July 21, 20223 yr Keep up the fight, guys. My smokeless tobacco story is that I thought it would be cool to chew tobacco when I was in 10-12 year old Little League. I asked my dad to buy me a pack of chewing tobacco. We were at a diner that had a large tobacco selection at the checkout. He chose Beechnut and made me put a big plug in my mouth while at the counter. I was about to throw up by the time we made it to the car. He let me keep the rest of the pouch in my bedroom. It stayed there for years untouched until I finally threw it out. Although growing up in west Ft. Band County where practically every guy (and many girls as well) dipped, I never touched smokeless tobacco again. My dad knew me pretty well.
July 22, 20223 yr I started Skoal when I was 14 in 1977. Went to Copenhagen by 1982. I once cold turkey quit for 3 years. Went on a big hunt in Montana, had to have some Hagen , fell of the wagon, got my boot tangled up in a rope and have been drug through an ocean of Copenhagen since. A month ago, I started with one of the fauxbacco products. I’m completely miserable but giving it another shot. Slowly I feel the “miss and want” ebb. It’s still there but barely perceptible in fading away.
July 22, 20223 yr Benn using Smokey Mountain for a couple of years. Don't have any desire to return to nicotine. csb
July 24, 20223 yr Had a client die prematurely from it, surgeons had to take out his face from his neck up to his lower jaw, 60-65 years old. trachea ruined, couldn’t talk, worse was all the drool. Had to write on a piece of paper. Died within about 18 months. Left a mess of an estate to his daughter, including a business traumatized from his sudden departure. 5 years later the situation he left isn’t much better. the saddest part was he was a good guy, country for sure but he liked me more as his attorney for having the guts to do what I did. I considered him a friend, he told me how much he admired me every time we met, didn’t hurt I lead him through a business divorce and he came out on top either. sad ending for a guy that deserved so much better. Edited July 24, 20223 yr by troph
July 25, 20223 yr I’ve been on the zyn for 6 months. No more tobacco for me. I’ll quit the zyn here pretty soon. Honestly wasn’t too bad of a change. I missed it at first but by about the 4th day I was off the kodiak for good.
July 25, 20223 yr $14 a bag for Levi Garrett and I’m getting close to quitting…again….for the 4th time…..
July 26, 20223 yr Keep it up yall. I still miss it every fucking day of my life, but it's just not worth it. I'm right at a decade quit at this point. Maybe the want to will subside over the next decade.
July 26, 20223 yr Switched from dip to vape about six years ago and never looked back. Now I need to get off the vape and nicotine one day. Might try the zyn and then fake dip or sunflower seeds. It’s part nicotine addiction but also the addiction to having to do something, rather it be puff or spit.
July 26, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, Hook1997 said: Might try the zyn Try the Zyn. I started dipping Copenhagen around 16 and immediately fell in love with it which turned into at least a can and a half a day. Have been off it but on the gum for about the last 10 years (45 now) and only managed to quit the gum twice for about a year each time during that period. The whole time I was on the gum I would still “sneak” dips for certain activities (hunting, fishing, golf). Moved to the Zyn about a year ago from the gum and now actually prefer it over dip. Still need to get off all nicotine though but that first few weeks of quitting really sucks. Best of luck to you all.
July 26, 20223 yr Zyn and On! are my new bestest buddies. Most of the flavors are pretty mild. Coffee has the most flavor and reminds me the most of Copenhagen. Why can't they make one that tastes like Copenhagen? What am I missing? Send a man to the moon: Check. Copenhagen-flavored fauxbacco: Can't be done. Trying On! citrus right now. It's lame and will not return to the rotation.
July 26, 20223 yr I've been using Camel Snus for a few months now. I dipped when I was younger and gave it up for years. One day a few years ago I got bored and bought a can and, aside for a few months at the end of last year, have been a daily snus user since. Need to switch to Zyn or something similar I guess.
