I dont think so, I can smoke for weeks and still feel the same but if i dip for weeks than my lip turns to leather and my gums recede lol
I know this is probably an insane tactic, but when I moved over to snuff exclusively (having snuffed and smoked since I was a teenager) I said to myself that if I was ever going out of my mind for a smoke that I would just have one and forget all that guilt bullshit that we put on it. As a result I kind of had a safety net but the fact of knowing it was there allowed me to forget smoking. You know how it is when you stop, you are forever thinking about cigs. I can’t explain or account for how that helped but it surely did. Over 3 years in, cigarettes are now just another form of tobacco as opposed to something to feel bereaved about. Last time I smoked was in summer, just felt like a pack, bought one, smoked em, forgot about em. I could easily (and probably will) go to next summer without a smoke, but when I do it will be on my terms. Works for me. Lesson over.
@snuffster I had a friend who ever time he realized he had to quit smoking he’d last a few months then start smoking 1/2 more then last time.
Also try adding snus to the mix… I think snuff and snus complement eachother appealing to two different senses… Also snuff is great for the quick lift and snus keeps me level. I never tried to quit smoking myself it’s just I find more pleasure with snus/snuff. I usually take a good pinch and right after pop in a portion. What’s fun is the combos like toasts with pure tobacco flavored snus and also menthols/mints with mint snus.
I think snuffster should write the book on the subject of quitting smoking! He’s dead on about how to do this thing. “The wanting IS the thing”… and snuff can supply that.
I like all forms of backy and frequently switch which type I use, now about these marlboro blacks they sound deadly wonderfull were do I find them!
Micheltn, I believe Sleepwalker is just looking for support and some encouragement. I know how hard it is to quite smoking and I believe we can be somewhat of a good influence. I know where he is coming from is all.
I don’t think he’ll be making any more comments like that.
I love snuff and snus, however as a person who has been through so many rounds to quit smoking they fixed everything for me but the habit aspect, and hand to mouth thing. The e-cig was the only thing that cut that. So now I am a “tri-user” I guess. But this trifecta has kept me away from cigarettes and with no desire for a cigarette what so ever, so I will take what I can get. Ken
I’ve been smoking half the amount (or less) of cigars and doing a few pinches of snuff a day. I switched to bigger cigars which make me think whether i want them before smoking them. And it’s going really well. The nasal snuff is useful for those times when i’m just on my way out or something and haven’t time to spark up a big one.
I found the best habit substitute was my snuff box. If you get a nice one its very tactile and you can make it part of the ritual
Yeah a snuff box makes a big difference to the whole experience. Ken
Yes i might get a wooden snuff box at some point - they are cool.
I’ve been digging my new snuffbox; it definitely adds an air of ritual which is important. I still smoke cigarettes (MUCH less than I used to) and for me, it’s not the same unless I light up with a Zippo; just part of my thing. I like scotches mainly, and it’s rather awkward to be lugging around that cardboard can with a tin lid, especially if it’s half-empty and the cardboard has worn to the point the lid won’t seat tightly. I have a few 10g smashboxes but I have big mitts so it’s kinda hard to get a good pinch unless they’re very full…long and the short of it, you’ll like a wooden snuffbox.
@James S.: Get a pipe nail and use it as a snuff spoon to scoop the scotch out of the smashbox. Pipe nails are cheap and available at any tobacconist and make great snuff spoons.
You can put Scotches in fricken’ anything! How’s about loading your Zippo with Scotch. Now THAT would be cool.
I see my previous comment is removed ? What’s up?
@Nachman: You know, I do have a pipe nail kicking around somewhere and keep meaning to find it. I have used Carol’s idea (Carol, where’ve you been anyway?) of a pen cap, as the little clip part works well too… @Juxtaposer: A Zippo snuffbox, eh? Hmm, that’s an interesting concept. Maybe instead of a wick and flint wheel, a tube and small piston with a trigger release that flings a bump into the ol’ schnozz. Heh.
I tried snus and have a few tins here but i’m not so keen on the juice you get. Nasal snuff can be nice but i got bits of blood come out when i blow my nose and the sneezing can be quite bad. I’m sure once i master nasal snuff a bit more i will take it more often with the cigars.
I’m quite sure that I stumbled upon a Zippo styled flask online. I have bought a couple of 1 oz stainless steel flasks off of ebay that work really well for carrying snuff. Roderick give me the idea to search them out with the Toque flask. His is too purty for me to carry around much and scratch up!