Snus Storage Questions

[Roo]

So you don't refrigerate your snus then? Just freeze your surplus? Just curious. I've only had cans get funky on me in Hawaii, when left in the car for a few days, and only really the Skruf portions. I've heard others report problems with hot Skruf. If you have room in your fridge, and frequent access to it, refrigeration is at least preferable. If you don't, I wouldn't worry at all unless you notice undesirable effects or live in excessively hot climates.

Edit: please share your experience if you are serving in Afghanistan or Iraq or some other arrid hot climate. I'm also curious about high humidity for those of you in certain parts of the US and beyond. How does humidity or desert heat affect your snus? Thanks.

[Lucky Striker]

I live in South Carolina. I can tell you all about humidity. :P

Me personally? I think the whole refrigeration thing is overblown. If it's something I don't honestly see myself using within 30 days, it goes in the freezer. I have about ten or fifteen open cans in the fridge. If it's been awhile since I've used them, I throw them in the freezer. In the house I have about ten cans just strewn about.

I've left snus inside the car for a week of 80 degree weather, I've left snus on the front porch for a couple of days, I've found snus under furniture that had been there for months... do you think I threw all that stuff away? Other than maybe being warmer than I'm used to, nothing significantly different at all about it. Maybe there was an increase in TSNA's, I don't know, nor do I really care. I used to dip Skoal, and a can of six month old Ettan doesn't come close to the TSNA's present in a fresh can of Skoal.

Another thing I wanted to throw in- some snus is even better when it has been out of the fridge for a few days. Goteborgs Rape is one that I find tastes much less tart after it has been exposed to a few days of 100 degree sun. 8)

[sandman1911]

I've never freezed snus, I keep all mine in the fridge when I'm not using. I've got a roll of Ettan and Roda past the expiration date, I just opened one up, and it's still fine and moist. I think as long as you put them in zip lock bags you will be fine.

[tical00]

Go ahead and call me an idiot (I hate making posts like this!), but is it possible to just add a drop or two of water into a can and maybe the snus will soak that up to make it almost like new?

[DriverFound]

Go ahead and call me an idiot (I hate making posts like this!), but is it possible to just add a drop or two of water into a can and maybe the snus will soak that up to make it almost like new?

I have wondered the same thing...I've even tried it a couple times on cans that had started to dry out sitting on my desk at work (it's VERY dry in here). It seems to work just fine. 8)

[heppycat]

I'm more concerned with snus drying out faster in the fridge. The whole refrigeration process does remove humidity from the air. Of course a ziploc back takes care of that problem.

[Badfish74]

I'm more concerned with snus drying out faster in the fridge. The whole refrigeration process does remove humidity from the air.

I keep my opened cans in the crisper with the humidity set on high. My unopened cans go in the freezer. All are in ziplocs. I haven't had any probs so far.


I'm probably going overboard, but I live in South Carolina, so I worry about the heat and humidity.

We don't get Charleston weather here in the Pee Dee! 8)

[Roo]

Lucky Striker: interstingly, after posting about Skruf in particular getting funky on me, I found the can of it I lost on friday night. Popped one in, and it was more enjoyable than out of the fridge. Of course, the conditions here are far removed from Hawaii or SC -- the air in Seattle is bone dry in the summer. But I have noticed that Skruf in particular gets too dry in the fridge, and only softens up a few minutes after I flop a lip over it. Maybe I'll start keeping it out.

As for ziplock bags, I use them for two reasons: one for freshness, but mostly because I tend to keep a rotation going of 5 portion 5 los open in the fridge, each 5-pack in a little ziplock bag. It not only keeps them fresh, but it's convenient to grab my whole portion stash in the morning and toss it in my backback without having to pick and choose what's on deck for work that day. When I get home, I may or may not return them to the fridge. Depends on what exactly I begin doing upon returning home.

@ Lucky Striker again: my travel experience in the US is fairly limited. Is it as humid where you live as the tropics/sub-tropics? I know some places state-side get some mean humidity... I guess the worst I've experienced here is Kentucky, and even DC in the summer isn't pleasant. The west coast does not understand true humidity. I've been to Miami and Key West but it wasn't too bad. Your snus holds up in extreme humidity? Good to know. I'm going to China again in september and plan on bringing lots of snus. Some of the worst humidity I've experienced was over there, but I haven't been back since using snus.

[heppycat]

I'm in Mississippi. The humidity is pretty extreme here. This is my first summer snusing and I don't expect any problems. As I noted earlier, I think the most danger from drying is in a frost-free fridge. My unopened cans live in my chest type deep freezer in freezer bags. I've been trying to keep my total number of open cans below six. The only time I've had a can dry out on me it was a V2 can and I had had it open for over a week.

[HK11]

Re: Snus storage

do you need to keep all snus refrigerated? if so, long can you have snus out of the fridge for before it goes bad?

Without reading any of the other responses, it lasts WAY longer than it takes to use it just laying around anywhere. Dont worry about it.

[Lucky Striker]

@ Lucky Striker again: my travel experience in the US is fairly limited. Is it as humid where you live as the tropics/sub-tropics?

I had to look it up :P but, yes, the area I live in is classified as a "Humid Sub-Tropical Climate". Other areas classified as such include south China, Japan, Northern India, SE South America, East Australia, and parts of South Africa. If you've been to China, you've experienced what summers in western central South Carolina are all about.

[synic]

Ah, thanks for this thread.

I went and bought a super cheap-o mini fridge to keep in my office, just for snus. I got a thermometer and put it in there overnight, and the thing only cools to 45F or so. I was getting worried that my snus would be ruined... but it sounds like 45F will do well for a couple weeks to a month.

The rest I have just been keeping in the freezer in those ziplock freezer bags.

[VBSnus]

I have all of mine in the fridge, with open cans on my desk. We keep our apartment at a cool 65-70 degress F, so hopefully it's not too bad an environment.

I did order way too much Snus with my first order, as I didn't know how much I'd want when quitting smoking. I've got 2 rolls of Thunder, 3 cans of General, 4 cans of Claq Qui, 4 of Nick and Johnny. I have a feeling some of the Thunder may go bad eventually, because I'm not using it as much since discovering the other brands!

[lxskllr]

I did order way too much Snus with my first order, as I didn't know how much I'd want when quitting smoking. I've got 2 rolls of Thunder, 3 cans of General, 4 cans of Claq Qui, 4 of Nick and Johnny. I have a feeling some of the Thunder may go bad eventually, because I'm not using it as much since discovering the other brands!

Get some freezer bags, and keep your unopened snus in the freezer. I have frozen snus that's 1.5+ years old, and it's still pretty good. Not quite as good as brand new, but still very acceptable.

[cyrax777]

i keep mine in a cooler under the desk so far its working good then agien i counted it out last night and only have like 20 cans