There is no product that receives more universal praise from the members of halfwheel than Boveda. It’s not because people from Minnesota are nice, though they do seem nicer, but rather, because the product Boveda makes—which is actually produced in Wisconsin—just works. There’s also probably no product in the cigar market that has the sort of monopoly Boveda has. While it makes a variety of sizes and the applications are different, the company’s main product—a rectangular 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch brown pouch that humidifies cigars—has had no direct competitor, at least up until last year. At the 2015 IPCPR Convention & Trade Show, HF Barcelona—a Spanish accessory company—privately showed off a new humidification product that was roughly the same size as the larger Boveda packs and promised similar results. Eventually, the company released its product, the Gelly, in three different configurations: Gelly30, Gelly60 and a bag with the humidity element built in. The Gelly is a bit larger than a large Boveda measuring 6 3/4 inches wide by 4 inches long. Both companies sell their units in a 60 gram variety, and for whatever it’s worth, both actually weigh between 63-64 grams, though the unopened Boveda has a bit of ...
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