As I’ve stated on a few threads before, I’ve had a problem with Toque Quit flying into my lungs. I haven’t had a problem with most other snuffs, even toasts, but Toques, and the worst offender was Quit, would fly right into my lungs and give me a massive coughing fit. I tried nose scrunching, facial contortions, spoons, bullets, taking it off my hand, sniffing after taking a breath, and nothing worked. Stuffing work ok, but it’s not really the way I like to take snuff, it just seems awkward. So I’ve had 100g of snuff sitting around in a container wasting space and making me regret having ordered it. But tonight, I finally figured out my method for taking the stuff with absolutely no lung issues in any way, even from a bullet. Here is what I do:
Grab a pinch or get a dose in your bullet.
Close the nostril that isn’t sniffing.
Hold your breath.
Put the snuff up to your nose and create a seal so just a bit of air an get through.
Open your jaw without parting your lips and it will just suck the snuff right up in there.
Since you’re holding your breath it can’t go into the lungs. At first I had a tendency to get it in a throat a bit too much, but after a couple minutes of practice I had the snuff going exactly where I wanted it to. I haven’t even had it go up into my sinuses once. It has made all of my harder to take snuffs easy as pie.
I have looked all over the board to see if this technique has been discussed and I couldn’t find anything. if it’s already out there, I apologize and will hang my head in search-failure shame. I’m just so damn happy that I can use my Quit now, which has been sealed well enough to still have that lovely ammonia reek to it.
You know if you learn to pinch all this stuffing and what have you is redundant, it really is the way to take snuff. Just take the pinch and insert your fingers a few mills into the nostril and then just sharply, but without taking a great sniff, breathe it in. You have to place it just within the nostril.
Just tried that snuffster, works wonders! Would you use the same method for fine dry snuffs? Hdt I can take no issues at all but rooster and cheetah I really struggle without a cough
I can still pinch an sniff with varied amounts of pressure on most snuffs and I’m fine, but there are a few that really cause me problems. I have a really messed up nose (multiple breaks) so my right nostril can most stuff through way too easy, while my left nostril stops ever snuff exactly where it is supposed to be. I’m nasally handicapped on the right side.
Been trying this method out for a couple of days now. So glad you posted it as I can now take the Toque snuffs a whole lot easier. I find if I tilt my head back a bit it helps a bit also. Great technique, thank you for sharing.
I’m not familiar with that technique, but just the name makes me think that it could be the same thing. Now that I’m well practiced with it, I find myself always using it. One easy to take snuffs i still get the same result as sniffing, but it just seems more natural to me now.
For some reason I find good sport in trying to take toasts with a sniffer. Finding that balance between a perfect sniff and hurting yourself can provide me with hours of fun. I’m a bit special like that.
