Vacum Sealed bags for your boxes... good or bad?

[HK3-]

IMO- I would never do this unless I was sure of the humidity inside that bag. From what you are saying they are coming in these bags so you have no idea what the humidity is inside. (too high = mold, beetles, the list goes on)

Now, if you took them out and let them adjust to a paritcular humidity for a few months and then sealed them... that would be a different story.

But, even if you do the process of adjusting and sealing yourself... you would still want to keep them inside something sealed just in case you had a pinhole in one of the bags..... (wouldn't that suck. Wait 15 years to open what you thought was going to be a great smoke and it's nothing but dried up pooh or beetle infested saw dust)

Then you could put a hygro inside the bag when you seal it, but, then the battery would die and you couldn't change it. etc...etc....

Originally Posted by HK3-

Now, if you took them out and let them adjust to a paritcular humidity for a few months and then sealed them... that would be a different story.

I did take them out, inspected them over and over (visualy and tapping for droppings) and then let them humidify in a coolerdor, then i vacum sealed.. 2 of 15 so far (awaiting my fellow freinds opinions and thank you!)

I cant stick a pillow or device in the vacum bag as im sure mold would accumulate. that said, what the H@ll do you guys think?! THis is quite difficult to call. Im hoping the answer is humidity would hold in there! But even being in a humidor, the humidity wouldnt penetrait the bag.... i dont think...

ill be checking back and thanks!!!

[neoflex]

Beetles will eat there way threw the bags so do not think that this will keep them quarantined. I would also be nervous about the ill effects of vac sealing a box but I would think the plastic would be permeable so it may not have any ill effects. Not to sure about that but like I mentioned before, do not think it will keep the beetles contained. By the way are you the same Crazyfool from CS?

Originally Posted by neoflex

Beetles will eat there way threw the bags so do not think that this will keep them quarantined......... By the way are you the same Crazyfool from CS?

Wow i never imagained.... at this point i might as well keep these boxes in a mini coolador to avoid all risk. I dint think of them chewing through the plastic but i makes sense. Hmm okay well that saves me time on the positive!

And yes Im the same Crazyfool from CS! Retired from Superbike racing and spending my time studying Chumski and Che aswell as my music

Glad to find yet another old chum thanks for this eye opener!

[neoflex]

Yeah, seems they can even chew their way out of metal tubos.
Welcome aboard! Glad to see your doing well.