Dipper's Guide to Snus

[harpdog]

A lot of dippers upper deck their Dip. I have upper decked Dip and it does make less juice but still more than Swedish Snus.

[tom502]

Has anyone tired an American dip pouch in the upper lip like snus? If so, how was it? I'd think like snus, it'd make little need to spit, plus I know some dippers that "gut it". I was just wondering if anyone has tried this? Hmmm, I still have a can of Grizzly Mint Pouches(do these things ever go bad?). I might try it later, or someday, but has anyone already did so?

[Badfish74]

I used to be a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy

Way off subject I know, but I think it's funny how much crap jarheads give squids! And then the first word out of their mouths qhen they get hit is "CORPSMAN!!!" I was Army so it doesn't apply to me, it just always amused me!

BTW Qor, did you see Flag of Our Fathers? Pretty good flick, the book was awesome though! 8)

[ChrispyPolanks]

Offroad ice mint los is pretty good i'd have to say but i tired the wintergreen yesterday and i did not enjoy it too much also just had the general wintergreen portion and it doesnt tatse that good to me for some reason .

i use to love the taste of kodiak wintergreen it was my go to dip. now i can't stand it. i guess my tatse went to pur tobacco taste now.

[InFlames]

Bump till it sticks.

[bakerbarber]

I didn't like the Offroad long cut original. I did not try the wintergreen flavor. Maybe it's more like dip than the original is.

So..... has anyone else received their free spitoon from Skoal's brotherhood yet?

I got mine Friday. It's surprisingly well built and nice looking.

[Qor]

I have a question.

I used to be a Hospital Corpsman in the Navy (Marine/Navy medic), and I was on the USS Hawes (FFG-53). I have very fond memories of being on watch, whether out to sea or in port and not being able to smoke. So I used Skoal Wintergreen. I was wondering if the Offroad American Wintergreen is similar, or even the Offroad American Wintergreen Long Cut, since I used the long cut version of the Skoal. I have some on order from GetSnus, but I wanted to hear what everyone here has to say about it.

Those were some crazy days though! I remember sitting on aft lookout, freezing my ass off in the middle of the Mediterranean, or standing watch as Officer of the Deck/Petty Officer of the Watch while in port with a lip of Skoal Wintergreen. It did the job!

-Qor

[Kvlt]

Inflames wrote:

Do ya'll ever get canker sores from time to time in your mouth from snus use

With dip all the freeking time. I would pop them between my teeth. With snus almost 2 years now and not one. I repeat, not a single one.

Well I take that back. A week or so back I ate a bunch of my kids candy and I got a gum zit (It was tropical fruit Nerds-don't ask and no I don't know what I was thinking- box gone. next day kid and then wife pissed. Off to Sams. Big freaking carton of Nerds. Kid happy. Wife really pissed) But from just snus not at all.

It's weird, I'm getting sores in my mouth. 3 different places, and this has not occurred before. I think I'm going to take a break from snus so they can heal.

[harpdog]

Excellent and very sensible post. I have never tried dip myself, and from all the stuff I've read about it, it doesn't even seem worth the time.

I second the prismaster recommendation. It's a great and cheap tool that will get you lösing like a pro with little effort.

I love snus but was curious about Dip and got some last week. I would never used Dip full time as Snus is much better but having said that Dip is quite nice. But yes not as strong and you need way bigger pinches.

I wish they made more dip flavoured Snus, I like General Wintergreen for example.

[Snusdog]

Kitabz wrote:

Could be the sodium bicarbonate* in the snus that is helping rather than the lack of dipping (or maybe a bit of both).

I dont know what it is but I used to get torn up with heart burn while dipping. With snus, heart burn is a lot less. Now I'm not saying I can eat a monster toco right before bed. It just seems I have it a lot less now.

[Kitabz]

Am noticing that my rolaide consumption has dropped quite a bit since switching to snus. Got heartburn off and on when i dipped and kept a jug of rolaides nearby as a result. I have'nt had any issues with the HB for around 3 weeks now. Hmmm, wonder if it was the dip that was causing the problem. Guess time will tell.

john

Could be the sodium bicarbonate* in the snus that is helping rather than the lack of dipping (or maybe a bit of both).

* half a teaspoon in a glass of water works for heartburn BTW

[InFlames]

Am noticing that my rolaide consumption has dropped quite a bit since switching to snus. Got heartburn off and on when i dipped and kept a jug of rolaides nearby as a result. I have'nt had any issues with the HB for around 3 weeks now. Hmmm, wonder if it was the dip that was causing the problem. Guess time will tell.

john

[Badfish74]

Bumpity bump!

[Snusdog]

Inflames wrote:

Snusdog, did it take awhile for you to get into the habit of having several different snuses in rotation or did you just jump right in?

John sorry I missed your question I don’t know why I didn't see it at first.

Anyway, for me the first order I placed was for three or four budget brands. I found one that I thought I liked and promptly placed an order for a roll. Three cans into the roll I was burned out on it. So I was defiantly in a “find the one brand” mode. Wasting money on an entire roll broke me of that very quickly. However, that said it is not a free-for-all with me. There is in me a “Blessed rage to order” and so I sampled and re-sampled until I got a rotation of seven brands down. Also I find that I offset these seven in the order I open them. Thus, I might have a strong flavored and a mild flavored open at the same time. Or a natural and a sweet.

Bottom line: snus is different from dip. Likewise, each person is different in their taste and expectations. You will find your way and come to the balance that is right for you. That’s why I think it is so important to start with a variety for your first 2 or 3 orders. If you eventually find that all you like is Roda don’t waist your money ordering 10 other brands (and there are plenty of folks on the forum who snus only one or two brands). At the same time, don’t be too quick to order 15 rolls of Ettan just because you think you need to find the one. Take your time. Sample and then sample again. Get an idea of what you like and then go from there, adjusting, changing and fine tuning with each order. Your taste will change but over time you will find more stable constants in your preferences.

[InFlames]

Is good to hear that as i really hate getting those sores.

john