It’s been abOut a week sice my order from mr snuff arrived, my first 3’tins of snuff have all been Pleasant thus far. I ordered two poschls brazil pros and ozona cherry. I also ordered a 25 gram tin of toque vanilla. I also bought a bullet on eBay but have found it’s only good at dispensing from the bottom. My preferred method so far is a pinch from the tin which I am still learning. I also dip 4 cans a week and smoke about a pack a week. I managed To get through one day with snuff only but didn’t make it any farther. I am enjoying it, is it possible to use snuff as a substitute for all other tobacco? I still feel the urge for a pinch of grizzly wintergreen even after two decent pinches of touque. any snuff recommendations would be helpful as well. I dont think any stores around here in Oregon carry. It so I need a little push in the right direction. Thanks for reading my first post, they will nof be so long
Snuff is definitely a better alternative to smoking. With the passage of time you can definately use snuff as a substitute for all tobacco products. Happy snuffing!!
Is there a good method to pinching toque directly from the tin? I find it hits my throat and sinuses occasionally
Just practice. I’ve found I hit my throat if I sniff with too much force. I probably should try a spoon for more precision in pinch size. It’s not easy to judge.
As someone who made the move from dip (Coppenhaggen fine 24/7, 10 years) to snuff here is what I learned: You are probably experiencing withdrawal from the dip habit, not the nic addiction. Separate your need for nicotine from your need for oral activity. For nicotine, use snuff only. If you need more a ‘hit’ switch to: 1) Toque Quit 2) US dry scotches (the fine grind lets the nic absorb faster) 3) White’s such as D.White (Indian) or White elephant. The grind is like baby powder. You should probably mix these with your regular snuff, 10-20% at first. 4) Use a method that gets the snuff higher up your nose but without hitting your throat. These range from using very controlled “sniffs while holding your breath” to the more exotic use of a bent straw where you ‘puff’ a cloud of snuff into your nose, a favorite of mine. WHILE using the snuff for nicotine, you have to keep your mouth busy. Find something to do with your mouth that doesnt cause cancer. Gum is the most popular method. Nicotine gum is an option but costs a lot. You have to teach your body that the ‘warm and fuzzys’ now come from your nose, not your mouth. This will take a while. Good luck!
I liked mint snuff when I quit smoking and I’m sure it would help even better trying to quit oral tobacco. In fact I read something about mint snuff, starting researching it and stumbled across nasal snuff by accident. I’m glad I did!
I used snuff to quit smoking, although I wasn’t a very heavy smoker (6-8 daily on a workday), and I did smoke lights. What I did was limit myself to one cigarette throughout the day, smoking half in the morning, and half in the afternoon, and using snuff inbetween. After a week, I cut that down to half a cigarette on my lunch break, then cut that out. As for the snuff flying to the back of your throat, it’s a common problem for newcomers (I still do it occasionally). Its basically just practice. Try taking in a deep breath before you snuff. I think Toque’s snuff’s have a rather fine grind anyway. Maybe try a Wilson’s of Sharrow, they’re generally a bit coarser
I’ve never smoked but I agree totally with Gsnuff. As an ex Copenhagen junkie I also found my cravings to be linked to my setting. For example, when I sat in front of my PC I always put a dip in my mouth. However, if I went out of town or stayed distracted in unfamiliar situations the cravings were far weaker and sometimes non-existent. I had no conscious intention of quitting my dip use, it just happened gradually as I began enjoying the nasal snuff more. Now I find it somewhat strange to orally use tobacco products which I have yet to rekindle any cravings for.
Dude, it took about a month before I really got the hang of using snuff. I think that snuff will help you use less dip/cigs until your technique gets better and you get more nicotine out of snuff. I would hold off on totally quitting dip/cigs until you feel satiated after a pinch. After a while I got more of a craving for snuff than anything else. Use the search bar for help with technique, etc… The best advice is just to sniff lightly. It takes a little bit to get better control of your nose.
As far as the hitting the nose and throat goes, I think that has been well addressed by previous posts; practice and before long you will get hang of it. For killing the urge to dip, you will find that after some time your craving will start to be for snuff rather than dip. It can be a gradual roller coaster of back and forth for awhile but eventually the snuff cravings will prevail. It might also help to try some snuffs that have a similar characteristic to the oral tobacco you were using. I would recommend Samuel Gawith Wild Duck, Black Rappee or any of their coarser and darker varieties, though perhaps not their more perfumed varieties (though I like them quite a bit). I think you will find some of these scents to be rather familiar. While these can be a little tricky and sometimes messy snuffs, the coarse grind does make it easier to get it into the right spot even with a harder, less nuanced sniff and therefore keeps it out of your sinus and throat. I hope this helps and good luck on the transition. Don’t give up if the dip/smoking cravings persist. They will fade in time. Welcome to a great community. There is a lot of great info on here for new snuffers, dig in and enjoy!
I gave up cigs a few days ago, and I find that snuff is giving me more of a buzz just today. After getting rid of the high-nic products like cigs and dip for a few days, your nicotine tolerance goes down. Now everytime I pinch a toast I get a buzz.
great guys thanks for all the advice and help.
Try swedish snus my friend… I used snus to quit smoking and I got into snuff shortly after. I take a good pinch then pop in some snus. The snuff hits faster and about the time it wears off the snus starts kicking in.
As much as I adore Toque, I don’t think they’re a good beginner brand. I struggled with them when I was a newbie and it took a few months to refine my technique so as not to cough on every pinch. I think newbies should start with Poschl and Wilson’s of Sharrow. Fruit snuffs and menthols are great for beginners. Also smoking, in my case, made snuffing more difficult. Once I gave up smoking my throat wasn’t nearly as sensitive and prone to coughing when snuffing. Get rid of those cancer sticks to fully enjoy snuff.
I have wanted to order some good snus but it’s pretty expensive after shipping and Oregon taxes. I had my cart full at northerner.com but after taxes and shipping I was looking at over 6 dollars a can. I haven’t found any other sites with snus. Oregon has a pretty steep tobacco tax, even when I was just going to order some kodiak dip it came out to over6 bucks per can and I can find it at a couple tobacco stores for just over 5.
SnusCentral, Buysnus, Premiumsnus all ship to the US. I use SnusCentral exclusively. Of course I write articles for their website so I’m biased, possibly. 
Snuscentral looks good to me, I see that one of the local convenient stores near me now sells ettan snus portion and loose, think I’ll pick up a can or two!
I buy from snus.com. mostly use snus, but use snuff when I’m at home. edm
Perhaps something wintergreen in snuff would help since that is the flavour of Dip you use. Try WOS Crumbs of Comfort (wintergreen snuff). I second the suggestion for Toque Quit or an American Scotch like Navy Plain or Railroad Mills Plain for more nicotine.
Well it’s been just over a week and I have gone through half of 25 gram tin of toque and a few grams of the two poshl. I have dipped less than two cans and only smoked while visiting a friend, quite often I smoke more there as she smokes quite often. I guess I’m going to need to make another order soon, definitely going for the crumbs of comfort, a SP, dry scotch and maybe some others depending on suggestions. Here. You guys are alot of help. I also picked up a ettan portion today and am going to give that a try. If I like it I may make another order online, it was 6.50 in the PLAID pantry. Was going to try and kick all tobacco except snuff, but just don’t know if o can do it without having a nosefull all the time:)