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Several years ago on this board, we had a lengthy discussion about various 'baccy tins and how well they stayed airtight thru the "aging" process. Part of our discussion concentrated on the LJ Peretti "paint cans." Quite a few god brothers strongly recommended not using these tins for long-term aging/storing. In particular, our late buddy Kenny (aka Pipetongue) was adamant about getting the product out of those tins and into glass jars!! Today, I've been doing a bit of tobacco "inventory research!!" As the project moved along, there in the back of the "stash" pile, I spied four yellow LJP 8 oz. tins from 2009 (Royal, Century, Tashkent, and Cambridge Flake). Had totally forgotten about them :!: Cans were in great shape, no rust, no dents, and no tobacco aroma/scent to them. Having some large, recently emptied of tobacco, jars; I proceeded to pop the cans. The aroma was wonderful, but the contents had dried a bit. Not bone dry, just drier than I prefer it. All now nicely jarred and in the slightly rehydrating process. Point is...If you have some of these, ya' might want to check on them very closely. I thought mine were air tight; they weren't/aren't. This is not a knock on LJ Peretti, just a head's up regarding this type of tin/can! FWIW :cheers: FTRPLT