I know aging tobacco is a relatively new concept. C&D has their Cellar Series which they say isn't necessarily JUST for long term storage, but say these tobaccos improve dramatically over time. On several of GLP blends he suggests letting the blend sit for a few years. No mention of removing it from the tin. There is an article somewhere that either Craig Tarler, or Jeremy Reeves says their tins are designed and packaged with aging in mind.....maybe its a video, I'll look around. They have never suggested 20+ years, but "time in the tin" and such things.Saying it and tinning tobacco in a tin that will last twenty years are two different things. I'm not positive, but I believe the tins they use were designed for food service,think chip dip,at least the two ounce tins. I'm pretty sure they don't have their tins designed for tobacco use. Are they suggesting aging tobacco in their tins or in other containers??? Aging tobacco is relatively new, C&D hasn't always suggested this. 40 years ago I never heard anyone talk about aging pipe tobacco, not that some didn't, it was just never discussed as it is today.
I agree, there's nothing more frustrating in the pipe hobby than finally cracking a tin just to find out it's been compromised
However, what is long term storage? 5,10,15,20,50 years? Don't get me wrong, I'm with you but how long should we hold the company accountable for their seals? I can understand both sides of this. As consumers we want that darn tin to stay sealed until when ever we open it, tomorrow or thirty years from now. As a manufacturer, would they want to go through all the cost and experimentation to develops a tin that will last through Armageddon? All the tins I've encountered in my time have been acceptable. Some failed but for the most part they've been pretty good. Now, if a company has changed standards where the seal life is only several months, that's a problem but if things continue as they have in the past 40 years of my experience all is good.I've only been pipe smoking three years but from what I hear most companies tins will hold a seal. I get its not a 100%. If I can not get a tin that will probably hold a seal, I'll just buy the bulk size and put it in jars. Although, I do like the aesthetic of having a tin.I agree, there's nothing more frustrating in the pipe hobby than finally cracking a tin just to find out it's been compromised
Pretty bold claim.
Fair enough. I stand corrected. I revise my statement to. " I want to have aged tobacco and tins that will most likely hold a seal." I guess YouTube and the forum have my view of the pipe community as a whole skewed. My bad.Pretty bold claim.
I wouldn't even begin to suggest the majority of forum users feel this way—like,obviously everyone wants it to hold a seal for a little while, but for a reasonable amount of time, like a year I think is within reason, but more so that the majority feels it should last longer than a year.
Never mind that users of forums make up only 1-3% of all pipe tobacco users.
Then you admit you've only been smoking for 3 years? Like come on, you're still way too green to be making such bold and sweeping claims. Only been smoking 3 years and already an expert on what the market wants based on one person and 1% of pipe smokers being vocal online.
Don't get discouraged, ruffled feathers and pipe smoking go well together. BTW, I didn't take anything you posted as worthy of feather ruffling
I've had a sg tin made this year. The tins aren't they bad. They don't hinge. They do come sealed.
I thought long-term storage was also a recent phenomenon. I've learned a couple of years back that's it's been going on for quite a while; at least 40 years. I was really surprised to learn that.
