Can Someone in USA Explain What the Heck These Are:

[aussielass]

I presume they're drinking cups (the part I don't understand, is "sealable"!) What's that about ... How does that work?, how are they used, do you take them out into the field with you like travel type cups that the contents can't spill?
Being as they're listed in Tobacciana is how I came across them & I was thinking they may be great to store baccy in ... http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-New-Old-Stock-Set-10-Redman-Thermo-Seal-Cups-Tumblers-NEVER-USED-/110771062890?_trksid=p3286.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D4098953619994739335#shId
Most curious darn things I've ever seen!

 

[bhpdrew]

They look like they're "insulated" cups. Hard to tell from the pictures.

 

[riptide]

It is a tobacco storage for Chew a type of tobacco you chew on could be good for pipe tobacco.

 

[Strike Anywhere]

They are just double-wall type drinking cups. I'm not sure if the "sealable" part refers to the fact that they are double walled/have sealed air between the two walls to act as insulation, or if it refers to lids/caps which can be put on the cups with a drinking port (like a travel mug). They are probably listed in the tobacco area of eBay because Red Man is a brand of tobacco chew. I do not think they would be a good choice for storing tobacco.

 

[romeowood]

They appear to be double-wall thermoplastic cups, darlin'. I doubt they were intended for tobacco storage, as Red Man is a chewing tobacco and I don't think they have a lid; they are more likely just some promotional schwag that went with a gift package of tobacco. For storage stick with glass--plastic not only discolours but continually gasses off. Cheers!

 

[pstlpkr]

:rofl:

I'm sorry Di, I just had to laugh..

No, those aren't drinking cups.

It's a civilized, albeit gross/revolting/make you queazy alternative to terbaker spittin'.

Most of those (country cousins) that chaw these days, use plastic Coke or Pepsi bottles to spit into.
So, I don't recommend drinking anything you would find in one. :?

 

[bhpdrew]

If you need good tobacco storage.... Mason jars and glass peanut butter (or other large-ish glass jars) with a good screw on or otherwise well sealing lid are good and can be found on the cheap.

 

[schmitzbitz]

but continually gasses off

Hey, me too! It was the dog, honest...
(Sorry, I have nothing constructive to add, I just can't help myself when it comes to low-brow humour. And now for a bowel full of Merde de Cheval)

 

[bambam]

You are right they are drinking cups. I think the reason they are in tobaccina is because of the Redman chewing tobacco logo. As for storing your baccy in em, I'm afraid that they don't have lids, the term sealed refers to a cup sealed inside another cup to act as an insulator and cut down on the "Sweating" of the cups, keeping those nasty rings off of your fine furniture. ::

 

[olderthandirt]

keeping those nasty rings off of your fine furniture

And that right thar is an important consideration for those whut likes a chaw (-:

 

[aussielass]

OK, but I think I was just a little bit sick in my mouth ... sweet Jesus, people chew baccy & then spit that disgusting mess into containers, gaarrrgh, that's revolting! Err would that be the same sorta mountain folks what eat Possum Pie, wear plaid shirts, braces & play Banjos with a piece of straw hanging out of their mouthes (see, chewing again ... must be the fact y'all suffer nipple separation anxiety I reckon)?
Dunno what it is with American folk & chewing - I took photos of the pavements over there, you couldn't see concrete or bitumen for bloody chewing gum that ignoramouses had simply spat the hell outa their grubby little cake holes instead of wrapping it in something & putting it in a bin (trash can). Bad enough to chew & spit gum, but brown, slimy, acrid baccy, wtf is wrong with some people????

 

[chopz]

well you can't swallow the juices. it'd make you turn green. i never had possum pie but i do like flannel shirts.

 

[spartan]

America is full of EVERY kind of person. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
And for the record... I don't think any "taken" man suffers from nipple separation anxiety.
If you catch ma drift. :wink: Plenty of nips to go around.

 

[olderthandirt]

l (-:

 

[loborx]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG585GuAfCU :rofl:

 

[uberam3rica]

If its a chew up, then why would they make it clear? Who would want to see that nasty spit in there?

 

[terry]

I actually think they are double walled cups to drink out of..the double wall plastic is sealed to prevent moisture from running down the cup and and thus preventing a moisture ring on whatever you set it down on. No need for a cup coaster. ::

 

[macnutz]

My grand father used a one quart tomato juice can for "dippin' snuff". He put a big spoon full of "dippin'" snuff in his mouth, under the bottom lip, held it there, and spit into the can. I assume he flushed it down the toilet. He used the same can every day until my grand mother made him throw it out and replaced it with another one quart can.
He sat on the front porch with that can between his feet, every day. Watching the world go by, in the early afternoon when it was too hot for any thing else. (north central Alabama, Tarrant City, to be precise)
I idolized my grand father but his snuff dippin' was not something I wanted to emulate.

 

[cthulhu]

It's not a spit cup...they wouldn't make it clear, or double wall insulate it. Just a promo piece.
Aussielass,
I used to chew back when I was younger. It may seem revolting to some, but some tobacco use (chew and snuff in particular) are a bit messy. If you like the taste of tobacco though, then you'll enjoy it. It may seem gross to spit out the juices, but it the same thing as blowing out smoke. Also, many of my friends that still chew now use snus, which is far more healthy and is less of a mess. Chew and Snuff have there advantages: My wife is a non smoker, as well as the majority of my family / friends. They all rather have someone chew then smoke: They don't have to smell it, you can be discreet with spitting, and you can chew some gum after and no dragon breath! Plus you can do it anywhere.
People always envision some guy spitting huge streams of brown goo all over the place. In reality, most use a small pinch, and will use a soda can, or a fast food cup and spit right down the straw. I see plenty of people doing it indoors and no ones the wiser (I notice because I used to do it).
Chopz, I met plenty of old timers that never spit...it even made me a little sick seeing them do it!

 

[macnutz]

In deed, no one would want a clear spit container. Ugh.
Dang, you must have iron stomach and guts to not spit. The thought is sickening. Double ugh.
I saw some pretty messy baccy chewers when I was a kid but they were all old farmers who lived outside in the fields.