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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clawcoins, post: 3353101, member: 77814&quot;]true containers are not really 100% microscopically airtight.</p><p>Just put a smelly onion in a ziploc and put it in your refrigerator as a test.</p><p><br /></p><p>But if you ever get floods in the basement or what not, I&#039;ve had tupperware containers completely underwater for periods of time and no water was able to get inside.&nbsp; That&#039;s zippo water.&nbsp; That is the primary use for them and stopping large contaminents and minimizing all but the microscopic air flow.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can use mason jars too if you want.&nbsp; Their not as easily stackable, heavier and tend to break if dropped by accident.&nbsp; And that rubber/plastic seal deteriorates and dries out over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>pick your poison. The objective is to minimize contact to moving, contaminated air.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you live near, say a chemical plant that spews sulfur into the air you&#039;ll find things tarnish very quickly.&nbsp; If you live out in the country, etc etc with cleaner air then you won&#039;t have as much of a problem.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do store my other bulk coins in glass jars too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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