Bulk vs Tin

[jship079]

So what are your opinions on the difference between the two. Why is one better than the other? Do you buy bulk to try before you get a tin? Do you just buy one and not the other? Just want to get a feel for both.

 

[thomc80]

I buy both I generally buy bulk if im cellaring a blend. And if im want a on hand smoke i generally buy tins. Can usually get bulks cheaper.

 

[ohin3]

I find no difference but for the fact that bulk usually seems to be a bit more on the dry side and it is usually a bit older than what you buy in a new tin. The only bulks I used to buy were Samuel Gawith and McClelland.

 

[bubbadreier]

I buy mostly bulks because I will buy it in large portions, take out what I want to smoke, and cellar the rest. It is also much cheaper to buy bulk than tins.

 

[ohin3]

I transfer all of my tobacco, weather from tin or bulk, to mason jars as soon as I get it home.

 

[unclearthur]

I prefer bulk as a matter of economics for those blends I can get that way. Some excellent blends (like Peterson Perfect Plug ) are only available in tins so that is when I pay the extra for the tin.

 

[chuckw]

I'll buy a tin of a tobacco I want to try and, if I like it, then get it in bulk if it is available that way.

 

[hilojohnny]

For me it's all a matter of economics.....buy in bulk, if possible, and store in a mason jar.

 

[krgulick]

Like many here, I buy in bulk because of the economics. I have been gettting the tins of late to get a sampling of a number of things I've been wanting to try. It seems about a wash between a tin and a 2 ounce bulk purchase for the blends I have gotten lately.

 

[igloo]

I buy tins if they do not offer bulks , plus tins are cool . Bulk is the way to go once you find a blend you like . The quality is the same either way .Just get a bunch of Mason jars and labels . I would buy the smaller jars for samples and save the big quart jars for the blends you smoke everyday . Some spendy blends get smoked on the forums but I would bet most are treats and not all day smokes .

 

[cortezattic]

Bulk if available. That still amounts to a lot of tins waiting to be popped. I can't recall doing

any side-by-side comparisons for blends offered in both forms. I'm guessing there isn't enough

difference to justify the extra cost of tins. The bulk and any open tins go into Mason jars immediately.

 

[pstlpkr]

There are some great bulks. Lane 1Q for a good all around go to smoke, Peter Stokkebye (wow! I spelled his name right!) Luxury Bulls Eye Flake, just plain great.
However I do have a weakness for some tins like Rattry's Hal O' The Wynd, and Escudo Navy De Luxe.
I buy like most... bulks. Economy.

 

[cortezattic]

@pstlpkr:4noggins sells Rattray's HOtW, Marlin Flake and Old Gowrie in bulk.

 

[unclearthur]

You just HAD to post that didn't you Cortez! LOL!!! I'm off to 4 noggins when I am done here.

 

[cortezattic]

Hey Arthur, Christmas is coming. Be good to yourself. Remember, you could get snowed-in this winter. Prepare.

 

[unclearthur]

LOL!!! If I am lucky I will!

 

[bubbadreier]

I do love the look and feel of the tins, I think I might have enough bulk for the time being. Time to grab some tins!

 

[python]

I buy both. But if a blend is offered in bulk and I like that blend, I will buy it in bulk.
I have smoked several different tobaccos that are offered in tin and bulk in both the bulk offering and the tin offering and there is no difference except, like Ohin3 said, that the bulk may be a little dryer than the tin.
This is another myth that sometimes happens in pipe smoking; that tinned version and bulk version of a blend are different. They are not. They are the same exact blend just packaged differently.