just bought a tin, sounds dry

[DonCarlos]

I just bought a tin from ebay (1998 christmas cheer). When I shake it it seems somewhat dry inside..how do I know?

[bracky1]

Open and smoke it

There is information on how to re-hydrate should it need it

[DonCarlos]

Originally Posted by bracky1

Open and smoke it

There is information on how to re-hydrate should it need it

A too easy answer I think. I did plan on storing it, but that would be useless if its dry

[Phlegmatic]

First tin I got as a novice was a tin of 965 and some Petersen aro. They must been decades old, I put them on various remoisturing (check my posts) schemes of my own. Then they smoked fine!

[DSturg369]

Open it and check it. If it is indeed dry it can be rehydrated and should have little ill effect, then put it in a small jar.

[Kayak_Rat]

CC is a flake.....therefore it may have more of a sound when the can is shaken than something that is rubbed. Big hunks of baccy versus sungle strands. A little bit of moisture and you should be ready to go......but bear in mind, alot of people believe a pipe tobacco should be just a little bit away from falling apart into dust.

The McC tins are usually pretty good about holding moisture. I would think you are in pretty good shape.

[Mad Hatter]

If it hasn't been opened and you're planning on storing it then don't open it. The sound you're hearing is probably just the chunks of broken flake and not dry tobacco at all.

[Bald1]

They always sound dry to me too. I wouldn't sweat it. I am sure they are fine.

-B

[Danielson]

My 2008 sounded the same way, but everything was fine

[Alyks]

I was worried before I opened an 05 tin since, like you, I thought it was dry. Once I opened the tin I realized that if anything it was on the wet side. If the tin is sealed I wouldn't worry unless there is the smell of tobacco leaking out of the tin.

[Quick_nick]

If it hasn't been unsealed it shouldn't be dry, just let it sit, I bet it's fine.

[DonCarlos]

Originally Posted by Alyks

I was worried before I opened an 05 tin since, like you, I thought it was dry. Once I opened the tin I realized that if anything it was on the wet side. If the tin is sealed I wouldn't worry unless there is the smell of tobacco leaking out of the tin.

I recently bought 10 dunhill 965 tins, and they all smell tobacco...is that a bad sign for storing then? They are sealed so its mysterious I think

[Alyks]

Originally Posted by DonCarlos

I recently bought 10 dunhill 965 tins, and they all smell tobacco...is that a bad sign for storing then? They are sealed so its mysterious I think

It could be a bad sign. If you can smell the tobacco inside it probably doesn't have a completely airtight seal. And ultimately the stuff you're smelling is the stuff you want to smoke.

[DonCarlos]

Originally Posted by Alyks

It could be a bad sign. If you can smell the tobacco inside it probably doesn't have a completely airtight seal. And ultimately the stuff you're smelling is the stuff you want to smoke.

But how in the hell is that pussible with 10 tins!!! Damnation

[dmkerr]

Originally Posted by DonCarlos

But how in the hell is that pussible with 10 tins!!! Damnation

If you can, crack one of them open and see what the condition of the tobacco is. It's been uncommon in my experience to have a tin lose its seal, although it does happen. But it doesn't sound plausible that all 10 of your tins are corrupted. It's happened to me twice and I've probably bought over 400 tins of tobacco in my lifetime (I'm only new to this site, not to life!