Okay… I’m new to Swedish Snus and I’ve ordered a few different kinds and some of them are loose snus. When I’m making a “pris” how tight should I make this thing? It seems like the snus is falling apart after about 10 minutes in my mouth. I’m not messing with it with my tongue on anything. Is this normal? I’m okay with it if it’s normal I just want to make sure I’m not doing something wrong.
Being new to snus yes, it’s normal. You actually may have packed it too tight. Once your lip gets used to it you will be able to keep it mostly together. You will always get a few pieces fall off, but have a little faith it won’t self destruct. At least not after the first few pinches.
I’m not unhappy with the results I just wanted to make sure I’m not screwing it up too bad. 
I started with the Oden Original so far its been really good. I like it a lot better than American versions of snus, like the Camel stuff they sell at the gas station.
I found that once I gave up trying to make a pris it worked better. It just grab an amount of los between my thumb and first 2 fingers squeeze it tight, put it in my upper lip and use my tongue to push it into place.
Funny you should say that… It’s what I tried last and it’s worked the best so far. I’m really liking it as a way to quit smoking. I used it between sniffs of snuff at work today and only had 3 cigarettes all day today.
Most Swedes ( and have lived in Sweden) just pinched some and stuck in the UPPER lip. No pris. they may have rolled it a little between the thumb and index. Pris seemed to be for newbies
I use an icetool mostly, but when I forget it (which is often) I use the hillbilly pinch method i.e. grab a wad, squeeze it and chuck it up there. Without a doubt the easiest was to keep it up there IMO. As Mick said you ma be making it too tight so don;t squeeze it too hard, Oden’s hand bakes easily so its easy enough to form it into a prilla then throw it in without too much fuss. First time I used loose after 15 minutes it mudslided badly and everyone could see this brown crap coming out of my mouth, now I can look back and it was funny but at the time! lol
Stick with it Lunecat… I thought maybe I was doing something wrong or needed to pack it tighter. As it turns out a looser prilla works way better for me anyway. I think over packing them seemed to cause it to break up into large chunks where a softer pack will cause it to sort of “mold” to your lip and gum and just stick there. I still get some crumbs every so often but for the most part it’s working out great! Way WAY better than American smokeless tobaccos.
@lunecat thats not snus 
It bakes differently to snus I found, the thunder chew is closer to snus and very good to practice making prillas with as its very fine and moist. Roda Lacket and Prima Fint are the best to learn to hand bake with IMO but getting hold of them isn’t easy in the EU.
I’ve had it in for over 2 hours before… All the same I probably keep it in around an hour. It’s up to you really… As for other snus to try… I have a can of the Oden Extreme that I’ve enjoyed a lot.
freshness matters. The better the condition of the snus the longer it will hold. coarse hold longer even though it does not seem like it should. medium though seems to hold best from my experience.
@lunecat. Whatever pleases you. I tend to leave it in for a long time also it seems gentler on the gums to leave it in longer then to keep replaceing it.
@lunecat Thunder Chew is just a new product V2 sell, its is essentially loose snus but its “makla” so gets around the EU ban. Portions are good for beginners as they are easy, just throw it up there and go. Quick guide: Portions = Small Bag of snus Loose = The tobacco thats inside the portions Original Portion = A wet portion White Portion = A dry portion Difference between original and white portions are original portions have water added once packed, they release flavour quicker but the flavour goes quicker. White portions don’t have water added after bagging up, the flavour releases slower and it lasts longer. Also Stark = Strong, Extra Stark = Extra Strong. Thunder is extra strong, it hits hard, good if you’re trying to quick smoking, but not if you’re not used to huge amounts of nicotnie, so normal 8/9mg portions will suit you to start with. If you ned any advice/help let me know. Also keep it in as long as you feel you need to, when you first start it won’t be long, I keep them in for up to and over 2 hours or until the taste has gone. I have snus for sale in the trade thread that Northerner doesn’t FYI
I keep a pinch or portion in until I’m bored with it. Anywhere from 15 minutes up to 2 hours or more. Most of the time I average 45-60 minutes. Nicotine is mostly gone at around 45 minutes.