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Boveda Humidity Packs EOL Question

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dmpmfd

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Question for all those who have used previously or are using their humidity packs. I've read about affecting taste/flavor based upon personal opinions. How long do they last once opened? Can they be "recharged/refreshed" for extended life or once dried out or they EOL? Do they last longer when stored with flowers? TYIA for all replies.
 
I have used them for several years now. I cant say they changed any flavor profiles. As long as you have well sealed jars/containers the Boveda packs can last, I don't know how long. Mine are going on three years now and still feel fresh. I got concerned about them lasting that long. They are mostly used in cigar humidors which are not air tight like a mason jar thus the short advertised lifespan
 
I've used them for several years also and have never had a problem with them changing taste or smell. And they last a long time as long as they are in an airtight container. I have forgotten to put some away before and after about a week laying loose in a drawer they dried out and got hard. I just threw them away, have never tried to recharge them.
 
Hi, Chipmunk.
I have been thinking about calling Boveda to ask them about rechargability of their paks. You beat me to it. What did Boveda say? Something like putting dry paks in a glass jar with a water source? Thanks.
 
They told me that people have success doing that but they don't recommend it. By doing so the recharged pack may not function at the correct humidity level after the recharge and maybe some health issues like getting mold and bacterial contamination from the water and the whole process. Most of what they want to recommend is based on cigars and humidors, not the Ganja. I figure I am smart enough to avoid mold if I see it and would be able to tell if my buds are properly hydrated by the feel. I just like experimenting with such things even though I might be better off just buying fresh new packs. I don't remember them being expensive
 
Allotrope1000 said:
Hi, Chipmunk.
I have been thinking about calling Boveda to ask them about rechargability of their paks. You beat me to it. What did Boveda say? Something like putting dry paks in a glass jar with a water source? Thanks.
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The jury is out for me on humidity packs. I tend to think they impact the smell of my weed but there isn't any scientific evidence of that, as far as I know. I have been trying them in my long term storage to test how well they hold the RH inside a jar. I shoot for 62 RH during cure and store. There are a few differences in the hygrometer readings from jar to jar, so I'm not totally sure if those small differences even matter. I just toss the boveda packs when they get stiff. Maybe we can save a few bucks if it turns out they can be recharged.
 
Wow Golf. How long did it take before your Boveda packs got hard. I have not had that happen yet and I have some going on close to 3 yrs now and still soft. Just curious
 
Chipmunk said:
Wow Golf. How long did it take before your Boveda packs got hard. I have not had that happen yet and I have some going on close to 3 yrs now and still soft. Just curious
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I have not noticed any glaring timelines as far as how long they last. But of the packs I bought a year or so ago a couple have turned hard. One was in a jar and one was opened from the plastic wrapper sitting in an open storage can sitting on a shelf.
 
I put dates on my packs when they go in the jars but that's just the scientist in me. Maybe your jar didn't seal as well as it should. Only a couple of packs getting hard in over a year or so is not bad
 
Like @golfnrl I’m not convinced they don’t affect the weed. I’m used them extensively for years in all my storage but slowly started to think they were having a negative affect. I don’t have any definitive proof , I’m not even 100% convinced. When I share weed I still sometime send it out with one (you can’t trust people to store their gift properly lol).

For me I came down to one less thing to buy on an ongoing basis. Although in my experience they last a long time. I my mind the longevity comes down to how hard a pack is working. My humidity in my storage totes (and house) is typically around 50-60% so they don’t work too hard, if your storage is really wet or dry it will shorten the life.
I have a bunch sealed in jars that are fine and probably 3 yrs old cause they aren’t working hard in there, just hanging out with their pack buddies
 
I also pass them on to my friends for the same reason you mentioned and I don't want them to make an order for some packs for just a jar of my ganja that I gifted.
 
Well that’s nice of you to do for your friends, haha…

What I meant was I don’t want my friends to insult my beautiful, organic, craft grow, labour of love, to dry out on their coffee table for a week at 35% before they got a chance to enjoy proper weed , 😆
 
Smallgrow said:
Well that’s nice of you to do for your friends, haha…

What I meant was I don’t want my friends to insult my beautiful, organic, craft grow, labour of love, to dry out on their coffee table for a week at 35% before they got a chance to enjoy proper weed , 😆
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Same for me except for the organic part :LOL:
 
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