Before taking up this habit, I was under the impression that most snuff users pinched the way people smoke. Now, after experimenting awhile, I find that I’m tempted to take pinch about once every 20-30 minutes, whcih is about the same frequency with which I would light up. I had a strange smoking habit, however, in the sense that I would light up a cigarette, take three or four hits, put it out, and relight it repeatedly until it was gone. The problem is that the nicotine in snuff tends to persist in my system for longer than that from a cigarette, leaving me sometimes with a case of nicotine overload. I would do the same thing with snus, which had the opposite effect: whereas some snussers leave their snus in for hours at a time, I put a pris in, leave it there for 20 minutes or so, remove it, and then insert another one in about an hour. This tended to lessen the subjective effects of the nicotine compared with leaving a portion or pris of snus in for an hour or two. So how frequently do experienced snuffers pinch? Hourly, or more or less frequently than that?

I’m not addicted to snuff (yet) so my pinching is irregular. When I’m in town on business, I might go without a pinch for several hours. When I’m sitting on my back stoep at night, drinking coffee, I will take a pinch every 3 to 5 minutes. During the day, while at the office, I may pinch every 30 minutes or so. Watching TV I pinch say, every 20 minutes. Also, some days I might pinch a lot while on other days I don’t feel like it. So it all depends where I am, what I’m doing and how I feel. Not much of an answer to your question but, that’s me.

I’d say with me it depends on the amount of stress, and what I’m doing or, how bored I am. It can be every 10 mins or every hour if I’m doing something that keeps my mind occupied. if i have a pris on the go, it’s still every 45/60 min i guess!

I pinch 2-4 times an hour, depending on what I’m doing and my mood. My question for the long timers is… how many pinches per session? I hope that makes sense.

It’s hard to compare because I like to do a lot (usually of very strong snuffs) all at once, but I can do it 1-4x a day, take a day off here and there during the week, and if I do it like 4-5x a day during the weekend, I will feel the physical irritability Monday morning. Again, I tend to do a lot all at once, but from personal experience I think that even a few pinches a day can lead to physical dependence if done over a long enough time period.

Since I’ve quit smoking, my snuff intake has increased to 2 pinches per nostril every 20-30 minutes. If I’m out and about its usually every hour or so.

I snuff a lot from the moment I get up until I go to sleep but I don’t use strong snuffs all day long, when I feel I have had enough nicotine I go to some lighter snuffs. Anywhere from 3 to 10+ grams a day. But it really doesn’t matter, there is no right or wrong amount, your body will let you know if you want some more or if you’ve had enough, it’s all about the pleasure not the amount IMHO

These are very encouraging words from everybody above, because I would like to be pinching more than I am, and it seems like most people above have no problem with 4 times per hour or so. I like strong snuffs occasionally, but I prefer more moderate ones because it’s easier to moderate your nic intake while still getting the pleasure of repeated pinches.

It really depends what I’m doing, plus I tend to binge. I might go a few hours without any snuffing, then have 8 or so pinches in an hour. If I’m reading or doing an essay then I’ll have 2 - 3 pinches every 2 hours, if I’m watching TV I tend to snuff like I’m eating sweets. If I’m drinking, well! If I’m drinking I’ll get few more than a couple of grams in a few hours. But then again I can go a few days without snuffing if I forget to fill my box / don’t think about it.

When I’m drinking I snuff a lot, maybe 3 pinches per pint untill my nose gets clogged. Taxi Red is excellent with drinks, though. Otherwise I use snus with snuff as booster with coffee etc.

How do you guys deal with the constant nose running side effect. I love snuff but my nose gets so raw from having to blow it that the snuff burns when taking it in

Kincaidc the nose gets seasoned after a while. After awhile I’ve found it doesn’t run so much. And as has been often said get a nice cotten or silk hanky. The hanky is much gentler on ones nose then paper. In fact some people have linked the decline in snuff with the decline in hankies being common.

I recieved two tins of ozona in the mail today and I have been taking it like candy, every 5-10 minutes. Usually, however, I generally take a pinch (mostly two) every 30 mins. to an hour.

