WhiteMamba Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Where do you get your bovida packs? The best I have found is $4-5 on amazon. Anyone else have a better source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Certain popular online vendors will usually have them on Sale with free shipping offers. Just do a search on some of the more popular domestic sites. Usually comes out to be about $3/each. Rarely you'll find them for 50% off, but i've only seen that once or twice. Amazon will be a bit expensive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 The bovedainc.com usually does not have good pricesI will check where I bought my last bulk (few years now) and will let you know. EDIT: the shipping price is not good to my country. Check to yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteMamba Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 The bovedainc.com usually does not have good prices I will check where I bought my last bulk (few years now) and will let you know Thanks I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have also been buying from Amazon, as that was by far the cheapest I could find at £5 ($7.2 USD) per pack. I was a little worried about buying in bulk. My concern is that the packaging of Bovedas seems very thin and flimsy, and it doesn't seem far fetched that the packaging could have a tiny split or break in it somewhere. If this is the case, I don't want my 50 packs sitting on a shelf being used up for nothing! If anyone knows a cheaper source in the UK, please let me know. Martin PS I hope I haven't broken the rules with discussing prices - my understanding of the forum rules was that cigar vendors/prices should not be discussed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topdiesel Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have found some good deals on ebay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteMamba Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have also been buying from Amazon, as that was by far the cheapest I could find at £5 ($7.2 USD) per pack. I was a little worried about buying in bulk. My concern is that the packaging of Bovedas seems very thin and flimsy, and it doesn't seem far fetched that the packaging could have a tiny split or break in it somewhere. If this is the case, I don't want my 50 packs sitting on a shelf being used up for nothing! If anyone knows a cheaper source in the UK, please let me know. Martin PS I hope I haven't broken the rules with discussing prices - my understanding of the forum rules was that cigar vendors/prices should not be discussed. if you're concerned about that just put them in a mason jar or some other air tight container and you should be fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDHarry Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 You can always recharge them on your own when they dry out if your concerned about price. There are some youtube videos on how to do it. I've done it twice and it seems to work well. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRunch61 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 You can always recharge them on your own when they dry out if your concerned about price. There are some youtube videos on how to do it. I've done it twice and it seems to work well. Ditto! Place them in a Ziplock container with a small cup of distilled water and in a couple weeks they're ready to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oliverdst Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 if you're concerned about that just put them in a mason jar or some other air tight container and you should be fine. PM sent You can always recharge them on your own when they dry out if your concerned about price. There are some youtube videos on how to do it. I've done it twice and it seems to work well. if you're concerned about that just put them in a mason jar or some other air tight container and you should be fine. I've done that before and it really works well but it takes a lot of time. The best option is to use this method only if you have other Boveda packs to be used while the others get refilled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks a lot for the recharge tips, I didn't know about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBS Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 You can always recharge them on your own when they dry out if your concerned about price. There are some youtube videos on how to do it. I've done it twice and it seems to work well. There are vendors that ship Bovida's with their sticks. I have a small tupperware tub that I put them in, with a small sponge moistened with distilled water. I use a piece of plastic so that the sponge doesn't directly touch the Bovida packs. If you don't dry them out, this works fantastically and you can actually re-use them several times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkinke Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have gotten good deals on a couple auction sites and the occasional sale elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sactochris Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 One vendors sells the 20 pack of the large ones for $70 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irratebass Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I have just been using bovedainc.com for the humidification bags to store my cc's they always include a 69% in there. I have also bought from http://www.embargoscigars.com/#!humidification/eie7x I know the guy, and his prices aren't bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxismoke Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Never managed to recharge a boveda pack. i put a mugg of water in together with the boveda packs in a air tight tupperware container, 6 weeks later and the boveda packs were still rock hard. What am i doing wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoker Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I think maybe you have to catch them before they dry out completely. Recharging may not work on totally dead Bovedas. I could be wrong - I'm sure someone else knows more about this than I do. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyAccardo Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Drop them right into a bowl of distilled water and they will puff up in no time. After they've filled up, massage them gently so as to massage the chunks in them so that the salt solution is homogeneous again and will hold the listed rh level. Then put them in a ziplock doubled up for a day or too so the outsides completely dry out before you put them back into your humidor. If you can, try to recharge them before they get chunky and, in my experience, they will last indefinitely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDHarry Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I try to recharge them when I start to feel crystals forming inside the pack. I've used the method where I soak a paper towel in distilled water ( an ounce or 2 worth), squeeze the excess water out so its damp, then wrap the Boveda pack inside the paper towel and place it in a ziplock bag. Seems to recharge fairly them quickly. No more than a couple days or less. Got the method from this guys video. *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PNrz6DufHg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteMamba Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks for the info guys. I do recharge the ones I have but need a few more reserves for while others are charging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I've ordered mine directly from Boveda. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spicycorona Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Amazon works for me for the no tax and free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKA27 Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Never managed to recharge a boveda pack. i put a mugg of water in together with the boveda packs in a air tight tupperware container, 6 weeks later and the boveda packs were still rock hard. What am i doing wrong? I don't think youre doing anything wrong as I also have tried many times to recharge these and never succeeded. I don't think you can. And considering the price, I just buy new ones when I need them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLiquidGator Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 I use lightersdirect. Good price and free ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PapaDisco Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 PM sent I've done that before and it really works well but it takes a lot of time. The best option is to use this method only if you have other Boveda packs to be used while the others get refilled. It works best if you start before the pack in question gets crunchy. Once the salts have crystalized inside they seem to take much longer to rehydrate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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