Good or Bad to Keep Pipes in a Closed Box ???

[mobeasto123]

Hi guys, I'm pretty new to pipe smoking for now I have 6 MM corn cob pipe, I wanted to build a homemade pipe rack but I have an old 1950 cookie tin that is not really air tight. I wanted to know if I put some foam in it with some place to keep my pipes is it gonna ruin them to be in a closed box or it will be just fine. Do pipe need to breath ?? Are they gonna king of ghost each others form different kind of tobacco I smoke in them ??
All thanks in advance
David

 

[drwatson]

Welcome! I don't see a problem either. They are in closed boxes in stores too.

 

[cigrmaster]

I believe that pipes that have been smoked are better in a rack where they can breath. I think if they are kept in a box, the smell will permeate the wood. I have no scientific proof of this, I just like my pipes to be able to breath. My pipe rack that holds 36 pipes and has glass doors, also has holes in the sides so they can breath. I figure the mfg of this rack put the holes in for a reason, it is also a very expensive rack.

 

[mso489]

I'm sure many pipes have survived in closed containers, but I don't recommend it. Pipes being wood, you want to keep

them at moderate temperature and, more to the point, humidity. I'd drill a few holes in an otherwise suitable

container, to keep some air flow going, and keep the container at a moderate temperature and humidity to the

degree possible. With the slightest consideration, pipes can last your lifetime, and they seem to like about the

same temperatures and humidities that you do, as a rule of thumb. Air flow in your living quarters is good.

 

[teufelhund]

Welcome to the forum!

A closed container would certainly keep the dust off them, but why would a pipe ever get the chance to be dusty? :wink: On a more serious note I prefer my rack because I like to look at them but I have a number of, "drawer" pipes and they seem no worse for wear.

 

[kris]

#not trying to sound like a dick#
It's a piece of wood. But, it's a piece wood hardy enough to withstand you setting a fire inside it.
I don't think it particularly cares where you keep it when the fire is out...

 

[john218]

The amount of moisture left in a pipe varies with the type of tobacco smoked and I am of the school of thought that pipes should be exposed to air, to let them dry out after smoking.

 

[igloo]

Air dry in a cool room,out of direct sunlight . I want a cedar lined pipe room .

 

[judcole]

I think for cobs it'll be ok until you get a rack. You can always just not put the lid on.

 

[chagovatoloco]

#not trying to sound like a dick#
It's a piece of wood. But, it's a piece wood hardy enough to withstand you setting a fire inside it.
I don't think it particularly cares where you keep it when the fire is out...
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