for a real quick answer, freezer. Don't think anything will taist to good after a year.

 

Please don't put your tobacco in the freezer! It dries it out to the point of turning to dust with the slightest shock within a few months. You can re-humidify it with a damp paper towel but it won't taste very good. The best thing Ive found is a glass jar with a tight fitting lid stored in a cool, dark place. I don't know how this will work with pre-rolled cigarettes but it works just fine with my rolling tobacco. Also you may want to check out cigarette tube injectors. I use a cheapo zig-zag hand injector and have found it really works well. I had a premier automatic but I broke it within a year. With this setup I can buy my tobacco by the pound and tubes by the case and spend about $16 for a high quality carton with a little elbow grease. And the taste of a freshly rolled single leaf Virginia is something that is well... I don't smoke marlboros any more. They are quite a bit stronger than factory smokes but still really good. If you don't have a good tobacco shop in your area (like me) you can go to www.cigarettetobacco.com. They are a legit company with good customer service. If you smoke marlboros the Two Timer Gold blend or the Windsail Platinum blend with Gizeh tubes seems to be similar.

Or you could quit smoking and buy more preps....

 

agreed. i buy handrolling tobacco that comes in a large bulk resealable package. never tried the mason jar idea since the resealable package works well so you can maybe get buy with just ziplock baggies but the jar would be more durable over the longrun provided you dont break it. protect it from light

very lightly damped papercloth helps re-hydrate my baccy when it gets dried out other than that it works fine but the package only lasts me about 3 months but its still good till the end.

What i would personally suggest is if possible grow and cure your own tobacco and use a pipe. now you have an endless supply of smoking material and no worries about running out of papers.

oh and skip on the rolling machine. real men dont use filters or rolling aids. handrolling is a fine art and skill to be learned & enjoyed

...and just to undercut eldude i spend about 7 bucks on a carton with my setup so lol

 

you can get a humador to keep cigars and other tobacco fresh indefinitly.

 

The freezer does not work very well from what I have tried and the cigs do not taste too good after.

 

Coolerdor!

I have a 40 qt. cooler lined with spanish cedar. It has a humidifier, hygrometer, and about a year's supply of cigars at any one time.

Search the web and you'll find many plans for building your own for little $$$$.

 

Man it's a LOT of trouble. I tried this years ago with some cuban cigars.
Thought i had the humidity thing beat, but NOPE. They too turned into dust.
Lot of trouble and dangers. Finally decided keeping good bourbon was a lot easier.
Good luck.

 

Maybe store up some rolling papers and tobacco seed?

 

How about vacuum packing ?

 

You can freeze tobacco. In fact all the major cigar makers flash freeze their tobacco to make sure there are no Tobacco beetles in the tobacco. When you do this, remember not to freeze the tobacco for more than 72 hours and also pack the tobacco in double sealed zip lock bags to lock in moisture.

The tobacco can then be stored pretty much indefinitely in a humidor or coolerador. Just keep the humidity monitored and it will last theoretically forever.

 

How much humidity (percentage) and temperature needed for storing cigarettes which still within the sealed packaging..?

Thanks Beforehand

 

What about using mylar with the o2 absorbers, or a mason jar with the the absorbers?

 

Tobacco needs moisture and O2 to "breathe". If you put it in with mylar and O2 absorbers it would dry out and taste like crap.

If you have ever smoked a fine cigar that was aged well and stored well you would know what I mean. I have no other way to describe it but to say it is truly "heavenly". A good cigar is awsome and actually worth the high price they fetch IMO.

 

So there is, obviously, a demand for long shelf life tobacco products...therefore, logically, there's got to be someone to provide a supply. I mean...if there's a way to can a complete, ready to eat hamburger (as disgusting as it looks), how hard could tobacco be? I would consider it to be a "must have" even if only for use as barter....

 

The best option is to quit, unless you like paying high tobacco taxes.

I gave it up almost 3 years ago and am saving a small fortune. I feel sorry for those that still smoke. Their money is going right down the drain.

I had to quit, doctor's orders. I'm much better off without it. I can't afford to get sick, so quitting was the best thing I could do to restore my health, and keep my medical expenses down.

I had good luck using Habitrol patches.

 

I think a lot of people see tobacco as a great bartering item should SHTF. They could be good to have, especially if you don't smoke.

 

I vaccum seal it with mylar just like any other perishable food item. It may turn a little stale after a few years, but if SHTF stale tabacco will still be valuable and smokeable.

 

i buy vacum packed tobbaco and a box of tubes and have a hand loader keep it with coffe in a box .20 bucks approx 200 cigs

 

Humidor,

for grins, I toss a little brandy or whiskey in the himudifier instead of water. Tasty treat

 

I smoke American spirit comes in a medal can and sealed little pricey but it has helped clear up my lungs since it doesnt have additives

 

God i miss NAS. Best stuff there was but since cig tax hike they have completely stopped selling it here.

 

put your stogies in the cellar with your wine. the cool, damp enviroment will keep them happy!

 

Pipe tobacco (non drugstore crap) stores and seems to get better over time. Check out 4noggins to get some great bulk tobaccos for pipe smokers or general tobacco appreciators.

I enjoy the heck out of tobacco. I consider it as a future currency and I'm my best customer right now.

 

kinnick-kinnick is perfect for the pipe.
Grows wild in my area.

You might want to check to see what is available in your areas.

 

What about chewing tobacco. Don't really chew all that often anymore but if SHTF I may want to. Anyone have any luck storing cope?

 

Freezer should be fine for Cope as long as you bag it first. That's how I store snus and it comes out fine.

 

I put my smoke in the refrigerator... decent enough for me.

 

If you want my opinion, quit. I just quit recently and I have used the money to buy silver, ammo and other food needs. Besides, quitting is best for your health in a shtf situation

 

Silver is a great idea! Wife is on my A$$ to quit. Silver would be a good thing to replace what I'm spending on smokes. BTW, what is silver going for right now? A carton of Marlboros is costing me $50 bucks. I can have that smoked up in a week. KF71

 

Speer, Hitler's architect, and later total armaments production manager, when captured after the war in 1945, still had a seven year supply of cigs stashed in unused mine tunnels. American, BTW, in a cool DRY tunnel. He had large supplies of alcokol and food too.

 

I quit about 25 years ago, but not because I didn't enjoy it! lol
An army buddy from Montana got me into rolling my own, using decent tobacco. That was sooo much better than the major brands of cigarettes, and cheap.
As near as I can tell, Uncle Sam hasn't made it a crime to grow your own tobacco. Has anyone here tried that? Also, not far from here there are huge fields of tobacco. Would a farmer be willing to sell you some of the good stuff? Cure it yourself? Sounds interesting to me.
As for storage, sealed glass jars, that you open every once in a while for air and moisture?