4oz mason jars are perfect for snuff, hold approx. 50g. I buy a flat of them every time I buy 500g of bulk. You can’t beat the protection they provide your tobacco.
I’m in Afghanistan right now, so no jars. I was hoping to buy in bulk but I need to just send the bulk home and have it waiting when I get there.
I’m in Afghanistan right now, so no jars. I was hoping to buy in bulk but I need to just send the bulk home and have it waiting when I get there.
If your in the military and there is a kitchen in the camp you could ask one of the chefs to vacuum the snuff, that’s how I keep my snuff (even the ones I can’t remember how old they are in my stock seem to be fresh when opened.
@kaiser83… Never overlook the excellent storage capability of a good ammo can. Have used for years for cigars on a variety of situations. Excellent seal, durability and I would think you could have some availability.
I’m in Afghanistan right now, so no jars. I was hoping to buy in bulk but I need to just send the bulk home and have it waiting when I get there.
How long before you come back stateside?
I saw some people discussing jars and such for storage. Somone posted this website on another thread a while back, its where I get all of my 1 piece lid mason jars. http://www.specialtybottle.com/ecomasonjarsmi.aspx
I am over here for a good while to come. I am cool with the little tins over here, I was more looking at bulk orders for at home. I hoped to order in bulk and not need to transfer into mason jars from the shipping container (like you can with bulk WoS) but Toque comes in a bag that has to be transferred upon arrival or shortly after. I was hoping to split my bulk snuff purchases over a few months and get a nice deep cellars worth of snuff so when they eventually outlaw mail order tobacco I won’t be out of luck. No big deal in the long run, just means I’ll be ordering a bit more WoS for the time being lol.
I store all my snuff in cobalt blue wide mouth packers. One they are inexpensive, Two they are good looking, Three they are dark in color so to keep the light out. 2oz. will hold 25 grams easy, 4oz. hold up to 100 grams with some compacting. And the 8oz.jars are for pipe tobacco 56 grams with slight compacting. I like to store tobacco in the smallest amounts due to interruption of the aging process. The opening and closing of large jars = moisture loss and with moisture loss, scent and flavor is also lost. I don’t recommend glass for shipping due to cost and breakage. I used to use wire bale jars but found there seal to be inferior
Okay, this is a serious question, so please try not to laugh too hearitily. I have ordered *a lot* of snuff, but most of it in small containers/tap boxes/tins, in order to try as many as possible before I die. LOL Also, as someone said above, with the current political climate in the U.S., which is decidedly anti-tobacco, many of us live in fear that the snuff supply lines will be cut with little or no notice, so II basically made Mr. Snuff’s month this August. What I have done for storage is this: I have zipped each small tin/tap into a separate zipper plastic bag, then put them into very large wire bale-top “Kilner” jars with tight rubber gaskets. As I am blind, I am waiting for friends to help me sort it out. What I’m trying to do is to avoid mixing of scents/flavors/aromas, if at all possible. Once I get some help, I’ll be decanting larger containers of snuff (my 50 gram Dholakia Swiss Chocolate for example) into amber glass “packer” jars with tight-fitting lids…but I don’t know how soon I’ll have help to sort the snuffs and decant them. I bought four cases of these packer jars, one case each of 4, 8, 16 and 32 ounce. I also bought the heat-seal bands which will shrink tightly around the cap and bottle, making a seal. In the meantime, and for the foreseeable future, will the tins/taps in the bags in the big glass bale-top (or is it “bail top”) jars do the job? Or have I just ruined several hundred dollars’ worth of assorted snuffs? Also, should I worry about flavor crossing/mixing between the tins and taps? And yes, tap boxes are the Devil’s diaper pail.
@Uncle_Squinty Yes cross contamination is intimate. Place all menthol’s separate. Plain also will marry with scented. The storing in individual zip lock baggies will help but not suggested for a long term solution.
Yup Shaman, I figured that would be the case, so by sense of smell I separated the menthols and mints from the fruits and the florals from everything else. I misquoted myself. The jars I got were actually 2, 4 and 8 ounce, with two cases of the 2 ounce. Duh. Gotta start getting more and better, sleep. LOL Thanks B. Shaman and all for the suggestions. Rather than wait for my jar order to arrive, I think I’ll head down to the farm and home store and pick up some 4 ounce canning jars and lids. Might even find bail top jars there… 
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I keep mine in Mason Jars, at the bottom of a five gallon bucket filled w/water. Kidding of course(about the bucket). When talking storage, we need to remember that some snuffs, i’am thinking some De Kralingse, are w/out preservatives and require special attention. You would probably not be making a mistake cold storeing thouse.