major advantage over other humidistats in being adjustable. But I think its greatest advantage is that it comes from the factory actually calibrated, so it's accurate out of the box. For these type devices temperature has pretty much become a no-brainer - even $5 desktop penholders are pretty close. But I have found it rare that humidity readings are anywhere near accurate. For people looking for a temp/humidity sensor for wine cellars or cigar boxes or damp basements for determining when to run a dehumidifier, or dry air during the winter for a guide running humidifiers, this thing would suit well.

Sharp looking humidor, well made. Only issue is the it has been a challenge to get it to the the right humidity becasue the 2 moisture makers don't seem to be enough for a fully loaded humidor. I needed to sumpliment

way over priced on AMAZON an extra 52 dollarsits a good humidor...keeps 70/100 humidity looks good my kid got it for me as a gift she paid 152 dollars I was looking on line at cigars company's you can buy it for 100 dollars' 'she got ripped off

Love the cedar inside, love the hard wood outside. Looks better in person than even the picture online. There is certainly a space on the door so it will not keep humidity. I simply applied weather stripping and seasoned the humidor. I maintain a constant 70/70 humidity/degrees. For all things said its perfect. You just have to fix it up a bit with the weather stripping.Oh, and the magnets work perfectly. I don't know why everyone says they don't. They probably are filling the sponge with too much water and it's too heavy or they put the magnets on BEFORE they seasoned it... That will cause a lack of stick to the wood with the base magnet.

This humidor is big enough but not to big. It seals well at the door. It holds a large quantity of different sized cigars. One negative is the humidor pads and how they mount with magnets using double face tape to stick to the wood interior. The double face tape does not adhere properly to be able to support the weight of the pads..

Bought this for my husband as a bday gift. He had been wanting one for our new bar area in our house. He was looking at the box kind but in my search I came across this one and instantly "ITS PERFECT"! Came in no time at all and my husband was totally psyched. He bought a digital hygrometer for it tho. One downfall is the lock in it seems fairly cheap. He went to lock it the first time he opened it and nothing happened. Further inspection showed it was broken. I emailed the co and they were super nice. I told them I didn't want to send it back if I didn't have to, was there a way to just replace the lock? They said absolutely. No cost to me they shipped out a new lock. So bc of the broken lock I gave it 4 stars instead of 5.

I love the humidifier.it holds a large number of cigars and keeps them well! It is attractive and while large looks good on a counter/desk.I had to give it only 4 stars because the magnets that came with it will NOT hold up the humidifiers that came in it, I ended up getting some industrial strength Velcro and velcro'ing them to the top of the case. I also added two small canister humidifiers to the bottom just to make sure <but then again i live in Texas.

Good product. Other places are selling for double the price. get these, you won't be disappointed. Over all its okay. I just order a second set 5 minutes after I received them. try it ,you'll like it I saw the following evaluation, everybody says this is a good product and receive it after use, I think they said is right, I am very happy.

These tubes do a great job I am just not sure what magic makes them cost more than $4 for a set?

TRUERATING™:3/5 - Of all humidifiers in ALL price ranges4/5 - Of all humidifiers in THIS price rangeThere are better humidifiers for a bit more, but these do the job. I need about 2 of them to maintain humidity in a 25 cigar box full of cigars. They are easy to start up and use and maintain humidity for a few months before I have to refill them with water. I like that they use tap water and don't need distilled. This makes it easier to maintain them over time.

So I've been using these for about 2 years now. I have 4 of them in my 100ct humidor and they do a good job keeping the humidity 67-68 (where I personally like it). I have to refill them about once a month and I have a Boveda 69 in there to absorb any excess and make sure it never creeps up over 70 (the Boveda has lasted the whole 2 years like this). The downside seems to be that the Drymistat sticks, after 2 years of use, no longer work. When refilled the gel doesn't seem to absorb water any more and they have mostly become sticks filled with water...which I do not want in my humidor.

Might just be the best invention since the wheel. If you are like me you let your Humidor run out all the time. These little guys boost it back in shape before you can ask for a second cigar.

