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Old 04-08-2009, 12:07 AM   #1
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Odd question about vacuum sealing

So I took Rockace's advice and picked up some 11" bags, and they are the perfect size. Everything fits great. One of my coolers that is full of collectibles that I'll likely never smoke pretty much all got vacuum sealed. I wrote details about the contents (description, year of the cigars, MSRP at the time I bought them, etc) on note cards and included those into the bags. Like Mad Dawg said, having the Insta-seal button on the Foodsaver was IMMENSLY helpful. The first time out I almost crushed the box. Had to pop the machine open before it happened.

So to the question: Now that these are sealed and airtight, do I even need to worry about humidity with them anymore? They were all at 63% when sealed, and are sealed inside boxes. Everything is nice and snug, and so far everything is still vacuumed. It seems simple that since there is no air exchange, there is also no water exchange, so no humidity changes. I mean, these bags are meant not to be permeable, right?

Could I now take these boxes and put them on a shelf in a closet, checking them every week or so for a bad seal, and trust that the humidity is good? I'd expect them to still be at 63% (provided the seal is good) if I didn't open them for a few years. Do you think this is the case?

Maybe I shouldn't get an answer, because it just might clear out an entire new cooler for me to fill.
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