HAND ROLLING CIGARETTES

[handejector]

Oh yeah.
I knew lots of people that rolled theirs. I knew a man that could roll left handed while driving a produce truck in the mountains. Ridin' with him made the hair on the back of my neck feel like a steel brush!

I remember a couple of cartons of "tailor mades" being a common Christmas present amongst country folk. Usually LS, Camel, Pall Mall, or Chesterfield.

 

[kamloops67]

when i was a boy i had a huge appetite id usually put away 2-3 plates of supper ever night . my step dad would finish his plateful, and reach for his tobacco tin ;spin one up and light it .i remember watching the thick cloud of smoke rolling across the table toward me as i ate my food, even holding my breath a little as it washed around me. it was kinda uncomfortable but it didnt seem to slow down my fork hand any.lol
that tobacco tin became the source of many a pilfered smoke...i think every kid that ever lived under that roof had their hand in it at one time or another

 

[williamlayton]

Dog gone it---I had completely forgot about hem useing the cuff on his pants if he was in the house.
I remember him saucering his coffee and smoking at the kitchen table.
Blessings

 

[S&WIowegan]

I have a friend who just retired as a senior executive of an insurance company. He still rolls his own...one at a time. He doesn't seem to be exceptionally adept at it. I think he does it to keep the number of smokes per day down.

 

[Old TexMex]

We rolled "Dr. Pat" in the mining camp, came in a flat round tin. Really a fine smoke, only sold in Australia, Had to keep a slice of potato or apple in it to keep the near zero humidity from drying it out. In the States we used to buy "sea stores" no tax stamp on them from the shrimpers...oops, that's an ATF issue.... Glad we burned the evidence!

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I remember when in the '30's when I was just a tad my folks smoked Golden Grain with white papers. Bull Duram came with brown papers that were not gummed on one edge. Grandpa smoked cigars, White Owl I think. Anyway this is when we lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Calif. They mined gold during the depression to survive. And money was real short.

 

[mikerover]

I can remember my grandfather rolling his own smokes from Half and Half. Used to get some interesting looks in the 70's at events rolling one after dinner. Plus he also had numerous small clothing burns from lit piece dropping and a trail of 'makings' when he was done! Those mechanical rolling machines were high tech back in the day.

 

[OFT II]

My granddad had a smoke stand by his favorite chair that contained a tobacco jar, ash tray, his pipes and cigarette rolling papers. After supper he would go turn the radio on, sit down and light up.

Our old fishing group had a WWII vet in it who owned a funeral home in Hobbs, New Mexico. He was in his eighties when he made his last trip. He said that his wife wouldn't let him drink or smoke at home but when he was with the boys he would pull out the Bull Durham, roll one and pour himself a Wild Turkey and water. He's long gone now and we sure miss him. He had some great stories about doing business.

 

[M3Stuart]

Yea, back when I was poor(er) AND smoked. I don't smoke anymore. And I'm not sure if I still qualify as poor...but with two kids in college, I'm getting there!

 

[HAWKEYE10]

Dad smoked Philip Morris. One night I swiped one and was smoking it in the bathroom. I had my head stuck way out the bathroom window "It was summer" smoking away when my mother yelled "Don are you smoking again" I said no Mam "Well put it out" She always new when I was doing something wrong. I guess she was gifted. Don

PS I tried rolling my own but with not much success.

 

[straightshooter1]

I tried that a couple of times as a kid. But, it never worked out very well and (I am forced to confess) I really didn't like to smoke, though I did a bit as every one of my friends did.

Then, in the Army, in that far-eastern paradise, I saw folks rolling their own again. Sorta funny looking tobacco, and they seemed a bit smaller than a regular one.

I can't seem to recall if I ever tried to roll one of those or if I did, whether I enjoyed it or not.

I suppose some things are better forgotten.

Bob

 

[s1mp13m4n]

I tried cigarettes but did not like them. I preferred cigars and tobacco pipe. My wife did smoke cigarettes and we rolled them using a Topomatic machine. The thing worked great, however we no longer smoke.

 

[JJEH]

I smoked my last cigarette in the age of 19, but I enjoyed rolling them myself...

 

[nicky4968]

If I had money, I rolled Export.

I wish I had kept some of those Top cans with the metal lid. The new ones with the plastic lid just don't seem to be as useful.

Smokin' ain't allowed around here no more (sigh).

 

[airman]

Ahh, those were the days.

 

[HalfStack]

I've been rolling mine for years and years. I smoked Kites and when the price increased that it's the same as the pack I went online and bought my tobacco by the pound. They're pipe tobacco but considered dual purpose meaning you can roll it like a cigarette. They're whole lot cheaper too. I get a box of 24 pack Top papers and three pounds of tobacco on each order.

A pack of Kite are over $5 which is .65 oz. A pound of tobacco I get is $18-$26. They're easier smoking and huge savings too.

 

[s1mp13m4n]

We bought the tubes and pipe tobacco from a local smoke shop. 200 tubes with filter was about $2 and a pound of Kentucky bulk tobacco was around $15. A pound bag would do 600 cigs so for $21 you had 600 cancer sticks. That price was about a year a go when we both quit.

 

[Fessor]

My grandfather would roll up a Prince Albert cig in no time at all. He also smoked it in a pipe. I don't think he ever threw a PA can away as after he died and we cleaned out his garage, there were more PA cans than we could haul away.

He was a heck of a man.

 

[rog8732]

I remember rolling my own when I was a kid, cause my favorite uncle did. He often handed me the "makins" when I asked. I guess I was less than ten. He was very small in stature, maybe five and a half feet, but he was all muscle and sinew. The oft spoken warning was "they'll stunt your growth", but since I was already an inch or two taller I saw no harm. Don't recall anyone suggesting any other harm. He used Prince Albert in that nice red can,which he always saved for me, just perfect for all my treasures. I remember sometimes he used the little bags of tobacco also. It was brand name "Stud" and in those early 40s, if a lady was clerking at the store you would say" white horse" instead of "Stud".All the general stores we went to, you waited your turn, then either handed them the list that grandma sent you with, or if only an item or two you requested what you wanted.The clerk collected it, bagged it and usually in our case added the cost in the little charge book. I have not smoked since my kids were born and do not miss it, but........I do kinda miss the times when we would not say "Stud" in front of a lady.

 

[Evil Dog]

Not admitting anything but if you can remember the 60's you weren't there.