Unopened Tin Storage

[Akoni808]

Aloha all,

I have a thermo-electric cigar fridge that sits at 66 degrees. I was wondering if I took out all the shelving and humidification, if this would be a good option for storing and aging unopened tins?

 

[AJL67]

Or a cabinet shelf, or cupboard or a drawer or anywhere in general. Mb not in the sun at 105 but i would say most places indoors.

 

[Akoni808]

Or a cabinet shelf, or cupboard or a drawer or anywhere in general. Mb not in the sun at 105 but i would say most places indoors.

My only concern is in the middle of the day in the summer, the closet where I store my tobacco gets to 80 degrees.

 

[kcghost]

You could do that or just keep in a room with no sunlight on the tobacco. And the temp must be below 80 degrees.

 

[Chasing Embers]

My house stays between 80-85 degrees year round. Hasn't affected my tobacco.

 

[AJL67]

My only concern is in the middle of the day in the summer, the closet where I store my tobacco gets to 80 degrees.

Tinned tobacco is a completely different beast than say cigars which should be stirred with a little more care, then again the main reason for watching temp in cigars is so if they weren’t frozen little nasties can hatch and destroy many many sticks, even with cigars humidity to some point is keep it low enough it doesn’t mold and to where it smoked how you like, neons of those are issues with sealed tin tobacco.

 

[Akoni808]

My house stays between 80-85 degrees year round. Hasn't affected my tobacco.

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That gives me ease of mind.

 

[Akoni808]

Tinned tobacco is a completely different beast than say cigars which should be stirred with a little more care, then again the main reason for watching temp in cigars is so if they weren’t frozen little nasties can hatch and destroy many many sticks, even with cigars humidity to some point is keep it low enough it doesn’t mold and to where it smoked how you like, neons of those are issues with sealed tin tobacco.

I’ve exclusively smoked cigars for so long, so it’s good to know that unopened tins are less fussy to store than cigars.

 

[beezer]

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[Chasing Embers]

I’ve exclusively smoked cigars for so long, so it’s good to know that unopened tins are less fussy to store than cigars.

Pipe tobacco in general is less maintenance than cigars.

 

[Akoni808]

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I've got a measly cellar of around 6 pounds, and that trunk would be screaming to fill it up, haha.

 

[Akoni808]

Pipe tobacco in general is less maintenance than cigars.

One perk of pipe smoking I'm grateful for.

 

[beezer]

I've got a measly cellar of around 6 pounds, and that trunk would be screaming to fill it up, haha.

Yep...I remember those days when I purchased my first two and wondered how on earth I was going to ever fill them. Fast forward to today and I've got a dozen in the basement stuffed full.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

Or a cabinet shelf, or cupboard or a drawer or anywhere in general. Mb not in the sun at 105 but i would say most places indoors.

This right here. Nothing fancy.

 

[Honkytonk Man]

My house stays between 80-85 degrees year round. Hasn't affected my tobacco.

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Too warm for me, but yup. No problem for tobaccos.

 

[AJL67]

Too warm for me, but yup. No problem for tobaccos.

No shit, right? I have friends like that and I’ll say let’s sit outside it’s 85 in the shade but at least there is a breeze! My place is 70 and that works for me.

 

[Egg Shen]

No shit, right? I have friends like that and I’ll say let’s sit outside it’s 85 in the shade but at least there is a breeze! My place is 70 and that works for me.

Yeah 80 is crazy, this is unheard of. Maybe he needs a lot of heat to dry out all the flakes, plugs and crumble cakes he has set out for the day.

 

[AJL67]

Yeah 80 is crazy, this is unheard of. Maybe he needs a lot of heat to dry out all the flakes, plugs and crumble cakes he has set out for the day.

Trust me I’m the last guy to judge anyone , i like hotel rooms in the 65 degree range ?

 

[Dr. Van Loafer]

I store my unopened cans (not the hockey puck style) in a cardboard box in a cabinet. This is also where I have mason jars of opened tins, either bulk or the hockey puck style (as these can pop open easily).

 

[justscience]

Humidity is (was) more a problem for me than temperature. Tins rust. If you're uncomfortable, they are too.