Ziploc and Bubble Wrap

Started by StogieDad, 01/07/2014 12:24 PM

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01/07/2014 12:24 PM
OK, not the normal cellophane question.  As most know, lots of fivers and such come in either ziploc bags or bubble sleeves from mail order.  What does everyone do with these.  Lately for storage I have been opening them but putting them in the coolerdor still in the sleeve.  Provides some protection as well as keeps them together.  As a practice, would I be hindering the aging process or just storage in general?

Just wanted some opinions.
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Brlesq

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01/07/2014 12:31 PM
I've kept cigars in open ziplocs for many months in my tower without incident when I got too lazy to log them into my journal and didn't want to forget who bombed me or what vintage they were.  

There is a potential for ammonia to build up and even mold if you have high hunidity inside the bag.  Also, loose cigars in a baggie tend to get damaged easier than those in a box or drawer.
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01/07/2014 12:33 PM
QuoteBrlesq - 1/7/2014  3:31 PM

I've kept cigars in open ziplocs for many months in my tower without incident when I got too lazy to log them into my journal and didn't want to forget who bombed me or what vintage they were.  

There is a potential for ammonia to build up and even mold if you have high hunidity inside the bag.  Also, loose cigars in a baggie tend to get damaged easier than those in a box or drawer.

So should maybe cutting the edge of the bags off so there is an open end help with the ammonia possibility?  Sometimes the things are perfectly fitted, so it makes stacking them in the cooler so convenient.
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mess24

#3
01/07/2014 12:58 PM
I do the same thing and never had problems

nirab

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01/07/2014 01:52 PM
and, you can recycle them in the form of geek bombs... :biggrin:
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01/07/2014 02:08 PM

Quotenirab - 1/7/2014  4:52 PM  and, you can recycle them in the form of geek bombs... :biggrin:

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StogieDad

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01/07/2014 02:20 PM
Oh yea!  :biggrin:
"I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form."
-- Winston Churchill

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices, have very few virtues."
-- Abraham Lincoln

"I call this turf 'n' turf. It's a 16 oz T-bone and a 24 oz porterhouse. Also, whiskey and a cigar. I am going to consume all of this at the same time because I am a free American."
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01/07/2014 02:28 PM
Quotenirab - 1/7/2014  3:52 PM

and, you can recycle them in the form of geek bombs... :biggrin:

Amen  :bigthumbs:

ROTHNH

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01/07/2014 04:24 PM
I don't keep cigars in plastic bags.  I freeze them on receipt, then in the humidor they go, bagless.

StogieDad

#9
01/07/2014 04:53 PM
QuoteROTHNH - 1/7/2014  7:24 PM

I don't keep cigars in plastic bags.  I freeze them on receipt, then in the humidor they go, bagless.

Used to do no bags, but running out if storage.  Makes fitting them without damage a bit easier.
"I drink a great deal. I sleep a little, and I smoke cigar after cigar. That is why I am in two-hundred-percent form."
-- Winston Churchill

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices, have very few virtues."
-- Abraham Lincoln

"I call this turf 'n' turf. It's a 16 oz T-bone and a 24 oz porterhouse. Also, whiskey and a cigar. I am going to consume all of this at the same time because I am a free American."
-- Ron Swanson

ROTHNH

#10
01/07/2014 04:55 PM
Micheal, you just need more storage, IMO.

Given the investment, it just makes sense.

StogieDad

#11
01/07/2014 04:58 PM
Haha prob true.  Or to quit buying. I have a large coolerdor, a fridgeador, two large humis, 2 glasstops, a jar, a small box and a couple tupperdors.  Time for a cabinet I guess.
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-- Winston Churchill

"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices, have very few virtues."
-- Abraham Lincoln

"I call this turf 'n' turf. It's a 16 oz T-bone and a 24 oz porterhouse. Also, whiskey and a cigar. I am going to consume all of this at the same time because I am a free American."
-- Ron Swanson

Rebecca Silverwolf

#12
01/07/2014 05:02 PM
I don't keep things in their bags for long. I do currently have a few humi bags with boveda packs that I use for additional storage. If you need more space, I would be considering a tupperdor, bagidor, or a second coolerdor. Keeping them in closely fitting plastic, even with the end cut, will create pockets of moisture and is going to cause mold.
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#13
01/07/2014 06:05 PM
Don't use them for long term storage. No particular reason other than just don't. I keep a supply on hand for transporting or shipping.
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ROTHNH

#14
01/07/2014 06:11 PM
Wise move, IMO.

nwb

#15
01/07/2014 06:48 PM
Maybe I was lucky, but I kept fivers in the plastic baggies (bags opened) for about a year for easier storage.  Had no issues. :confused:
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