Just enough for next generation or two. They will thank us.
How much do you cellar?
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About 15 pouches, 20 tins and 2 jars only. And I plan to reduce it. I don't smoke that much. And I like OTC blends. So, when the cellar is gone, I will buy a couple of pouches from the strore and when these end I will buy again. That's OK for me.
Each of us has to decide to stash or not to stash. For me, my stash represents a hedge against rising tobacco prices due to inflation, tobacco crop failures, or taxes, etc.. Then there is the possibility of "legislation" that could (god forbid) make tobacco illegal. If any of those things happen I like to know I'm covered. 
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What little pipe tobacco I have fits in a 10x20 plastic tub
That's one blend I haven't tried yet.
What little pipe tobacco I have fits in a 10x20 plastic tub
How deep is your cellar, how deep is your cellar
I really want to know
Because we’re blowing all these smoke rings
Floating right up
And we don’t have very long….
I really want to know
Because we’re blowing all these smoke rings
Floating right up
And we don’t have very long….
I don't 'cellar'. I don't hoard. I don't panic that tobacco will disappear from earth. I do accumulate.
My storage methods are basic, simple, and so far, fortunate. Nothing fancy. Re-used glass peanut butter jars, or freebies of containers from tobacco sales. A picnic cooler, old 14 oz. tubs., or original packaging.
I live in Ocala FL where it is often hot and humid, but have not had issues with spoilage.
I got mold in one batch of bulk blend from C&D that I had allowed to remain in a clumped condition without realizing it and I guess that clump stayed wet enough to develop mold. I caught it and took it out of the tub I'd stored it in and the rest seems to be ok. I was surprised because the blend I'm talking about isn't typically something that you'd suspect would do this. Big 'n Burley.
(I felt like I was performing surgery. I took some of the good stuff along with the bad, just to try to eliminate further development. So far, so good.)
My storage methods are basic, simple, and so far, fortunate. Nothing fancy. Re-used glass peanut butter jars, or freebies of containers from tobacco sales. A picnic cooler, old 14 oz. tubs., or original packaging.
I live in Ocala FL where it is often hot and humid, but have not had issues with spoilage.
I got mold in one batch of bulk blend from C&D that I had allowed to remain in a clumped condition without realizing it and I guess that clump stayed wet enough to develop mold. I caught it and took it out of the tub I'd stored it in and the rest seems to be ok. I was surprised because the blend I'm talking about isn't typically something that you'd suspect would do this. Big 'n Burley.
(I felt like I was performing surgery. I took some of the good stuff along with the bad, just to try to eliminate further development. So far, so good.)
The issue everyone overlooks is that tobacco changes over time and Noone knows if they will still like it.
Even buying a 100 gram tin doesn't mean each bowl full will smoke the same each time. It's life.
But im wondering if tobacco sealed in mylar buried in plastic drums in the yard at the constant 60* level would have condensation issues
Even buying a 100 gram tin doesn't mean each bowl full will smoke the same each time. It's life.
But im wondering if tobacco sealed in mylar buried in plastic drums in the yard at the constant 60* level would have condensation issues
Gotta be honest, this thought has never entered my mind. Why would you bury tobacco
"Worms gotta eat same as buzzards......." Josie Wales.Gotta be honest, this thought has never entered my mind. Why would you bury tobacco
If you read the science, at a certain depth the temp of the ground starts to work in layers that don't vary. As a result if you bury it at right depth you could keep it at constant temp.Gotta be honest, this thought has never entered my mind. Why would you bury tobacco
It's the main draw of underground home construction
My house pretty much does that,and a lot drier than the dirt. What do you think all these guys mean when they say "my tobacco is stored in a climate controlled environment"?
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Well al I t of the YouTube experts call a storage bin of open tins behind the water heater or furnace or next to the dryer is temp control.My house pretty much does that,and a lot drier than the dirt. What do you think all these guys mean when they say "my tobacco is stored in a climate controlled environment"?
Others make that claim on the hall closet.
They make an air conditioner/heater based off that concept that buries in the ground.
Some people did a rock mass system system where they put 5 tons of rock under ground and pull air through to heat up the rock in the day and release the heat at night for home heat I no. Its noticed to be found delightful by snakes in the desert
People used to know what a root cellar was...
