I am hoping the hive mind can offer some tips to help me organize my tobacco cellar (a spare closet) more efficiently. When I started out cellaring I simply grouped my tins by shape and stacked them in bins that way. Simple and easy. I've always kept a spreadsheet and I use thepipetool.com so I have a pretty good handle on the tins I have and even which bins I have stored them in.
But I now have 40+ pounds of tobacco and my space is getting a little more crowded which means it is also getting more difficult to get to exactly what I want and to store new additions. So I think the questions I'm trying to answer are:
1. Should I organize by blend types so I know where to go when I want a VaPer or continue to organize by tin shape because that's easier?
2. Should I separate by tin age regardless of shape or blend to make it easier to smoke my oldest tins when I want to (e.g. but everything from 2014 into one bin)?
3. Am I missing out on the fact that half the fun of a cellar is accidentally discovering a forgotten tin in a random bin?
What say you? What have you done that's worked for you?
But I now have 40+ pounds of tobacco and my space is getting a little more crowded which means it is also getting more difficult to get to exactly what I want and to store new additions. So I think the questions I'm trying to answer are:
1. Should I organize by blend types so I know where to go when I want a VaPer or continue to organize by tin shape because that's easier?
2. Should I separate by tin age regardless of shape or blend to make it easier to smoke my oldest tins when I want to (e.g. but everything from 2014 into one bin)?
3. Am I missing out on the fact that half the fun of a cellar is accidentally discovering a forgotten tin in a random bin?
What say you? What have you done that's worked for you?