Pipe tobacco RH?

LiquidChaos66

So im looking to get some more pipe tobacco. The last batch I had I let dry out and its all crispy now. lol I wasn't too fond of the blend I got. Suggestions for storing it? What RH does it need to maintain? Sorry... im so very much more a cigar guy right now... but want to change that.

onestrangeone

You should get a few glass mason jars for long term storage or if you buy bulk or pouches. If you get tins when you open one if your not going to smoke all of it reasonably quick Jar it. A fair amount of what I've gotten is too moist to burn correctly so I take out what I plan to smoke later and let it dry a bit !5 min to a couple hrs. be careful, to dry burns hot and the taste changes, not in a good way! too wet and it doesn't burn well, gurgles and gums up. I don't know what the 'proper' RH is I'm still learning. I think a lot of it is simply experience and feel.

LiquidChaos66

I was using mason jars for my stuff prior to this. But I decided to use the glass bowl tobacco humidor thing that came from my wife's grandfather. it seemed to have a really good seal on it. but its also been over a year.... lol

Gray4lines

Rh isn't as much of a concern in pipe tobacco as cigars. It is somewhat less compared to 60-70%. As stated go with mason jars or other bail top jars with gaskets and clamps. Many desktop or display jars aren't good for long term storage as you may have found out!

jsnake

dr_frankenstein56

LiquidChaos66

Lots of great info! thanks guys! im gonna be in the market for some pipe tobacco soon... I think ive figured out what I wanna get but im still torn between several tin samplers. We will see when the time gets here. lol Again, thanks for the great info I will bear all of this in mind and see what ends up working best for me.

dr_frankenstein56

LiquidChaos66

Its currently a draw between several samplers and one specific type of pipe tobacco - Im looking at the Sutliff English sampler, Sutliff Aromatic sampler, the CAO sampler or Scottish blends. I haven't decided if I want to go English or play around a bit more with aromatics yet.

J.S.