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@leftyandsparky - I think ChelsB was asking about putting Saran Wrap over the top of an HDPE bottle, before putting the PP cap on it. (Since PP isn't recommended for temps. below 32F). She was wanting to know if that would be OK.

That's exactly what I was asking [emoji4]
 

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Earthquakes are not a worry in any of my locations. You do as you wish, but for long-term storage, I trust glass far more than plastic. Plastic has been known to leech things. Nicotine itself may attack some plastics in the long run. Some plastics are fairly permeable to oxygen.
I will do as i see fit.

But you never have elderly relative or rambunctious kids or grand kids running through the house?
 

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It doesnt have to be an earthquake. It could be 82 year old Aunt Edna stumbling and falling against the freezer or little Johnny start throwing things around to get that last ice cream sandwich.
Hubby not being able to find that last ice cream sandwich would result in an earthquake! (I kid, he's really a great guy)
 

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@leftyandsparky - I think ChelsB was asking about putting Saran Wrap over the top of an HDPE bottle, before putting the PP cap on it. (Since PP isn't recommended for temps. below 32F). She was wanting to know if that would be OK.
I use my husband electric tape to wrap the lids, I don't see the wrap hurting anything!
 
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You've misunderstood me, @leftyandsparky. I wasn't commenting about your much earlier suggestion of using tape. ChelsB had responded to one of my quoted posts...about using Saran Wrap under the PP lid on an HDPE bottle. You had responded to her question to me and said your bottle had a polycone cap.
 
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You've misunderstood me, @leftyandsparky. I wasn't commenting about your much earlier suggestion of using tape. ChelsB had responded to one of my quoted posts...about using Saran Wrap under the PP lid on an HDPE bottle. You had responded to her question to me and said your bottle had a polycone cap.
I'm sorry!
 
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What if you put Saran Wrap over the top before closing?

That's exactly what I was asking

I wouldn't use any HDPE bottles in the freezer...if they had PP lids on them, which most come with. That's based on a conversation I had with a rep. for a plastics manufacturing company that I bought many LDPE, HDPE, and PP bottles from. I specifically asked her about freezing liquids in each type. The above is what she told me about HDPE.

I personally don't see how using Saran Wrap under the PP lid would help at all, IMO. If the lid cracks, falls apart, etc., I wouldn't trust a layer of Saran Wrap to protect nic in the freezer at all.
 
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I put mine in 60ml glass bottles then I used a vacumn sealer I already owned and sealed them in pairs of 2 or 3.

I have thought about using canning jars too, as you can freeze Ball jars and I have those already. Just they are clear, but really not getting light in a freezer anyway? Mine is in my garage and it doesn't get opened very often.

I just need to get more nic as I have only put up one batch.
 
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So pg based nic won't expand when frozen? That brings me to my next question. Since I am just starting on acquiring all of my nic, I've been buying pg based, is vg better?
I only use VG base because I don't use pg at all aside from what might be in my flavors.

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I will do as i see fit.
It wouldn't have it any other way. :)

Now correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't you say a while back that you quit using nicotine entirely? 'Cause if that's correct, then I can understand that its longevity in storage might not be your utmost concern. But for those of us who are are looking at being able to keep and use our stashes for decades, the consensus among both nic vendors and several chemists is that glass is better than plastic.

But you never have elderly relative or rambunctious kids or grand kids running through the house?
Correct, I do not. But even if I did, I wouldn't worry about it. My dedicated nic freezer is under a desk (I've posted pics multiple times). It has a lock on it, and the 120ml glass bottles are packaged in such a manner that I do not think breakage would be a problem. Some of them are wrapped in bubble wrap while others are packed 9 to a Plano box into which they fit quite snugly, preventing prevents any glass-on-glass "clinking".
 

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@Two_Bears - It's not the HDPE bottle that would be a problem to freeze. They're rated for much lower temps. than any freezer, even a commercial one, is capable of reaching. It's their CAPS that are usually PP, and not recommended for use below 32F!
Don't drop it on its lid?

Works for me.

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We're talking but not.communicating.

Glass gets brittle in the freezer. A few accidental clinks and your nic is destroyed.

The only way I would store nic in glass is bubble wrap it so it can't break.

As a test i took a bottle or Prickly Pear Juice in tge freezer for 18 months. I dropped it from four feet onto a hard Wood floor. The bottle bounced with 0 damage. I looked very close.
:blink:

Quit doing that.

Problem solved.

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