Your Cellar Size

[pcfdave]

Hello everyone, just curious if you had to guess, how many ounces/pounds of tobacco do you have cellared? Did you have a strategy behind that amount? Just thinking about my own cellar and how much I want to have set aside in case prices get ridiculous. Thanks for any input.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Hello everyone, just curious if you had to guess, how many ounces/pounds of tobacco do you have cellared?

Just over 500 pounds.

Did you have a strategy behind that amount?

Trying to insure that I have enough tobacco to last the rest of my life and to stay ahead of increasing costs

 

[kschatey]

How many pipes worth of tobacco do you smoke per day or week? Then do the math using ~3g tobacco/bowl based on how many years of tobacco you hope to stock pile to smoke.

 

[pcfdave]

woah! stopped breathing there for a second. lol

 

[pcfdave]

How many pipes worth of tobacco do you smoke per day or week? Then do the math using ~3g tobacco/bowl based on how many years of tobacco you hope to stock pile to smoke.

now that algorithm is exactly how my brain thinks! Thanks!

 

[Chasing Embers]

How many pipes worth of tobacco do you smoke per day or week? Then do the math using ~3g tobacco/bowl based on how many years of tobacco you hope to stock pile to smoke.

That doesn't take into account the average pipe size used.

 

[Chasing Embers]

woah! stopped breathing there for a second. lol

There are members here with several times that.

 

[sablebrush52]

Hello everyone, just curious if you had to guess, how many ounces/pounds of tobacco do you have cellared? Did you have a strategy behind that amount? Just thinking about my own cellar and how much I want to have set aside in case prices get ridiculous. Thanks for any input.

I can't say exactly, but somewhere around 120 lbs, which should keep me supplied for about 15 years or more, at the rate that I currently smoke.

As for strategy, I just wanted to ensure that I would have access to certain blends I really enjoy. Blends have a habit of disappearing without warning, and these days, getting altered with cheaper leaf. When I found something I really liked I'd buy a supply of it.

I never bought anything in quantity that I hadn't already smoked.

Aging is just something that happened as a consequence of stocking, but was never much of a goal.

 

[pcfdave]

I can't say exactly, but somewhere around 120 lbs, which should keep me supplied for about 15 years or more, at the rate that I currently smoke.

As for strategy, I just wanted to ensure that I would have access to certain blends I really enjoy. Blends have a habit of disappearing without warning, and these days, getting altered with cheaper leaf. When I found something I really liked I'd buy a supply of it.

I never bought anything in quantity that I hadn't already smoked.

Aging is just something that happened as a consequence of stocking, but was never much of a goal.

I’ve often wondered that for most folks aging is a byproduct of simply having more than you can smoke for a while. But woah also on the quantity. I’m adding up my stuff now.

 

[pcfdave]

I think roughly I’m rocking 5 pounds which is mostly because I’ve bought stuff I haven’t smoked through. Buying extra is a new mentality. I’m hoping to smoke another 20 years

 

[Grangerous]

Once the current 12 ounce tubs of many popular OTC’s have all been sold, I suppose we’ll only be able to purchase the newer 7 ounce tubs and at nearly the price of the old ones.

I’m personally satisfied with my cellar. I have 15 years of Granger and 5 years of Pegasus along with many assorted tins. But while the 12 ounce tubs remain available, they do offer the best value for your money.

Sablebrush52 is right. Here today, gone tomorrow. If you really like something, it’s wise to cellar your favorite(s).

 

[kcghost]

I probably have 30 pounds of tobacco left which at two bowls a day will easily see me through to the end.

 

[woodsroad]

How many ounces/pounds of tobacco do you have cellared? The world may never know.
Did you have a strategy behind that amount? No.
Just thinking about my own cellar... Don't think, just do.

 

[reloader]

I have a little over 15 pounds stocked at the moment. I bought a punch of 1 and 2 oz bulks to try and then the ones I liked I bought in bulk. Not to the extent that some members have. I do want to get a lot more so I know I'll always have what I want. And I have some put away to age just a bit.

 

[briarbuck]

250 'ish

There is FU Money. I have FU tobacco.

 

[Christos D. Tsatsaronis]

Not much, about 30 pieces (tins/tubs/jars/pouches). I don't want to do the same as with books. I have so many unread. I see them and think: "Will I read them before... ?".

 

[woodsroad]

I've reached the point where I won't be buying much of anything anymore. I can now enjoy a wide variety of aged stock for the rest of my life, however long, or short, that may be. There will continue to be the occasional Esterval's and Danish Pipe Shop order for new things that I do not have and want to try, but, as is, my daughter will inherit a lot of crap fine blends that she doesn't want or need.

 

[dPero]

About 3kg only

 

[TheWhale13]

Right now I barely have a cellar. Only about a pound. I am trying to build up and try blends. But my financial situation can't allow too much spending. In a year I would like to have built up at least 5 pounds more

 

[Streeper541]

Your question made me think about this subject... which I don't normally do.

I usually smoke 3-4 bowls daily, which is about two tins, or 3.5 oz/ 100g, per week.

Currently, I've got around 50 tins and about 20, 40 oz jars tucked away. Roughly about 7 lbs I think, not including the stuff I've got open and working through. Always trying to grow my cellar though.