oh mellow out
@LesPaulMoreRay your profile say you live in Manila. There would be no need to humidify your guitars but I bet there are many people in the Philippines that humidify their guitars because they read it on the internet and have no idea why tgey are doing it.
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exactly,maybe i need a de-humidifier 
I am in Manila this week. I agree a dehumidifier might be beneficial.
Cheers,
Keith
what ya doin here?
Business trip. Staying for a few days in BGC.
Cheers,
Keith
@LesPaulMoreRay @roger_holland
Guys, sure there is no intent here to ridicule or put down anybody. So without wanting to stiffle any banter, letās also stick to our Community norms.
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@stitch, can you comment on de-humidifying a guitar?
Because, after the wildfires, itās been weeks and weeks of rain here in NS, and my Martinās playability is deteriorating.
Iāll post more details soonā¦maybe de-humidifying should be in itās own threadā¦itās a related but different topic.
@Tbushell Where I live in southern Alberta we donāt get to many days where the humidity is higher than 70% and itās never that high for long periods of time.
There is a product called Humidity Packs that are suppose to work to dehumidify and humidify which ever is needed. Iāve never used them so canāt give you a opinion if they work or not.
the sell them at Long and Macquade and Boveda online
@Mari63 you may want to look into these as well for those dry winter days and when the humidity is high in the summer.
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This is what I have been using, same thing but DāAddario brand, still a 2-way humidification.
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Thanks, Iāll look into that.
I created a new topic describing the issue:
I also use the Daddario Humidity pack during the winter with my Martin in its case. Iāve got a hygrometer in the room where itās out on the stand during the summer to keep an eye on it. I was recommended this Daddario system by my Martin dealer 
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@stitch thanks for all the useful information, Rick, I learned a lot. No more stupid questions (as in the one about outside humidity!). I did that humidity test on my 2 hygrometers. The one I was using in my guitar case came to 75% exactly. The 2nd one I just bought only went to 70%. I am going to return it. If it was going to be consistently 5% low I could account for that, but I decided since the 1st one is accurate I will just use that one. The humidity in our music room ranges between 47ish and 52ish, so now I can leave my guitar out, in the music room, and know that the humidity is fine. I wonāt be surprised if the humidity in that room drops below 40% in the winter, but if so I will leave it in the case just for the season. I will probably also do that salt test periodically, maybe seasonally, to double check my hygrometer.
Thanks again for raising this discussion, itās super nice to have my Martin sitting out on a stand now 
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Happy playing Mari. Happy to help. There is so much misinformation on the internet from meaningful people and most of it is fed by fear. Now you can keep you guitar safe and on hand.
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Iām by no means an expert in this category but I know the humidity level may differ depending where your guitar is in the room. For example if guitar is under a vent or hanging on the wall.
Best to check the humidity level as close to where your guitar is in the room.
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Thank you, good point. I have the hygrometer fairly close to my guitar, but I can probably move it closer. Thanks.
And best not to place your guitars close to vents where warm air can blow on them in the cold months or close to windows where the sun can shine directly on them.
The amount of variation in a room when the humidity is good would be very little. One thing that can really affect humidity in the colder months is cooking/boiling water etc. So if you find your home very low in the winter and want to play your guitar cook up a big pot of spaghetti. It will only raise the humidity for a few hours close to the kitchen but it will raise it.
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A very good point. Fortunately for me, one of my guitars is a Taylor CE. Taylor has available a unit called Taylor Sense that replaces the battery set up with an electronic board that monitors humidity and hard knocks to the instrument. I access the data daily via a phone app and adjust my humidifier/dehumidifier to keep the humidity within a 50-55% range.
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One of my guitar teachers played classical nylon string, and told me how he humidified his guitars during the heating season.
He used to put his guitar on its stand in the bathroom, and run the shower and let the room steam up. For only 15 minutes, IIRC.
I think I tried it once or twice, and it seemed to helpā¦and my guitar showed no ill effects. But looking back at it, it seems like a lot of humidity in a short time, and makes me wonder if itās potentially harmful in the long run.