Tobacco storage in car

Dave Gibson

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Jun 21, 2004, 6:51:41 PM6/21/04

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Guys,
Should I be concerned leaving tobacco in a hot car during the summer? Is
there anything anybody does to prevent excessive drying out? Maybe put it
in a cooler?

Dave Gibson

Stephen E. Williamson

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Jun 21, 2004, 8:02:48 PM6/21/04

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"Dave Gibson" <da...@securitsol.com> wrote in
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I do not store opened tobacco tins or pouches in the car in the summer, but
I will store unopened tins of Virginias in the hot car. It tends to
accelerate aging somewhat.

Carl

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Jun 21, 2004, 8:04:12 PM6/21/04

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I have to drive around the state, and I will take a pipe & tobacco pouch
with a day's supply in my jacket pocket. The pouch is an inexpensive
Novalite and readily fits in the inner breast pocket.

50-gram tins and the zipper-seal bags you get two ounces in are
pocketable, too.

ANYTHING you get has been shipped in trucks and other vehicles,
sometimes during great heat and cold. When it comes to tobacco, a
perishable, I try to limit additional temperature extremes.

Carl
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Adguru

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Jun 22, 2004, 12:27:13 AM6/22/04

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Hey Dave,
There actually has been conversations on ASP about the incredible
benefit of storing tobacco in your trunk. It is purported to
accelerate the aging process.
Ed

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VegasSmokes.com

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Jun 22, 2004, 3:15:41 AM6/22/04

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I've been preaching the benefits for years. I wouldn't call it storage ...
just a quick dose of heat. Here's one of the articles I wrote on the subject
a while back ......... http://www.vegassmokes.com/pipe-smoking-tips.htm#Su

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Carl

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Jun 22, 2004, 5:52:35 AM6/22/04

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VegasSmokes.com wrote:
> I've been preaching the benefits for years. I wouldn't call it storage ...
> just a quick dose of heat. Here's one of the articles I wrote on the subject
> a while back ......... http://www.vegassmokes.com/pipe-smoking-tips.htm#Su
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> FreddyV
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That's interesting, Freddy! I'm not too old to learn new things, by cracky!

Ben

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Jun 22, 2004, 8:35:55 AM6/22/04

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Not sure how long you planned to keep it there, but over the long
term, I'd be worried about a bloom of thermophilic molds. Black Pin
mold, for example, thrives in high temperatures, stagnant air, and
moist substrates. It's also a toxic (pathogenic) mold. I know it may
sound extreme (and I honestly don't know for sure what types of
heat-loving molds would actually thrive on tobacco) but why take the
chance of at least ruining some good smoke?

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Dave Gibson

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Jun 22, 2004, 8:56:03 AM6/22/04

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Thanks Guys,
I know I've left a cigar or two unprotected and out the door they went
because they dried out too much. Guess it's time for me to clean out the
trunk!

Dave Gibson

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DrBlues

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Jun 22, 2004, 11:00:26 AM6/22/04

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It works, just did it. Left a sealed mason jar in the trunk of my car
for about week with ambient temps at about 100 I am sure it was quite
warm in there. Man what a difference...the tobacco lost it's
greenness.
cordially
Terry
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Leonardo Herrera

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Jun 22, 2004, 11:20:42 AM6/22/04

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Ben wrote:
> Not sure how long you planned to keep it there, but over the long
> term, I'd be worried about a bloom of thermophilic molds. Black Pin
> mold, for example, thrives in high temperatures, stagnant air, and
> moist substrates. It's also a toxic (pathogenic) mold. I know it may
> sound extreme (and I honestly don't know for sure what types of
> heat-loving molds would actually thrive on tobacco) but why take the
> chance of at least ruining some good smoke?

Is that thing aerobic? If so, then there is no problem with unopened tins.

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jlruble

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Jun 22, 2004, 5:30:15 PM6/22/04

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> Hey Dave,
> There actually has been conversations on ASP about the incredible
> benefit of storing tobacco in your trunk. It is purported to
> accelerate the aging process.
> Ed

Yesars ago, my local tobacconist and I were working on the blend I have
smoked for all these years. He recommended storing the new mixtures in the
trunk of my car.

For months I was smoking one blend at home, one at the office, and had two
stored in the car. Seemed to work.

SCOTTY

Robbie

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Jun 22, 2004, 9:39:27 PM6/22/04

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> I do not store opened tobacco tins or pouches in the car in the summer,
but
> I will store unopened tins of Virginias in the hot car. It tends to
> accelerate aging somewhat.

What about if I wired 'em to the manifold and drove fer a couple hunderd
miles or so?

Robbie