Not a desert island. No, more likely draconian anti-tobacco shipping laws, or as probable new mail/postal regulations restricting international shipments of snuff. Perhaps snufftakers in the U.S. may soon feel the sting of new tobacco taxes. Your job, should you decide to accept it, is to choose the one snuff you would buy in bulk to prepare for the day when you might not easily be able to get it. Also, tell me about your longterm storage strategies. If you must, choose two, but remember that the Snuff Vault will only hold so much at ideal cellar temperature and humidity. Thanks in advance. This is not a completely academic or theoretical exercise. Paul

I would have to say McChrystal’s S.P and Hedges L260. For me that covers my needs - a decent SP and my newfound appreciation for medicated snuff. Because I am relegated to the scant space in my apartment I would likely decant my snuff into mason jars and then store them in a sturdy plastic tub. I would consider splitting my “horde” into separate stashes, so as to not keep all my eggs in one basket. As for quantity- I would be looking at somewhere around 10 kilos of each, if not more. Hampered only by my ability to purchase that much at one time; perhaps I would begin working towards that ultimate quantity. This would be if I knew it would not be available period.

Sorry pal but the creator is the survivor and the hoarder only suffers loss and diminution. The more difficult it is to get something the harder it is to hoard. Certainly snuff cannot be created out of thin air however you can snuff thin air. If I had to choose air over snuff I would. If I had to buy a snuff it would be that which is on the Spanish ghost ship that washes aimlessly through the seven seas.

Toque Pomegranate and WIlson’s Tom Buck. 5 lbs of each. Stored in glass quart jars. Should last me until I give up snuff in my old age. ( I figure I’ll have to quit when the kids stick me in the old folks home.) I can’t choose just one. Those two are my staples, everything else is just icing on the cake.

I’d fill the limited storage space with a variety. And I’ve already done that. A while ago Mistersnuff had a free shipping on orders over $250 and I stocked up on bulks.

Easy. F&T High Dry Toast and Dholakia White.

I would be perfectly happy with just F&T High Dry Toast. It doesn’t come in bulk, but perhaps I could have a few hundred small tins. Those tins are airtight and HDT only gets better with time. Keep a a couple of dozen tins on me at all times in special bandoliers.

Pretty easy for me, If I could only use 1 snuff and had to buy it in bulk I’d have to buy several hundred 200g tins of 6photo Kailash. I go through approximately one every 4 to 6 weeks (4-7g ish a day). Means my ‘habit’ costs me about £8-£12 a month…

This is hard for me to answer as I am still discovering the world of snuff. I would have to choose two, Toque Spanish Gem and F&T HDT. @bigmick already hit the nail on the head with storage, glass quart jars.

I think I would cheat - It may be a good idea to stockpile a large base, say Toque Quit, or Bruton, or maybe High Dry Toast - and then have a reserve of essential oils for when human nature dictated I needed to have a little bit of variety .

I am stockpiling bulk tobacco for grinding my own snuff when the sheet hits the fan. If I had to hoard a commercial snuff, I guess I would go with Toque Spanish Brandy, but I haven’t tried many retail snuffsses :(|)

Currently I think F&T HDT and Toque USA Whiskey and Honey

6 Photo Kailash and 6 Photo Special.

3/4 of stockpile Viking Dark, 1/4 SG Black Coffee.

3/4 White Elephant 1/4 SG KBO.

Viking Dark would be the snuff, with Thor’s Hammer as an alternate (I just tried it and it might replace Dark as my staple snuff). Seeing how I’ve gone through the vast majority of 500g of Dark since May 2013, I’d guess that 20 kg would be a prudent reserve since I’m only 21 now and my intake could wax or wane and selling some is always a possibility. I’ve got at least half the amount of mason jars I would need to store that. I’d keep the bulk of it in a tote in the basement. I’d choose a plain snuff because I could scent it if I wanted to. So far I’ve found Viking Dark to be a nice base for mixes.

If we are talking about genuine SURVIVAL situations, then snuff would be fairly low on my list of essential supplies. Then again… I currently have about 3 kilos of back-up snuff on hand – 4 if you include the stuff that I don’t regularly use.

The scenario proposed would certainly suck… But I would have to go with: F&T High Dry Toast Viking Dark

…F&T High Dry Toast. It doesn’t come in bulk,…

Mr Snuff has a 450g tub listed, and that may not be “bulk” for some, but it is quite a large size. https://mrsnuff.com/product\\_info.php?products\\_id=1422

This is news to me, thanks. It certainly counts as bulk, IMO.

De Kralingse Latakia A/P… No second choice needed for me. Maybe a few LBs would last the rest of my life.

…F&T High Dry Toast. It doesn’t come in bulk,…

Mr Snuff has a 450g tub listed, and that may not be “bulk” for some, but it is quite a large size. https://mrsnuff.com/product\\_info.php?products\\_id=1422

It’s a special order and it takes a while to come through. Don’t order it if you’re in a hurry. Not much cheaper than tins, either. Still, a nice good tub of the stuff.

Toque Berwick Brown Toque Plain Coarse WOS Best Dark GH Kendal Brown Viking Dark Any of the plainer coarse SG offerings Seeing a pattern yet? Any one of these would be an acceptable choice for laying away for emergencies, and I could “survive” with any of them as a solo snuff. As it happens I happen to have laid away a few of them, so I’m safe for a while yet.

Dholakia White 500g + 6 Photo Kailash & Special 400g- 41 Photo White Elephant 450g- F&T HDT need more 100g- The rest 3000 +/- running dangerously low.

Id hoard dholakia madras and herbal.

viking blonde and firedrac probably. id miss the odd menthol though. maybe id keep some menthol crystals touse on a box or two of blonde.

I would hoard FT HDT for sure…as a basic go to armageddon type scenario. Then probably a sh%t ton of Sterneckers…if I had to only pick a couple and stock up. I would try and hoard everything else I like, but at some point that won’t be reliable. Old Mill-- I have started kinda-hoarding certain types but not too worried because I could always make a road trip down to Bethpage if the Chef would allow, since we’re in the same country :)>-

@Uncle_Squinty don’t forget to booby trap your stash by placing a tempting tin of Bohica right up front. =))

In a true survival situation… I’d run down to Carnahan’s convenient store and buy a box of W.E Garret Scotch, and run to the Tobacco Center and buy all the Sweet. Not that they are my favs, they’re just attainable and keep without special storing. If I had preference on my side, some time and money (and internet access) I’d buy Bernard Brasil Doppelt Fermentiert, Zwiefacher or Klostermischung. Germans keep for a long time seems like.

As much Viking Dark as I could store. If I felt generous it would be the best sharing snuff to me.

All the American scotch snuff and German oiled sniffs. I have already hoarded all of them!