This will sound stupid, but I just discovered today that one of the things that was inhibiting my ability to enjoy my snuff was my refusal to blow my nose. Tonight, I’ve been blowing my nose about every half hour, and I haven’t had to use any Afrin for 10 hours, which has got to be a record. Plus I’m enjoying the snuff a lot more. It’s strange how it’s always the simple things that matter. My advice to other newcomers to snuff would be to blow your nose frequently, and be gentle when you do it. For me it works best about 10-15 minutes after each pinch while your nose is still running. I can do a nice pinch every fifteen minutes as long as I’m not trying to hold a gram of tobacco in my sinuses. I did a huge pinch of Bernard’s Virginie about fifteen minutes ago, enjoyed the sensation for awhile, then my nose started running like a faucet, I blew it, and now I’m ready for something else, although I can still taste the F&T French Carotte that I sniffed a couple of hours ago. Still, what a difference a good blow makes!

Like others posted, it depends on the snuff for me. I can take Black Rappee, which is coarse, keep it in for about 5 min, then blow. Cheetah, on the other extreme, can be pinched and not blown at all, or maybe after 45 min or so. Certain snuffs make my nose run a lot more than others. I’ve noticed Rustica makes my nose run, while Dholakia Black, and White elephant do not. SP types require less blowing for me. I am sure that it varies from person to person. Some people sneeze, while others, myself included, do not. I find a pinch of TAj before bed clears my nose, and leaves a lasting pleasant scent that I can detect on awakening.

A pinch each nostril 20/30 minute intervals.

A couple of times a day. A huge amount in the morning, The maybe another huge bump in the evening. Maybe three or four smaller pinches during the day.

I snuff whenever/wherever the urge hits.

I snuff; there for I am. Stupid air keeps trying to get in.

I snuff; there for I am. Stupid air keeps trying to get in.

^ This!!!

When I’m home for a while I snuff probably two or three times an hour but when I’m at work or out and about it’s much less often.

Varies a lot; at work maybe every half-hour, at home sometimes I’ll take a pinch every five or ten minutes of weaker snuff. When I’m out and about maybe every hour but sometimes I go for a lot longer if there’s no opportune way to do it.

I do not pinch. I breath for a while. I just like large “pinches”. I can “pinch” every chapter while I’m reading, or I can take no pinches for five hours.

Depends on what I’m pinching but usually about every 20nins at home and once an hour at work

When I do schmalzlers, I tend to have a runny nose. This means that I blow my nose frequently, feel the need of taking more and the circle may get repeated in short intervals. However, the more fine the snuff the less it makes me blow my nose and the less I pinch more. Also it depends am I sitting or doing something. Like many others have said, in the evening when I am sitting in front of my computer screen, I take lots more pinches than at work or outside or, say, when I play with the cat

I notice more burning than usual around my septum peircing but then I remembered I just stretched it from 12g to 10g and found the problem less pinching and more knife tips and seems better so far

you have a septum piercing (and stretched)? how is it with snuffing, ive considered it but im not sure because snuff comes first. @maxmorter

Depends on the day, my mood, the snuff, and what is going. I tend to use snuff more at home versus being out and about. For me snuff use and cigarette smoking frequency are not comparable. While I love snuff, it does not have the same use urgency as a cigarette did back when I was hooked on those things. I suppose you could say that I am a relatively light user.

you have a septum piercing (and stretched)? how is it with snuffing, ive considered it but im not sure because snuff comes first. @maxmorter

I wouldn’t get it done if you want to snuff just for during healing you wont be able to so you will have to go 2-3 weeks off snuff or at least use very little

Depending upon what’s in the bullet, I probably snuff every 15 to 30 minutes at work. When I’m home and not smoking a pipe, every 10 to 15 minutes. It seems the higher the nic, the less I’m apt to snuff. I usually have a nice hit before bed-time (I love the intense dreams it seems to produce) and a couple big pinches of Hedges upon awakening to clear the sinuses.

I have a pinch whenever I have a craving. I don’t have a certain amount I use per day.