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Post by Darin on Mar 16, 2019 19:38:48 GMT -5
That could only happen if you packed it down tight but left a bunch of head space at the top of the jar … or a bad lid.
I've got jars from 2010 that are still in great shape and tightly packed.
Brand new ball jars. Maybe I'm just old and weak and cant screw it on tight enough 
Was there considerable head space left in the jar after packing it tightly?
Hey … we all get to the point where our screwing isn't as tight as it used to be! 
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 19:44:10 GMT -5
Hey listen Darin, since I became ill in 2011, all I get to screw tight is Mason jars......don’t take that away from me......lmao!!!
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Post by Darin on Mar 16, 2019 19:48:15 GMT -5
LOL! 
Sometimes, just squeezing into a tight parking space does it for me. 
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Post by McWiggins on Mar 16, 2019 19:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Mar 16, 2019 19:55:40 GMT -5
Brand new ball jars. Maybe I'm just old and weak and cant screw it on tight enough
Was there considerable head space left in the jar after packing it tightly?
Hey … we all get to the point where our screwing isn't as tight as it used to be!
To the lid man... And its not even that, I need to be able to open it. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2019 19:55:42 GMT -5
Tobacco is pretty great! Yeah.....wants to make me go screw more Mason jars......lol |
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Post by Dramatwist on Mar 17, 2019 2:54:22 GMT -5
I respect everyone's personal experience and opinion. However... for 48 years, I have packed the tobacco in those jars as tight as I could. Think about plug tobacco, slices, kake, etc. What do they do? They press hell out of it. Why? To marry the flavors.
Personal opinion only. Don't murder me, (laughing...)
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Post by chasingembers on Mar 17, 2019 2:58:51 GMT -5
Unless it's vacuum sealed, there'll be enough oxygen to help with aging. I get a pound of ribbon cut into two half pint jars. Jars I have from the early '90s are perfect. Pack 'em tight!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 3:15:41 GMT -5
Yep, pack 'em tight.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 17, 2019 8:08:05 GMT -5
If you want to create a plug style tobacco, pack as tight as possible 👍. I don’t want to have to cut or chop my tobacco loose from a jar with 15 year plus of age on it. I have a jar of Carter Hall from 2001 I opened last year. I packed overly tight. Now I use a knife to free some up and put in a small tobacco tray........JMPE.
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Post by MintDragon on Mar 17, 2019 9:52:33 GMT -5
Thank you for the educational discussion gents. I have some tobaccos jarred that were not my favorites after trying (come back and revisit another time), others that were amazing and purchased quantity to age. Even when I purchase a few ounces of a new tobacco, I tend to put it into a labelled mason jar, and have 3 or 4 of my current choices sitting alongside my pipes. Still getting started with pipe smoking after a 20+ year break, was great to read various techniques and experiences.
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Post by NJDan on Mar 17, 2019 10:34:10 GMT -5
FWIW, I'm a tight packer.
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Post by stone on Apr 4, 2019 6:24:38 GMT -5
My first thought was that flake is pressed rock hard so would it matter how tight you pack loose tobacco in a jar? But reading on I found a lot of good discussion, right up until I began to wonder if we were still referring to tobacco  |
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Post by jitterbugdude on Apr 4, 2019 9:14:13 GMT -5
I was wondering if anyone used a nitrogen purge to store tobacco. I always have some on hand and wondered if it would help preserve it. Ken, When I flush with nitrogen I use a dedicated plastic tube to which I add a large funnel. I then hold the funnel over the jar. I then turn on the gas, then put screw the lid on . It produces a nice large "cloud" of Nitrogen as opposed to a thin stream just coming out of the hose. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 4, 2019 19:03:39 GMT -5
I didn't read each and every post here so shame on me if this has already been said.
I personally wouldn't have my tobacco out in the garage in the summer time if it gets above
75 degrees out there. I've always kept mine inside in the draws of an unused dresser keeping
it around 70-72 degrees. I have no proof that this keeps them any better but, knowing how hot
it can get in a garage it makes me feel better to have them inside. If you store pipes out there
I'm sure it can't be good for the briars, specially if they have Vulcanite stems.
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Post by pepesdad1 on Apr 4, 2019 19:48:40 GMT -5
...and this man^^^^ knows what he is talking about...looking forward to you getting back into making your creations.
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 5, 2019 3:23:38 GMT -5
I didn't read each and every post here so shame on me if this has already been said. I personally wouldn't have my tobacco out in the garage in the summer time if it gets above 75 degrees out there. I've always kept mine inside in the draws of an unused dresser keeping it around 70-72 degrees. I have no proof that this keeps them any better but, knowing how hot it can get in a garage it makes me feel better to have them inside. If you store pipes out there I'm sure it can't be good for the briars, specially if they have Vulcanite stems. I suppose that needed to be said, given our membership is 99% USA. In my case it rarely gets over 70 F in the summer in Ireland. If it is, our garage is cooler than that. The only issue I'd have is potentially with humidity as it's normally around 100% here. Even then, with my pouches in the garage for around 2 years, there hasn't been any issue there either. Perhaps because our boiler is in the garage it helps to keep it from getting too cold and too humid. 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2019 7:22:56 GMT -5
I didn't read each and every post here so shame on me if this has already been said. I personally wouldn't have my tobacco out in the garage in the summer time if it gets above 75 degrees out there. I've always kept mine inside in the draws of an unused dresser keeping it around 70-72 degrees. I have no proof that this keeps them any better but, knowing how hot it can get in a garage it makes me feel better to have them inside. If you store pipes out there I'm sure it can't be good for the briars, specially if they have Vulcanite stems. I suppose that needed to be said, given our membership is 99% USA. In my case it rarely gets over 70 F in the summer in Ireland. If it is, our garage is cooler than that. The only issue I'd have is potentially with humidity as it's normally around 100% here. Even then, with my pouches in the garage for around 2 years, there hasn't been any issue there either. Perhaps because our boiler is in the garage it helps to keep it from getting too cold and too humid. 🤷🏻♂️ Ah! Didn't realize you where in Ireland. I can't even imagine never getting over 70. |
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Post by Legend Lover on Apr 5, 2019 7:40:59 GMT -5
I suppose that needed to be said, given our membership is 99% USA. In my case it rarely gets over 70 F in the summer in Ireland. If it is, our garage is cooler than that. The only issue I'd have is potentially with humidity as it's normally around 100% here. Even then, with my pouches in the garage for around 2 years, there hasn't been any issue there either. Perhaps because our boiler is in the garage it helps to keep it from getting too cold and too humid. 🤷🏻♂️ Ah! Didn't realize you where in Ireland. I can't even imagine never getting over 70. Maybe once or twice a year, if we're really good boys and girls. |
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