So got my Northerner order today, one week exactly from when they switched my order to showing shipped. I had to get to work 3 hours early this morning, so was able to run home and check my mail. Much yummy new snus, my lös, and most importantly, my beautiful new 3ml steel Icetool.
And OMG, I just love the Icetool. Even if I never use lös again, I am just happy to have it. I love cool objects, and the steel Icetool, with it's heft, is most definitely cool.
So sitting here with a pris of Phantom Blue, my first lös in over a year. Some initial thoughts......
Icetool - If you haven't done it yet, just get one. $40, it won't kill you. Give up a few beers if you have to, but do get one. It makes the pris SO much better than a prismaster. I played around a bit to see what a good size would be for me. Basically, compressed, my pris is just one full marking. This is a perfect size for me, similar to what a portion would be. The pris stays together great, I was able to place it exactly where I wanted, just a slight nudge with my tongue to put it into final position.
But I love my ritual objects. My snuff bullets, my metal pipe I use to smoke non tobacco type stuff, and now my Icetool. I am very happy I decided to order one. I know it will give me the best opportunity to try and like lös
Lös - Before I put it in my mouth.
Do you know why I want to love lös?? I just love the weight of a lös can compared to a prortion can. It just feels so heavy, so full. Like it is serious. I had my steel Icetool in one hand, a can of Phantom Blue in the other. And they both just weighed something. Silly maybe, but it made me happy. And you can see the tobacco. So this may be the coolest part of lös. The tobacco just looks so inviting, so moist, so...so ready.
Lös - After I put it in my mouth.
OK, so this is where the whole Lös concepts starts to break down for me. I'm not sure where the joy is. It is WAY to early for me to make any predictions, but at least initially, well, ho hum, this is boring. First, the flavor of Blue. I have done the Blue portions, hated them at first, came to, at least tolerate and *almost, sorta, a little like them. And yes, the lös is different from the portions. But there is nothing , SO FAR, that says this is something really good. A little Windex taste maybe, but nothing that jumps out at me. But know it is too soon to make predictions.
Having the lös in my mouth isn't bad, and no mud mouth. Icetool definitely better here. This is something I just need to keep doing for a few weeks and see how it develops.
I pray I don't become one of those "OMG, lös is SO way better than portions guy". Please shoot me if I do. But I don't think that is possible. They are different. Portions are my best little friends, perfect for so many situations. But sometimes, I want something different. I think my incorporation of snuff into my routine has opened my eyes a bit, helped me understand that it isn't about better, it is just different, filling a different niche if you will. I doubt I will ever use much lös at home. Home is where I go to not think. I don't want to be aware of something in my mouth. Hell, I use so much super sterk these days that I will often go for hours at home before I even remember to take a portion. But irnically, for me, work may be an ideal place to use lös. At work, I am always hyper aware. So being aware I have a lös pris in my mouth while working is cool. I am already hyper aware so being aware of something else just seem to work well. I suspect that I might also really like having a pris in while I ride my motorcycle. Again, another situation I am hyper aware at all times, mentally checking numerous things off in my head as I ride.
So adventure has just begun. But I am grateful I have an Icetool now, and looking forward to trying the other lös I got. I think Grove might have to be next, then Thunder.
And last note, got rid of the pris, Icetool makes that whole process WAY cleaner.
And OMG, I just love the Icetool. Even if I never use lös again, I am just happy to have it. I love cool objects, and the steel Icetool, with it's heft, is most definitely cool.
So sitting here with a pris of Phantom Blue, my first lös in over a year. Some initial thoughts......
Icetool - If you haven't done it yet, just get one. $40, it won't kill you. Give up a few beers if you have to, but do get one. It makes the pris SO much better than a prismaster. I played around a bit to see what a good size would be for me. Basically, compressed, my pris is just one full marking. This is a perfect size for me, similar to what a portion would be. The pris stays together great, I was able to place it exactly where I wanted, just a slight nudge with my tongue to put it into final position.
But I love my ritual objects. My snuff bullets, my metal pipe I use to smoke non tobacco type stuff, and now my Icetool. I am very happy I decided to order one. I know it will give me the best opportunity to try and like lös
Lös - Before I put it in my mouth.
Do you know why I want to love lös?? I just love the weight of a lös can compared to a prortion can. It just feels so heavy, so full. Like it is serious. I had my steel Icetool in one hand, a can of Phantom Blue in the other. And they both just weighed something. Silly maybe, but it made me happy. And you can see the tobacco. So this may be the coolest part of lös. The tobacco just looks so inviting, so moist, so...so ready.
Lös - After I put it in my mouth.
OK, so this is where the whole Lös concepts starts to break down for me. I'm not sure where the joy is. It is WAY to early for me to make any predictions, but at least initially, well, ho hum, this is boring. First, the flavor of Blue. I have done the Blue portions, hated them at first, came to, at least tolerate and *almost, sorta, a little like them. And yes, the lös is different from the portions. But there is nothing , SO FAR, that says this is something really good. A little Windex taste maybe, but nothing that jumps out at me. But know it is too soon to make predictions.
Having the lös in my mouth isn't bad, and no mud mouth. Icetool definitely better here. This is something I just need to keep doing for a few weeks and see how it develops.
I pray I don't become one of those "OMG, lös is SO way better than portions guy". Please shoot me if I do. But I don't think that is possible. They are different. Portions are my best little friends, perfect for so many situations. But sometimes, I want something different. I think my incorporation of snuff into my routine has opened my eyes a bit, helped me understand that it isn't about better, it is just different, filling a different niche if you will. I doubt I will ever use much lös at home. Home is where I go to not think. I don't want to be aware of something in my mouth. Hell, I use so much super sterk these days that I will often go for hours at home before I even remember to take a portion. But irnically, for me, work may be an ideal place to use lös. At work, I am always hyper aware. So being aware I have a lös pris in my mouth while working is cool. I am already hyper aware so being aware of something else just seem to work well. I suspect that I might also really like having a pris in while I ride my motorcycle. Again, another situation I am hyper aware at all times, mentally checking numerous things off in my head as I ride.
So adventure has just begun. But I am grateful I have an Icetool now, and looking forward to trying the other lös I got. I think Grove might have to be next, then Thunder.
And last note, got rid of the pris, Icetool makes that whole process WAY cleaner.
and it was an interesting experience. For me, the flavor was a little more dull than the original. I have only tried General and Ettan though. It was nice and subtle though. I plan to try los again if/when I get an Icetool.
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