I am on the fence with this product. One of the major gripes I have read is the packaging. It did indeed come in a plastic baggie, which didn't bother me in the slightest. Both tubes were in great sealed condition, no leakage or damaged containers. It would have been nice if there were some instructions for those that don't know how to use the product, a quick internet search fixes that. And yes you use the cap that has the holes in the end, if its leaking, you put too much water in it!My tubes came pretty full so I didn't have to add much water, and I did go ahead and add distilled water even thought it's not a requirement, I had some laying around so why not.I really like that these are the size of a cigar, so you don't take up much space in the humidor, and you can place them throughout for a nice even spread of humidity.My biggest issue right now, and a huge one, is I am not sure if they are working. I just ordered a new digital hydrometer to replace my analog one which I think is way off. As of now it reads 60 RH which is a bit lower than I want. I will update once I get a more accurate hydrometer.In the end I really like the idea behind this product and hope that it is working for me, 4 stars assuming it is, will adjust later if needed.

Seems to have calibrated correctly. I've had this for about 5 years now and it still works well. I like how you can adjust the calibration if it is a bit off to be more exact. I've bought another type of hygrometer and its showing the same humidity which leads me to believe that this one is still working well and accurate. Good price.

Excellent but found every one I bought to be off in humidity level. I placed a 62% humidifier packet in an air-tight jar and after 48 hours found the default humidity setting to typically be 66 instead of the correct 62. Fortunately this particular item has a wheel on the front allowing us to adjust that and correct it. Unfortunately, that wheel is very difficult to use and judge and much you are adjusting. It's supposed to be 1% per click, but it's extremely easy to over-click and miss how many clicks are being made. If the manufacturer fixed this one detail this unit would be perfect.

Good Hygrometer for the price. My only beef (it's a fairly substantial one) is that there's no ability to adjust it after calibrating. For example, I did the salt test and my hygrometer read 73%. That's pretty close, but instead of being able to adjust it up 2%, I now have to remember that it reads 2 percent below what the actual humidity is. Not sure if mine is defective, or if this model just doesn't have that feature. At any rate, it's a good hygrometer for the price. Would recommend.

This hygrometer is solidly built and comes with a magnetic backing to keep it firmly attached wherever (in my case, a cigar humidor) but easily accessible for readings. My main disappointment is that it comes with a calibration guide that specifically says to place the meter in a calibration bag; however, this bag was not provided! How am I supposed to know if it is reading accurately, then? A response form Quality Importers would be appreciated.

I purchased two of these devices to use in monitoring the temperature and humidity levels on different floors of my home. When I received them I placed them right next to each other and both continued registering the same values throughout the course of the day. These values also matched a larger thermometer that I had so I conclude that at least the temperature portion is accurate. The humidity portion also seems accurate, at least to the point that both units register the same value.These have built in magnetic backs so they are easy to attach to a file cabinet, refrigerator, etc. for easy monitoring. They also include an adhesive backed slim piece of metal so you can stick the metal on any surface and then the device will mount using the magnet as usual.All in all this is exactly what I was looking for. It's compact and does what I need it to.

After doing some research and reading the mixed reviews on the other digital hygrometer options out there, I decided that this would probably be the best bet for use in a small desktop humidor. Some people disagree with performing the salt test to calibrate electronic hygrometers but I went ahead and did the test knowing that I'd feel better when the hygrometer was calibrated properly. In my case, I wanted to adjust the hygrometer slightly after performing the salt test and while it is easy enough to adjust the knob, it is difficult to determine if the adjustment that you just made was enough or too much. There are incremental marks around the circumference of the dial with a little pointer protruding from the dial. You cannot feel the little adjustments though and it seems as though sometimes turning the dial doesn't do anything until you turn it further, at which point it may make too much of an adjustment. Nevertheless, once dialed in, this hygrometer works pretty well.

Overall, nice looking unit. A little on the cheap side. The middle front shelf piece fell off when the tray was taken out to season the unit. Was able to put it back on and glued it. The hygrometer was off and I tried to calibrate, but it's a cheap hygrometer and not easy to clibrate. I am looking to replace it.

(5 star for customer service) I gave this a three star because the customer service was quick with my refund. (1 star for item) Product looked amazing but the door fell off the hinges when opened and another piece was broken off. Hopefully, I got a manufacturer defect but I was not happy with this item at all and it was retuned promptly.

The humidor itself seems to have a good seal and holds plenty of stogies. However, everything else included is bottom of the barrel quality. The Hygrometer fell apart, and the two humidifiers are useless. Already ordered replacements to make this a complete unit again.

