Long Term Storage in the Original Bag?
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jar it just in case, is what I would do. Even if the bag works perfectly it could still rip without being obvious.
Those things won't keep tobacco moist for long term. They will dry out. Best to jar them.
Over five years ago I bought two bags like this of HH Vintage Syrian from Smoking Pipes. I asked customer service whether the tobacco could be stored in the bag long term. For what it's worth, they said yes. Because I have quite a bit in a jar, I haven't opened the bag so I can't tell you whether it's still fresh.
At most you’ll get about 18 months before the contents become seriously dried.
The problem is we don't have any way of knowing how permeable the bag is until it's too late. 
I had a bag of Vintage Syrian that I had forgotten about and found when I was rearranging my stocks in a closet. It was dry as dust. I did manage to rehydrate it, but it had lost a little bit of punch. Still, quite good. At five years I would expect that it has completely dried out.
You could also put the bags inside of a mylar bag and seal well.
I've recently a couple of bags of most used blends unjarred for a couple of years and they're fine. I found a bag of Elizabethan Match purchased in 2017 that I had forgotten to jar and it was just as pliant as the day it arrived.
Man I'm torn. Reading some contradictory opinions in this thread. I have many of these bags stashed away in a dark closet, I've left them in the bags thinking I'd at least get a couple years out of the stroing.
I've thought about jars, but may go with Mylar to save space. Anyway, I do plan on taking the contents out of the bag for alternative storage.
I've thought about jars, but may go with Mylar to save space. Anyway, I do plan on taking the contents out of the bag for alternative storage.
I had the jars already, so I went ahead and jarred it all up. There were the three I showed in the picture, and another five bags (same bags).
I did notice that one of those eight bags had a small pinhole. I could tell because I gave it a squeeze and could hear the air coming out. The tobacco inside did not seem overly dry. The rest of the bags seemed fine.
I’m still leaving the GH stuff in the bags, but I am giving them all a good squeeze just to make sure there aren’t any holes in those bags.
I did notice that one of those eight bags had a small pinhole. I could tell because I gave it a squeeze and could hear the air coming out. The tobacco inside did not seem overly dry. The rest of the bags seemed fine.
I’m still leaving the GH stuff in the bags, but I am giving them all a good squeeze just to make sure there aren’t any holes in those bags.
Bag it and tag it Mylar or jar it and um far it (on a shelf). Damn nothing for “jar it” i must need more coffee.
The problem is we don't have any way of knowing how permeable the bag is until it's too late.
" and it was just as pliant as the day it arrived." Sorry to hear that. I thought it might have gotten good.
It has always amused me that we worry about jarring, baging or mylaring our tobacco so it doesn't get dry and the first thing we do when we open the jar is to put it out to dry so we can smoke it.
Many bags I've bought over the past couple of years I've left unjarred just for convenience. This is from Fall 2020 and is still soft.
