Breathable Cigar Bags

Yakster
Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
I've been wondering if storing the cigars that I get from others in tagged breathable produce bags would be better than leaving them in ziplock bags. They may become more subject to damage in these bags but the breathable aspect is what interests me, and the ability to label each bag instead of each cigar.

Is anyone doing this?  Am I crazy to consider it?


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  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,100 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I think if you leave the ziplocks open that's plenty of breathing for the cigars.
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  • Captain_Call
    Captain_Call Posts: 1,553 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's how I do it Peter. A bag for each month for my own purchases and a bag for each trade or bomb labeled with the sender and date received
  • deadman
    deadman Posts: 8,856 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I just label who it’s from and put them with the others
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    deadman said:
    I just label who it’s from and put them with the others

    That was my plan. I need to consolidate my holdings and Tetris them in.

    I suppose I could cut some slits in the bags for airflow.
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  • IndustMech
    IndustMech Posts: 5,254 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hole punch might work well

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  • CalvinAndHobo
    CalvinAndHobo Posts: 3,299 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I’ve also wondered about this with bags that are made out of cellophane. 
  • NorCalR1
    NorCalR1 Posts: 4,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you want to bomb me send it to Tony @0patience :D
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  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hole punch might work well

    I'm warning up to this idea. I'll give this a try 
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  • BKDog
    BKDog Posts: 1,229 ✭✭✭✭✭
    "The frequent pattern of tiny holes allow heat and moisture to disseminate rapidly, thereby allowing your product to cool while maintaining crustiness."
    --Sounds lovely.
    Just kidding. Please let me know if anybody finds success using these bags.
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  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    might check these out, made from corn instead of dinosaurs, high water-vapor transmission if that is what you are looking for:
    https://biobagworld.com/environment/water-vapour-transmission/
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I had some compostable dog waste bags in the closet for taking on dog walks.  After a while, they started to break down so I had to get rid of them. Not sure if these bio bags would do the same.
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  • peter4jc
    peter4jc Posts: 18,100 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What problem are you trying to solve by looking for alternative bags?
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  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've got too many Ziploc bags of cigars in my crate. I need to consolidate things and as I was thinking about this I was thinking I could also help my cigars breath a bit more if I went with mesh bags, but now I'm thinking a hole punch in my existing bags will be a cheap and effective solution.

    Trays and more storage space would be another way to go.
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  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,197 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yakster said:
    I had some compostable dog waste bags in the closet for taking on dog walks.  After a while, they started to break down so I had to get rid of them. Not sure if these bio bags would do the same.
    You put your cigars in doggie waste bags? SMDH
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  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hole punch working good.
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  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,197 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't have a hole punch but there was a pencil on the counter that went through that bag like butter. Good idea Yak
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  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2019
    I think I consolidated three or four baggies from @Bigshizza into one holey gallon Ziploc bag. I also removed some almost empty boxes to make just enough room for the cigars I have now.

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  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,197 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Did the same today Yak, overdue humi maintenance. Used to be really good with labels but ran across a couple bags of high end sticks with no idea where they came from. Got it sorted,  will do better from here out.
    A little dirt never hurt
  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Must be spring cleaning urges, yesterday I went through the bomb bags, labeled, and consolidated. 
  • Grawls
    Grawls Posts: 672 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Yakster I just bought a bunch of these. A dollar a piece at Walmart. 
  • Grawls
    Grawls Posts: 672 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fit in the cooler nicely
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Yeah, I have something like that in my winedor, but wanted a way to ventilate the labeled bomb bags.
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  • Bob_Luken
    Bob_Luken Posts: 11,660 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Grawls said:
    @Yakster I just bought a bunch of these. A dollar a piece at Walmart. 
    I use these, but I modified mine.  I wanted to make them stack-able, (where the weight of the top basket won't be resting on the cigars in the basket underneath it,) so took I some bamboo shish kabob skewers and drilled small holes crosswise just under the rim so that the skewers would go across and through the plastic on both sides. The holes are slightly smaller diameter than the skewers so that they fit snug enough not to move. Then I clipped off the excess bamboo, and now the tray bottoms rest on the skewers.   
  • Grawls
    Grawls Posts: 672 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That’s a good idea
  • Yakster
    Yakster Posts: 31,385 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I've found that the hole punch works best when you fold over the bag so that you're punching through four layers instead of two. It results in a cleaner cut with less hanging chads.
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  • Wylaff
    Wylaff Posts: 5,483 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ya'll are an enterprising bunch.
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