Snus?

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Anyone here use snus?
I don't like to dip, so I generally use snus at work, when driving, or when I don't have time to fit a cigar in. I usually buy Monte Cristo, General original, and Romeo y Julieta. I'm curious what other brands and blends are good.
Thanks,
Mike

[King James]

have tried general a few times, but since I do dip... I find I don't really get a buzz from it. Maybe dip built up a tolerance

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Originally Posted by King James

have tried general a few times, but since I do dip... I find I don't really get a buzz from it. Maybe dip built up a tolerance

I don't tend to get a buzz from snus or dip anymore, but i'm calm and seem to get the nic from snus. Whenever I run out, I'll buy a can or two of Cope pouches or long cut.

[elderboy02]

I've seen snus in stores, but what is it? Do you put it in your mouth or nose? I don't have any interest in trying it.

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Originally Posted by elderboy02

I've seen snus in stores, but what is it? Do you put it in your mouth or nose? I don't have any interest in trying it.

Snus is a spitless tobacco that is usually made and sold from Sweden. It comes in pouch and loose forms in a tin. It does not have fiber glass and does not give you the sensation to spit, while still giving you tobacco taste/flavor and the nicotine.

Snuff is the product that is used through the nose. I used to dip on deployments, now I generally stick to snus.

[elderboy02]

Originally Posted by wavescrashing

Snus is a spitless tobacco that is usually made and sold from Sweden. It comes in pouch and loose forms in a tin. It does not have fiber glass and does not give you the sensation to spit, while still giving you tobacco taste/flavor and the nicotine.

Snuff is the product that is used through the nose. I used to dip on deployments, now I generally stick to snus.

Gotcha. Thanks for the info.

[Mark]

Try Göteborg's Rapé, Röda Lacket (my personal favorite), Göteborg's Rapé No. 2 (lingonberry flavor). General is okay. All have 8mg of nicotine, stark (strong) snus has 14mg.

Happy Snusing!

[AD720]

Holy Thread Resurrection Batman

I have been digging the Camel Frost Snus (ducks).

A local B&M has the General snus so a grabbed a can of White and a can of Wintergreen.

The white is not so bad but the wintergreen is . I also find both of them, coming from the Camel, to be a bit "slimy".

What would you all recommend for someone who actually likes the Camel? (besides sticking with the Camel)

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Originally Posted by AD720

Holy Thread Resurrection Batman

I have been digging the Camel Frost Snus (ducks).

A local B&M has the General snus so a grabbed a can of White and a can of Wintergreen.

The white is not so bad but the wintergreen is . I also find both of them, coming from the Camel, to be a bit "slimy".

What would you all recommend for someone who actually likes the Camel? (besides sticking with the Camel)

I'd recommend white portions of the Skruft flavored stuff.
It doesn't bleed as fast, so the flavor isn't overpowering, and it's not too sweet, although the camel is pretty sweet.

[MedicCook]

I have been using it lately when driving home from work or out at the bars. The cigar shop had a ton of free samples last month so I made sure to get plenty.

[Emjaysmash]

Anyone know where/how to get free samples of snus before buying, or has PACT basically killed that idea?

[AD720]

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Anyone know where/how to get free samples of snus before buying, or has PACT basically killed that idea?

MJ I have a couple sampler pouches of the General I can send you, PM me your address.

[MedicCook]

I think the free samples are now gone.

[colinb913]

Only ever tried Camel and Marlbro snus. Other then that, I stick to Grizzly, Cope, or Skoal.

[357]

Just tried it for the first time last month. Steve (fissure) let me try some Swedish Snus, General White/Mini-Portion Mint.

To be honest I dont' smoke very much, maybe 10 cigars/month, and I noticed the nicotine. No buzz or anything, but it definitely was there. Since I had a hard time finding it so I tried some Camel Frost. The Camel pouches were larger, rougher, were overly sweet, and lost their flavor quickly. I also didn't notice the nic much.

I just found a local shop that carries Swedish Snus and bought some more General. I like it a lot better. They dont' have a ton, just one of those micro table-top fridges with 60-80 cans, but only 4 flavors. I grabbed of the same stuff Steve gave me, but eventually I'd like to try some of the natural tobacco flavored stuff.

I've read some good info about the differences between the American and Swedish stuff. Check out the link for more info...

User Review:
http://www.snuscentral.org/snus-revi...us-tastes.html

Nicotine Levels:
http://www.snuscentral.org/snusfaqs/...-snus-faq.html

Production Methods:
http://www.snuscentral.org/latest-sn...-snus-yet.html

The last article is most important. The Swedes have done some serious work to minimize potential negative effects of snus.

[GreekGodX]

Originally Posted by 357

Just tried it for the first time last month. Steve (fissure) let me try some Swedish Snus, General White/Mini-Portion Mint.

