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Author: ThatPerfectReed
Date: 2014-04-28 06:00
Does anyone know the size in grams of the Rico Reed Vitalizer Packs? Nothing I can find online or on the physical pack or pack package itself reveals this.
I ask because I'm a big fan of them, and use them, as many of you do, in a Zip-Lock bag with my reeds.
And yet I can't help but ask myself, if the packs are made by Boveda, and Boveda sells the packs for less http://www.bovedainc.com/store/general/ why am I buying them from Rico?
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Author: Justin Willsey ★2017
Date: 2014-04-28 07:07
I'm fairly certain that the 8 gram size matches that of the Rico packs. Humidipak is cited on the Rico packs, and Humidipak became Boveda. Buying the Boveda ones is certainly more cost effective!
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Author: gwie
Date: 2014-04-28 08:06
I've been using the Boveda 8 gram size (72%).
Fits perfectly in the Rico Reed Case too.
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Author: rdc
Date: 2014-04-29 00:36
I opened one of the outer envelopes of my last purchase of Rico Reed Vitalizer Humidipak refills, and inside was a Boveda labeled packet. I bought the 58% humidity level, but the inner packet had 59% on it. As far as I know, that level is not offered on the Boveda web site, but for $10.00 for 10 8-gram packets, the 62% they do offer looks like a more than acceptable substitute!
Thanks, Gene for confirming that the 8-gram packet is the size to get.
R. Chest
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Author: Tobin
Date: 2014-04-29 05:56
From the Boveda website:
http://www.bovedainc.com/about-boveda/
Quote:
Re-Branding
Before 2012, Boveda Inc. was officially named Humidipak Inc. The company’s 2-way humidity control products were sold under two different brand names, Humidipak and Boveda, even though the company, product and technology were exactly the same. In an effort to reduce confusion in the marketplace, the company decided to unify their products under the Boveda brand name in 2011. The company ownership and leadership was not affected in any way by the name and branding consolidation.
With a re-branding launch at the 2012 IPCPR convention, the company announced its name change and debuted the logo and packaging changes to retailers and manufacturers. In August 2012, the new packaging started to ship from the company’s manufacturing facilities and the Humidipak name ceased to be produced.
Gnothi Seauton
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Author: Jim22
Date: 2014-04-29 06:08
I have successfully reactivated dried up packs by placing them in a sealed container above the surface of a few ounces of water. After a few days, they plump up again.
Jim C.
CT, USA
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2014-04-30 17:04
For what it's worth, I've been using the Rico packs in an air tight freezer bag for many years both for my clarinet and my bass clarinet reeds. My packs last me well over a year, I think my record is over a year and a half,maybe even longer. My secret is that I never allow the bag to sit opened to the exposed air. I do the same with the reeds, I take my reed case out, close the bag, choose the reed I'm going to use quickly, place them back in the bag and seal it. That way the pack or the reeds are never exposed to the "dry" air for more than a few seconds. My reeds last longer as does the pack. You can take that to the bank.
ESP eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: bill28099
Date: 2014-04-30 18:47
My experience is the same as Ed's but I go to Staples and buy 3" x 5" zip top bags. The Humidipacks in boxes of Rico Reserve 2006 have already lasted 8 years and continue to last another couple of years in the zip bags.
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Author: J. Usher
Date: 2014-05-02 22:59
A LOT drier in my area (So Cal). In spite of treating my reeds as Ed does, I've only been able to get about 2 months out of my packs.
The good thing is that re-hydrating my packs (per Jim's suggestion) is working great. My wife's trying to figure out what in the heck the science project in the corner of my studio is all about. We must come across as really strange to our non-clarinetist spouses sometimes...
Clarinet, Woodwind Methods, Music Ed.
CSUSB
San Bernardino, CA
jusher@csusb.edu
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2014-05-04 18:03
Keep this in mind - there are no "humidipacks" which are usable in the reed boxes. Those are 32% - they will NEVER EVER go dry unless your ambient humidity is lower than 32%.
What works the very best are the large packs which Boveda makes. They are about 3 times larger than the packs which we use for reed cases. Put one in a Tupperware container, and the pack will quickly stabilize the humidity. Larger the black, the quicker the humidity control.
I use the Rico reed case with the 69-72% packs, and the identical large pack in a large Tupperware style container I keep the reed cases in. So it is double packing, and solid quick stabilization.
I have 6 reed cases.
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