July 26, 20223 yr On 2/2/2022 at 9:32 AM, Seasick Sailor said: Quit a pack-a-day cigarette habit in 2010 by switching to cigars. Eventually got to the point I didn't care if I went a few days without a cigar, and ended up unintentionally effectively quitting those as well. For some reason, perhaps boredom, I bought a can of Cope in 2016 after not having dipped since high school. It made my queasy, but I ended up diving back into a nicotine habit, eventually landing on Skoal Snus as my preferred delivery system. I signed up for life insurance back in October. As part of the process, I had to take a blood test that tested for nicotine use. That was enough to convince me to quit. Haven't had any snus since, but I would be lying if I said I didn't think about grabbing a can occasionally. I knew I had posted in this thread before. Bought a can of Camel Snus a week after this post and haven't been without one since.
July 26, 20223 yr 6 hours ago, deadshank said: Why can't they make one that tastes like Copenhagen? What am I missing? Send a man to the moon: Check. Copenhagen-flavored fauxbacco: Can't be done. I’m not sure what the price/can I’d pay for this, but I can assure you it would be in the “whole fucking lot” category.
July 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, fattyflattie said: I’m not sure what the price/can I’d pay for this, but I can assure you it would be in the “whole fucking lot” category. How much we talking about? Would you pay $10/can? $20? Thinking there might be an opportunity here. Also happy to report that I am still tobacco free.
July 27, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, conVINCEd said: How much we talking about? Would you pay $10/can? $20? Thinking there might be an opportunity here. Also happy to report that I am still tobacco free. I literally miss it every single day of my life. That and UT football are the only things that have ever had their hooks that deep into me. I risked who knows what kind of punishment smuggling logs of it into Oz, Singapore, Bahamas, etc. “you can bring 38 grams of tobbaco”. Wut, how about 5 logs in the carry on? I spend lots of money on some dumb shit that could be an immediate replacement. Isn’t the real stuff nearly $10/can now? I don’t think I’d blink at 20.
July 27, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, fattyflattie said: I literally miss it every single day of my life. That and UT football are the only things that have ever had their hooks that deep into me. I risked who knows what kind of punishment smuggling logs of it into Oz, Singapore, Bahamas, etc. “you can bring 38 grams of tobbaco”. Wut, how about 5 logs in the carry on? I spend lots of money on some dumb shit that could be an immediate replacement. Isn’t the real stuff nearly $10/can now? I don’t think I’d blink at 20. I obeyed the laws when I last traveled internationally before I quit. 14 day trip. 2 logs was the limit if I did my math correctly. I was gonna come up a few days short with that limit. Nothing like driving around a foreign country trying to find a product that doesn’t exist there. I ended up buying a tub of raw tobacco and just shoved that shit between my cheek and gum for the last few days. Also, you shouldn’t fuck around in Singapore. Good luck to all of the quitters, keep it up.
July 27, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, fattyflattie said: I literally miss it every single day of my life. That and UT football are the only things that have ever had their hooks that deep into me. I risked who knows what kind of punishment smuggling logs of it into Oz, Singapore, Bahamas, etc. “you can bring 38 grams of tobbaco”. Wut, how about 5 logs in the carry on? I spend lots of money on some dumb shit that could be an immediate replacement. Isn’t the real stuff nearly $10/can now? I don’t think I’d blink at 20. Also, guy in front of me at the convenience store bought 2 cans of Copenhagen for $12 and change the other day.
July 27, 20223 yr 23 hours ago, deadshank said: Zyn and On! are my new bestest buddies. Most of the flavors are pretty mild. Coffee has the most flavor and reminds me the most of Copenhagen. Why can't they make one that tastes like Copenhagen? What am I missing? Send a man to the moon: Check. Copenhagen-flavored fauxbacco: Can't be done. Trying On! citrus right now. It's lame and will not return to the rotation. I dumped the Cope back in 202 and use the On! mint and wintergreen.
July 27, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, 66BUFF said: I dumped the Cope back in 202 and use the On! mint and wintergreen. Are you Army Brat's dad?
