[W89]

oh right sorry bud LOl so what you just put this inside your box of buds and it will maintain the correct humidity?

[2 Legal Co]

W89
thx for pointing out the possible problem. Sometimes 'brain fade' is an issue for me. lol

After re-reading the description, it seems to be adjustable and is electronically controlled. ??? who knows... it is after all the tobacco industry. lol

[simon]

Originally Posted by Wooderson

has anyone used the C-Vault to cure their flowers? they advertise a "perfect" 62% humidity https://www.thecvault.com/

By a stroke of sheer coincidence, I just watched the C-Vault vid. Two factors at play, as it concerns us: curing and the humidity pack. In terms of curing, the humidity pack doesn't really do anything. The curing process is internal, not external. In terms of rehydration, humidity packs are great.

At the risk of stating the obvious, one can toss a humidity pack into any relatively airtight container and achieve the same result as the C-Vault. This being said, the C-Vault seems very nicely finished and has some appeal.

Simon

[2 Legal Co]

I'd have to agree Simon. My problem is not wanting to use disposable packs.

A friend of mine has purchased a plastic cabinet from Homey Depot that has removable shelving. He installed a fan on a timer to change the air.

What I'm trying to do is extend the dry time. My RH is 25-30%, so things go dry in 2-3 days, on the outside, requiring extreme 'burping' as the stems continue to dry more slowly. Nothing to do with the final 'curing' process.

Perhaps holding the RH up for storage after the cure as well though.

[Jhhnn]

Originally Posted by 2 Legal Co

I'd have to agree Simon. My problem is not wanting to use disposable packs.

A friend of mine has purchased a plastic cabinet from Homey Depot that has removable shelving. He installed a fan on a timer to change the air.

What I'm trying to do is extend the dry time. My RH is 25-30%, so things go dry in 2-3 days, on the outside, requiring extreme 'burping' as the stems continue to dry more slowly. Nothing to do with the final 'curing' process.

Perhaps holding the RH up for storage after the cure as well though.

I have the same sort of low humidity environment. This first time around, I hung the buds in a fine mesh polyester bag in a cool, dry & dark place, pulling them out occasionally onto a tray to rearrange them in the bag, even out the drying. The bag slows down the air exchange to the buds. When they seemed to be getting close to dry, I put 'em into a big wire bale jar with the boveda paks & simon's recommended humidity meter. One of the interesting things about the boveda paks is that the membrane lets water pass in either direction. Buds in the jar that raised the RH to 70% a few days ago now measure 62-63% w/o burping. I'm sure the water absorption capacity is limited, but I rate it as a good thing in the curing process...

The hard part will be keeping the jar closed for at lest a month or so- probably easier when it's not the only jar...

Mesh bags-

https://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...m?pcatid=13961

Inexpensive big-ass 5 liter curing jars-

https://www.containerstore.com/shop?p...ult|0&Ntt=jars

[watts]

how do you put the boveda paks in jars? the c-vault has a slot or something. Does their have to be space between top and bottom of the boveda paks? Also what size boveda for those 5 litre jars?

[Jhhnn]

Originally Posted by watts

how do you put the boveda paks in jars? the c-vault has a slot or something. Does their have to be space between top and bottom of the boveda paks? Also what size boveda for those 5 litre jars?

My jar is only half full, if that. It's my first harvest in 30 years- an autoflower. I just put 2 of the large (3"x5") boveda paks right in with the buds. They're obviously pretty tough- I'd have to work at it to get one to leak. The paks need to be able to breathe in the container to do their job.

Boveda's permeable membrane tech is unusual. If I put in more than enough paks, the humidity will never go above the rated value, and will recover to the rated value faster when the jar is opened & then re-closed. Theoretically, anyway. More paks will probably serve the purpose longer, too, I suspect.

I really can't speak to the results, as this only happened over the last week. So far, so good, apparently. Only one way to find out, right?

[watts]

where is everyone getting the c-vaults from? I see this one place that has mega c vaults for $60. Not sure if its safe to order though.

I would just buy a large glass tupperware container. It's going to be cheaper, you can get it at the supermarket and the performance will be the same provided you use the same humidity packs in it.

[jayjayfrank]

ok, so... taking it a step further...

what kind of salts are they using?

and what kind of ratio would you need for a 100 gallon oil drum?