tobacco chew

[Fitzy]

Didnt mean to sound nasty to those that may participate in chewing while diving. It just sounds bad and seems to go against safe diving practices, although thats based on logic not training.

 

[Longhorn]

I met a guy on a construction site who used to do asbestos removal. In the morning he'd put a big wad of red man in his cheek and put his resporator on. That would take him to lunch. After lunch, he'd do it again and that would take him to the end of the day.

Some folks just have a higher tollerance to swallowing tobaco juice then the rest of us. I'd likely die.

 

[wedivebc]

It's getting rinsed thoroughly right?

Well it is now

cheers,

 

[matt_unique]

Tonight a student of mine told me he chews tobacco while diving. Other than being less than impressed that he uses a rental reg, I can't come up with a good reason why he shouldn't. Must be a choking hazard or something.
Any opinions on this?

cheers,

The most significant reason I can think of to insist the student does not chew is due to the narcotic effect. Most people I know who chew do it for the buzz. I did it once in college - had a great buzz in about 2 minutes - then the taste settled in and I was ill for 3 hours. This was just with light Skoal. Forget about something hard core like Red Man chew. Whoa....I'm sure like other things the more you chew the less it affects you but if you are looking for a reason to prevent this guy from chewing, as well you should for this and many other reasons such as choke hazzard for him and a buddy trying to buddy breath, the dangers of the narcotic effect is a good one.

--Matt

 

[TCDiver1]

Whoa....I'm sure like other things the more you chew the less it affects you but if you are looking for a reason to prevent this guy from chewing, as well you should for this and many other reasons such as choke hazzard for him and a buddy trying to buddy breath, the dangers of the narcotic effect is a good one.

--Matt

As a reformed 15 year dipper of Skoal i know a little about this. I got hooked on it in the service because i didn't want to smoke and when the smoking lamp got lit, smokers & dippers basically got a break. So in the wisdom only a 19 year old can have, i started dipping.

Damn hard habit to break once the monkey is on your back. I broke the habit after a lot of effort but its a little like alcohol in that you jones for it every once in awhile. I know i do over five years later.

As Kracken noted, dipping doesn't work with a reg in your mouth. You might start with some in but it gets blown out in the breathing process. The dip stuff like Skoal is not really a choking hazard. The leafy stuff like Redman is a bad choke hazard.

The narcotic effect isn't a big deal after you have been chewing awhile. That original buzz you felt at first is dulled as time goes on and your body gets aclimated to the nicotine.

Disgusting habit aside, i think you just tell them that nothing should be in the mouth when diving but their reg. If they can't spend 60 minutes chewless while diving, they might want to reconsider even starting scuba in the first place.

Smokers do it every day. Its kinda hard to smoke underwater ya know.

 

[MSilvia]

Smokers do it every day. Its kinda hard to smoke underwater ya know.

Yeah, but I know at least one smoker who used to chew nicotine gum while diving...

 

[TCDiver1]

Yeah, but I know at least one smoker who used to chew nicotine gum while diving...

What did that person do before nicotine gum?

 

[Ossgil83]

Years ago (late '70s) in the land that time forgot (Diego Garcia) I was part of a Navy dive team that was involved with building a pier. A typical dive profile was about 2 hours at a max depth of 20 feet using twin 72s. Because the compressed air was so dry may of us tool to diving with a wad of chew to help keep your mouth moist. The two brands that I remember were Levi Garrett and Red Man. As I recall you'd get your wad started a few minutes bfore a dive and keep the wad between your cheek and gum for the dive. Most of us only used the chew for this period of time but a few soles continued to chew for years later.

 

[Optik]

Thats some good control to be able to keep that in your mouth. I tried sucking on a Halls cough drop and nearly chocked to death (real stupid).

 

[RIDIVER501]

That's nasty.
even if it true.
Guess theres some new material for foxworthy.

"If you dip while you dive....You might be a redneck"