Loose snus

**Kitabz** · 05-06-2009, 07:14 PM

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with loose snus or does everyone just use the portions?

I see there is an Ice-tool thing which aids in making/inserting a pris but I'm wondering about what happens after that. I'm not keen on the idea of loose bits of snus floating about my mouth but if it stays in one piece, being able to size it precisely is somewhat appealing (not to mention the cost-benefit of course). Alternatively, would it work to make a pris from loose and then wrap it in the same material that teabags are made of?

**frogbmth** · 05-06-2009, 08:45 PM

I'm far from an expert, but I think loose snus carries more health risks but your idea to wrap up in a teabag sound like a good one. Twinings fruit teabags can be unfolded into a tube of teabag material. Only the string holds the end tgether. Could be a good one to use. Andy

**Frankie** · 05-06-2009, 09:14 PM

I believe there is absolutely none health risk difference between those two forms of snus. The only danger could be in the fact that you might use more tobacco than in the pouches, thus getting more drug in your system, if you are not careful with dosing. Otherwise, the only differences are cosmetic (con), financial (pro) and gustatory (questionable).

After you place pris in, it keeps there unless you lick it (my frequent mistake because of the taste) or otherwise disturb it. I could not learn how to eat with loose snus. Drinking was not a problem.

I would not wrap it in anything. It sticks together and to the gums (actually removal is the main issue with loose) and you would lose this by wrapping. Then it might go and travel under the lip in an unfortunate manner.

**smokingclam** · 05-06-2009, 11:30 PM

I have been using both loose and pouches. I use pouches while I'm at work and then loose as soon as I finish for the day for the rest of the night.

I use the icetool for all my loose. It makes a nice round compact pris which stays together fine. Once you learn to just leave it alone you have no problems of it falling apart.

The benefits in using loose for me are price, more comfortable than pouches, and less salt content on most brands.

**Kitabz** · 05-07-2009, 06:17 PM

Thanks for all your replies, I'll probably go ahead and get an icetool and some loose the next time I order from Sweden (no post today sadly, still waiting for my portions - it would be so nice to be able to just pop down to the tobacconist/corner store just like in Sweden/USA).

I opened a portion last night and made up a pris manually and it did stay together no problem but I need to work on the shape I think (or just get an icetool).