....i do dislike the c&d and sutliff type tins......simply horrid...
Why Are Some Tins So Big?
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I dislike Sutliff’s because the walls are made of cardboard but the C&D/McClelland tins are the best to cellar, I feel good having those in my cellar, it’s the perfect environment for the tobacco to have a good chance at improving with age.
I keep a few of the small, square tins for when I need to carry some tobacco.
Capstan, OGS, Mac Baren HH all come in those.
The round tins are probably cheaper, since all kinds of products are sold in them. Face creme, shoeshine, all kinds of waxes, candy even.
The taller 100g round tins with the screw on lid are great for keeping change in.
The Rattray type 100g tins with the plastic lid are also handy for receipts or dice or whatever.
Capstan, OGS, Mac Baren HH all come in those.
The round tins are probably cheaper, since all kinds of products are sold in them. Face creme, shoeshine, all kinds of waxes, candy even.
The taller 100g round tins with the screw on lid are great for keeping change in.
The Rattray type 100g tins with the plastic lid are also handy for receipts or dice or whatever.
I reckon that it's easier to have a uniformity throughout the production line of one tin rather than keep switching between the two. I never understood the sizing of Peterson 3P's. It seems like such a waste of space for the size, however, the tins will make a great cork-knocker ashtray.
I prefer the aesthetic and convenience of a square tin. However, I trust a round tin a bit more when it comes to cellaring.
Oh, and the Sutliff cardboard "tins" are terrible. I wonder if folks who decided to cellar Seattle Pipe Club blends will disappointed down the road when they start pulling their special edition Mississippi River and Plum Pudding out only to find them bone dry.
I always thought it was to subliminally signal that there were getting more tobacco for your money.
That’s how I feel at least with University Flake, I rather keep it in the tin and carry it around until it’s finished. @eugenepark
Granby, Colorado (Elevation 8400) theoretically has an average humidity of 5%, but it seems like everytime I check my weather station it is 0-1%. Open tins dry super fast here.
Gosh almighty. That is drier than dry. Sure hope it doesn't stay at zero for long- wouldn't that kill all living things by desiccation?
Where I live, humidity seldom goes below 50%. This evening it's at 93%
Land of the blood boogers. Everything dries out. Most of the Colorado High Country is a high mountain desert. We can have 5' of snow of the ground and still only average 14" of moisture for the year. For those doing the math, that is pretty fluffy snow! And not much rain!
It’s beautiful country though. I love it up there. Cool in the evenings, no suffocating humidity. There’s something really beautiful about the starkness of the high desert.
Isn't there a European requirement mandating a minimum size for warning?
Was that directed at me @jpmcwjr ?
Australia.
It's not the "few extra hours or days" but rather the fact that I don't fill the tin to the brim; I just take enough to last while I'm out and about so there's usually only a few bowls worth left upon my return which will dry out rather quickly.
Tobacco is way too expensive here to waste what others might consider an insignificant amount.
One size fits all. Economy of scale.
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