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Re: Preparing reeds for travel

Author: kdk ★2017
Date: 2015-01-24 03:23

WhitePlainsDave wrote:

> I don't know when your leaving, but if soon, rather than wait
> for mail order get to either Weiner, Sam Ash or a cigar shop
> and get some Rico a.k.a. Boveda 72% humidity packs. Put them
> in a zip lock bag with your reeds.

I would add a caveat - storing *all* of your reeds in Ziplocks with humidity packs may be risky if you aren't familiar with how reeds are affected when stored this way.

I am one of very few players on this BB, I guess, who has tried using humidity packs in Ziplocks many times more than once just doesn't like the way the reeds feel after a couple of days. In my experience they get uncomfortably hard in comparison to the way they played before I bagged them, and I've only tried the 56% ones. For me, humidity doesn't seem to be an issue for newer reeds, and older ones revive very reliably if I just wet them longer. They seem, from my point of view, to remain more flexible if allowed to dry between playings.

I am *emphatically not* telling you not to humidify your reeds if you find it useful - only that you shouldn't try it for the first time under the conditions you've described in case your mileage and Dave's (and most others on the BB) turns out to differ. Or, if you don't have the time to try it first, at least hold a few out just in case.

Karl

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