To be honest I dont' smoke very much, maybe 10 cigars/month, and I noticed the nicotine. No buzz or anything, but it definitely was there. Since I had a hard time finding it so I tried some Camel Frost. The Camel pouches were larger, rougher, were overly sweet, and lost their flavor quickly. I also didn't notice the nic much.

I just found a local shop that carries Swedish Snus and bought some more General. I like it a lot better. They dont' have a ton, just one of those micro table-top fridges with 60-80 cans, but only 4 flavors. I grabbed of the same stuff Steve gave me, but eventually I'd like to try some of the natural tobacco flavored stuff.

I've read some good info about the differences between the American and Swedish stuff. Check out the link for more info...

User Review:
http://www.snuscentral.org/snus-revi...us-tastes.html

Nicotine Levels:
http://www.snuscentral.org/snusfaqs/...-snus-faq.html

Production Methods:
http://www.snuscentral.org/latest-sn...-snus-yet.html

The last article is most important. The Swedes have done some serious work to minimize potential negative effects of snus.

Thanks for the great post Mike

The last point is very important when regarding Swedish Snus such as General. They made Snus so they could get people to stop smoking. I'm pretty sure I read that the Swedes have the lowest amount of smokers in the world and many have used Snus to get off smoking. So they tried to formulate it to be as natural as possible.

I tried Snus after talking to Steve(fissure) about it. Having a little pouch of tobacco in my mouth is a big turnoff, and even putting it in my top lip still makes me want to spit.

[357]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

Thanks for the great post Mike

The last point is very important when regarding Swedish Snus such as General. They made Snus so they could get people to stop smoking. I'm pretty sure I read that the Swedes have the lowest amount of smokers in the world and many have used Snus to get off smoking. So they tried to formulate it to be as natural as possible.

I tried Snus after talking to Steve(fissure) about it. Having a little pouch of tobacco in my mouth is a big turnoff, and even putting it in my top lip still makes me want to spit.

Having it in my upper lip doesn't make me want to spit. It does help to have a drink though cause I do get a little extra siliva. I've never dipped, so I don't have that reference or inclination to spit tobacco juice out.

Anyway, you're right about their processing. Per the last article:

The bottom line is that for cigarette smokers, real Swedish snus is 98% less harmful to them than smoking. Camel SNUS is not. Despite FDA's incorrect warning labels, in the 40 years Swedish Snus has been regulated as a Food Product by the Swedish government, there have been no documented cases of mouth, throat, lung, or stomach cancer. That's why the Swedish equivalent of our FDA removed the cancer warning from Swedish snus a few years ago.

More info from:

http://www.northerner.com/articles/S...4981/SHOP-333/

Snus use is more common than cigarette smoking among Swedish men, 22% vs. 14% in 20047. Approximately 50% of the snus users today in Sweden are ex-smokers. In the case of oral cancer, smoking (and alcohol) is a well-established risk factor. Several studies conducted in the 1990s, Schildt, et.al. (1998)8 and Lewin, et.al. (1998)9, found no evidence of an increased risk of oral cancer among users of Swedish snus. These findings offer an explanation why the incidence of oral cancer, as shown in Figure 5, is very low among men in Sweden compared with that in other countries, despite the high rate of snus use in Sweden. (Swedes are the only ones using smokeless tobacco extensively in Europe).

[MajorCaptSilly]

PACT has made mailorder snus more expensive and has reduced the available brands by quite a bit for us US residents. I'm trying to make a decision on whether to keep buying as it is getting cost prohibitive to pay ~$3.50 per can and then pay $12.00 for the required UPS shipping then have to have someone over 21 sign for it. I'm one who has some snus going 6-10 times a day and really enjoy it. General White Portion is my goto but have recently been enjoying the new Ogden's which is more like straight tobacco than most of the others. I buy from getsnus.com. They are a Northener company.

MCS

[MajorCaptSilly]

Kronan White Portion is also very good. The only reason to refrigerate is to keep the snus fresh. I keep a few cans in the car and it stays fine for a couple weeks.

MCS

[wayner123]

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Has anyone tried the General Mini portions and General White Mini back to back? Any big difference?

Originally Posted by Emjaysmash

Haha thats a cool fix!

The Goterberg Rape No. 2 was recommended for those just starting snus or those who like Camel Snus. (I like the Camel Snus, but sometimes I can hardly taste the flavor).

I too don't like to go much over 4mg. I can do the others but definitely not over 8mg.

As to the difference in the General Mini and Mini white's; I find that the regular mini lasts a bit longer storage wise. The uptake is also quicker on the nicotine. The White's however, taste a little better to me as the slow uptake and your own moistening make it that way.

The Goteberg No.2 is a nice change of pace to the regular mint, wintergreen, etc. It's got juniper berry that is pretty pronounced after a while. I would buy a can and try it. I like to supplement it when I get tired of plain or minty snus's.

Croatan, you ever try the General Onyx black or the Oden's extra Stark's? A friend who turned me onto snus only uses the stronger ones and he loves both of those.