All in all a good humidor. It's beautiful and I love it, however I have to fix the seal on the door because there is a very obvious cap between the box and the door. The foamy seal they used was inadequate (door might not sit straight) and there is large caps in the corners of no seal at all. Needs more care in craftsmanship but I guess that's what you can expect of something with a "made in China" sticker on the bottom.The analog hygrometer is all over the place even after calibrating to a digital one.

The product is awesome but the reason for the 3 star is seal. The door doesn't prevent humidity leakage.

The humidor looks great, and packed well for shipping. The inside is what I expected, but the workmanship overall was sub-par. The front door had air gaps next to hinges and the opposite side next to locking mechanism. I don't see any weather seal material so you'll have to go out and buy that separately. The front door wasn't completely glued together, so I had to apply glue to the corner joint to prevent the framing from pulling apart, and the glass falling out.You will definitely need weather seal material, because of the air gaps. I started with the porous clay humidor system it came with, and then I added an additional 2 oz jar of crystal gel humidification (which should support 150 cigars for a month just by itself), and it isn't enough to keep the humidor about 60% humidity.I knew about the air gaps when I bought it, and I figure with a few dollars spent I can make it seal properly. I would've given it 4 stars, but I gave it 3 stars for the extra gluing that had to be done.

I mean I love the idea. I can never get my humidor to keep humidity. I know how to season it and actually went through all the steps again prior to installing these. I have a small shoebox sized humidor with 10 or so cigars at a time. I filled and put both of these in it and within 1 day humidity when from 80% (high from seasoning) to around 20%. I left these in, but ended up buying a sponge and I've been keeping it wet with distilled water and just left it in the bottom, that seems to work!

Got the sticks but my humidor only stays at 60 not 70 like is stated but they kind of work.

I guess we have to replace it every year, after a year using, it starts leak badly

These don't have the open surface area needed for a box style humidor. I had 3 in a box with only about 20 cigars and it only maintained 60%. I emptied their contents into an old tray style humidor and it made a huge difference. I will say these work very well for travel humidors though. But for the money, boveda packs are a far better option for everyday use.

I received the humidifier tubes promptly and correctly. My issue with this is there is no information at all on what to do with them or how to use them or how long they work or anything? It's not like they are an expensive purchase, but I'd like to use them to the best advantage. Also, it's unlikely that I would reorder, not knowing anything about the product. We'll see!

The tubes are ok. Just ok. They arrive already full and puffed with crystals, but I put them into my new humidor and....nothing. My hygrometer needle dropped all the way by the next day. I thought maybe there wasn't enough distilled water in the tubes. Checked. No, they were fine. So I added 2 Boveda packets (see my review) and then everything was ok. I don't know, maybe it was just me, but the tubes were just 'ok'.

After receiving product, I used the salt method to calibrate the hydrometer. It was within 1% of reaching the 75% target... I hit 74%. Not bad right out of the box. However, I was unable to make an adjustment. The adjustment knob did NOTHING. I tried both directions... no change. So, I just decided I would use it and know that it's slightly off... but it would still give me a good idea if I was in the ideal range of RH. A few weeks later, I decided to do the salt test again. Still holding at 74%... but still not able to make the adjustment. It's fine... I'll use as is... just wish it would adjust!

Temperature reading was spot on. As for the humidity reading...Bought this to keep in my guitar case.I did the salt calibration method that everyone else on here is talking about. Seemed to work fine as it was at least within a one or two percentage points of 75%. However I was unable to adjust the hygrometer as turning the knob did not appear to affect the reading in any sort of consistent fashion, certainly not as described in the directions. Whatever. The reading was close enough. Unfortunately, when I removed the hygrometer from the bag and left it sit at room temperature for a while (I live in a dry climate) it was off by more than 10% (compared by my other hygrometer and weather station) meaning even if the adjustment knob did work it would still be useless.My conclusion: It seems to be more accurate the more humidity there is. So, maybe it's fine for a humidor but it's no good for a guitar case.

I did the whole salt water thing and bought 70% humidity tubes but this thing is very difficult to calibrate and even after it is calibrated it will misread up to 4% after being calibrated, very weird. I read the manual, watched videos so I know its not my incompetence, perhaps I got a bad unit? Since a 4% difference isn't a deal breaker I did not find the hassle worth it to return/replace. Just be forewarned that your unit might also have a similar issue.

