Pouch Storage

hawky454

Lifer

Feb 11, 2016

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10,221

Austin, TX

• Oct 15, 2016

• #1

How do you all store your pouch tobacco? I know a lot of us have been stocking up on certain blends that may be impossible to get in the States in the very near future. My problem is I don't know what to do with everything I have acquired. I already have at least 250 jars, so I don't want to open each pouch to put in a jar, I just don't have room for that. My wife has some food saver bags with the machine that vacuum seals them but I'm not sure if they are Mylar bags or not. Do any of you have experience with these food saver vacuum sealed bags for long term storage? I'm thinking I could just put 4 to 5 pouches in a bag and seal it. Would love to hear from those who have experience with this.

 

ashdigger

Lifer

Jul 30, 2016

11,383

70,079

60

Vegas Baby!!!

• Oct 15, 2016

• #2

I have about 30 pouches I put in those Vacuum Freezer Bags. I only put two pouches per bag, my preference. As to the longevity, about 3 years ago I was gifted some Pelican that was sealed in a vacuum freezer storage bag. I opened it about a month ago and it was very smokable. I don't know the moisture before it was vacuum sealed, but it was perfect when I smoked it. The amount gave me 5 bowls.

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

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109,373

• Oct 15, 2016

• #3

I open them and jar them. Jars not being an option for you, definitely get some mylar bags.

 

voorhees

Lifer

May 30, 2012

3,834

939

Gonadistan

• Oct 15, 2016

• #4

I only have one blend in pouch form. Amphora. I have a few and stack them in a tobacco jar. They hold up fine.

 

hawky454

Lifer

Feb 11, 2016

5,338

10,221

Austin, TX

• Oct 15, 2016

• #5

Okay, thanks for the feedback so far. Do Mylar bags hold up better than the vacuum seal freezer bags? Anyone have a link to some good Mylar bags?

 

Chasing Embers

Captain of the Black Frigate

Nov 12, 2014

43,449

109,373

• Oct 15, 2016

• #6

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C5LO9H6/ref=mp_s_a_1_14?ie=UTF8&qid=1476558735&sr=8-14&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=resealable+mylar+bags

 

hawky454

Lifer

Feb 11, 2016

5,338

10,221

Austin, TX

• Oct 15, 2016

• #7

Thanks, Chasingembers... I just bought a ten pack.

 

pagan

Lifer

May 6, 2016

5,963

28

West Texas

• Oct 15, 2016

• #8

I buy pouches to keep in my lunch box for work smokes, when I buy multiple pouches I keep them sorted by blend in Freezer bags, squeeze out the air and they keep just fine, embers recommendation of the mylar bags is a good one for long term storage too

 

beerandbaccy

Starting to Get Obsessed

Apr 22, 2015

296

194

UK

• Oct 15, 2016

• #9

Once open I put them in a Kilner canning jar. If I run out of room I ziplock bag then individually and store them in a click-lock tupperware container

 

hawky454

Lifer

Feb 11, 2016

5,338

10,221

Austin, TX

• Oct 16, 2016

• #10

I buy pouches to keep in my lunch box for work smokes, when I buy multiple pouches I keep them sorted by blend in Freezer bags

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I like the idea of doing it this way, as I can seal up 3-5 pouches and stack them high in a neat little pile. I'll be experimenting with that tomorrow and I'll play around with the Mylar bags Chasingembers suggested as soon as they arrive. Thanks everyone, this gives me some more ideas to play around with.

 

PaulTheScandinavian

Lifer

Jul 28, 2016

7,633

36,769

Finland-Scandinavia-EU

• Oct 16, 2016

• #11

As for Amphora and Carter Hall brands, they seem keep fresh forever in their unsealed packages,,

 

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jitterbugdude

Part of the Furniture Now

Mar 25, 2014

993

8

• Oct 16, 2016

• #12

I use MylarPro bags. 5mil thick.

If it is not strictly a Virginia then I also use an O2 absorber. After I zipper shut it I use an impulse sealer and heat seal the bag.

https://mylarpro.com/product-category/mylarpro-extreme-bags/

 

darwin

Part of the Furniture Now

Apr 9, 2014

820

5

• Oct 16, 2016

• #13

Big thumbs up for the MylarPro bags. The quart size alone will hold half a dozen pouches. The ziplock closures are vastly superior to those on ordinary bags. I have two Rubbermaid bins full of tobacco in MylarPro bags, some heat sealed and some not. Both bins do not smell of tobacco, at all.