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oasis xl or beads

hectortmc

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I'm getting a 300 count humidor measurments are 18 3/4''w 11 1/2''d 10 1/4'' h.
My question is this would you get a 4oz. bead tube or the oasis xl humidifier? Thanks for your help.Also would like someones opinion on the oasis xl :whistling:
 
I have the 300 ct "Treasure Dome" - I have the 65 beads - they are bullet proof - by the way, I don't think my 300 count holds anywhere near 300 cigars.
 
Can you combine the Cigar Oasis and Beads? Do they run off different chemicals?
 
I would go beads, 1/5th the price, they are dummy proof and the only maintenance cost is 99c of distilled water every year. I believe the oasis you have to change a filter or something of that nature.
 
Same here, one of my humis is a 300ct ravello. It will only hold about 175 robustos.

cookie_1978 said:
I have the 300 ct "Treasure Dome" - I have the 65 beads - they are bullet proof - by the way, I don't think my 300 count holds anywhere near 300 cigars.
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I have regular Oasis's in 2 of my humidors & 1 Oasis XL plus an a 500 count ;) Humidor . I have never tried the beads but I'm doing a wine cooler and I will probably go with them to avoid any condensation problems. But I love my CO's :D
 
I think it boils down to this. How dry is it there? If your skin is always dry, cracking, or spliting, then I suggest the Oasis. If the humidity outside average %40-%60 year round I'd go with the beads. Oasis seems to release humidity a lot faster than beads. But then again, it seems to absorb humidity a lot slower than beads.
I go with beads year round in my fridge-dor, and toss in a charged foam puck when it gets dry during the winter months. 1 charged puck has remained fairly charged for over a month now, so I am gonna take it out after this cold snap as it is un-needed.
Emo
 
emodx said:
I think it boils down to this. How dry is it there? If your skin is always dry, cracking, or spliting, then I suggest the Oasis. If the humidity outside average %40-%60 year round I'd go with the beads. Oasis seems to release humidity a lot faster than beads. But then again, it seems to absorb humidity a lot slower than beads.
I go with beads year round in my fridge-dor, and toss in a charged foam puck when it gets dry during the winter months. 1 charged puck has remained fairly charged for over a month now, so I am gonna take it out after this cold snap as it is un-needed.
Emo
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You hit the nail on the head! I'm in Ca.,& not next to the ocean, so humidity is very low year round. I don't know about the skin cracking & spliting. We do have the gnasning of teeth & speak in tongues though :D
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cookie_1978 said:
I have the 300 ct "Treasure Dome" - I have the 65 beads - they are bullet proof - by the way, I don't think my 300 count holds anywhere near 300 cigars.
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I also have a 300 ct "Treasure Dome" humi and the beads work great. I use a 1 ounce tube on the top rack and a 4 ounce tube in the bottom..

I also use beads in my 100 ct desktop and love em'
 
I guess another way of asking this is whether you want active or passive humidity replenishment. Personally, I have a 3 Cigar Oasis units and I love every last one of them. They keep my puros at the proper humidity (though in the beginning I had to watch and tweek an awful lot before I got accustomed to keeping my Oasis units fine tuned to my liking).

They keep my purose in the 65-67% RH categorie and I would never do without them!

Having said that, I have not tried the beads but know that when a situation arises where I would need them, I would certainly not feel like I'm stepping out on a limb of unfamiliar territory; it would seem that almost EVERYONE around here loves them. And that vote of confidence is good enough for me!

Darren :)
 
KayakinBoy said:
Can you combine the Cigar Oasis and Beads? Do they run off different chemicals?
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Can anyone answer this? I was wondering about getting a bigger cooler and getting a cigar oasis and then beads also... I think the beads work, but the cigar oasis would be like a back up, or vice versa... what makes the cigar oasis work? Do you just fill it with distilled water? ???
 
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