Apart from a fair length of Criollo twist I bought. I normally just buy baccy to smoke when I'm close to running out.
How Much do You Keep on Hand?
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I have enough, so if the Tobaccostapo ever makes it Illegal to buy.............as long as they don't come to my address at two in the morning and smash all my pipes.
Wow some of you have alot stashed away! I order whole leaf so I have around 5-7lb on hand of various leaf(virginias, Kentucky, latakia, perique, orientals) then I'll reorder a few lbs every 6 months or so when I run out virginia and kentucky which get used the most in my blends.
Probably enough, but I’m gonna add more of my favorites, eventually. Right now I’m still in exploration mode. Once I get through my current crop of GL Pease, Rattray, Druquer and Sons, and C&D blends, I’ll have it narrowed down enough to stock up on what I like. I’ll add those blends to the Father Dempsey, Vanilla Roll Cake, and Plum Pudding SR that I’m already stocking up on.
At my age, I don’t even buy green bananas.
I’ve trimmed my cellar quite a bit over the years. I don’t some a ton so it will last me well.
I have around a year’s supply on hand, but am slowly adding surplus with every monthly purchase. I just have to survive the apocalypse and then raid one of your “lifetime” supplies while you’re fighting off the zombies...
Actually, at my age now, it would not be an especially good use of funds to stock up heavily. I've never cellared in my 43-ish years of smoking, buying only enough to last 6 weeks or so at a time.
I have about 20 lbs stored and I plan to keep cellaring. At 71 years old the actuarial tables give me 14 years more. I smoke 4 pipes a day ( smallish bowls) and my budget is somewhat limited. I plan to leave alone the bulk that I cellar and purchase what I need to smoke without hitting my stash. That way when the dung hits the blades, I'll turn to my stash. Who knows, maybe lighting a match will be too much of a challenge one day. If you bastards let us search by state on this forum, I may give it all away to my local pipe smoking friends when I'm a drooling ejit.
I should add that I cellar bulk blends from C&D. Namely Derringer and Bayou Morning. I'm probably going to add either Sutliff RR or PS Cube Cut for my burley blend. The other odds and ends won't be added to. My process has been to narrow down to favorites only.
Probably 3-1/2 years at the current bowl rate. My main concern is that I have to many Latakia laced blends. Was lucky enough to cellar up before the government banned personal imports. Every now and then I buy a tin of something that catches my eye from the local importer but the price is eye watering.
I'm all up for groveling and all, but how much do you want for that last tin?
Currently I have about a year's worth, used to be 2+ years' worth but I'm smoking more nowadays, so not nearly enough. Pity is almost none of the blends available in Greece satisfy me, so if the door closes to the few places that will still send to me then I'm stuffed.
Being 78, I would say that I have enough for life...but as it has been said before.."Honestly, if/when SHTF those lbs of tobacco will probably serve you better than shiny metals or US savings bonds. " All those tins of McClelland and other valuable brands will enable me to trade with others....so, I'd say I'm set for life.
no idea but it's the most tobacco I've ever had excepting this morning when I had one more bowls worth
I’ve got enough for 20years, excluding any homegrown. Long live the backyard burley patch, the gift that keeps on giving
I have enough to last until next Wednesday. Hopefully NOT a lifetime's supply.