Roll Your Own

[velechasni]

I know that rolling cigarettes isn't as classy as smoking a good cigar or loading up a pipe...but I enjoy it And I've been doing it for the past few months. I used a rolling machine in the start but threw it away as soon as I was able to hand roll something smokable.

So are there any other out here that have a smoking habit but don't like cigarettes you can buy in a pack.
What's your poison, what papers, filters, tobacco do You prefer?

I'm on Smoking red or Gizeh red papers

Gizeh active charcoal slim filters

And I usually have a bag of Golden Virginia or Drum bright blue around

 

[August West]

I used this many moons ago. Enjoyed it. An old roommate of mine from England had it by the case load.

 

[velechasni]

Old Holborn is pretty good stuff

 

[Shave_Rat]

I could never get the hand rolling skill down.

 

[seanusa]

I always used zig zag white papers and a tin of drum tobacco

 

[August West]

I could never get the hand rolling skill down.

I honed my skills rolling herbal jazz cigarettes in the 80's.

 

[seanusa]

I honed my skills rolling herbal jazz cigarettes in the 80's.

+1 once you get that down you can roll almost anything

 

[velechasni]

i was awful at rolling at first, but when I got tired of lose filters from the roller I took things in my own hands, when you screw up about 20 or so you get the hang of it
Good thing is the papers are cheap and you can always take out the tobacco and the filter from the botched cig

 

[Shave_Rat]

interesting... maybe I'll look into picking up some starter supplies. Could be a nice change once in a while...

Where do you get your stuff from?

 

[August West]

i was awful at rolling at first, but when I got tired of lose filters from the roller I took things in my own hands, when you screw up about 20 or so you get the hang of it
Good thing is the papers are cheap and you can always take out the tobacco and the filter from the botched cig

Definitely ditch the filters. I used regular ZigZags(white) most of the time. Tried my hands with a rolling machine but didn't like carrying it around. Definitely roll by hand and practice. Buddy of mine swore by these papers. (http://bambu.com/index.php) Not as readily available so it never caught on with me.

 

[Shave_Rat]

I'd actually be going with a filtered as well...

 

[August West]

I could never get the hand rolling skill down.

Here is a list of tobacco shops in Rochester, NY. Some are "Head Shops" and some are Tobacconists. I would gravitate toward the Tobacconists for your needs.

http://www.yellowpages.com/rochester-ny/tobacco

 

[August West]

I'd actually be going with a filtered as well...

I am not anti-filter but could not master the skill and found them loose no matter how hard I tried. Kudos if you can master that skill.

 

[August West]

i was awful at rolling at first, but when I got tired of lose filters from the roller I took things in my own hands, when you screw up about 20 or so you get the hang of it
Good thing is the papers are cheap and you can always take out the tobacco and the filter from the botched cig

Hand rolling or machine rolling a tight filter has always eluded me. Hat tip to you Sir!

 

[Shave_Rat]

Here is a list of tobacco shops in Rochester, NY. Some are "Head Shops" and some are Tobacconists. I would gravitate toward the Tobacconists for your needs.

http://www.yellowpages.com/rochester-ny/tobacco

Thanks, I'm semi familiar with the local offerings.. but if anyone had good online ordering sources, I usually go that route. lol

 

[SiBurning]

In the house, I mostly use a Supermatic & Excel. Outside, it's hand rolled. My favorite is hard to find with new laws--chocolate blunt wraps, a thick pressed tobacco wrap with no paper. I think theres also a paper/tobacco combo with a similar name. My favorite manual rollers are Rizla, both 80 and 120mm. Only use them when I use a filter, but why bother when you have an Excel?

Stokkebye tobacco by far. Don't much like American flavors, but I will go for the yellow Tops, which is part Turkish.

 

[velechasni]

Hand rolling or machine rolling a tight filter has always eluded me. Hat tip to you Sir!

Just have to learn how to tighten the paper around the filter, once you get it, it come s naturally

 

[August West]

Just have to learn how to tighten the paper around the filter, once you get it, it come s naturally

This thread has made me decide to head to my local tobacconist and get back on the horse. I will definitely try the filters again.

 

[Prof. Moriarty]

Used to smoke either American Spirit Yellow, with green rizzla papes. Or Drum Select.
Normally unfiltered, at the end with just some random filters from corner shop.

 

[velechasni]

This thread has made me decide to head to my local tobacconist and get back on the horse. I will definitely try the filters again.

Now I'm gonna be the one responsible for your addiction