Storage Jars

[cohiba007]

anyone have experience with these type of jars for storage? Ive got about two dozen blends jarred up with these but am worried about the seal. I live in Florida so not sure if I need airtight. But thought I would ask the experts. I can certainly purchase and rejar in ball jars but won’t if I don’t have to.

 

[Jwebb90]

If you are going long term storage I would stick with ball/mason jars, or Mylar bags.

 

[Capt Morgan]

I think it would depend on how long you plan on keeping it jarred. I am sure those are fine for short term storage.

 

[J.GANDY]

I looked at some similar jars for my daily rotation, small quantities to be smoked. I would go with Ball jars for long term as others have mentioned.

 

[olkofri]

Mason jars.

 

[saltedplug]

If I opened a tin the tobacco went straight into a jelly jar. Bulk went into pints within 24 hours of delivery.

I was a jar man all the way.

Living in a humid climate I wouldn't trust my tobacco to the vagaries of that moisture one bit. People like to say or think, oh, it will be all-right or that tobacco is not expensive. It will be all-right if you take care of it by putting it in a jar or Mylar bag, and $50-$100 a pound was plenty expensive for me.

 

[FurCoat]

I would stick to Ball or Mason. It's all I use for jarring tobacco and canning vegetables. Also my perfered drinking utensil.

 

[The Clay King]

I re-use pipe tobacco packets when I buy the loose Gawith Hoggarth pipe baccy when I go to Lace Wars / Sealed Knot re-enactment events. Will add Devon House News to the Plastic Free Chesterfield website; I'm doing my bit for the planet

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

No way I trust my tobacco to those jars long term. Not the place you want to cut corners on.

 

[didimauw]

If it were me, I would put my Carter Hall in that, because it would dry it out quicker for me. I purposely try to dry my tobacco out these days. Or buy pre dried tobacco's.

 

[brut666]

I think it would depend on how long you plan on keeping it jarred. I am sure those are fine for short term storage.

How long is "short term"?
I wonder, how long can you roughly store tobacco in jars like this?

 

[Capt Morgan]

How long is "short term"?
I wonder, how long can you roughly store tobacco in jars like this?

I have jars that I use for me weekly smokes, I fill them from larger containers. So short term for me is a week.

 

[brut666]

I have jars that I use for me weekly smokes, I fill them from larger containers. So short term for me is a week.

They will last longer than a week thou won't they?
I was thinking of opening a tin, smoking it for a week (one bowl an evening) then putting the remaining in a jar similar to these before starting another tin.
I'm new to piping and there are many many different ones I'd like to try.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

Is it that you don't have access to canning jars, or do you just want to use something fancier?

I was in on a thread a few years ago, and I just couldn't understand why he was asking about using such weird things like taping two ceramic bowls together to store tobacco... Turns out that the dude lived in some remote region of the world with no delivery nor amazon... Sometimes you just have to hollow out a coconut to put your tobacco in and burry the thing in the floor of your hut.

 

[brut666]

No, it's because I made a pipe and tobacco holder and made it to fit squat jars as I didn't realise you needed a mason type jar.. They seem air tight thou, I have held them under water to check for bubbles

 

[Recon Paul]

You can get mason jars in multiple sizes. You should be able to find ones that fit your shelf. Which I think is great by the way.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

No, it's because I made a pipe and tobacco holder and made it to fit squat jars as I didn't realise you needed a mason type jar.. They seem air tight thou, I have held them under water to check for bubbles

Put a hamster in the jar. If it dies, it's air tight.
Those jars have seals on them, and should take as the tobacco uses up the air just like it does in a mason jar. Just go with it. Canning jars are really just made to withstand heavy pressures used in the canning process, and to be used over and over.
On a Mason jar, screwing the ring tighter doesn't clamp the lid on tighter, whereas on those jars it does. I grant my seal of approval, and I even suggest that they may be far superior to those redneck looking canning jars we all use. I would just get new lids when refilling the washed jars, and only open them when you commit to smoking the jar.

Screw the naysayers. They are merely parroting something they've heard over and over on here.

 

[brut666]

You can get mason jars in multiple sizes. You should be able to find ones that fit your shelf. Which I think is great by the way.

Thanks ?

 

[brut666]

Put a hamster in the jar. If it dies, it's air tight.
Those jars have seals on them, and should take as the tobacco uses up the air just like it does in a mason jar. Just go with it. Canning jars are really just made to withstand heavy pressures used in the canning process, and to be used over and over.
On a Mason jar, screwing the ring tighter doesn't clamp the lid on tighter, whereas on those jars it does. I grant my seal of approval, and I even suggest that they may be far superior to those redneck looking canning jars we all use. I would just get new lids when refilling the washed jars, and only open them when you commit to smoking the jar.

Screw the naysayers. They are merely parroting something they've heard over and over on here.

Perfect, thanks for that, your seal of approval is very much appreciated, made me feel better about it it.

 

[BROBS]

Perfect, thanks for that, your seal of approval is very much appreciated, made me feel better about it it.

Just make sure when storing long term you crank the lid down tight. Should be fine. It has the same type seal as a mason it’s just a one piece lid.