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[cabaiguan juan]

When it comes to storing pipe tobacco, some stores that I've visited store the pipe tobacco in jars, outside of the humidor. Do you need to keep pipe tobacco humidified? If so, what is the humididty that you try keep it at, and do you have a seperate humidor to store your pipe tobacco in?

[LilBastage]

You don't want it to dry out. I store bulk in mason jars to keep the humidity at a constant humidity level. For open tins, I'll just leave them if I anticipate smoking the whole tin in a week or two, otherwise, I put them in zip top bags for up to a month or so. Any longer than that and I transfer to jars.

Having said that, pipe tobacco doesn't need the humidity level of cigar storage. As long as it's not dried out when you get, just try to maintain it as it comes. It's also more receptive to re-humidification than cigars are, so if it does dry out a bit it's not difficult to bring it back. It won't be as good as if it had never dried out, but it will usually still be close.

[bluue13]

You don't want it to dry out. I store bulk in mason jars to keep the humidity at a constant humidity level. For open tins, I'll just leave them if I anticipate smoking the whole tin in a week or two, otherwise, I put them in zip top bags for up to a month or so. Any longer than that and I transfer to jars.

Having said that, pipe tobacco doesn't need the humidity level of cigar storage. As long as it's not dried out when you get, just try to maintain it as it comes. It's also more receptive to re-humidification than cigars are, so if it does dry out a bit it's not difficult to bring it back. It won't be as good as if it had never dried out, but it will usually still be close.

What is your take on humidification discs? I received one with the pipe I bought and wasn't sure if it was worth using since I don't plan on smoking the whole tin within a few weeks.. From what I've read the above method seems to work just fine. Should I just chuck it?

[LilBastage]

If you decide to use it make sure it's not sopping wet or you will get mold.

I don't use them.

[Pipe Smoker]

I find round tins (particularly the ones with the screw down lids) do a really good job of persevering the tobacco even after the seal is broken. Also keep in mind that its really easy to re-hydrate dry tobacco, so if its not the end of the world if you let you tobacco get a little too dry.

[ninjasaurus]

Its an old post, and I'm a newer pipe smoker (1.5 years). How long should you keep open tobacco in mason jars? I don't smoke my pipe as much as cigars so I'll have open tin tobacco left in a mason jar for 6+ months.

[Pipe Smoker]

Mason jars will last for years, decades even. Sealed tins will too. Open tins are another story. Newer tins do really well, but if the tin will be open more than a month or so, put it into a jar. Jarred tobacco goes through several stages. First, after a few weeks, you'll notice that a vacuum seal develops and the "freshness button" on the lid will suck down. Then after a little while longer you may notice that the rings around the lid start to loosen ever so slightly. Another 1/4 turn or so should be about all that is necessary and then they'll last you a good long while. At that point I move mine into a rubber-made container in the basement for long term storage.

[vortex]

Mason Jars. I throw them in a cooler in the dark, in the night, on a full moon.