Quote Originally Posted by rx2man View Post
I am in AZ and the whole humidification thing is a PIA. I had a pound or so of the Indonesian Tambolaka get all moldy on me and I cant remember if I had a humi pack in the large cigar jar. The rest of my opened tins and bags are in a large cooler with a humi jar in it. So far I have not had anything else get moldy in 3 yrs. If I was not in the SW I probably would not worry about keeping the humidity up. But AZ can dry stuff out fast.......thoughts??
Rather than trying to maintain humidity by adjusting the ambient relative humidity as you do with cigars, with pipe tobacco the preferred solution is to put the tobacco in canning jars, such as mason or ball or Kerr jars. The tobacco will loose very little humidity and form it's own seal as the aerobic bacteria consumes the oxygen in the jar. This allows anaerobic bacteria to continue the aging process amd keeps the tobacco fresh and smokable.
edit: An 8 oz canning jar is suitable for two to three ounces of tobacco, depending on the cut.