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Originally Posted by kzm007
Noted, thank you, but I did specify pouch tobacco, and not can snuff. I may be ignorant to it, but doesn't Skoal/Cope/Grizzly, etc. contain more nicotine than pouch tobacco?
As I said, I'm only doing this because I like my nicotine fix, and it's far too cold to properly enjoy my pipe out of doors at the moment.
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I thought you were talking about snuff in pouches. You're talking about "chew" like "Redman" or "Beechnut" or plug. I used to chew 'em all.
I think you might be right about nicotine content being higher in "snoose" over the loose leaf stuff. I think the stuff you're talking about has lots of sugar, though. But, as long as you have good dental, it won't cost too much to have your teeth replaced.
30 some years ago, I smoked a pipe quite a bit. I had a GBD bulldog and every bowl was an outstanding smoke. I was pushing corn silage on a big stack with a 950 Cat front end loader and went to grab my pouch which contained my pipe and tobacco out of my down vest and it wasn't there. Then, I remembered that I'd gotten out to talk to one of the hands and I figured it slid out of my vest pocket. I found it. The whole works was about 1/32" tall as I'd driven over it with the CAT.
Cigars and pipes never had "a hold" on me. I can go without a cigar for days with no cravings or withdrawal. Not so when you're really hooked on snuff. I had to constantly dip all day to keep nicotine levels up or started feeling "goofy". I don't know how I'd react to the pouch stuff and you can bet I'm not going to find out. I'd quit several times before it "stuck" and always told myself that one dip wouldn't hurt. Big mistake.
Anyway, if you can nip it in the bud at a young age, you'll be miles ahead. And, you'll save money you can spend on cigars or pipes. I can't help think that either will be not as bad for you as chew.
WyoBob