If You Also Smoke Cigs, What Do You Smoke?
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Spartan: I think recent regulations and taxes have caused most if not all sponsors to stop selling cigarette tobacco (or at least tobacco explicitly marketed as such).
Chalk on up for the nanny-staters.
However, you should be able to find American Spirit rolling tobacco at any common smoke shop. It's fairly common. Some smoke shops will also carry PS RYO blends, which are excellent.
As a side note, I had to chuckle at your post as I am a silver case guy.
Chalk on up for the nanny-staters.
However, you should be able to find American Spirit rolling tobacco at any common smoke shop. It's fairly common. Some smoke shops will also carry PS RYO blends, which are excellent.
As a side note, I had to chuckle at your post as I am a silver case guy.
I was a Newport fan when I smoked ciggs. But I'd have the occasional Marlboro Menthol or Camel Crush Menthol. I didn't smoke reds, always menthol.
Not a cig smoker tried it once and hated it, gave me the spins. Think it is all the chemicals they add to them. But would like to get a pouch of American Spirit organic to try it but its not available here and I dont know any websites that will ship to Australia.
Haven't smoked a cigarette since 1990, and don't plan to go back.
But reading these posts makes me think of various "flavors" of cigarettes.
I smoked, in relative order of time / chronology (with overlap) Kent, Marlboro Red, Marlboro Lights, Camel Lights.
I quit on Camel Lights. The taste, I do recall as being distinct, as opposed to Marlboro Lights, which were just nicotine sticks.
Used to go to Mexico quite often, back when you could go to Mexico safely (border towns to drink and party), and their Marlboro Reds were quite different and better than what you could get here.
There was a "dollar brand" type smoke that was sold in a big bin at a local gas station. Think of the big barrel of iced beer you see, only it had no ice and was filled with packs of smokes. Several different brands in it (this would have been, say, 1986-1989 or so), and one brand was Fiesta. That was a good smoke for some reason, in terms of taste.
But reading these posts makes me think of various "flavors" of cigarettes.
I smoked, in relative order of time / chronology (with overlap) Kent, Marlboro Red, Marlboro Lights, Camel Lights.
I quit on Camel Lights. The taste, I do recall as being distinct, as opposed to Marlboro Lights, which were just nicotine sticks.
Used to go to Mexico quite often, back when you could go to Mexico safely (border towns to drink and party), and their Marlboro Reds were quite different and better than what you could get here.
There was a "dollar brand" type smoke that was sold in a big bin at a local gas station. Think of the big barrel of iced beer you see, only it had no ice and was filled with packs of smokes. Several different brands in it (this would have been, say, 1986-1989 or so), and one brand was Fiesta. That was a good smoke for some reason, in terms of taste.
http://www.cigarettespedia.com/index.php/BrandFiesta
what do you know? It was a Mexican produced smoke.
man, now I am thinking about all of this. Follow me down the rabbit hole.
Started smoking because it was cool. My dad smoked Larks til the day he died, and he died with various complications, but COPD was one of them. He was a heavy smoker, almost always had one in his mouth. I tried smoking them (Larks) from time to time, as a kid, but couldn't get into them. Later on, as a full time smoker, I would bum one off of him and they were okay, but not a brand I would go to.
I used to go up to the corner store and buy smokes for him, 2 or 3 packs at a time, and they would sell them to me. Couldn't do that now, at 10 years old or whatever. I used to buy that powder snuff at the same time, for me and my friends. Funny is that I would go up to the store and buy cigs without any hesitation, and the powder snuff, my heart would be beating all fast and I would have some cover story planned that would have fell apart pretty quickly. But the clerks in those days, in that town, just sold me whatever. I am pretty sure I could have bought a six pack of beer at 11 years old.
I started on Kents because they were sold off the counter, rather than behind it. I would just grab a pack and toss it on the counter while I paid for gas (this was when I was maybe in 10th grade). Trying to be nonchalant, and avoid any questions. Eventually I just started buying Marlboros. Screw the questions.
Never got into menthols. Bummed a few, but never bought them. My dad had a girlfriend once that smoked menthol, Kools, I think. It seemed odd to me then, because menthols were always a "black mans smoke" in my mind. But she called his Larks "dirts". As in if she ran out of her menthols, she would say "let me have one of your dirts".
I typically use a Zippo pipe lighter, and my dad always used a Zippo lighter. That first whif of napatha you get off a zippo reminds me of him. I get a slight flash of him when i light my pipe, still today.
Started smoking because it was cool. My dad smoked Larks til the day he died, and he died with various complications, but COPD was one of them. He was a heavy smoker, almost always had one in his mouth. I tried smoking them (Larks) from time to time, as a kid, but couldn't get into them. Later on, as a full time smoker, I would bum one off of him and they were okay, but not a brand I would go to.
I used to go up to the corner store and buy smokes for him, 2 or 3 packs at a time, and they would sell them to me. Couldn't do that now, at 10 years old or whatever. I used to buy that powder snuff at the same time, for me and my friends. Funny is that I would go up to the store and buy cigs without any hesitation, and the powder snuff, my heart would be beating all fast and I would have some cover story planned that would have fell apart pretty quickly. But the clerks in those days, in that town, just sold me whatever. I am pretty sure I could have bought a six pack of beer at 11 years old.
I started on Kents because they were sold off the counter, rather than behind it. I would just grab a pack and toss it on the counter while I paid for gas (this was when I was maybe in 10th grade). Trying to be nonchalant, and avoid any questions. Eventually I just started buying Marlboros. Screw the questions.
Never got into menthols. Bummed a few, but never bought them. My dad had a girlfriend once that smoked menthol, Kools, I think. It seemed odd to me then, because menthols were always a "black mans smoke" in my mind. But she called his Larks "dirts". As in if she ran out of her menthols, she would say "let me have one of your dirts".
I typically use a Zippo pipe lighter, and my dad always used a Zippo lighter. That first whif of napatha you get off a zippo reminds me of him. I get a slight flash of him when i light my pipe, still today.
Still tryin to kick the nails but when I do have the craving for one I just started rolling Bugler
I'll only say this once, as discussion of it isn't allowed on the forums. If you are having trouble stopping ciggs, and the pipe isn't enough, try an e-cig. It has no tar or chemicals, and can be bought in varying nicotine doses. It helped me stop ciggs completely, and might help you. Thats all I'll say on the matter. If you want some siggestions for brands, PM me.
When I did I was a sucker for Camel Turkish Royals. Lots of flavor and smooth as velvet. I also enjoyed American Spirit Blues and Marlboro Blend 27.
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