Fubar SNAFU plain and medicated

I got my tin of F.U.B.A.R. Snafu Plain today, the tin is poorly designed with the coin groove too low to get any leverage, the required tools for opening the tin are pictured below :wink: , I would call this snuff a fairly fine grind with a medium low to low moisture content, it does have a good manure and fish scent too it, similar to a white but not quite as fine and dry, burns a bit kinda peppery and some eye watering, excellent flavor and moderately high nicotine level, Taxi Red has yet to be topped IMO but I guess that’s like comparing apples & oranges.

Damn looks like I need to head to the hardware store before my order gets here hopefully monday

I’m glad it wasn’t just me having a ridiculous time with that tin… And, unlike a Viking tin that opens pretty easily once you pop it, this tin needs a jackhammer every time you want to open it.

I just got both of these in the mail today and really had no problem opening either of them. Sam Gawith 25g tubs are harder to open for me. My initial opinions on these are pretty good. The menthol is quite tasty and a bit different from most, it is strong but not as strong as I was led to believe. Now the plain is quite the beast and much stronger than I thought was possible. The taste of the plain is good once I get past the squinting from my eyes watering. As others have said these two will be most effective when using as a mixer and that is probably where they will get most mileage. Real fun stuff.

It never seen to fail ,after I place an order something new arrives or some special deal. No matter both are on the list and I will review them. Although using this snuff may just ruin the enjoyment of simpler snuff.

I have been using Snafu Plain almost exclusively for over 6 months now, it’s my goto and I am finding a major inconsistency issues with it, meaning every new tin I open has a completely different scent, the new tinned I popped today smells like a 6 photo snuff with the typical indian aspects to it, not bad but when it’s supposed to be a plain snuff not good either.

LOL fubar in Hebrew means a real major screw up.

@SnuffSniffer I have never had any luck with consistency on Fubar or Qsnuff (both made by Dholakia for Mr. Snuff) and it doesn’t make sense as to why. Dholakia, in my experience, has had a ver consistent product, but those two contract brands are just bizarre with how much they can vary. It’s made me very disappointed so find a snuff I like, order massive quantities of it, then find out that I got a different batch so it smells different. It’s taken them completely off my reorder list to be quite honest. Perhaps I’m just a whiner like that :wink:

+1 for the consistency issue. Plus it seams that all of my Dholakia products I’ve ordered more than once and have had for more than 5 or six months have developed a certain sharpness (except for my original 25gr tub of grunt and my Snafu plain)

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I can understand snuff being different batch to batch ,the tobacco used could be from a different area then the original. Depend on rain fall,sunny days, and curing times so many factors. So if you go step by step with original batch it still won’t match.Snafu plain I’m guessing is made of mostly the leaf stems where the medicated is a mix of stem and leaf. I enjoy all the Dholakia line I only had a couple grunt batches and I do have several snafu tins in cellar. it may be years till I get to them. I did have some duds from blast and wow, still a good base tobacco to utilize.

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Both of the Snafu snuff get a good bit of nose time with me. Now with the menthol I did notice a little variation from tin to tin but my plains have seemed the same but I cannot remember if I bought them at the same time(same batch). Also I have yet to have a problem opening the lids as I have heard others complain of. For these and the SG type tins I simply take my pocket knife and use the back edge of it, while closed, as a lever to pop I right off. In fact I wish the whole Fubar line would go to these type tins.

I just got some of the medicated in a trade. I do enjoy it but like @Abraxas mentioned earlier, I also seem to get a bit of rebound congestion, once it sets in I can either take another pinch and it will clear up for a bit and the congest starts again shortly after, or just go ahead and blow my nose and start all over.

I just opened my first tin of this a few days ago. I get a predominantly nutty scent from this and a nice burn. The grind and moisture is perfect to take gobs of this up the nose. The nic hit is high and long lasting(if you pinch 2 or 3 fatties in each nostril like I do). I’m curious to know if you guys that have had this previously get mostly the nutty scent? Or is this just a typical variation?

@wiscsnuffer I am just finishing up my original batch, I know by other religious users the snafu has changed, my other tins are over a year old I’m curious to compare before finishing original batch if they added a scent. It could just had picked up a scent from a recent run of a different snuff since it is so dry and can absorb scent with ease.My Snafu has no scent but natural tobacco and a slight saltiness similar to D white but not as pronounced. This fubar line has a track record of inconsistency so if you like a certain batch of fubar order 1/2 lb right away next batch may not be as good. You can expect this from most tobacco products since tobacco has so many variations year to year depending on soil,rainfall,sunlight,harvest,curing,aging and other factors like fermentation and hydration .

It does remind me of D white very much. Stronger nut stink and less fishy but definitely from the same family.

Also I have yet to have a problem opening the lids as I have heard others complain of. For these and the SG type tins I simply take my pocket knife and use the back edge of it, while closed, as a lever to pop I right off.

I agree. I have used the exact same method with the back edge of my pocket knife. I do not have any trouble opening those tins.

Does anyone know if the nic content of SNAFU Plain has changed (that is, decreased) since its first introduction?

I have major apprehensions about something called: SNAFU Medicated! It reminds me of an MD who got his degree at a Barber’s School_!_

i dont really get much nicotine out of it. it just barely kills the nicotine craving. its gotten to the point i need to chain snuff before the craving goes away lol. i mean like a pinch every five minutes or so. i would bet that white elephant would be just barely satisfying too lol

oddly though i seem to feel more satisfied nicotine wise with menthols even if the nic in it is low