CIgars...no one ever mentions the need for a month’s supply of cigars.
Personally, though I love cigars, I would go for pipe tobacco instead. Pipe tobacco lasts almost 10 times as long as an equivalent space for cigars. One 6 inch cigar can last up to 3 hours, if smoked lightly. one inch deep of pipe tobacco can last about as long.
>>>no one ever mentions the need for a month’s supply of cigars.<<<
LOL, Guess everyone tries to be politically correct by not mentioning cigars, cigarettes, chaws or pipes...
As a 14th generation of American tobacco people, I do resent them trying to destroy our heritage. Tobacco was our currency since about 140 years before the revolution.
Growing tobacco is not a daunting task, but properly curing it is. SIL is planning to build a large curing box, and I will be getting some Virginia tobacco seeds to grow the necessary crop. Cigar wrapping is a definite talent and requires practice, but rolling cured leaves and slicing for a pipe is much easier.
Tobacco can be worth its weight in gold in barter situations.
My personal stash does include several pounds of tobacco. It will keep indefinitely in sealed storage.
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That is a terrific idea and even if one did not smoke, they would be valuable in barter situations. Great thinking.
Personally, though I love cigars, I would go for pipe tobacco instead.<<<
Excellent barter material, as will be booze of any kind, both for the medical value and those who want a drink.
And the knowledge of how to make it will be worth having, a simple wine made with a gallon on a gallon jug or the more complicated methods.