July 28, 20223 yr On 7/26/2022 at 7:46 PM, conVINCEd said: Also, you shouldn’t fuck around in Singapore. Oz either. But yeah, had to make it last 3-4 months at a time. The dumb things you do when you’re hooked.
August 2, 20223 yr Nicotine free for five weeks now. I think the hardest days are behind me. Let's hope so. I wonder how much money I've saved by not buying nicotine gum. I'd go through 20-40 pieces a day.
August 3, 20223 yr On 7/24/2022 at 10:39 PM, Herbie Hancock said: $14 a bag for Levi Garrett your shittin me! 14$ for bag of chewing tobacco? Edited August 3, 20223 yr by Hpara759
August 4, 20223 yr Nope. I buy a bag of Red Man every year at the start of deer season and it’s gone up each year. Good thing the bag will last me about a month.
August 4, 20223 yr I paid as much as $16 a bag at the Cefco in Thorndale. Glad it’s only a treat now and it an every day ritual as I used to go through a bag in a little over a day
August 7, 20223 yr 3 weeks. No Chokengaggem. Still using the On! Real concerned about upcoming trip to ID. 2 weeks of road trip and mountain living. A perfect trap for downfall.
August 7, 20223 yr On 8/3/2022 at 7:58 PM, T’Boo Ted Marshall said: Nope. I buy a bag of Red Man every year at the start of deer season and it’s gone up each year. Good thing the bag will last me about a month. You’ll be shocked to know it’s no longer called Redman. It is now America’s Best.
August 7, 20223 yr You’ll be shocked to know it’s no longer called Redman. It is now America’s Best. Like the eye company?
September 26, 20223 yr Wow I haven't had any nicotine for three months. I gained 10+ pounds. Started running again about six weeks ago and I've lost three of those pounds.
September 26, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Bookman said: Wow I haven't had any nicotine for three months. I gained 10+ pounds. Started running again about six weeks ago and I've lost three of those pounds. I gained 60. Have yet to lose it. Better than cancer I suppose.
September 27, 20223 yr Grizzly Mint was my jam. Went through almost a can a day. Tried Nicolette lozenges and gum. Didn’t get me off it. Just ended up habitually using them instead. But the Nicolette patch worked for me. Been off if it for 10 years.
January 5, 20232 yr Just over 5 months with no Hagen. On! And Zyn are keeping me tobacco free. Have tried the Black Buffalo fauxbacco with no nicotine. It is not too bad but very difficult to find on a shelf somewhere. Mostly on-line sales.
January 6, 20232 yr 9 hours ago, deadshank said: Have tried the Black Buffalo fauxbacco with no nicotine. It is not too bad but very difficult to find on a shelf somewhere. Mostly on-line sales. Got an ad pop up for this today. Gave it more of a thought than I’d like to admit. Too afraid I’ll fall off the wagon.
February 20, 20241 yr 8 years tobacco free. 1.65 years nicotine free. I gained 30 pounds after quitting nicotine gum but I’ve since lost all of it. Fuck tobacco. Fuck Copenhagen.
February 20, 20241 yr 7 hours ago, Bookman said: 8 years tobacco free. 1.65 years nicotine free. I gained 30 pounds after quitting nicotine gum but I’ve since lost all of it. Fuck tobacco. Fuck Copenhagen. Good for you. I’m still off the Hagen but on the Zyn 3 train.
February 23, 20241 yr Switched to Zyn about 2 months ago. Coffee tastes like chocolate. Citrus is great too. I can say that I have saved a TON of money just in the last two months. I was creeping to 2 cans a day of Grizzley. A can of Zyn will last be well over 2 days. I'll go from the 6 to the 3 mg probably within the next month or so but this stuff has been a wallet and life saver.
February 29, 20241 yr Dr gave me Wellbutrin for several months which totally killed my desire to dip. 30 year habit. I did ease it with nicotine gum. It got to where dips were so unsatisfying that it was easy to put down.
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