Bought this in 2010, stopping working properly after 2 years - Battery died, display failed, then I replaced the battery, display came back but hydo reading is off & inconsistent. Replaced with Caliber III Digital Hygrometer & Thermometer a year ago and much happier with that.I got a 2nd humidor recently and found the old Hydroset still "works" - i.e. the diplay and temperature, but it won't hold a steady or accurate humidity reading.I have it sealed in a zip lock with the Caliber III and a Boveda Medium 8 Gram Humidipak 69% right now. The Caliber is reading 69% after a few minutes and holds steady, the Hydroset is not as steady so I just don't trust it 100%.Still much, better than the analog that came with the humidor, but I will be purchasing another Caliber III and retiring the Hydroset shortly.

It's hard to find a good, inexpensive hygrometer. I purchase two of these about 8 months ago. One is still going strong, and seems to be pretty accurate (to within 2%). The display on the other unit went dead right after installing new batteries. This appears to be a flaw in the battery door design (hint to the manufacturer - just make it slightly thicker on the inside wall so it pushes the battery into the holder properly!). A quick fix for this is to tear off a small piece of paper (or use a fortune from a fortune cookie) and fold it over once. Insert this behind the batter and close the battery door and the display should come back on! The manufacturer could use a small circle of adhesive backed plastic shim to fix all existing units.I had great difficulty calibrating these (tried both the calibration pouch that they sell and the salt + water technique). The problem comes down to the adjustment knob, which is just a baffling design that gives very little feedback to the user on what kind of adjustment they are actually doing. If the manufacturer would make a clear instruction video on adjusting this hygrometer that would go a long way in helping. If they could put a slot in the knob to allow a flat head screwdriver to be used for adjusting the knob position that would also make adjustment easier.Bottom Line: All in all this is a decent but flawed hygrometer. I think for the money I can live with the problems, but there must be a better model out there somewhere!

I have two hygroset II's, 1 hydroset I, and 1 oasis hygrometer, and 1 plain old wall humidity/temperature $9.99 special all bought within the last 45 days. I followed the directions with the planet wave one step calibration kit. All the hygroset's after 36 hours in the bag showed 83% and 81%. I turned the adjustable knob till it would not turn again and still did not get it down to 75%. I tried more than once to redo the process. The Oasis hygrometer does not have a adjustable knob but Martin Guitars recommended it, so I bought it.I decided to buy a dehumidifier as florida weather in the rainy season is high. Today 9/1/13 - I ran the dehumidifer for awhile and the results are as follows: Hydroset I meter shows 51% on my table top, the oasis meter shows 47% on the bookcase, the two hydrosets in the two electric guitar cases - one shows 54% and the other 55% and the low priced temperature and humidifer which hangs on the wall shows 55%. The case may be keeping the enclosed air slightly higher in humidity? Guitars need humidity that is within the 45 to 55% humidity range. I have a new acoustic that I will use the planet wave humidity pack control and I will put in the oasis meter in that case this week. Everything I read about protecting Guitars and humidity was kept them in the case when your not playing them. Do not hang your guitars on the wall or leave them out too long.My Dehumidifer has a humidity thermostat but it appears not to be working as it is registering 36% humidit today. I just bought it about 3 weeks ago and it was draining tons of water out of my "guitar room" but now it appears to be off in registering the correct humidity. I basically lower the thermostat on the dehumidifier until it starts to take out water and then use all the other theromstat's as a guideline for when to shut it off the dehumidifier.

Was not happy as it came broken. Beautiful piece though.

Looks nice. But not built very well. There is absolutely no seal around the door. I would not recommend this humidor. You will be spending more money on buying other products just to seal this up so that is can hold the right humidity. Do yourself a favor and find a website that specializes in cigars and humidors and buy from them.

Good looking glass box, but not a good humidor. Seasoned the box and it dried pretty quick. The humidifier they sent stick using magnets, if you place one on the roof the magnet will not hold a recently wet humidifier. This is a glass case so you will be filling the humidifier a lot, it will drop below 65% without using some sort of crystals. It fluctuates a lot, yea I can add weather stripping to control the fluctuation but I've come to the realization that this is just a display case.The hydrometer came broken, it doesn't move for display purposes set it for 70%. Get yourself a good after market hydrometer better yet get yourself good humidor.

It looks very nice, but I can't seem to get any more then 66% humidity.I purchased a small rubber seal and wrapped the entire door opening.I swab/mop it every day since I received it-2 months ago. The wood is damp. I have purchased a Xikar humidification block and have it mounted on the top with the two that came with it.I'm about to give up. Very frustrating.

