So, let's talk about this spitting/not spitting business...

[Coolidge]

So, as it seems, you do not have to spit your Snus juice. I am not sure why. I for one, will get sick if I swallow any chewing tobacco juice. Is this because you get less "juice" from Snus, or is it the actual "Snus Juice" does not make you sick? What is the difference? I have read here, that the Snus is steam cured(?) and the chew is fire cured(?). Why does that make such a huge difference? Are there other differences?

[airwoodstock]

Welcome coolidge!!

For me, it's the small amount of juice that enables me to just swallow it. When snus is in the near forward part of the upper lip, it does not generate too much spit unlike dip in the bottom lip. Some people new to snus do get a bit queasy when swallowing but quickly get over it or, just spit. There are quite a few posts here that speak more about it but, IMO, i like the taste so I personally just swallow it. Hope this helps.

[jamesstew]

Right, what AirWoodstock said. By the way welcome to the forum.

[chainsnuser]

Welcome to the forum, Coolidge!

In addition to what AirWoodstock said, for me it's also the snus itself. The (untraditional) way I'm mostly using my snus (sucking on the portions, poking the prillas) I get tons of saliva, swallow it and never got any ill-effect. Snus is not unnoticeable but hardly noticeable in the stomach.

Snus is manufactured in a way that it resembles fruits, that were dried and moistened again, while the fire-curing and fermentation of other smokeless tobacco produces a mixture of toxic chemicals that is by no means as deadly as anti-smokeless-tobacco-workers usually claim, but gives an 'uneasy' feeling in the stomach.

Cheers!

[snusjus]

I worked my way up from spitting occasionally to never. I was scared that it would make me vomit like American dip, but to my surprise, it didn't even make my stomach rumble. Sometimes I will spit just to see what it looks like. The juice looks pretty dark and thick, but it never upsets my stomach. Oh, the benefits of snus over American dip!

[cocsp2002]

I agree with snusjus; I'll occasionally spit, but it's just to gauge how much I've got left on my pris. Dark spit, keep it in; light spit, almost done; clear spit, time for another pris!

[Mongrul]

I haven't used chew or dip for over 20 years, only smoked. I had no problem with snus juice. I tried to spit thinking it would be better, but there isn't enough to worry about it. Now I swallow it all, and the only effect I've had is the occasional hiccup when the juice did get strong. That only happens with portions, which I tend to squeeze. When I'm using los, I relax the front lip now, and don't poke it with my tongue. It just kinda sits up there after the initial (delightful) burn, and does it's thing...slowly. I'm finding I like the los much better. I can't wait to get home, or hotel room, and break out the los. Some on this site us los at work....someday.....

[cocsp2002]

It's not so bad to use los at work, as long as you keep your pris size moderate. Unless you're Xobeloot who has the "snus mountain" under his lip. The only problems I have are people think my icetool is weird and disposing of the pris when I'm done.

I don't really have the luxury of using Xobe's head shake method at work. People would think I was nuts. And that would get me fired.

I just take a paper towel with me in the morning and tear off pieces to drop the pris into as I need them. I can get 8-10 squares worth out of one towel, so it's no problem. Alternatively, I'll just go to the toilet and spit it out in there, and use a square of TP to clean any remnants off my teeth.

You'll get it soon, and when you do, you'll wonder why you didn't do it sooner. :wink:

[Xobeloot]

Everyone at work thinks I'm an idiot anyways. So when I start shaking my head and spitting big snus-turds into the trash, no one is shocked :lol:

[Coolidge]

So, if you top lipped chewing tobacco you wouldn't have to spit?

[Mongrul]

I travel alot, and work in healthcare IT, so I'm usually in an environment where I don't know the locals very well, and have to hid my nic habit. My current site is cool though, most of the IT staff smokes, so I can hide with them, and get some work done. But I did get caught in some meetings where I had a portion in, and then had to talk to some suits. I had full size portions in, and slurred my speech a few times. I was able to recover by pushing the portion into the back of my gum so no harm done. I got some Mocca + mini's to better hide my portions. I've also found that I can fly (every week damn near), stuff in a couple of portions, and actually stay awake on flights, jam to Johnny Lang (2nd and 3rd albums are best), and get a shit load of work done!! BTW, if you've never hear Johnny Lang, it's a love hate thing. At first you might hate him, but you can't stop listening, then you realize he's absolutely frigging amazing!! If you like Rock/Blues, go to I-Tunes and check out Wonder This World. Awsome!!

[cocsp2002]

@ coolidge: I don't know about chewing tobacco, I was a dipper first. I've never actually chewed tobacco, so, you'd have to experiment with that to see the results. I've successfully upper lipped Grizzly, Skoal, Red Man (though I usually lower lip that and swallow it anyway), and Timberwolf. For some reason (probably because there's less juice) I don't have a problem swallowing when it's in the upper lip.

[RobsanX]

The only time I had a sizable amount of juice in my mouth was when I fell asleep on the couch with a fairly fresh General portion in... I woke up surprised that it hadn't dribbled down my chin... I just swallowed it like usual with no ill effects... It was a bit icky yet delicious at the same time... :?

[ponysoprano]

@ coolidge: I don't know about chewing tobacco, I was a dipper first. I've never actually chewed tobacco, so, you'd have to experiment with that to see the results. I've successfully upper lipped Grizzly, Skoal, Red Man (though I usually lower lip that and swallow it anyway), and Timberwolf. For some reason (probably because there's less juice) I don't have a problem swallowing when it's in the upper lip.

I hear that, i was never a big dipper[pun intended] until I started snus, I still don't do it often but when I do, maybe a few times a week I can even make longcut stay together in my upper lip and the juice is very minimal, but what juice there is I ahve no problem swallowing just like Swedish snus. cocsp2002, I've been digging upper lipping TimberWolf wolf packs, the pouches in wintergreen, they taste decent and though they're big [maxi portion size?] they flatten out quickly. I think they'll be my personal go-to if the ban goes through.

[JGC8483]

I keep a small empty water bottle in my desk drawer and grab a paper towel for the "left overs". I've never swallowed. I probably never will. :shock: