Im getting into the tobaccos but i dont what is a good amount to have. And how do you keep/store it?
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Mason jars! No limit on time of storage!
"May my last breath be drawn through a pipe, and exhaled in a jest." - Charles Lamb
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I'm getting into the tobaccos but I don't what is a good amount to have.
How much? You can never have enough.
You're relatively new here Pops -- I've been here only since August myself, but there's been many posts here about how pipe tobacco prices will go through the roof here in the USA, as it has in many other countries, and this will happen sooner or later.
Since pipe tobacco, when properly stored/cellared, will keep for a very long time, the constant and clear advice is -- stock up and don't stop. Even if you buy one tin to smoke and one for the cellar, it's a start. I have about 12 pounds or so right now in my cellar, and my cellar stash is small compared to many.
how do you keep/store it?
My cellar is sealed tins and 8 ounce Ball-type, screw-top canning jars. I use that size because the aging stops every time you open the jar -- so I can open a jar and put a blend in my rotation (about the size of a 100g tin) while leaving the others to age.
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oldpops41,RUN...RUN FAST MY FRIEND,ITS MADDDDDNESSSS THIS TOBACCO HOARDING!!
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+1 for mason jars
The most important things in life are good friends and a good bullpen...not necessarily in that orderPosted 4 months ago # -
I don't really have much of a cellar. I do use Ball or Mason jars for things I'm not going to get to right away. I keep my OTCs in the original tubs and have a few back up tubs waiting. I've picked up those old brown ceramic cheese containers at Salvation Army and yard sales too.
They have a tight seal and are cool looking on the hutch (the jars are in the hutch). The dollar stores sell some nice sealable decorative jars too.
Great for tobacco you are working on and want to display.
For whereas men of an older school, like myself, smoke for the pleasure of smoking...
A.A. MilnePosted 4 months ago # -
Mason for long term, bail top glass jars for everyday smokes.
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I picked up some latching swing-top jars at IKEA a couple of weeks ago. The small ones hold 4 ounces just about perfectly, and they've got larger sizes that would probably do 8-12 oz no problem. Not as inexpensive as Mason jars, though.
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I buy quantity of blends I like and put them in canning jars from Walmart. The stuff I smoke everyday is in bags in a pipe tobacco dedicated humidor. I dry out a bowls worth overnight or for a few hours before smoking.
Mike
Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. -Winston ChurchillPosted 4 months ago # -
Latch key (also called "bail") jars with silicone seals are great. Those with rubber seals, not so much as the rubber dries out after a while -- not good if used for long term aging/storage -- sure, they sell replacement rubber rings, but I just wouldn't want that "oh sh!t moment" when I discover the rubber ring all cracked to hell as I finally get around to opening that well-aged and much anticipated jar of tobacco. I also prefer glass over plastic or even over stoneware -- especially now with most of those latch-key/bail jars being made in China -- they've been known to use a lot of freaky chemicals and shortcuts.
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Mason jars are cheap and reliable. I first tried those like in your photo but one did not seal well and the plastic seal on two split after several months. I also found them harder to fill the pipe.
All things I undertake must contain integrity, compassion, elegance and grace.Posted 4 months ago # -
Mason jars are cheap and reliable. I first tried those like in your photo but one did not seal well and the plastic seal on two split after several months. I also found them harder to fill the pipe.
While I've yet to have one loose it's seal yet, I agree with you, re: the mason jars. That said, I like the apothecary look they give my pipe hutch, so I keep smaller amounts of my regular tobaccos in these, using the masons for longer term storage inside the hutch.
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Mason Jars here across the board... even for short term storage. But I dont have mine on display, mine are tucked away under a nightstand where its easily accessible and it stays cool and dark.
Also I agree with rothnh... you can never have too much tobacco.
I carry a gun... because a cop is too heavy!Posted 4 months ago # -
all qt size wide mouth mason jars for anything going to the basement. tobacco in rotation usually the tin or whatever it came in or transferred to a zip-lock for travel.
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I Enjoy Peterson PipesPosted 4 months ago # -
oldpops:
The only thing I'll add to the conversation is that it's best to keep your tobacco -- whatever kind of storage you use -- in a relatively cool and dark place. Heat (and, by extension, sunlight) will increase the rate at which your tobacco ages. Not so much of an issue if you're going to be smoking all of these open blends in a month or so. But for long-term storage (months and years), cool and dark is best.
Bob
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Here is a pic of how I store my bulks,the clear plastic jars are bail top with silicone gaskets. I do not use rubber gaskets because I have had them go bad after a decade. The large jars like I have hold 2 pounds of bulk. The plastic containers on the bottom shelf are where I keep my open tins, they have a great seal and will keep them fresh for a couple of months or more.
I buy all my stuff at Walmart. I have many of those bail top jars on the top shelf of my closet where it is cool and dark. The ones in the pic are in my built in wall unit in my living room because I am running out of room in my closet. Walmart just began selling an even larger jar where I can store 5 pounds in each of them.
HarrisPosted 4 months ago # -
Divide your bulk purchases into small Mason jars. Smoke from one and let the other jars remain sealed and perhaps, age.
I have several Official PipesMagazine.com Twin Canister Sets still available if you're interested.
I find myself sitting idly on the line dividing past and future,
as if I could kill time without injuring eternity. -- Thoreau
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hows the seal on that aro canister??
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It doesn't need a seal -- from my limited experience with OTC aro's.
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Just got 3 lbs of PS Luxury Bullseye Flake into 10 8oz wide mouth Ball mason jars. Into a box and stowed away someplace where I can hopefully forget about them.
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Just got 3 lbs of PS Luxury Bullseye Flake into 10 8oz wide mouth Ball mason jars. Into a box and stowed away someplace where I can hopefully forget about them.
That's great! LBF takes at least 2-3 years of aging (more is even better) to come into its own.
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Most always I leave tinned pipe tobaccos in their original tin. Bulk tobaccos I store in wide-mouth half-pint mason jars. I pack and press bulk tobaccos into the labeled jars & can usually get 4 oz. in a single half-pint jar. I don't do any special preparation with the jars, other than making sure they are clean and dry. I store the jars & tins in the basement in a cool, dark room. Have kept them that way for years, and they age beautifully.
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I use glass jars for bulk, and for small amounts I keep it in the original pouch/tin/bag.
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I use glass jars with a silicon gasket. Pretty affordable from Walmart. When I venture into more tobaccy I will have to build a space for some aging in my basement.
“I believe that pipe smoking contributes to a somewhat calm and objective judgement in all human affairs.”
-Albert Einstein, 1950Posted 4 months ago # -
mason jars for all of my tobacco.
Just unpack and store all your tobacco in them.Posted 4 months ago # -
Bulk tobaccos I store in wide-mouth half-pint mason jars. I pack and press bulk tobaccos into the labeled jars & can usually get 4 oz. in a single half-pint jar. I don't do any special preparation with the jars, other than making sure they are clean and dry. I store the jars & tins in the basement in a cool, dark room. Have kept them that way for years, and they age beautifully.
I use the regular Ball/Mason screw-top 8 ounce jars instead of the wide mouth ones (old habits die hard) but yes, the wide-mouth jars are easier to dip into, and they stack better; although a bit more $$ than the "standard" jars I use.
It might be the jars' shape, but I can't get more than 3 ounces of tobacco in my jars, sometimes a bit less, depending on the blend and cut.
I do think it's important to mention that, when aging jarred tobacco, a bit of "air space" -- a 1/4 inch or so -- should be left at the top of the filled jar. A bit of air is important for the aging process.
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