Sadly I had to modify the unit I got so it would seal properly. It was purchased as a gift, so I had no time to return it. By the pictures I could see that the factory had the same approach I had when fixing the existing problems. A couple of dollars later the seal was fix and all is well, but it does not work right out of the box.

I purchased this humidor as a replacement for my old box humidor. the humidor is beautiful and looks great anywhere but It did not have a proper seal. When I contacted the seller they told me that I was wrong and it did have a good seal....... I took it to a local cigar shop and they confirmed that on the side where the hinges are you can see inside the humidor....... the seller told me to go to home depot and buy some weather seal and fix it myself.... all I can say is to check your humidor for a good seal.total loss was 20 bucks to get it fixed and 3 cigars that were too dry to fix

One of these came damaged in shipping and leaks, but that doesn't really matter because they don't really help hold humidity.

Either we are doing something wrong, or they just don't work. It does not hold the humidity like the description says.

I may have gotten duds - I had 2 of them in a seasoned humidor without any cigars and the humidity plummeted. I put in a smaller boveda pack and it went right back up. For what it's worth I think the openings need to be bigger.

I can't seem to be able to tell if these make a difference. They seem to just be taking up space in my humidor. I took them out for a two week period and noticed no difference on my humidity vs a shot glass of water.

Put 2 of these in with a dozen cigars in a Quality Importers Desktop HUM-25EL. After multiple cups of distilled water sitting in the humidor and staying at 70% with the water I thought it would be good. With just these tubes alone, the humidity will not stay above 60 percent at 75-80 degrees even without opening the humidor. (I monitor through the glass and have an electric and built in humidity meter.) After a few months, the tubes still don't need water added. I wish they would at least dry out and keep the humidity up.

Put the two in my 50 cigar humidor (less than half full), Humidity dropped to 50%. Was using the Boveda 70% packs without issue. Re-seasoned humidor at 84% for a few weeks. Put these back in, and still back to 50%. Added several shot glasses of water with these and humidty went up to 80%. Was able to maintain 70% only with a couple shot glasses full of water in addition to these. I don't know if for some reason I need more of them, they are defective, or just junk. Never had an issue with the Boveda packs just got tired of having to buy 2 new packs every 3 months. My suggestion is to try something else or buy 2-4 of these for every 25 cigars your humidor can hold.Update- the included instructions said 2 per 50 cigars but I'm noticing the wording on the site now seems to reflect 2 per 25, though not directly.

The only reason this isn't getting 0 stars is because I have one of these arriving as a replacement and who knows... maybe it will work.Out of box, these didn't work. Calibration knob did nothing: didn't change read-out at all. There was also a 5 point difference on their read-outs. A bad sign.So why am I only returning one? I ordered two at the same time: Amazon's return sheet only lists one to pack and return (and I am guessing that I'll only be receiving one), so I'll simply have to make a mental note on the one I'm keeping.

Inaccurate and difficult to calibrate. I placed the hygrometer in a Boveda sealed pack for 24 hours. Off from the stated calibration level by 10 degrees. I set it inside my humidor which has an existing analog that I wanted to ensure was calibrated. I could not calibrate the analog as it's integrated in the lid of the humidor. Still 10 degrees off. I tried calibrating. Difficult to say the least. I've sealed it back up in the Boveda and it's now 5 degrees off. Going to give it another 24 hours in the Boveda pack and see. Will try to calibrate again.Not near what I expected.

The calibration feature is a pain in the @$$. There are numerous ones out there that you do not need to calibrate however this one you do. I was lazy and said Hey that looks like the one I have in my box, I will order another one. Guess what, its not the one I had and I received what I ordered. The directions tell you to put it in the plastic bag it was sent it. Really the bag its sent in is glued. So when you open the bag it tears real bad. Guess what you can use that bag. I took it to my local cigar shop and they calibrated it for me. They adjusted it so it would say what their high end ones reads. Then after 24 hours adjust it again to mirror theirs. But wait another 24 hours and it still doesnt stay on target. Otherwords this unit reads what ever it wants to. If you have a low dollar collection of cigars (.99) then this is for you. However I would even then tell you to avoid this one like the plague.

Didn't work when I got it, so it either came with a dead battery or it's not functional. Therefore, I really can't comment on its quality. In two weeks, I haven't had the chance to stop at Walgreens just for a replacement battery, so I still don't know if it actually works. Shipping a product with dead battery is enough for me to be unhappy with the product.

