TAD and where you store your tobacco

[nikko]

Today is somewhat my day off, only work three hours tonight, so I visited both the B&M by me, got a tin of FMOT and then while just looking around at the second one, I found some bulk PENZANCE! While I've never tried it, I have yet to hear bad reviews from those who have. So I will be trying that out next week after I have broken the new pipe in with something more familiar, Presbyterian.
Lastly, I was wondering how and where you guys store your tobacco and pipe stuff, I have all of mine on a shelf right now, but it is quickly becoming too full, especially since I have a decent sized order coming in this weekend. I am planning on moving from the bail jars I have now to mason jars, better on space IMO.
Here is what it is now, and don't worry, the homemade humidor has cigars in it, not pipe tobacco

 

[cortezattic]

My stuff, almost all of it in small Mason jars, is spread out over 8 different locations in the basement.

This is mainly to confuse Mrs. Cortez, who would run out and buy a new pair of shoes if she ever saw the

entire stash in one place at the same time. :rofl:

 

[nikko]

well, there is no mrs nikko, or future prospects at this point either, one of the reasons I have been getting into the hobby a lot..
One of the reasons I ask is because right now I am living in a house, but looks like I will be downgrading to an apt pretty soon and need to find a better way to store everything, I am thinking about getting an ammo box or two or something of that nature, plus it will take some of the temptation out of things I am saving for later.

 

[pawpaw]

rather than ammo cans be on the look out for a good colman cooler

 

[judcole]

I have a big old Coleman cooler that I use for stuff that I am aging - that's all tinned. I have a couple of good size plastic boxes that sit on top of that,for short term storage. All of that is unopened tins,or jars that I am not smoking at this time. The rotation sits on a shelf. All of this is in one corner of the basement.

 

[bubbadreier]

Well this is my area of the "hobby/extra room"...

And this is where I store everything that isn't in the current rotation or being aged. By the way it is a closet and the picture need to be updated because there is a lot more now....

 

[sherlock]

Well, I had a man cave before my wife got pregnant, not its the babies room. I am moving to a house but I have lived in an apartment most of the rest of my adult life and my set up looks a lot like your, nikko. The only difference is that I have and entire book shelf devoted to pipes, I don't really have any where else to put it. So my suggestion buy a bookshelf that you are going to devote to tobacco and pipe stuff, load that sucker up with jars and tins and you are good to go. I also saw, on this forum, a cd cabinet converted to a storage place for tobacco that seemed to work pretty well. Eventually you'll have more space and you can build a proper place for you baccy and pipes.

 

[sherlock]

Bubba nice set up! 8O

 

[lordofthepiperings]

I have my jars kept in a bookshelf by my bed that's about three feet tall. I have some loose opened tins uncluttered by putting them in some small plastic storage boxes.
Plan on eventually getting some piece of furniture like a small dresser or something and having my fiance's mom's friend who's a retired art teacher paint it up for me. Probably do it the Peterson green with the Pete logo on the top and have the drawer faces decorated with the tin art from my favourite blends. Maybe have that old Peterson promo of "A Thinking Man Smokes A Peterson" done somewhere on it as well.

 

[whitebriar]

keep mine in a closet stored up pretty high--easy for me and difficult for other hands to get to--

 

[classicgeek]

I've settled on a wicker chest for holding my tobacco. Since I tend to be more of an occasional smoker with a wandering eye for new blends, I immediately transfer anything opened or bulk to 250 ml wide mouth mason jars, which fit nicely. They hold 2oz (or 50g) of tobacco. The chest itself is a bit of a nomad. It's currently in the garage, since I've been spending a lot of time there over the summer, woodworking.
Simon

 

[schmitzbitz]

I repurposed a bread-box and wicker curio-cupboard unit for my active rotation; the curio-cabinet fits the 500ml Mason Jars perfectly, while I can stack the 250ml four high and three deep in the bread-box. All this stands on a microwave-stand/wine-rack, which I use the drawer for storing all my random accoutriments, and repurposed the wine-rack shelving into normal shelving for storing all my refurbishing crap.

My un-opened tins simply go into a box, stashed away in the back of the closet for a rainy day.