folding portions

[f. bandersnatch]

I know I have seen this discussed in this section before, but I can't find it, and I think it is worth mentioning.

People should feel free to use their portion snus however they please, but when I use portions, I always fold them down the middle, length-ways. This leads to a slower release of flavor, nicotine and juice and is exceptionally discreet.

I really like this method more than the flat portion, as that always leads to more drip and quicker souring of the portion. It is also really nice with some of the strong white portions that SM produces. Those things last a long, long time like this.

[Smalmagal]

Another really great idea you should try out is literally cutting portions in half (length-wise)...only the strong ones though...so if you have a portion that's 16mg/g, it will then be 8mg/g...which I find more than adequate...not to mention it's a great money saving idea! It's like loose, if you only were to use a gram each time, but you still have the pouch. Very discreet too!

[fedora]

Sounds interesting. How do you keep things together so the snus doesn't come out of the cut portion?

[Smalmagal]

Easy! Just put it in cut side up...not to mention, if the pouches are regular moist ones, you shouldn't have a problem anyway. Not to distract from the main thread though...folding portions works great too! Especially at work. :-D

[Veganpunk]

I always fold mine. Seam side in.

[elothen]

Dang, just put in a fresh one before I read this. Will have to try that next time. May help keep it up in place a little better as well. I end up relentlessy tonguing mine after an hour or so. Then again, maybe that's just an oral fixation thing. ;-)

[NJdrew]

I have been on a los kick lately and was finding that the regular portions just weren't comfortable at all, but I like the Thunder Frosted long (01 feels ok, but doesn't do much for me in the flavor department). I just broke out a Skruf original portion, rolled it between my finger and thumb to spread the snus evenly and then folded it down the seam. It's Comfortable and lasting longer than usual! Glad I remembered seeing this thread or I'd still be avoiding my stock of regular portions.

[zmanzero]

i'm gonna try this on my next portion after i eat, by god. sounds interesting...

[Snusdog]

Zman!!!!

Good to see ya mate!!!

What's been shaking

[MojoQuestor]

A fella named snus hog or something like that mentioned that he twists his portions in half. I've tried it, and it really seems to work. The suckers stay together. I'd rather take a whole portion, though.

i'm gonna try this on my next portion after i eat, by god. sounds interesting...

Hey! Long time no see

[PipenSnus]

...when I use portions, I always fold them down the middle, length-ways. This leads to a slower release of flavor, nicotine and juice and is exceptionally discreet.

Not to mention it feels more comfortable, too. I just tried this. Thanks for the tip!

[EbenezerScrews]

Bump.

Over a year of using snus and this never f'n occured to me. Works great. Most of my waking hours are at work, where my hands are dirty, so I usually use my tongue to take portions out of the can, and then jam them up into my lip. But when I have clean hands, this is now the ONLY way for me to use portions. I may even look into pre-folding them this works so well.

[Randall]

Just a few hours ago I put a N&J Black in and.. it kept sliding around on me. I was getting a little frustrated so I folded it in half with my tongue. Very comfy. Stayed in place.

[kellindae]

I'm a newbie to snusing and was really getting discouraged by all the juice I seemed to be getting (maybe because I'm female I found it extra disgusting; the no spitting was what really drove me to wanting snusing to work out for me). Found the forum, tried this yesterday, and it went so well I decided to go ahead and order another batch of cans.

In other words, thanks very much for this awesome tip I hope to be smoke free in a few weeks!

[Randall]

Welcome!

Lots of people here have quit smoking with snus. Good luck to you.