Lung darts

[cksheppard1833]

It’s very rare that I smoke at this chapter of my life, but I still enjoy the Cowboy Killers and a Camel Blue whenever the opportunity arises. What is your favorite pack of smokes or cigarettes from way back that you still wish you could purchase. My grandpa (in my profile picture) always spoke fondly of Raleigh Filter Kings.

 

[logangrantgray]

Marlboro Reds will always hold a special place. It was my first smoke, first smoke I got punished for smoking when the parents found out (both smokers themselves) and countless camp fire conversations or posted out in the back of a truck bed somewhere.

But like most things we mature and grow to some level interests and life change ect. I transitioned to working in the industry in my twenties some of the best years of my life and allowed me to travel the world but it exposed me to the world of blending and roll your own. Not to be bougie but I found a happy medium of blending, rolling , price and time when I switched to rolling with a Revolution Cigarette machine, essentially a Keirug of tobacco makers. This with a shredder allowed me to by premade blend, experiment with different combinations from leaf farms and suppliers and more.

I may not smoke what I once did. But I can always dial up a few for special occasions, experimentation or when the cigar doesn’t seem just right.

Big believer in as long as your getting more out of smoking than its getting out of you puff away.

 

[cksheppard1833]

Marlboro Reds will always hold a special place. It was my first smoke, first smoke I got punished for smoking when the parents found out (both smokers themselves) and countless camp fire conversations or posted out in the back of a truck bed somewhere.

But like most things we mature and grow to some level interests and life change ect. I transitioned to working in the industry in my twenties some of the best years of my life and allowed me to travel the world but it exposed me to the world of blending and roll your own. Not to be bougie but I found a happy medium of blending, rolling , price and time when I switched to rolling with a Revolution Cigarette machine, essentially a Keirug of tobacco makers. This with a shredder allowed me to by premade blend, experiment with different combinations from leaf farms and suppliers and more.

I may not smoke what I once did. But I can always dial up a few for special occasions, experimentation or when the cigar doesn’t seem just right.

Big believer in as long as your getting more out of smoking than its getting out of you

Marlboro Reds will always hold a special place. It was my first smoke, first smoke I got punished for smoking when the parents found out (both smokers themselves) and countless camp fire conversations or posted out in the back of a truck bed somewhere.

But like most things we mature and grow to some level interests and life change ect. I transitioned to working in the industry in my twenties some of the best years of my life and allowed me to travel the world but it exposed me to the world of blending and roll your own. Not to be bougie but I found a happy medium of blending, rolling , price and time when I switched to rolling with a Revolution Cigarette machine, essentially a Keirug of tobacco makers. This with a shredder allowed me to by premade blend, experiment with different combinations from leaf farms and suppliers and more.

I may not smoke what I once did. But I can always dial up a few for special occasions, experimentation or when the cigar doesn’t seem just right.

Big believer in as long as your getting more out of smoking than its getting out of you puff away.

Very nice setup. I also agree with the mindset that a cigarette has its place as does a cigar. I don’t golf but when asked to go once or twice a year I find the cigar to be enjoyable for that occasion. On the flip side, a cigarette while coyote hunting gets the mind sharp. As long as the wind plays in your favor.

 

[Milo'sSyndicate]

Grandpa smoked Camel straights, I used to smoke Camel Wides. Today it's an occasional American Spirit Gold and Arturo Fuente Churchills with a nice glass of Scotch. Actual clean tobacco has many benefits when there's no fertilizers or chemistry of today's industrial crap in it. We have MANY regions of America today with tobacco barns, fields full of it, and annual festivals. Proud to be in one of them.

 

[cksheppard1833]

Grandpa smoked Camel straights, I used to smoke Camel Wides. Today it's an occasional American Spirit Gold and Arturo Fuente Churchills with a nice glass of Scotch. Actual clean tobacco has many benefits when there's no fertilizers or chemistry of today's industrial crap in it. We have MANY regions of America today with tobacco barns, fields full of it, and annual festivals. Proud to be in one of them.

We would go to family reunions on the tobacco farm every summer. Nothing beats the smell of a barn full of tobacco.

 

[Dave Costarella]

I briefly transitioned away from Marlboro Lights to Winston Reds when I figured out Martin Riggs smoked them.

My wife's grandfather, a WW II South Pacific Marine Veteran, smoked filterless Chesterfields until they stopped making them so, he just quit smoking all together.

At my age and diminished physical prowess, I am very thankful for the lip pillow.

 

[cksheppard1833]

I briefly transitioned away from Marlboro Lights to Winston Reds when I figured out Martin Riggs smoked them.

My wife's grandfather, a WW II South Pacific Marine Veteran, smoked filterless Chesterfields until they stopped making them so, he just quit smoking all together.

At my age and diminished physical prowess, I am very thankful for the lip pillow.

I’ll have to go back and watch the film. I never paid attention to what Riggs smoked, but cool to know.

