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To: djf
It's just a matter of keeping it at the right humidity. Keeping tobacco at the wrong humidity for a week can ruin it. Properly stored tobacco can be fresh for decades.

Get a mason jar or other clear air tight container. Get a good hygrometer to check humidity, obviously not battery powered. And lastly, get some treated humidor pads and some desiccant.

Place tobacco and hygrometer in the container at room temperature. Wait one day and check. Place desiccant or humidor pad inside. Check once a day until humidity is at proper level. Remove pad or desiccant and seal container. Check to make sure the humidity stays stable every few days. Then just keep the jar at a stable room temperature. It should last at least 10 years.

Proper humidity for short term storage of tobacco you want to smoke is 60-70%. For long term, around 12-17%. You should moisten stored tobacco with humidor pads before smoking.

18 posted on 06/22/2012 8:12:54 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: varyouga

GREAT advice!

Thanks.

I like to hear from people who’ve done this kind of thing before.


19 posted on 06/22/2012 8:15:48 PM PDT by djf ("There are more old drunkards than old doctors." - Benjamin Franklin)
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