I purchased two of these units over a year ago and both continue to work fine and are accurate. About 3 months ago, I purchased two more and have had issues with calibration and staying powered on. After looking at the units more closely, I noticed that the two I received three months ago appear to be knockoffs or at least are measurably different from the 1 year old ones; they do not have "www.hygroset.com" on the battery compartment door (as the old ones do) and the battery is a different size (357a for the original, CR2032 for the new crappy ones). Looking at the front there is no way to tell but I'm interested in hearing if others have had the same issues with the "newer" version. See picture in user uploaded pictures above.

I received the unit with a calibration kit so I calibrated it right out of the box. Getting an accurate reading was the reason I bought this tool. The screen was easy to read and I actually didn't have to calibrate anything. After over 24 Hours in the calibration bag the hydrometer was reading within 0.5% of the appropriate humidity level. Sweet, couldn't be happier. Everything just works and I got it at a fair price.About 3 - 4 weeks after I started using the hydrometer, the screen goes bad. I don't remember if this thing had a back light but one day when I was checking on my terrarium, I found myself struggling to make a reading. I ended up needing to actually detach the hydrometer and bring it out to look at. Over a course of a day or so, the contrast on the screen became progressively worse - making it practically impossible to make a reading from less than 2 feet away while looking through one side of a clear plastic terrarium.I paid about $20 for the hydrometer and the calibration kit and felt like I got a good deal. Now that the screen is this bad I really feel like I've been conned. The only reason this isn't getting 1 star is because the screen still does actually work to some degree (pulling it out of my container and angling it in a favorable way with the light) and outputs(what I think are) accurate readings.Can't have cheap and quality at the same time, it seems. I'll be making sure that I buy from an American company the next time I look for another hydrometer.[edit]Thanks to Bass Guru for reminding me to update my review. I forgot to mention that I confirmed that the issue was not battery related. That was the first thing I checked. I replaced the battery with a brand new one and it changed nothing. Still a very dark reading on the screen. I checked both the old and new battery on my multimeter and both had correct voltage readings. I can only conclude that it is indeed the hydrometer hardware.

I received my humidor and several pieces were broken, also there is a key lock but not key was provided. I do not recommend this product.

The product arrived in perfect condition very well packaged. It also looks great. And for that, I give one star. The deduction of the other four stars is due to the fact that after a couple of months it started losing humidity. I reseasoned the interior and it still continued to lose humidity. I recently contacted the company and asked if I could send it back and exchange it due to the defect. I also mentioned how the hygrometer, which had never worked from day one, also was defective. Their response was that they only back up the product for 30 days and they offered to send a replacement seal. So with that in mind purchase with caution. I will now need to buy another humidor from a more reputable company that stands behind their products.

Stinks. It won't hold the humidity in. Can't get the humidity level above 60

Made Cheap. Do not buy. You can see in through the sides, removable trays break really easy. Will not hold the humidity. Horrible product.

Had to seal it when I got it. Still doesn't hold humidity properly.

Won't hold the correct humidity at all!! I used two calibrated hygrometers, tried sealing etc. but giving up, gonna get a different one.

WORTHLESS !! WASTE of time and money. Product arrives in a slimy plastic wrap with no instructions. I went online and carefully followed what instructions were available, Almost impossible to fill the tube with any distilled water and when I was able to add ANY distilled water, humidity level in my humidor decreased to 67% in a matter of a few days. I added a second Drymistat and it did absolutely nothing. I now have to make a trip to my quality cigar store 30 minutes away for a quality humidifying device. To make matters ever WORSE, Amazon tells me this product does NOT qualify for a return. What a piece of ****.

My tubes arrived covered in a gooey ooze inside a sandwich bag. Not sure if they were broken or that is the way they are supposed to be? First time so not sure how to use these. No instructions were provided, but from what I read you were supposed to add water and place them in a humidifier. I cleaned them off in water but they still seem to be leaking something similar to the consistency of petroleum jelly.

The shipping was great, but unfortunately the packaging was not up to par. The humidor arrived crushed about a fourth of the way down. It was crushed so badly that tye tubes were cracked and the water would constantly leak out underneath the refill line. Both tubes were broken in the same spot, so they are both unusable due to the liquid leaking onto the cigars. I would not recommend this humidor because it is also non-returnable.

