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by Jeremy on Wed Sep 23, 2009 8:20 am

I wrote a fairly detailed guide about roll your own to get more people informed about it. Im do roll my own cigarettes however I am no expert on the subject. I would like some of the people here to check it out if they could so as to see if I am missing anything or wrong about anything.

If you think its fairly accurate let me know or if you feel I should ad or remove something let me know. My prices on that page are just averages. Im from tennessee and thats about the norm here. I also factored in using pipe tobaccos to roll with as well.

I just want the most informative page I can make so as to help others start rolling their own and avoid the insane cost of paying 5 dollars a pack.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Roll-Your-Own-Cigarettes-How-To-Guide

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by gilster on Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:37 pm

You are regionalizing your article by having the cost at 'up to' $5. Put a range in there for the whole country. $5 to $10 per pack.(In New England average brand-name is $7.50)

For a pound of tobacco (RYO) I'm getting @ 2 1/2 cartons.

Not all RYO/Pipe Tobacco is made equal - there's a lot of crap out there too that mimic commercial cigarettes in their ingredients.

Cool Article!

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by crackerjack on Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:21 pm

I just did a drive by read but it looks good. There is much to learn so here are a few links I found to be very educational.

http://syo.dalrun.com/Tobacco/Storage/

http://www.ryomagazine.com/multimedia/

http://www.lilbrown.com/MidNav/HowTo/tabid/69/Default.aspx

http://forum.ryorevolution.com/viewforum.php?f=48

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by Jeremy on Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:36 pm

Thanks. I will change the info as to how many cigarettes per pound as well as the prices of a pack or carton of cigarettes to make it more nationwide.

I like to write little pages like this to share around. Sometimes I get a good page that gets a lot of views and other times they just linger at the bottom of google. The key is to share it though so it gets spread around and others share it.

After I started rolling my own I really saw how much money was to be saved and realized there really was nothing out there that put a lot of easy info on what you need as well as prices and how to do it all in one place. I thought it might be helpful to some people.

Thanks for the input and if anyone else notices anything be sure to point it out to me.

Jeremy

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by BillyBlack on Tue Sep 29, 2009 12:36 pm

Jeremy wrote:

... Thanks for the input and if anyone else notices anything be sure to point it out to me.

I like your article. But (there's always a 'but') as far as tubes you said:

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In all actuality however there is very little difference in brands other than the price.

I have not found this to be the case. For lights finding the right tube can take a bit of experimentation as the same tobacco can smoke quite differently depending on the tube. Filter length can influence both taste and how well an injector fills the tube (voids at the filter). Not all folks use machines with adjustable release mechanisms. For lights some will prefer the porous paper approach as opposed to the filter perforation varieties. There are also tubes with high density and charcoal filters to be had. Some tubes can impart a 'paper' taste and various other off flavors. Some aren't as well made and make for more filter blow outs.

I also have to strongly disagree on the electrics. Your otherwise fine article gives the impression that these are best.

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The only downfall of these machines are the cost however.

If these electrics actually produced a decent safe cigarette they would be worth the price. Unfortunately all of them use a sharp auger to fill the tubes, basically grinding the tobacco while filling. The demo videos all look good but the end result is not.

These three Reviews summarize the problems well.

http://search.reviews.ebay.com/Electric-Cigarette-Injector

For most folks who smoke kings these units are well worth the $25 and make great cigarettes, far superior to any electric.

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by gilster on Tue Sep 29, 2009 5:28 pm

BillyBlack, you forgot the best'est' machine - In my book Very Happy

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by BillyBlack on Thu Oct 01, 2009 3:12 pm

gilster wrote:

BillyBlack, you forgot the best'est' machine - In my book Very Happy

It certainly is a fine, though pricey, machine.

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by luna on Sun Oct 04, 2009 8:54 am

Has anyone tried one of these new PowerMatic 2 electric machines yet? Looks promising as it apparently does away with the auger and uses a "spoon" stuffing method. The price seems too cheap though @ $99.00. As with all the electrics the description reads nice...but does it deliver?

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by BillyBlack on Sun Oct 04, 2009 3:48 pm

luna wrote:

Looks like a good concept. Not 'too cheap' though as it's more than double the price of the manual Powermatics. In the video what I liked it seemed less awkward and less messy to use than the crank types.

I am sure some will soon be buying/reviewing it. I'll be waiting from those who have used a wide range of injectors for input.

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