Humidifiers

A tobacco humidifier comprising:

• a humidifier tank having a reservoir chamber and first and second evaporation chambers, the reservoir chamber fluidly connected to the first and second evaporation chambers by first and second fluid passageways, respectively, the reservoir chamber having a fluid refill opening, each of the first and second evaporation chambers defining an evaporation opening;
• a first evaporation media contained within the first evaporation chamber and a second evaporation media contained within the second evaporation chamber;
• a first shutter adjacent the first evaporation chamber and linearly movable relative to the first evaporation opening;
• and
• a second shutter adjacent the second evaporation chamber and linearly movable relative to the second evaporation opening;
• wherein the first and second evaporation openings are variably covered and uncovered by their respective first and second shutters.

A cigar humidifier comprising:

• a fluid reservoir having a fluid refill opening;
• a first evaporation chamber fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir by a first fluid passageway, the first evaporation chamber defining a plurality of continuously open evaporation openings and a plurality of adjustable evaporation openings;
• a second evaporation chamber fluidly connected to the fluid reservoir by a second fluid passageway, the second evaporation chamber defining a plurality of continuously open evaporation openings and a plurality of adjustable evaporation openings;
• a first evaporation media positioned in the first evaporation chamber;
• a second evaporation media positioned in the second evaporation chamber;
• a first shutter defining a plurality of first shutter openings and linearly slidably positioned on the first evaporation chamber with the plurality of first shutter openings adjacent the plurality of adjustable evaporation openings of the first evaporation chamber;
• and
• a second shutter defining a plurality of second shutter openings and linearly slidably positioned on the second evaporation chamber with the plurality of second shutter openings adjacent the plurality of adjustable evaporation openings of the second evaporation chamber.

A method of humidifying tobacco comprising the steps of:

• placing fluid in a refillable fluid reservoir;
• passing a first portion of the fluid from the fluid reservoir to a first evaporation media in a first evaporation chamber;
• passing a second portion of the fluid from the fluid reservoir to a second evaporation media in a second evaporation chamber;
• adjusting the size of a first evaporation opening on the first evaporation chamber by linearly sliding a first shutter on the first evaporation chamber;
• adjusting the size of a second evaporation opening on the second evaporation chamber by linearly sliding a second shutter on the second evaporation chamber;
• permitting the first portion of fluid to evaporate from the first evaporation media through the first evaporation opening;
• and
• permitting the second portion of fluid to evaporate from the second evaporation media through the second evaporation opening.