This thing just can't keep the humidity level even with two sticks in a small size humidor (up to 25~50 cigars) with only 5 cigars in it. removed the seal cap per instruction online, and put the vented cap back on and the crystals are at the right levels, but still humidity plummeted to low 60%. after giving it the benefits of the doubt for two days, i switched back to the old generic puck. if this worked for you great. but it just didn't work for me.gonna try something else.

Useless! I have a size 50 cigar humidor I used both tubes in humidor with 15 cigars and never brought humidor above 60%. Whats the point?

These really don't do much at all. Not sure why all the good reviews. Im using them as extra humidification since the winter weather in Massachusetts is draining the humidity out of my humidor. I have a small humidor, about 300 cubic inches. At first I added one to it while keeping the other humidifier I already have in. No help. I then added a second one and still not much help. The two combined only raised the RH about 1 or 2%. Going to just order a different product somewhere else.

I have 2 of these I bought within a short timespan. One arrived and wouldn't switch from Celsius to Fahrenheit so they sent a replacement. So then i had 3, figured I'd just use the one for hygro readings. Within a year or two one wouldn't work without a spacer between the battery cover and battery. None of the three will adjust and read 10-15 points low on the hygrometer after doing the salt test.

Doesn't work. The Humidity Adjustment knob doesn't move the humidity scale. I had this in my humidor and I thought it was accurate, but, it wasn't even close. Got an analog version and dialed it in with the salt test. Waste of money really.

These do not work. I have several humidity meters and hygrometers and the 2 of these that I bought does not match any of my other meters. I even tried doing the adjustment button for 3 days and that button is useless. There is actually a few times I would turn it one direction and the numbers would go up or down in the opposite direction. I've taken a picture after 24 hours in a container with 2 trust calibrated accurate meters and the 2 of these I bought, and after 24 hours both hygrometers are terribly wrong. One is almost 10points above the humidity and the other is almost 10 points below the humidity, and both knobs all the way right or left where they can't be adjusted lower or higher where it needs to be. Also one of the hygrometers wouldn't turn on when I pulled that battery tab out, I had to put a folded up piece of paper against the battery to get this to even turn on. I am returning these. And getting another Caliber IV Digital Hygromter by Western Humidor, which has been completely accurate without any issues or need for adjustments. Tried to buy something that was cheaper, bad mistake. You get what you pay for.

This hygrometer is simply garbage. After waiting 2 days (thankfully due to Prime membership) for the order to arrive. I wasted 2 days calibrating this piece of junk, only to find that the adjustment knob was ineffective. It did not matter which direction you moved it, the device would not adjust readings as stated. It's inaccuracy as verified in part by the Boveda calibration kit showed it to be off with regard to both readings. The temperature was not within 1 degree; it was off 4 degrees. The RH was off 4%, not within the 0.3% suggested by the operating instructions.All in all it has been a waste of time. I now need another hygrometer to replace this and ensure my cigars are being properly humidified in the the humidor.

This is a piece of you know what. Initially it seemed like it was working. I purchased it for my humidor, which is sealed pretty good for a humidor. Not too tight or too loose. Within days it started varying a lot (80%/50%, stuck on 0% for a week or so, then stuck on 99% ever since). Sparing you the details, there is no way it is 99%. I live in the desert and it is not that humid here. I took an analog hygrometer out of my gun safe and put it in my humidor and it indicated 68%, which sounds about right. This item still says 99% to this day, every day for the last month or so. Unfortunately, I work a lot and did not get around to returning the item within the 30 days (it has been about 70 days), so I cannot return it. Do not waste your money. If this one was this erratic, I can imagine that even units that seems to be working may be way off. You have been warned, GARBAGE. (And yes, I have tried to recalibrate it with a recalibration kit. No luck.)

Yes, it's small, cheap, and adjustable. However, while it was calibrated when I first got it, it required recalibration within 2 months. After that, I noticed it seemed off again about a month later and re-calibrated it a second time. This time the adjustment is maxed out and it still only reads 70% in a wet-salt calibrator after 48 hours at 70 degrees F. I'd pay double for one that lasts, but one that doesn't is worth nothing. I'm still looking for a good one.For those reading this, I should note that I have taken to providing reviews on products after several months of use, rather than right away as I did years ago. In the first month of use I would have given it 5 stars. Now, 1 star is too much. I wonder how many of those folks who gave it 5 stars would like to change them. Who knows? Maybe I just got a bad one. And, after all, what do you expect for $17? I thought it was worth the chance, and maybe I would get a good one. Well, maybe not so much.