Snuff Rituals & Habits

i will shake (side to side to level) and tap tins before opening, and play with them in my hands much like Abraxas mentioned.

I’m normally working from a snuffbox which isn’t full, so tapping and shaking beforehand isn’t always necessary. Primary snuffbox is usually in the front right hand trouser or jacket pocket. Open and tap to gather the snuff, pinch, then close the box. Hold for a second, breathe on it slowly if it’s a little on the fine side or benefits from warming, then snuff. When the snuffbox (Mr Snuff or Snuffhouse) gets too low to pinch effectively, I slide open the side and pour onto back of left hand. I then take the pinch from the back of the hand with the right hand and proceed as normal A pinch will normally be transferred back and forth between the nostrils to distribute evenly - not just half one side then half the other - normally 2 or three sniffs per side per pinch. Re-open the box and repeat if it feels like another pinch is needed. Clean up with hanky (back left hand pocket), but empty/blow with tissue or loo roll.

i will shake (side to side to level) and tap tins before opening, and play with them in my hands much like Abraxas mentioned.

Playing with snuffboxes is the best part of having them :smiley:

Pretty much the same as Abraxas, minus the silver box.

I usually take three pinches per nostril and always start on the right hand side.

Lightly sniff with a smile on my face and joy in my heart. Suppose that is more of a reaction than a ritual.

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I normally fill my boxcar to the point of overflowing and start with the left side,and finish with the right. My right side seems to flow faster and I can get the lasts tiniest crumbs at the side of my nail. If out doors I will only fill have way twice ,once for each side.

i’m sure if putting as much snuff in my nose every 20 mins or so counts as a habit but thats mine

I have noticed I have developed a habit of just holding a large pinch in my fingers if I am just sitting down relaxing or chatting with someone while periodically sniffing a bit from it untill it is gone, then repeat.

Getting in the car pinching D.white then driving home from work.done this now for quite a while now.

When I pinch from a tin I always blow on my fingers that hold the pinch to rid excess fine dust that might smear the ring of my nostril. It also makes the sniff a bit easier as there will be a bit less of that super fine dust on the surface of the pinch. I work a bit back and forth left and right til the pinch is done.

I love taking a pinch every time i think of it or any time my nose tells me it’s necessary. before driving, after arriving. before a job, on the job, after a job is complete. before bed, after awaking. before meals, after meals. lol etc etc etc…is compulsion a habit???

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Firstly, I must always have my daily snuff in a box, never taken directly from the tin. I always refill my snuff box in the morning, any left overs from the day before are thrown away. After trying all sorts of boxes I have found the smaller the better, if the fingers fit for the pinch then the box is big enough. I sniff and then simply dust the fingers together to get arid of any excess. For some reason the tin is always held in the left hand and I tap the box a number of times before opening. I am also considering purchasing a large wig and a consort of king Charles Spaniels to go around with during the day. I have been told however that this privilege only happens to snuffers in the super league. You also need a stately home and ten thousand gold pieces to qualify for consideration into the club…

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O&G to wake me up, every single day without fail. Snuff when I’m reading a (e)book. Snuff is the best tobacco product for focussing the mind (unless you have a big N tolerance and then that benefit is lost which is why I keep my tolerance low).

Snuff is the best tobacco product for focussing the mind (unless you have a big N tolerance and then that benefit is lost which is why I keep my tolerance low).

@SnuffySnuff There was a great talk given at last year’s Chicago pipe show (by an addiction counselor, of all people), titled something to the effect of, “NIcotine: Evil killer or modern wonder drug?”. The key takeaways from it were that nicotine, by itself, is addictive but not carcinogenic, and really helps with a lot of medical issues, like ADD, ADHD, and so on. Unfortunately, because of the power of the anti-tobacco lobby, which insists that nothing good can come from nicotine, and because nicotine can’t be patented (and thus profited from, as Big Pharma would prefer us to use drugs it can make money on), its benefits are not well known. Have no fear, though, as Big Pharma is working on producing compounds derived from nicotine (but different enough from it that Big Pharma can patent them, and thus charge large amounts of money for) to solve all your problems. Apparently one of the biggest issues, IIRC, is that a lot of these nicotine-derived drugs have heavy nausea as a side effect.

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@BarkingLeopard yeah I’m aware of the benefits of nicotine. if you Google ‘nicotine is good for you’ you’ll find lots of good snuff. Tobacco, particularly Rustica, helps me a great deal during the winter when I get Winter Depression (aka SAD). The thing to note with pharma NRTs and ecigs is that they only contain nicotine, but to get the full benefits of tobacco you also need the alkaloids which are processed out by pharma. You can get WTA ecig liquid (whole tobacco alkaloids) but they get very poor reviews. Without the alkaloids, there is no ‘buzz’.

Right now I don’t have much of a ritual. For the longest time I would just open up a snuff tin and drop a pinch in my anatomical snuff box just to satisfy a craving. A few months ago I finally invested in a snuff spoon which has added a little bit more class to my snuff routine. (I also bought a Posh snuff bullet, but have found it thoroughly useless and tedious to use). But I’m looking into making my snuff usage into something with a bit more class and ritual, I’m thinking of finally investing in a few snuffboxes, some more spoons, maybe even a handkerchief. The sort of things I could pull out while sitting at a bar and look like I’m sniffing classy snuff from a fancy box, and not snorting cocaine.

I think that the snuff boxes and handkerchiefs are a good idea, but using a spoon at a bar might raise a few eyebrows amongst those not familiar with snuff…

My Ritual/Habit is more for stored properly the tins in the perfect conditions, unlike with the use

Well, I guess mine is more superstitious – when I arrive home from work, I MUST fire up my St. Michael votive candle BEFORE I take my first “arrival home” snuff— my Grandmother was a Catholic (a Catholic from Scotland of all places :slight_smile: ) and when I was born, she opted to give my Mum a St. Michael medal instead of the usual St. Christopher that children are given— SO, St. Mike has always been good to me and I make sure to give him his due DAILY— so, he comes before even snuff, children or EVEN MRS. Desaix her own self!!! when I get home :slight_smile: EDIT: Dammit, I guess I should add that any pre-warms I do are done with St Mike as well :wink: That was the whole point of my post and I didn’t even include it!

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