Taking the loose plunge

[Mr. Snuffleupagus]

Nice order! All three of those are staples of mine. Even if you turn out to love loose, you won't hate portions. Well maybe for a while but it wears off There are some great portions out there you can't get in loose.

[justintempler]

Obviously you're going to get more people replying that love los. Just be prepared that it might not be to your liking.

Ya I don't expect you'll see sagedil bragging about lös anytime soon.

[Langdell]

You probably should have held off on the icetool, though.

You might be right. But, like I said, I knew I would wind up with it anyway--if I didn't like the loose, I would have talked myself into believing the Icetool would make all the difference. I actually was attempting to try loose before ordering the Icetool; made a couple trips to local places that sell General intending to get some loose, but they were both out of the loose, so it was just a wild loose snus chase. Anyway, the excuse to get an Icetool was part of the attraction of loose to me--it looks like a cool, elegant gadget. And LaZeR had an interesting suggestion for how I could use the Icetool for something else if the loose doesn't work out.

Thanks all for your words of wisdom!

[sagedil]

Lol

[Snusdog]

Sage!!!!

sup bro.............what's shaking and baking?

Good to see you

[tom502]

I liked loose a lot, the taste, the smell, but I just can't do it, as my top teeth are not Billy Bob, but they arn't very straight, and I just found it uncomfortable, portions too, to a degree, but it's OK.

[Snusdog]

Langdell

Check out the Dipper's Guide to Snus. It is about all things los. A lot of folks have contributed a lot of good tips and tricks that you may find helpful. Also, if you find anything that works well or that helped you to acclimate...............please don't hesitate to add it to the guide's collective wisdom.

Here is the link http://www.snuson.com/forum/showthre...-Guide-to-Snus

[LaZeR]

... And LaZeR had an interesting suggestion for how I could use the Icetool for something else if the loose doesn't work out.

Thanks all for your words of wisdom!

Thank ya, Thank ya, Thank ya very much. Just make sure you get a 5ml if your going to double it as a P-pump & make sure to lube it up good.

But back on topic. You must get at least 1 tin of oden's ES Kanel lös, even if you don't like cinnamon, I'm telling you it is a wonderful -loose snoose- and it packs in well and mantains both the pris & I swear the flavor gets better at the 1hr mark. Certainly a 2+ hr lös, no doubt about it. And if you happen not to like it, you can "will it" to me.

Oh, and like he dAwg said, check out the "Dipper's guide to lös". Definitely a must read for los'rs, even if you never dipped tobaccy.

[teeotee]

That looks like a good first los order, although i'd recommend trying some skruf too. My first six to eight months of snus use was all potions. Then i tried los and went 100% los for about 5 months. Now i've eased back into portions some mainly for when i'm at one the boys high school functions. Also there was some snus i wanted to try that is not available in los form (thunder berry). I haven't succum to the icetool yet, i'm 50/50 handbake or prismaster. I'm planning to use northerner points to get an icetool.
The first week or two with los was definite learning experience but stick with it. I am enjoying portions again now too, all depends on the situation.

[Langdell]

I'm a little bummed today because I expected my loose order to arrive and it looks like it won't. :-( By my calculations, it should have arrived today--I ordered it with UPS 2nd day shipping, and Northerner says it was shipped Friday. But it's far past the time our UPS guy normally gets here. Oh well, gives me another reason to look forward to tomorrow.

[Big L]

Good choices on the los, Langdell. Grov is one of my favorites, Odens classic and ES are good too. If you like wintergreen, try the Offroad longcut. Also, gadgets are cool, but hand baking and/or just hillbilly pinching it in is loads of fun. Once you get your technique down, it won't slide around too much.

[Langdell]

My loose is here! Now the big dilemma--do I chance trying it for the first time in the office or wait the hours till I get home?

[LaZeR]

My loose is here! Now the big dilemma--do I chance trying it for the first time in the office or wait the hours till I get home?

Have at it my friend!

[wadetheblade]

at home for the first time.

[Big L]

Probably too late now...but for the first time at home. Putting it in is fine, getting it the first time may be a problem if you don't want to get messy. And yes, we're still talking about los.