Rolling your own cigarettes

Living in France, ciggies are rather expensive, and for a poor ass negro like me I need an alternative. I can't import then from the Philippines at 50 cents a pack, or keep buying them at 6 euro, so I've turned to rolling. I want to know if anyone here rolls their own cigarettes, and how they feel about it. Do the cigarettes burn well? is the tobacco you buy in the stores healthier and lacking the additives that make smoking so harmful? Does it take a gruesome amount of time to roll them? Can you use a filter? Just basic stuff like that, and any other tips you might be able to throw my way (besides quitting, please)



Jam it back in, in the dark.

Those cigarette paper + filter combos sound awesome! I hope they have them somewhere near my current residence...

You said it takes about 2 minutes per cig? That's seems like an awful long time.., that's 40 minutes a pack lol.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Soluzar

One does not sit down and roll twenty cigarettes. One rolls a single smoke and the rolling becomes a part of the experience. You might even find you smoke less because of this. I'm not trying to say that you should, but I know that when I used to smoke a lot of the time it was just out of habit because I had one available. When you have to prepare a cigarette, you think a bit more carefully about if you one one.

I'd say that 2 minutes is far more appropriate as a length of time for rolling a doob than it is for rolling a regular cig. The old jazz woodbine tends to be a bit bigger than a regular smoke, and takes more effort to prepare. It shouldn't take even a minute to put together a smoke as long as you don't need it to be a work of art. You can get filters for rolling anywhere they sell papers.

Of course I quit, but when I did smoke, I alway preferred rolling baccy.

Problem is I mostly smoke when I'm with my friends or in my car. It would bad news if I was rollin' while I was rollin'

And Benjamin, that exact model? or anything similar?

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

Originally Posted by Benjamin

Yeah, they're honestly awesome. Just make 20 per day, it'll take about ten minutes to do, and put them in a standard cigarette tin. Everyone will think you're trendy too!

I should find a picture of mine!

It's fucking genius, that's exactly what I wanted to do.

Do you know of any health benefits from the tobacco you get in bulk instead of pre-made cigarettes? Do they lack nicotine or tar?

How ya doing, buddy?

I looked into American spirit....that seems to be exactly what I would need. I hope they sell it in France...France doesn't have shit, it's lame.

Oh, and do you use wraps with the filter?

I was speaking idiomatically.

Benjamin, you're the man! That's for the advice dude, I'll take it to heart.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?