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Old 10-18-2009, 08:18 PM   #1
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Default Snus recommendations for flavor and nic sought

And the journey continues.

Thanks to Kitabz and Stubby I'm reasonably well grounded now on snus lingo, portion, strong, white etc; now for the real deal, flavor and nic content.

Haven't found a shop here in town that carries anything other than Camel Snus, not too surprising from what I've been reading. I did go ahead and pick up a can of the Mellow just so I'd have an initial baseline to use for this info request.

Is there any nic in these? Got taste but no "tingle"?
Portion appears to be what would be considered Large / White. Size is fine for me. White preparation, OK.
Taste, hmmm. Like sucking on citrus candy. It's OK but it's really too sweet. Lemon/orange perhaps with the faintest hint of pepper. Same flavor w/o the sweet wouldn't be bad.

I currently have the following in a cart at getsnus.com:
1 can General Mini White 4mg/portion
1 can General Sterk 11mg/portion
1 can each Discreet Peach and Strawberry, 7.4mg/portion

Using my initial reaction to the Camel snus as a baseline, Would anyone care to forecast what my reaction to the above order might be?
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Yep from what I hear camel is poop in a pouch compaired to the good stuff.

To me the mellow tastes like I am sucking on a camel cig. Helped that I had free mellow in my face while I was vaping non flavored.
The frost is sugary mint and not really my cup of tea, to candy tasting. But it does help easy the nic jones away.
STAY far from spice that stuff is like sticking a can of pumpkin goo and spice in your lip.

I am looking forward to the discreet and the higher fueled flavors.
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Yep from what I hear camel is poop in a pouch compaired to the good stuff.
.....STAY far from spice that stuff is like sticking a can of pumpkin goo and spice in your lip.
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Hey Dred

I got some input from a snus forum and I'm going with the original order I had in mind with one change. Losing the General Mini and going with a can of Ekstra Sterk instead. So I'll have portions with 7.4mg, 11mg and 15mg.

Until then I 'spose I'll just put some more camel poop under the lip
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Discreet Peach and Strawberry are both quite tasty. At 7.4mg, I find they do a decent job at holding any nic cravings at bay, but I still vape a little bit when using those Snus. I normally vape 12mg liquid, but use some ~18mg liquid on occassion, so that may explain the need for more nic than those 7.4mg Snus can provide.

Last week I ordered some more of those Discreet Snus packs, so they are satisfying enough for me.
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Discreet Peach and Strawberry are both quite tasty. At 7.4mg, I find they do a decent job at holding any nic cravings at bay, but I still vape a little bit when using those Snus. I normally vape 12mg liquid, but use some ~18mg liquid on occassion, so that may explain the need for more nic than those 7.4mg Snus can provide.

Last week I ordered some more of those Discreet Snus packs, so they are satisfying enough for me.
Hey RP
Vaping 36mg and occasionally 48mg is what keeps me sane. Will certainly prove interesting if the snus I've decided on can hold a candle to what I've been vaping.
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Will be interesting to see what nic Snus will do it for you, please let us know. I haven't tried vaping just flavored 0-nic PG/VG yet while using Snus, to see if part of my craving was just the hand-to-mouth+inhale/exhale addiction.
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For me the hand to gob action is the one that trips me up.

the snus is fine at work when my hands are busy, but idle hands thing is aggro inducing.
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Will be interesting to see what nic Snus will do it for you, please let us know. I haven't tried vaping just flavored 0-nic PG/VG yet while using Snus, to see if part of my craving was just the hand-to-mouth+inhale/exhale addiction.
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For me the hand to gob action is the one that trips me up.

the snus is fine at work when my hands are busy, but idle hands thing is aggro inducing.
I'm convinced that the hand-to-mouth ritual along with the visual of the vapor is most assuredly a component of the addiction. Well I just sent off my order to getsnus, time will tell.
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I was a chain-smoker and then chain-vaper of 36 and 48mg. Switched almost entirely to snus but I vape a little here and there.

I found that both Camel and Discreet do not seem to deliver nearly as much nicotine as you might expect, considering how much they contain. This is likely a pH issue.. if they have a low pH (compared to the 8.5 pH of most Swedish products), less of that nicotine is going to be absorbed. TBH, I feel I get more nic from a Swedish mini than from Camel or Discreet.

I also found that Camel mellow was much too sweet. It was like having a mouthful of pancake syrup to me. Discreet tastes pretty good, but again, sweeter than I would prefer (not nearly as bad as Camel though).

Anyway, I get the impression our vaping habits were similar, so...

I use an ES (extra sterk) first thing in the morning and another one late at night when I would normally be powervaping 48mg for hours on end.

A few times a day, when I feel my nic level is starting to go down, I use a sterk (I like Claq Qui) to "boost it back up".

The rest of the time I use regular 8mg portions.

I will say that I find snus infinitely more satisfying than even powervaping 48mg liquid, but I have never experienced anything that made me feel like I'd had too much nic.

Good luck. And order some Claq Qui next time (It's great, with a rich tobacco/dried fruit flavor, slightly sweet, and plenty of nicotine with a smooth delivery).

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I was a chain-smoker and then chain-vaper of 36 and 48mg. Switched almost entirely to snus but I vape a little here and there.
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Anyway, I get the impression our vaping habits were similar, so...

I use an ES (extra sterk) first thing in the morning and another one late at night when I would normally be powervaping 48mg for hours on end.

A few times a day, when I feel my nic level is starting to go down, I use a sterk (I like Claq Qui) to "boost it back up".

The rest of the time I use regular 8mg portions.

I will say that I find snus infinitely more satisfying than even powervaping 48mg liquid, but I have never experienced anything that made me feel like I'd had too much nic.

Good luck. And order some Claq Qui next time (It's great, with a rich tobacco/dried fruit flavor, slightly sweet, and plenty of nicotine with a smooth delivery).

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Hey isande
At the last minute before I ordered I got rid of the Discreet from fears it would be too sweet and just went with General across the board. Ekstra Sterk, Sterk White and Original.

Your response re-affirms the choices I made and I thank you.

I've come across a couple mentions of the Claq Qui. Is that the specific brand as in Roda Lacket Claq Qui, or is it a type/style?

This is like when I started vaping. All new, so much to learn and I'm so anal I gotta know it all!
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