I came across this site after an eye opener from the wife about our budget and she told me how much I was spending on dip. I didn't start dipping until I was 32 years old. I am 34 years old now so I haven't been dipping long. I was always against tobacco since an early age. My dad smoked, and still does, at least 2 packs a day and I used to tell him how gross it was. I went into the Marine Corps at 18 years old and was one of the only ones that didn't use tobacco products even through Iraq and Afghanistan. It wasn't until I was in "treatment" at a hospital for PTSD that I started dipping. When we would get breaks the other military guys I was there with would dip and smoke to ease some of the stress from the counseling sessions. So......there I was. Now I have been dipping about a can and a half a day. It's getting old and hard on the ol pocket book and my gums. Looking for some support here gents. Don't know if I can do this one alone.