Save Big by Rolling Your Own Filter Cigarettes

Cigarettes bought in the packet as Marlboro or Camel is expensive after time. An option to these ready bought cigarettes, are hand rolled ones either with or without filter. I'll give a short introduction to the art of handmade cigarettes with filters in this article, based on my own experiences.

By rolling cigarettes yourself you can save at least 75%. Even if you just replace a few packs a week with homemade ones, it'll still save quite a bit of money over time. The flavor and quality of cigarettes you make yourself is surprisingly good, and even though store bought are still best they can be a very good alternative.

Most people prefer filter cigarettes, and to make these all you need is rolling tobacco, filter tubes and a rolling machine. The initial cost is low, the filters are usually around $3 for 200, and a rolling machine is about $4. I love the Rizla papers and machine, and would recommend these over anything else, but there are many other brands to choose from. As far as the tobacco goes, you shouldn't pick the cheapest one. Put in a few extra dollars to get an OK tobacco, the price is still ridiculously low as compared to store bought cigarettes.

Open up the machine, I assume you are using a normal manual rolling filter machine. Fill the middle with tobacco, push it down a little bit, put a filter tube on the end and close the machine tight. Make sure that the filter tube is locked in place, while holding the machine closed pull the filter a little bit to make sure it doesn't move.

When this is done, hold the machine with the filter away from you. Then while still pushing the machine shut in between your fingers, pull the top part towards you. Hopefully the result is a cigarette, but if the paper got tear or something else happened it's just to try again until you've got it. Also, experience with how much tobacco to put in, as too much makes it impossible to make the cigarette while too little doesn't make much of a cigarette.

When the cigarette is made you might have to beat the tobacco down by tapping the cigarette on a hard surface as a table.

If the tobacco gets dry you can try to put a piece of raw potato in the bag. Leave it overnight, and you should notice a big difference. Just make sure not to make the tobacco too wet, as it gets harder to roll it that way.

Good luck!