Review on Precise Humidity Control With Xikar PuroTemp Round Digital Hygrometer, 10-Second Refresh Rate by David Grajales

Anyone who invests money in cigars should also invest in a digital hygrometer. The Xikar Adjustable Digital Cigar Hygrometer costs a few dollars more than the standard analog models but its accuracy can't be beat. Without going into an extremely long, drawn out review I would like to make a couple of points that might save the would be purchaser some anxiety.Like most, when I received the Xikar Hygrometer I wanted to get it calibrated and in my humidor as quickly as possible. Per the instructions I first set up my hygrometer at a perfect 75% relative humidity using the Salt Calibration Method. Unfortunately, as one of the other reviewers mention, once I placed the hygrometer in my humidor the relative humidity reading fell below 60%. After a few more tries my first inclination was to fault the digital hygrometer, chalk up the experience as a bust and return the hygrometer to the seller.Before doing so, I recalibrated the hygrometer one more time using the salt calibration method. This time I threw a couple analog hygrometers in the bag. Once I obtained my 75% reading on the digital hygrometer I also recalibrated the analog models. Once again I placed the digital hygrometer in the humidor (along with the analog) and after a few hours checked my humidor only to find that the relative humidity had plummeted not only on the digital but also on the analog hygrometers.After a conversation with my local tobacconist and some time spent googling I realized that it was probably not the digital hygrometer that was at fault but my humidor. So here's my point. The product instructions, however scant, leave out an important point that I'll emphasize here. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HUMIDOR HAS BEEN PROPERLY SET UP (OR SEASONED) BEFORE USING THE DIGITAL HYGROMETER. THIS MEANS YOU HAVE TAKEN THE PROPER STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE LEVEL OF HUMIDITY IS PROPER AND STABLE AND THAT THE HUMIDOR HAS A GOOD SEAL. A moment spent googling this topic will save you hours (or days) of frustration.Once you've done so you'll find (as I did) that the Xikar Digital Hygrometer is a great addition to your humidor, is accurate, and will help you maintain your investment in an optimal environment.