Very understandable reason to quit when they just stop producing your cigarette of choice. My great grandpa on my mother’s side was stationed at Pearl Harbor when the attack came through. My papa, his son-in-law, said he never spoke about the attack much. He was apart of a .50Cal gun crew. When my grandfather, who served in the Navy, asked if he shot any planes down he answered with “There were fewer that left out then what flew in”. My great grandpa smoked 3 cigarettes a day according to my papa.

I also enjoy an Alp when I remember to order them. I’m hoping soon they will come to my local filling station.

 

[Cagney]

I would never mark that I was a "former smoker" on my medical chart, however I did take up smoking for a brief time. I worked at a bar in Helen, Ga and the only way you were allowed to take a break on shift was for a smoke break. So I said f*ck it, I'll smoke a cigarette! That time I was also dating my current husband who was in a band, and he toured on the weekends and I would socially smoke. We were b.r.o.k.e. but I still found the dollars to smoke Camel Lights, nothing fancy but wasn't cheap.

Now growing up, I thought my grandmother was so fancy smoking her Virginia Slims! She was on another level though, she smoked in her house and in the car with the windows up,. God rest her soul.

 

[Dave Eder]

Parliaments and Camel were my go to in my youth

 

[cksheppard1833]

I would never mark that I was a "former smoker" on my medical chart, however I did take up smoking for a brief time. I worked at a bar in Helen, Ga and the only way you were allowed to take a break on shift was for a smoke break. So I said f*ck it, I'll smoke a cigarette! That time I was also dating my current husband who was in a band, and he toured on the weekends and I would socially smoke. We were b.r.o.k.e. but I still found the dollars to smoke Camel Lights, nothing fancy but wasn't cheap.

Now growing up, I thought my grandmother was so fancy smoking her Virginia Slims! She was on another level though, she smoked in her house and in the car with the windows up,. God rest her soul.

Your grandmother was indeed high class.

 

[Cagney]

Your grandmother was indeed high class.

I always wanted her to use a cigarette holder but she wouldn't. As a kid I was highly disappointed.

 

[Ron Dan]

It’s very rare that I smoke at this chapter of my life, but I still enjoy the Cowboy Killers and a Camel Blue whenever the opportunity arises. What is your favorite pack of smokes or cigarettes from way back that you still wish you could purchase. My grandpa (in my profile picture) always spoke fondly of Raleigh Filter Kings.

You can still find Chesterfields in ZA and they’re nice for hanging out at the campfire after a day of hunting.

 

[Matt Johnston]

" And everything was fine, we was smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things."

I started with Marlboro Reds at 16 years old, switched to Winstons while I was in the Army, when I decided my roommate's smokes tasted better than mine. I quit cold turkey just days before I turned 30. I haven't had a cigarette in many years. I'm kind of afraid to. After I quit I dreamed of smoking and falling off that wagon for probably five years.

When I was stationed in Germany, the Marlboro Reds were shitty last resort smokes. We called them Radboros. The Rads would trade a lot of good bear or liquor for a case of American Marlboro, allegedly.

 

[cksheppard1833]

" And everything was fine, we was smoking cigarettes and all kinds of things."

I started with Marlboro Reds at 16 years old, switched to Winstons while I was in the Army, when I decided my roommate's smokes tasted better than mine. I quit cold turkey just days before I turned 30. I haven't had a cigarette in many years. I'm kind of afraid to. After I quit I dreamed of smoking and falling off that wagon for probably five years.

When I was stationed in Germany, the Marlboro Reds were shitty last resort smokes. We called them Radboros. The Rads would trade a lot of good bear or liquor for a case of American Marlboro, allegedly.

The way you feel scared about cigarettes is the way I feel about Copenhagen. I can take or leave cigarettes and cigars, but Copenhagen dip is one thing that if I ever start again I don’t believe I could quit.

Also, it’s incredible how one song can take up eighteen and a half minutes of a 35 minute album.

 

[smb0120]

I went on a few year journey of growing my own tobacco - in Ohio of all places - and exclusively making my own darts. I must say, it was a better result than I expected. I experimented with different varieties and combinations of those varieties that effected both flavor and nicotine level. Pictured here is a Bolivian variety that I really enjoyed the taste of. I could go on and on about the process, but in short its 1. hard and 2. worth it. Picking each leaf at the right time and ageing it in my barn led to high quality leaf. Its fun hosting with homemade cigs at everyone's disposal and sharing the good stuff with friends.

 

[cksheppard1833]

I went on a few year journey of growing my own tobacco - in Ohio of all places - and exclusively making my own darts. I must say, it was a better result than I expected. I experimented with different varieties and combinations of those varieties that affected both flavor and nicotine level. Pictured here is a Bolivian variety that I really enjoyed the taste of. I could go on and on about the process, but in short it’s 1. hard and 2. worth it. Picking each leaf at the right time and ageing it in my barn led to high quality leaf. It’s fun hosting with homemade cigs at everyone's disposal and sharing the good stuff with friends.View attachment 1944

Holy smokes! I admire the patience and research that you put into such a project. Anything grown or raised on your own dirt usually turns out better. I imagine cigarettes are no different. Feel free to share some pictures of the process from stalk to cig.