Having smoked 55 years, I have stored Two 5 gal pails with mylar bags and O2 absorbers... Just at 5# of tobacco in each. (it is a tight fit, but works)
I also store 25 cartons of tubes and a couple of injection machines... as long as they stay dry, they are good... 2 1/2 cartons per pound works out just about right.
Since I was finally able to quit 3 months ago,(vapor ecigs did the trick and am now down to 0% on nicotine too)
I figure tobacco is better than gold as barter, and it will keep for many years under a no oxygen, partial vacuum, away light storage. (I had a bag that was 5 years old that I had sealed with the FoodSaver machine... couldn’t tell it from fresh, except it had a richer, smoother, more mellow flavor.)
Anybody who ever used a cloth bag of Bull Durham knows that even though it may be super dry, it is still a good smoke when you don’t have anything else... LOL
Thanks!
I also have a supply of the Claritin knock-offs that you can buy dirt cheap right now, even though I have no allergies. They take up almost no space and would be worth their weight if all a sudden like the shelves were empty...
Having made the switch to e-cigs after 40 years of smoking, my SHTF supply consist of 2 liters of 100mg nicotine juice for making smoke juice.
Been there, done that. But it is hell to roll in a high wind.